NIGERIA VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	190,578	7	61,374	+ 129,204
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	137,868	31	6,786	+ 131,082
Stroke	3	91,370	8	57,744	+ 33,626
Lung Cancers	4	77,551	57	1,295	+ 76,256
Lung Disease	5	75,064	22	12,569	+ 62,496
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	54,912	43	4,152	+ 50,760
Diabetes Mellitus	7	39,544	18	22,497	+ 17,047
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	39,323	1	207,281	- 167,958
Prostate Cancer	9	33,309	35	5,914	+ 27,395
Breast Cancer	10	30,118	23	11,884	+ 18,234
Suicide	11	27,857	30	7,019	+ 20,839
Kidney Disease	12	27,764	20	18,189	+ 9,575
Pancreas Cancer	13	27,572	51	1,975	+ 25,597
Falls	14	27,557	28	7,528	+ 20,029
Lymphomas	15	26,875	40	5,202	+ 21,673
Endocrine Disorders	16	20,592	21	15,799	+ 4,794
Skin Cancers	17	20,506	53	1,933	+ 18,572
Leukemia	18	18,804	47	2,257	+ 16,547
Parkinson's Disease	19	18,008	46	2,473	+ 15,535
Liver Cancer	20	18,008	39	5,289	+ 12,719
Drug Use	21	15,767	34	6,273	+ 9,494
Other Injuries	22	14,526	17	22,696	- 8,170
Hypertension	23	14,429	24	10,692	+ 3,737
Inflammatory/Heart	24	13,894	42	4,826	+ 9,068
Oesophagus Cancer	25	13,210	64	560	+ 12,649
Liver Disease	26	12,572	13	38,326	- 25,754
Stomach Cancer	27	11,390	50	2,129	+ 9,262
Other Neoplasms	28	11,075	66	290	+ 10,785
Road Traffic Accidents	29	11,009	12	41,693	- 30,684
Bladder Cancer	30	10,501	63	670	+ 9,831
Ovary Cancer	31	8,866	49	2,133	+ 6,734
Oral Cancer	32	8,598	48	2,238	+ 6,360
Congenital Anomalies	33	6,285	9	49,696	- 43,411
Skin Disease	34	5,256	56	1,468	+ 3,788
Uterin Cancer	35	4,635	62	679	+ 3,956
Asthma	36	4,027	27	8,192	- 4,164
Alcohol	37	3,359	58	1,031	+ 2,328
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	3,351	52	1,946	+ 1,405
Cervical Cancer	39	3,021	25	10,574	- 7,553
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	2,615	2	144,724	- 142,110
Epilepsy	41	2,517	41	5,001	- 2,484
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	2,440	37	5,846	- 3,406
Low Birth Weight	43	2,194	6	95,959	- 93,765
Violence	44	2,153	19	18,407	- 16,254
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	2,024	69	165	+ 1,860
Multiple Sclerosis	46	1,660	68	179	+ 1,481
Drownings	47	1,567	32	6,584	- 5,018
Hepatitis C	48	1,530	65	304	+ 1,226
Anemia	49	1,391	82	0	+ 1,391
Birth Trauma	50	1,239	5	100,186	- 98,947
Malnutrition	51	1,033	36	5,896	- 4,863
Osteoarthritis	52	1,008	85	0	+ 1,008
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	630	84	0	+ 630
Schizophrenia	54	565	80	0	+ 565
Fires	55	483	29	7,132	- 6,649
Tuberculosis	56	465	3	127,335	- 126,870
HIV/AIDS	57	442	10	44,124	- 43,681
Hepatitis B	58	363	55	1,488	- 1,125
Oral conditions	59	353	86	0	+ 353
Meningitis	60	329	11	43,651	- 43,323
Poisonings	61	307	33	6,570	- 6,263
Appendicitis	62	233	60	760	- 527
Maternal Conditions	63	180	15	23,540	- 23,360
Upper Respiratory	64	150	67	259	- 108
War	65	69	45	3,245	- 3,175
Otitis Media	66	54	72	3	+ 51
Syphilis	67	25	38	5,449	- 5,424
Encephalitis	68	24	59	937	- 913
Pertussis	69	13	16	23,282	- 23,269
Tetanus	70	12	26	8,355	- 8,343
Diphtheria	71	3	44	3,800	- 3,797
Dengue	72	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	61	685	- 685
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	71	14	- 14
Measles	78	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Schistosomiasis	79	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	70	23	- 23
Malaria	82	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Australia

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.