NIGERIA VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	197,683	7	61,374	+ 136,309
Stroke	2	168,210	8	57,744	+ 110,466
Diabetes Mellitus	3	127,245	18	22,497	+ 104,749
Hypertension	4	60,339	24	10,692	+ 49,647
Prostate Cancer	5	59,661	35	5,914	+ 53,746
Breast Cancer	6	59,536	23	11,884	+ 47,652
Kidney Disease	7	57,986	20	18,189	+ 39,797
Endocrine Disorders	8	55,426	21	15,799	+ 39,627
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	53,938	1	207,281	- 153,343
Other Injuries	10	46,506	17	22,696	+ 23,810
Lung Disease	11	39,036	22	12,569	+ 26,468
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	35,832	43	4,152	+ 31,681
Skin Disease	13	20,502	56	1,468	+ 19,034
Cervical Cancer	14	20,281	25	10,574	+ 9,707
Stomach Cancer	15	16,435	50	2,129	+ 14,307
Lung Cancers	16	15,335	57	1,295	+ 14,040
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	15,277	31	6,786	+ 8,492
HIV/AIDS	18	14,064	10	44,124	- 30,060
Lymphomas	19	13,921	40	5,202	+ 8,719
Uterin Cancer	20	13,289	62	679	+ 12,610
Inflammatory/Heart	21	12,978	42	4,826	+ 8,151
Anemia	22	11,921	82	0	+ 11,921
Pancreas Cancer	23	11,695	51	1,975	+ 9,720
Leukemia	24	11,111	47	2,257	+ 8,855
Liver Cancer	25	10,442	39	5,289	+ 5,154
Congenital Anomalies	26	9,820	9	49,696	- 39,877
Epilepsy	27	8,143	41	5,001	+ 3,142
Liver Disease	28	8,080	13	38,326	- 30,245
Alcohol	29	7,935	58	1,031	+ 6,904
Ovary Cancer	30	7,674	49	2,133	+ 5,542
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	7,451	84	0	+ 7,451
Other Neoplasms	32	6,888	66	290	+ 6,598
Oral Cancer	33	5,878	48	2,238	+ 3,639
Violence	34	5,416	19	18,407	- 12,991
Drownings	35	5,405	32	6,584	- 1,180
Asthma	36	4,429	27	8,192	- 3,763
Low Birth Weight	37	3,887	6	95,959	- 92,072
Malnutrition	38	3,066	36	5,896	- 2,830
Appendicitis	39	2,966	60	760	+ 2,206
Drug Use	40	2,863	34	6,273	- 3,410
Bladder Cancer	41	2,563	63	670	+ 1,893
Parkinson's Disease	42	2,332	46	2,473	- 141
Skin Cancers	43	2,327	53	1,933	+ 394
Birth Trauma	44	2,221	5	100,186	- 97,965
Schizophrenia	45	2,131	80	0	+ 2,131
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	1,915	2	144,724	- 142,809
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	1,889	37	5,846	- 3,957
Poisonings	48	1,652	33	6,570	- 4,919
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,372	52	1,946	- 573
Tuberculosis	50	1,250	3	127,335	- 126,085
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1,026	69	165	+ 862
Maternal Conditions	52	999	15	23,540	- 22,541
Meningitis	53	946	11	43,651	- 42,705
Suicide	54	879	30	7,019	- 6,140
Otitis Media	55	674	72	3	+ 671
Multiple Sclerosis	56	621	68	179	+ 441
Fires	57	397	29	7,132	- 6,735
Oesophagus Cancer	58	261	64	560	- 300
War	59	46	45	3,245	- 3,199
Syphilis	60	5	38	5,449	- 5,445
Chlamydia	61	0	71	14	- 14
Diphtheria	62	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Tetanus	63	0	26	8,355	- 8,355
Pertussis	64	0	16	23,282	- 23,282
Measles	65	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Ascariasis	66	0	61	685	- 685
Dengue	67	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	68	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	67	259	- 259
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Encephalitis	73	0	59	937	- 937
Hepatitis B	74	0	55	1,488	- 1,488
Hepatitis C	75	0	65	304	- 304
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	23	- 23
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	12	41,693	- 41,693
Falls	82	0	28	7,528	- 7,528
Oral conditions	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Antigua/Bar.

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.