NIGERIA VS ALGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALGERIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	274,630	7	61,374	+ 213,257
Stroke	2	117,777	8	57,744	+ 60,033
Road Traffic Accidents	3	45,295	12	41,693	+ 3,602
Hypertension	4	42,138	24	10,692	+ 31,447
Kidney Disease	5	37,903	20	18,189	+ 19,714
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	36,698	1	207,281	- 170,583
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	28,370	31	6,786	+ 21,585
Low Birth Weight	8	27,396	6	95,959	- 68,563
Diabetes Mellitus	9	23,554	18	22,497	+ 1,057
Lung Disease	10	23,503	22	12,569	+ 10,934
Congenital Anomalies	11	21,939	9	49,696	- 27,758
Lung Cancers	12	19,792	57	1,295	+ 18,497
Birth Trauma	13	19,133	5	100,186	- 81,053
Breast Cancer	14	17,446	23	11,884	+ 5,561
Liver Disease	15	17,442	13	38,326	- 20,883
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	15,806	43	4,152	+ 11,654
Tuberculosis	17	14,301	3	127,335	- 113,035
Asthma	18	10,271	27	8,192	+ 2,079
Stomach Cancer	19	10,232	50	2,129	+ 8,103
Lymphomas	20	9,226	40	5,202	+ 4,025
Bladder Cancer	21	7,164	63	670	+ 6,494
Other Injuries	22	7,054	17	22,696	- 15,642
Falls	23	6,619	28	7,528	- 909
Parkinson's Disease	24	6,287	46	2,473	+ 3,814
Leukemia	25	5,827	47	2,257	+ 3,571
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	5,592	2	144,724	- 139,132
Cervical Cancer	27	5,477	25	10,574	- 5,096
Suicide	28	5,397	30	7,019	- 1,622
Prostate Cancer	29	5,382	35	5,914	- 532
Drug Use	30	4,951	34	6,273	- 1,322
Pancreas Cancer	31	4,898	51	1,975	+ 2,923
Endocrine Disorders	32	4,660	21	15,799	- 11,139
Maternal Conditions	33	4,615	15	23,540	- 18,925
Inflammatory/Heart	34	4,154	42	4,826	- 672
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	3,630	37	5,846	- 2,216
Violence	36	3,591	19	18,407	- 14,816
Skin Cancers	37	3,582	53	1,933	+ 1,649
Oral Cancer	38	3,499	48	2,238	+ 1,261
Fires	39	3,204	29	7,132	- 3,928
Ovary Cancer	40	3,079	49	2,133	+ 946
Liver Cancer	41	2,773	39	5,289	- 2,515
Drownings	42	2,269	32	6,584	- 4,315
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,820	52	1,946	- 125
Epilepsy	44	1,785	41	5,001	- 3,216
Meningitis	45	1,612	11	43,651	- 42,040
Oesophagus Cancer	46	1,578	64	560	+ 1,018
Poisonings	47	1,444	33	6,570	- 5,127
HIV/AIDS	48	972	10	44,124	- 43,152
Pertussis	49	852	16	23,282	- 22,430
Hepatitis B	50	830	55	1,488	- 659
Encephalitis	51	731	59	937	- 206
Skin Disease	52	558	56	1,468	- 910
Malnutrition	53	412	36	5,896	- 5,485
Alcohol	54	409	58	1,031	- 622
Appendicitis	55	403	60	760	- 357
Uterin Cancer	56	379	62	679	- 300
Multiple Sclerosis	57	371	68	179	+ 192
Other Neoplasms	58	291	66	290	+ 1
Measles	59	276	14	29,439	- 29,163
Tetanus	60	260	26	8,355	- 8,095
Syphilis	61	206	38	5,449	- 5,243
War	62	205	45	3,245	- 3,040
Schistosomiasis	63	111	54	1,508	- 1,397
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	109	69	165	- 56
Hepatitis C	65	22	65	304	- 282
Leishmaniasis	66	17	70	23	- 6
Ascariasis	67	11	61	685	- 674
Upper Respiratory	68	9	67	259	- 249
Chlamydia	69	4	71	14	- 9
Diphtheria	70	4	44	3,800	- 3,796
Otitis Media	71	0	72	3	- 3
Malaria	72	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Algeria

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.