NIGERIA VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	178,366	7	61,374	+ 116,993
Stroke	2	132,555	8	57,744	+ 74,811
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	101,890	1	207,281	- 105,391
Violence	4	73,997	19	18,407	+ 55,590
Diabetes Mellitus	5	64,130	18	22,497	+ 41,634
Lung Disease	6	63,878	22	12,569	+ 51,309
Kidney Disease	7	40,550	20	18,189	+ 22,361
Road Traffic Accidents	8	36,441	12	41,693	- 5,253
Lung Cancers	9	34,061	57	1,295	+ 32,766
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	33,047	31	6,786	+ 26,262
Hypertension	11	31,009	24	10,692	+ 20,317
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	24,919	43	4,152	+ 20,767
Liver Disease	13	23,047	13	38,326	- 15,278
Breast Cancer	14	22,334	23	11,884	+ 10,450
Prostate Cancer	15	20,442	35	5,914	+ 14,528
Falls	16	20,277	28	7,528	+ 12,749
Stomach Cancer	17	19,357	50	2,129	+ 17,228
Inflammatory/Heart	18	18,836	42	4,826	+ 14,010
Endocrine Disorders	19	18,211	21	15,799	+ 2,413
Suicide	20	15,643	30	7,019	+ 8,625
Other Injuries	21	14,854	17	22,696	- 7,842
HIV/AIDS	22	13,511	10	44,124	- 30,613
Congenital Anomalies	23	13,251	9	49,696	- 36,445
Pancreas Cancer	24	12,909	51	1,975	+ 10,934
Liver Cancer	25	12,388	39	5,289	+ 7,099
Oesophagus Cancer	26	11,260	64	560	+ 10,699
Lymphomas	27	11,163	40	5,202	+ 5,961
Oral Cancer	28	10,706	48	2,238	+ 8,468
Cervical Cancer	29	10,232	25	10,574	- 342
Leukemia	30	9,178	47	2,257	+ 6,922
Skin Disease	31	7,724	56	1,468	+ 6,255
Alcohol	32	7,661	58	1,031	+ 6,630
Low Birth Weight	33	7,403	6	95,959	- 88,556
Malnutrition	34	7,203	36	5,896	+ 1,307
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	6,089	2	144,724	- 138,635
Bladder Cancer	36	5,708	63	670	+ 5,039
Chagas disease	37	5,428	78	0	+ 5,428
Skin Cancers	38	5,413	53	1,933	+ 3,480
Drownings	39	5,312	32	6,584	- 1,273
Tuberculosis	40	5,267	3	127,335	- 122,069
Parkinson's Disease	41	5,132	46	2,473	+ 2,659
Other Neoplasms	42	5,019	66	290	+ 4,729
Ovary Cancer	43	4,686	49	2,133	+ 2,553
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	4,581	37	5,846	- 1,265
Birth Trauma	45	4,063	5	100,186	- 96,123
Epilepsy	46	3,511	41	5,001	- 1,491
Uterin Cancer	47	2,991	62	679	+ 2,312
Asthma	48	2,791	27	8,192	- 5,400
Drug Use	49	2,654	34	6,273	- 3,619
Anemia	50	2,600	82	0	+ 2,600
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	2,359	52	1,946	+ 414
Hepatitis C	52	2,103	65	304	+ 1,799
Maternal Conditions	53	1,621	15	23,540	- 21,919
Meningitis	54	1,462	11	43,651	- 42,190
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	1,180	84	0	+ 1,180
War	56	1,173	45	3,245	- 2,072
Appendicitis	57	1,148	60	760	+ 388
Fires	58	1,106	29	7,132	- 6,026
Hepatitis B	59	834	55	1,488	- 655
Schizophrenia	60	711	80	0	+ 711
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	642	69	165	+ 477
Schistosomiasis	62	638	54	1,508	- 870
Leishmaniasis	63	465	70	23	+ 442
Multiple Sclerosis	64	383	68	179	+ 204
Osteoarthritis	65	355	85	0	+ 355
Poisonings	66	341	33	6,570	- 6,230
Upper Respiratory	67	280	67	259	+ 21
Syphilis	68	240	38	5,449	- 5,210
Leprosy	69	186	76	0	+ 186
Otitis Media	70	101	72	3	+ 98
Tetanus	71	94	26	8,355	- 8,260
Encephalitis	72	70	59	937	- 867
Oral conditions	73	67	86	0	+ 67
Malaria	74	48	4	100,963	- 100,915
Pertussis	75	32	16	23,282	- 23,249
Dengue	76	15	73	2	+ 13
Iodine Deficiency	77	11	79	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	78	8	61	685	- 677
Diphtheria	79	7	44	3,800	- 3,792
Chlamydia	80	6	71	14	- 8
Measles	81	4	14	29,439	- 29,435
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	2	83	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	83	1	77	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Brazil

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.