NIGERIA VS ARGENTINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARGENTINA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	245,665	7	61,374	+ 184,291
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	206,478	1	207,281	- 803
Lung Disease	3	117,047	22	12,569	+ 104,479
Stroke	4	115,252	8	57,744	+ 57,508
Kidney Disease	5	68,453	20	18,189	+ 50,264
Lung Cancers	6	50,446	57	1,295	+ 49,151
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	44,990	43	4,152	+ 40,838
Breast Cancer	8	35,579	23	11,884	+ 23,695
Diabetes Mellitus	9	34,447	18	22,497	+ 11,951
Road Traffic Accidents	10	31,726	12	41,693	- 9,968
Hypertension	11	29,213	24	10,692	+ 18,521
Other Injuries	12	28,421	17	22,696	+ 5,726
Inflammatory/Heart	13	27,682	42	4,826	+ 22,856
Pancreas Cancer	14	23,207	51	1,975	+ 21,232
Prostate Cancer	15	22,708	35	5,914	+ 16,793
Liver Disease	16	20,297	13	38,326	- 18,028
Endocrine Disorders	17	20,087	21	15,799	+ 4,289
Suicide	18	18,877	30	7,019	+ 11,858
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	18,827	31	6,786	+ 12,041
Stomach Cancer	20	17,750	50	2,129	+ 15,621
Other Neoplasms	21	16,242	66	290	+ 15,952
Skin Disease	22	15,973	56	1,468	+ 14,504
Violence	23	13,662	19	18,407	- 4,746
Lymphomas	24	13,642	40	5,202	+ 8,440
Cervical Cancer	25	12,492	25	10,574	+ 1,918
Congenital Anomalies	26	12,188	9	49,696	- 37,509
Leukemia	27	11,027	47	2,257	+ 8,771
Low Birth Weight	28	10,996	6	95,959	- 84,963
Oesophagus Cancer	29	10,349	64	560	+ 9,789
Liver Cancer	30	10,302	39	5,289	+ 5,013
Bladder Cancer	31	8,440	63	670	+ 7,770
HIV/AIDS	32	7,462	10	44,124	- 36,662
Ovary Cancer	33	6,585	49	2,133	+ 4,452
Skin Cancers	34	5,405	53	1,933	+ 3,471
Oral Cancer	35	5,404	48	2,238	+ 3,166
Parkinson's Disease	36	4,859	46	2,473	+ 2,386
Uterin Cancer	37	4,754	62	679	+ 4,075
Malnutrition	38	4,682	36	5,896	- 1,214
Drug Use	39	4,159	34	6,273	- 2,114
Anemia	40	3,481	82	0	+ 3,481
Tuberculosis	41	3,301	3	127,335	- 124,035
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	2,913	2	144,724	- 141,811
Falls	43	2,551	28	7,528	- 4,978
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	2,458	37	5,846	- 3,388
Chagas disease	45	2,271	78	0	+ 2,271
Alcohol	46	2,224	58	1,031	+ 1,193
Asthma	47	2,030	27	8,192	- 6,162
Drownings	48	1,915	32	6,584	- 4,669
Birth Trauma	49	1,882	5	100,186	- 98,305
Epilepsy	50	1,674	41	5,001	- 3,327
Meningitis	51	1,594	11	43,651	- 42,057
Fires	52	1,409	29	7,132	- 5,722
Maternal Conditions	53	1,404	15	23,540	- 22,136
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	1,225	69	165	+ 1,060
Poisonings	55	973	33	6,570	- 5,597
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	701	52	1,946	- 1,245
Hepatitis C	57	567	65	304	+ 263
Multiple Sclerosis	58	511	68	179	+ 332
Osteoarthritis	59	369	85	0	+ 369
Appendicitis	60	355	60	760	- 405
Schizophrenia	61	298	80	0	+ 298
Hepatitis B	62	282	55	1,488	- 1,207
Prostatic Hypertrophy	63	241	84	0	+ 241
Encephalitis	64	86	59	937	- 851
Syphilis	65	74	38	5,449	- 5,375
Oral conditions	66	69	86	0	+ 69
Upper Respiratory	67	61	67	259	- 198
Pertussis	68	52	16	23,282	- 23,230
Leprosy	69	26	76	0	+ 26
War	70	24	45	3,245	- 3,220
Tetanus	71	16	26	8,355	- 8,339
Leishmaniasis	72	11	70	23	- 12
Otitis Media	73	9	72	3	+ 6
Iodine Deficiency	74	6	79	0	+ 6
Hookworm Disease	75	2	74	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	2	77	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	77	0	61	685	- 685
Diphtheria	78	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Measles	79	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Dengue	80	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	71	14	- 14
Malaria	83	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Schistosomiasis	84	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Argentina

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.