NIGERIA VS CHAD: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHAD		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	288,030	1	207,281	+ 80,749
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	184,025	2	144,724	+ 39,301
Malaria	3	107,006	4	100,963	+ 6,043
Birth Trauma	4	103,085	5	100,186	+ 2,899
Low Birth Weight	5	87,136	6	95,959	- 8,823
Stroke	6	75,114	8	57,744	+ 17,371
Coronary Heart Disease	7	69,924	7	61,374	+ 8,550
Road Traffic Accidents	8	64,118	12	41,693	+ 22,425
Meningitis	9	59,558	11	43,651	+ 15,907
Congenital Anomalies	10	46,183	9	49,696	- 3,513
Maternal Conditions	11	45,532	15	23,540	+ 21,992
Tuberculosis	12	43,390	3	127,335	- 83,945
HIV/AIDS	13	39,909	10	44,124	- 4,215
Liver Disease	14	38,056	13	38,326	- 270
Other Injuries	15	33,031	17	22,696	+ 10,335
Pertussis	16	30,970	16	23,282	+ 7,688
Measles	17	29,411	14	29,439	- 27
Malnutrition	18	26,663	36	5,896	+ 20,767
Kidney Disease	19	23,467	20	18,189	+ 5,277
Diabetes Mellitus	20	23,308	18	22,497	+ 811
Violence	21	17,728	19	18,407	- 679
Lung Disease	22	17,726	22	12,569	+ 5,157
Hypertension	23	15,597	24	10,692	+ 4,906
Asthma	24	15,546	27	8,192	+ 7,355
Endocrine Disorders	25	14,334	21	15,799	- 1,465
Drownings	26	13,183	32	6,584	+ 6,599
Suicide	27	12,734	30	7,019	+ 5,716
Breast Cancer	28	12,556	23	11,884	+ 672
Fires	29	8,953	29	7,132	+ 1,821
Syphilis	30	8,905	38	5,449	+ 3,456
Tetanus	31	8,475	26	8,355	+ 121
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	8,236	31	6,786	+ 1,450
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	8,065	37	5,846	+ 2,219
Falls	34	7,978	28	7,528	+ 450
Cervical Cancer	35	7,855	25	10,574	- 2,719
Poisonings	36	6,859	33	6,570	+ 289
Inflammatory/Heart	37	5,797	42	4,826	+ 970
Epilepsy	38	5,562	41	5,001	+ 561
Lymphomas	39	4,825	40	5,202	- 377
Liver Cancer	40	4,796	39	5,289	- 493
Prostate Cancer	41	4,212	35	5,914	- 1,702
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	4,141	43	4,152	- 11
Oral Cancer	43	3,640	48	2,238	+ 1,402
War	44	3,560	45	3,245	+ 316
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	3,543	52	1,946	+ 1,598
Leukemia	46	3,440	47	2,257	+ 1,183
Hepatitis B	47	3,307	55	1,488	+ 1,818
Drug Use	48	2,867	34	6,273	- 3,406
Ovary Cancer	49	2,726	49	2,133	+ 594
Parkinson's Disease	50	2,532	46	2,473	+ 59
Stomach Cancer	51	2,314	50	2,129	+ 185
Schistosomiasis	52	2,299	54	1,508	+ 791
Skin Disease	53	1,766	56	1,468	+ 298
Skin Cancers	54	1,694	53	1,933	- 239
Diphtheria	55	1,639	44	3,800	- 2,160
Oesophagus Cancer	56	1,499	64	560	+ 939
Encephalitis	57	1,498	59	937	+ 561
Pancreas Cancer	58	1,347	51	1,975	- 628
Lung Cancers	59	1,240	57	1,295	- 55
Alcohol	60	1,129	58	1,031	+ 98
Bladder Cancer	61	1,021	63	670	+ 351
Appendicitis	62	940	60	760	+ 180
Ascariasis	63	893	61	685	+ 208
Leishmaniasis	64	747	70	23	+ 724
Uterin Cancer	65	687	62	679	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	66	441	67	259	+ 182
Hepatitis C	67	389	65	304	+ 85
Other Neoplasms	68	221	66	290	- 69
Multiple Sclerosis	69	190	68	179	+ 10
Trypanosomiasis	70	162	77	0	+ 162
Rheumatoid Arthritis	71	154	69	165	- 11
Chlamydia	72	24	71	14	+ 10
Otitis Media	73	5	72	3	+ 2
Dengue	74	2	73	2	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	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
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Chad

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.