NIGERIA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	219,164	1	207,281	+ 11,883
Tuberculosis	2	197,062	3	127,335	+ 69,727
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	196,229	2	144,724	+ 51,505
HIV/AIDS	4	157,217	10	44,124	+ 113,093
Stroke	5	137,575	8	57,744	+ 79,831
Malaria	6	137,391	4	100,963	+ 36,428
Coronary Heart Disease	7	121,493	7	61,374	+ 60,120
Low Birth Weight	8	93,333	6	95,959	- 2,626
Birth Trauma	9	91,818	5	100,186	- 8,368
Road Traffic Accidents	10	74,985	12	41,693	+ 33,292
Measles	11	68,084	14	29,439	+ 38,645
Hypertension	12	52,462	24	10,692	+ 41,770
Maternal Conditions	13	49,200	15	23,540	+ 25,660
Liver Disease	14	48,317	13	38,326	+ 9,992
Diabetes Mellitus	15	47,815	18	22,497	+ 25,319
Meningitis	16	42,511	11	43,651	- 1,141
Violence	17	42,253	19	18,407	+ 23,846
Lung Disease	18	40,055	22	12,569	+ 27,487
Congenital Anomalies	19	32,491	9	49,696	- 17,205
Asthma	20	31,873	27	8,192	+ 23,681
Kidney Disease	21	29,753	20	18,189	+ 11,563
Malnutrition	22	28,936	36	5,896	+ 23,040
Other Injuries	23	25,998	17	22,696	+ 3,302
Suicide	24	24,506	30	7,019	+ 17,488
Endocrine Disorders	25	17,721	21	15,799	+ 1,922
Breast Cancer	26	14,421	23	11,884	+ 2,536
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	13,288	37	5,846	+ 7,442
War	28	13,135	45	3,245	+ 9,890
Tetanus	29	11,744	26	8,355	+ 3,389
Inflammatory/Heart	30	11,306	42	4,826	+ 6,479
Pertussis	31	11,110	16	23,282	- 12,172
Cervical Cancer	32	9,639	25	10,574	- 935
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	8,541	31	6,786	+ 1,756
Drownings	34	8,473	32	6,584	+ 1,889
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	8,123	52	1,946	+ 6,177
Falls	36	7,595	28	7,528	+ 67
Schistosomiasis	37	7,090	54	1,508	+ 5,582
Prostate Cancer	38	6,550	35	5,914	+ 635
Fires	39	5,941	29	7,132	- 1,191
Poisonings	40	5,613	33	6,570	- 957
Syphilis	41	5,031	38	5,449	- 419
Lymphomas	42	4,986	40	5,202	- 216
Epilepsy	43	4,977	41	5,001	- 24
Liver Cancer	44	4,887	39	5,289	- 402
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	4,879	43	4,152	+ 727
Oral Cancer	46	3,814	48	2,238	+ 1,576
Leukemia	47	3,692	47	2,257	+ 1,436
Parkinson's Disease	48	2,816	46	2,473	+ 343
Stomach Cancer	49	2,744	50	2,129	+ 615
Ovary Cancer	50	2,681	49	2,133	+ 549
Appendicitis	51	2,590	60	760	+ 1,830
Alcohol	52	2,587	58	1,031	+ 1,555
Oesophagus Cancer	53	2,018	64	560	+ 1,458
Skin Disease	54	2,017	56	1,468	+ 549
Lung Cancers	55	1,961	57	1,295	+ 666
Leishmaniasis	56	1,906	70	23	+ 1,884
Drug Use	57	1,837	34	6,273	- 4,436
Skin Cancers	58	1,794	53	1,933	- 139
Trypanosomiasis	59	1,661	77	0	+ 1,661
Pancreas Cancer	60	1,533	51	1,975	- 442
Hepatitis B	61	1,382	55	1,488	- 106
Encephalitis	62	1,173	59	937	+ 236
Upper Respiratory	63	1,022	67	259	+ 763
Bladder Cancer	64	976	63	670	+ 306
Uterin Cancer	65	819	62	679	+ 140
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	629	69	165	+ 465
Diphtheria	67	445	44	3,800	- 3,355
Otitis Media	68	259	72	3	+ 256
Hepatitis C	69	235	65	304	- 69
Other Neoplasms	70	201	66	290	- 88
Ascariasis	71	200	61	685	- 485
Multiple Sclerosis	72	159	68	179	- 20
Chlamydia	73	78	71	14	+ 65
Dengue	74	1	73	2	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Central Africa

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.