NIGERIA VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	188,005	7	61,374	+ 126,631
Lung Disease	2	140,363	22	12,569	+ 127,795
Stroke	3	96,421	8	57,744	+ 38,677
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	47,397	1	207,281	- 159,884
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	45,330	2	144,724	- 99,394
Liver Disease	6	44,309	13	38,326	+ 5,983
Diabetes Mellitus	7	43,877	18	22,497	+ 21,381
Kidney Disease	8	39,779	20	18,189	+ 21,590
Tuberculosis	9	36,871	3	127,335	- 90,464
Road Traffic Accidents	10	33,047	12	41,693	- 8,646
Stomach Cancer	11	31,616	50	2,129	+ 29,487
Falls	12	29,689	28	7,528	+ 22,161
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	27,977	31	6,786	+ 21,192
Low Birth Weight	14	21,205	6	95,959	- 74,754
Asthma	15	20,810	27	8,192	+ 12,618
Hypertension	16	20,482	24	10,692	+ 9,790
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	18,088	52	1,946	+ 16,143
HIV/AIDS	18	15,524	10	44,124	- 28,600
Birth Trauma	19	13,720	5	100,186	- 86,466
Congenital Anomalies	20	13,454	9	49,696	- 36,243
Lung Cancers	21	11,787	57	1,295	+ 10,492
Oesophagus Cancer	22	11,711	64	560	+ 11,150
Oral Cancer	23	11,520	48	2,238	+ 9,282
Other Injuries	24	11,406	17	22,696	- 11,290
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	10,337	37	5,846	+ 4,491
Suicide	26	9,404	30	7,019	+ 2,385
Liver Cancer	27	9,347	39	5,289	+ 4,058
Parkinson's Disease	28	8,407	46	2,473	+ 5,934
Cervical Cancer	29	8,156	25	10,574	- 2,418
Encephalitis	30	7,501	59	937	+ 6,564
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	6,468	43	4,152	+ 2,316
Drownings	32	5,435	32	6,584	- 1,149
Pancreas Cancer	33	5,340	51	1,975	+ 3,365
Leukemia	34	4,966	47	2,257	+ 2,710
Violence	35	4,904	19	18,407	- 13,504
Meningitis	36	4,609	11	43,651	- 39,042
Ovary Cancer	37	3,814	49	2,133	+ 1,681
Epilepsy	38	3,694	41	5,001	- 1,307
Endocrine Disorders	39	2,934	21	15,799	- 12,864
Syphilis	40	2,844	38	5,449	- 2,606
Skin Cancers	41	2,471	53	1,933	+ 538
Maternal Conditions	42	2,448	15	23,540	- 21,091
Breast Cancer	43	2,120	23	11,884	- 9,765
Fires	44	2,106	29	7,132	- 5,025
Inflammatory/Heart	45	2,051	42	4,826	- 2,775
Skin Disease	46	1,946	56	1,468	+ 478
Drug Use	47	1,835	34	6,273	- 4,438
Bladder Cancer	48	1,738	63	670	+ 1,068
Alcohol	49	1,599	58	1,031	+ 568
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	1,423	69	165	+ 1,258
Appendicitis	51	1,346	60	760	+ 586
Lymphomas	52	1,295	40	5,202	- 3,906
Hepatitis B	53	1,083	55	1,488	- 405
Malnutrition	54	927	36	5,896	- 4,969
Prostate Cancer	55	906	35	5,914	- 5,008
Dengue	56	888	73	2	+ 886
Other Neoplasms	57	576	66	290	+ 286
Measles	58	549	14	29,439	- 28,890
Poisonings	59	509	33	6,570	- 6,062
Tetanus	60	370	26	8,355	- 7,985
Upper Respiratory	61	273	67	259	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	62	268	68	179	+ 89
Pertussis	63	254	16	23,282	- 23,028
Hepatitis C	64	247	65	304	- 57
Leishmaniasis	65	247	70	23	+ 224
Ascariasis	66	48	61	685	- 637
Chlamydia	67	26	71	14	+ 12
War	68	23	45	3,245	- 3,221
Otitis Media	69	13	72	3	+ 10
Diphtheria	70	5	44	3,800	- 3,794
Uterin Cancer	71	1	62	679	- 678
Anemia	72	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Schistosomiasis	82	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Chagas disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	79	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

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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.