NIGERIA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	244,488	7	61,374	+ 183,115
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	188,993	31	6,786	+ 182,208
Lung Cancers	3	127,768	57	1,295	+ 126,473
Lung Disease	4	86,731	22	12,569	+ 74,162
Stroke	5	86,405	8	57,744	+ 28,661
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	58,895	43	4,152	+ 54,743
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	45,351	1	207,281	- 161,930
Breast Cancer	8	36,067	23	11,884	+ 24,183
Diabetes Mellitus	9	34,893	18	22,497	+ 12,396
Lymphomas	10	31,405	40	5,202	+ 26,204
Pancreas Cancer	11	30,863	51	1,975	+ 28,888
Falls	12	29,470	28	7,528	+ 21,942
Prostate Cancer	13	28,748	35	5,914	+ 22,834
Kidney Disease	14	27,936	20	18,189	+ 9,747
Suicide	15	26,953	30	7,019	+ 19,934
Drug Use	16	22,495	34	6,273	+ 16,221
Liver Disease	17	22,113	13	38,326	- 16,213
Parkinson's Disease	18	20,498	46	2,473	+ 18,025
Endocrine Disorders	19	19,727	21	15,799	+ 3,928
Liver Cancer	20	18,996	39	5,289	+ 13,707
Leukemia	21	18,907	47	2,257	+ 16,650
Hypertension	22	15,639	24	10,692	+ 4,947
Bladder Cancer	23	15,382	63	670	+ 14,712
Other Injuries	24	14,600	17	22,696	- 8,096
Oesophagus Cancer	25	13,607	64	560	+ 13,047
Stomach Cancer	26	13,288	50	2,129	+ 11,159
Inflammatory/Heart	27	12,570	42	4,826	+ 7,744
Road Traffic Accidents	28	12,191	12	41,693	- 29,502
Ovary Cancer	29	11,608	49	2,133	+ 9,475
Skin Cancers	30	10,718	53	1,933	+ 8,785
Other Neoplasms	31	10,244	66	290	+ 9,954
Oral Cancer	32	9,716	48	2,238	+ 7,477
Alcohol	33	9,098	58	1,031	+ 8,067
Uterin Cancer	34	7,218	62	679	+ 6,539
Congenital Anomalies	35	6,597	9	49,696	- 43,099
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	5,128	2	144,724	- 139,596
Multiple Sclerosis	37	4,224	68	179	+ 4,045
Skin Disease	38	4,144	56	1,468	+ 2,675
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	3,880	52	1,946	+ 1,934
Violence	40	3,692	19	18,407	- 14,715
Cervical Cancer	41	3,527	25	10,574	- 7,047
Low Birth Weight	42	3,378	6	95,959	- 92,581
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	2,698	37	5,846	- 3,148
Epilepsy	44	2,344	41	5,001	- 2,658
Hepatitis C	45	2,215	65	304	+ 1,912
Anemia	46	2,092	82	0	+ 2,092
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,967	69	165	+ 1,803
Drownings	48	1,727	32	6,584	- 4,857
Asthma	49	1,600	27	8,192	- 6,592
Birth Trauma	50	1,177	5	100,186	- 99,009
Malnutrition	51	1,174	36	5,896	- 4,722
Fires	52	1,173	29	7,132	- 5,958
HIV/AIDS	53	994	10	44,124	- 43,130
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	870	84	0	+ 870
Osteoarthritis	55	846	85	0	+ 846
Poisonings	56	741	33	6,570	- 5,829
Schizophrenia	57	723	80	0	+ 723
Tuberculosis	58	595	3	127,335	- 126,741
Meningitis	59	418	11	43,651	- 43,234
Hepatitis B	60	402	55	1,488	- 1,086
Oral conditions	61	310	86	0	+ 310
Appendicitis	62	301	60	760	- 459
Upper Respiratory	63	285	67	259	+ 26
Maternal Conditions	64	275	15	23,540	- 23,264
War	65	128	45	3,245	- 3,117
Otitis Media	66	46	72	3	+ 43
Syphilis	67	32	38	5,449	- 5,418
Encephalitis	68	19	59	937	- 918
Pertussis	69	5	16	23,282	- 23,277
Chagas disease	70	4	78	0	+ 4
Tetanus	71	2	26	8,355	- 8,353
Dengue	72	2	73	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Measles	74	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	23	- 23
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	61	685	- 685
Chlamydia	83	0	71	14	- 14
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Canada

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.