NIGERIA VS AZERBAIJAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AZERBAIJAN		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	740,648	7	61,374	+ 679,274
Stroke	2	287,633	8	57,744	+ 229,890
Liver Disease	3	78,663	13	38,326	+ 40,337
Diabetes Mellitus	4	52,966	18	22,497	+ 30,469
Hypertension	5	52,678	24	10,692	+ 41,986
Lung Disease	6	40,882	22	12,569	+ 28,314
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	39,598	1	207,281	- 167,683
Inflammatory/Heart	8	37,363	42	4,826	+ 32,536
Kidney Disease	9	35,349	20	18,189	+ 17,160
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	30,457	31	6,786	+ 23,671
Lung Cancers	11	29,851	57	1,295	+ 28,555
Stomach Cancer	12	28,876	50	2,129	+ 26,747
Breast Cancer	13	20,384	23	11,884	+ 8,500
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	17,513	43	4,152	+ 13,361
Low Birth Weight	15	16,119	6	95,959	- 79,840
Road Traffic Accidents	16	15,036	12	41,693	- 26,657
Tuberculosis	17	13,197	3	127,335	- 114,138
Oesophagus Cancer	18	12,707	64	560	+ 12,147
Congenital Anomalies	19	12,054	9	49,696	- 37,642
Fires	20	10,508	29	7,132	+ 3,376
Other Injuries	21	10,344	17	22,696	- 12,352
Birth Trauma	22	10,202	5	100,186	- 89,984
Parkinson's Disease	23	9,681	46	2,473	+ 7,208
Asthma	24	9,552	27	8,192	+ 1,361
Suicide	25	9,143	30	7,019	+ 2,124
HIV/AIDS	26	8,843	10	44,124	- 35,280
Liver Cancer	27	8,428	39	5,289	+ 3,139
Drownings	28	7,447	32	6,584	+ 863
Falls	29	6,807	28	7,528	- 722
Endocrine Disorders	30	6,673	21	15,799	- 9,125
Pancreas Cancer	31	6,458	51	1,975	+ 4,484
Cervical Cancer	32	6,183	25	10,574	- 4,391
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	5,820	2	144,724	- 138,904
Violence	34	5,592	19	18,407	- 12,815
Ovary Cancer	35	5,577	49	2,133	+ 3,444
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	5,468	37	5,846	- 377
Alcohol	37	5,424	58	1,031	+ 4,392
Lymphomas	38	5,095	40	5,202	- 106
Epilepsy	39	4,970	41	5,001	- 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	4,501	52	1,946	+ 2,556
Bladder Cancer	41	4,031	63	670	+ 3,361
Oral Cancer	42	3,539	48	2,238	+ 1,301
Prostate Cancer	43	3,476	35	5,914	- 2,439
Leukemia	44	3,174	47	2,257	+ 917
Skin Cancers	45	2,806	53	1,933	+ 873
Encephalitis	46	2,405	59	937	+ 1,468
Uterin Cancer	47	2,162	62	679	+ 1,483
Poisonings	48	2,064	33	6,570	- 4,506
Pertussis	49	1,516	16	23,282	- 21,766
Meningitis	50	1,407	11	43,651	- 42,244
Maternal Conditions	51	1,095	15	23,540	- 22,445
Drug Use	52	1,090	34	6,273	- 5,183
Syphilis	53	721	38	5,449	- 4,728
Other Neoplasms	54	437	66	290	+ 147
Malnutrition	55	406	36	5,896	- 5,490
Upper Respiratory	56	373	67	259	+ 114
Hepatitis B	57	360	55	1,488	- 1,128
Skin Disease	58	308	56	1,468	- 1,160
Multiple Sclerosis	59	290	68	179	+ 111
Appendicitis	60	282	60	760	- 478
Tetanus	61	161	26	8,355	- 8,194
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	156	69	165	- 8
Leishmaniasis	63	98	70	23	+ 75
Chlamydia	64	24	71	14	+ 10
War	65	22	45	3,245	- 3,222
Hepatitis C	66	12	65	304	- 291
Diphtheria	67	10	44	3,800	- 3,790
Measles	68	7	14	29,439	- 29,432
Ascariasis	69	3	61	685	- 682
Otitis Media	70	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Dengue	77	0	73	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Azerbaijan

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.