NIGERIA VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	670,310	7	61,374	+ 608,936
Stroke	2	669,781	8	57,744	+ 612,037
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	139,216	31	6,786	+ 132,430
Lung Cancers	4	78,200	57	1,295	+ 76,905
Lung Disease	5	66,778	22	12,569	+ 54,210
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	48,290	1	207,281	- 158,991
Stomach Cancer	7	37,579	50	2,129	+ 35,450
Inflammatory/Heart	8	35,419	42	4,826	+ 30,592
Liver Cancer	9	33,050	39	5,289	+ 27,762
Hypertension	10	32,400	24	10,692	+ 21,708
Kidney Disease	11	30,366	20	18,189	+ 12,177
Liver Disease	12	28,654	13	38,326	- 9,671
Parkinson's Disease	13	28,081	46	2,473	+ 25,608
Road Traffic Accidents	14	25,683	12	41,693	- 16,011
Bladder Cancer	15	25,127	63	670	+ 24,458
Prostate Cancer	16	23,676	35	5,914	+ 17,761
Breast Cancer	17	17,480	23	11,884	+ 5,596
Pancreas Cancer	18	17,116	51	1,975	+ 15,141
Diabetes Mellitus	19	15,886	18	22,497	- 6,610
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	15,011	43	4,152	+ 10,859
Asthma	21	14,676	27	8,192	+ 6,484
Leukemia	22	10,010	47	2,257	+ 7,754
Falls	23	9,523	28	7,528	+ 1,995
Suicide	24	9,522	30	7,019	+ 2,504
Low Birth Weight	25	8,106	6	95,959	- 87,853
Other Injuries	26	8,036	17	22,696	- 14,659
Violence	27	7,815	19	18,407	- 10,592
Congenital Anomalies	28	7,805	9	49,696	- 41,891
Endocrine Disorders	29	6,916	21	15,799	- 8,883
Oral Cancer	30	6,822	48	2,238	+ 4,584
Lymphomas	31	5,240	40	5,202	+ 38
Skin Cancers	32	4,850	53	1,933	+ 2,917
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	4,334	37	5,846	- 1,512
Oesophagus Cancer	34	3,928	64	560	+ 3,368
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	3,829	52	1,946	+ 1,883
Cervical Cancer	36	3,642	25	10,574	- 6,932
Epilepsy	37	3,359	41	5,001	- 1,642
Uterin Cancer	38	3,194	62	679	+ 2,515
Ovary Cancer	39	3,008	49	2,133	+ 875
Multiple Sclerosis	40	2,952	68	179	+ 2,773
Birth Trauma	41	2,463	5	100,186	- 97,723
HIV/AIDS	42	1,951	10	44,124	- 42,173
Drownings	43	1,936	32	6,584	- 4,649
Drug Use	44	1,915	34	6,273	- 4,358
Fires	45	1,498	29	7,132	- 5,634
Encephalitis	46	1,493	59	937	+ 556
Other Neoplasms	47	1,479	66	290	+ 1,190
Alcohol	48	1,402	58	1,031	+ 371
Meningitis	49	1,049	11	43,651	- 42,602
Upper Respiratory	50	928	67	259	+ 669
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	843	69	165	+ 678
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	708	2	144,724	- 144,017
Poisonings	53	682	33	6,570	- 5,888
Tuberculosis	54	642	3	127,335	- 126,693
Skin Disease	55	455	56	1,468	- 1,013
Appendicitis	56	403	60	760	- 357
Tetanus	57	208	26	8,355	- 8,146
Malnutrition	58	198	36	5,896	- 5,698
Maternal Conditions	59	150	15	23,540	- 23,389
Pertussis	60	105	16	23,282	- 23,177
Leishmaniasis	61	63	70	23	+ 40
Syphilis	62	62	38	5,449	- 5,387
Hepatitis B	63	38	55	1,488	- 1,451
War	64	26	45	3,245	- 3,219
Measles	65	14	14	29,439	- 29,424
Hepatitis C	66	10	65	304	- 294
Chlamydia	67	9	71	14	- 4
Otitis Media	68	4	72	3	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	44	3,800	- 3,798
Malaria	70	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	61	685	- 685
Dengue	76	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Albania

Nigeria

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.