NIGERIA VS CHILE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHILE		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	135,530	7	61,374	+ 74,156
Stroke	2	123,434	8	57,744	+ 65,690
Kidney Disease	3	51,560	20	18,189	+ 33,371
Lung Disease	4	51,529	22	12,569	+ 38,961
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	50,735	31	6,786	+ 43,950
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	49,720	1	207,281	- 157,561
Hypertension	7	48,411	24	10,692	+ 37,719
Stomach Cancer	8	46,051	50	2,129	+ 43,922
Lung Cancers	9	43,791	57	1,295	+ 42,496
Diabetes Mellitus	10	40,293	18	22,497	+ 17,796
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	38,336	43	4,152	+ 34,184
Road Traffic Accidents	12	35,852	12	41,693	- 5,842
Liver Disease	13	33,580	13	38,326	- 4,746
Prostate Cancer	14	30,888	35	5,914	+ 24,974
Suicide	15	21,567	30	7,019	+ 14,549
Breast Cancer	16	21,417	23	11,884	+ 9,533
Pancreas Cancer	17	19,875	51	1,975	+ 17,900
Lymphomas	18	17,679	40	5,202	+ 12,477
Liver Cancer	19	17,366	39	5,289	+ 12,078
Other Neoplasms	20	17,223	66	290	+ 16,933
Other Injuries	21	16,619	17	22,696	- 6,077
Endocrine Disorders	22	16,317	21	15,799	+ 518
Falls	23	11,470	28	7,528	+ 3,942
Leukemia	24	11,153	47	2,257	+ 8,896
Congenital Anomalies	25	10,880	9	49,696	- 38,816
Parkinson's Disease	26	10,021	46	2,473	+ 7,548
Cervical Cancer	27	9,888	25	10,574	- 685
Skin Disease	28	9,682	56	1,468	+ 8,214
Violence	29	9,434	19	18,407	- 8,974
Oesophagus Cancer	30	9,158	64	560	+ 8,598
Inflammatory/Heart	31	8,995	42	4,826	+ 4,169
Bladder Cancer	32	8,133	63	670	+ 7,463
HIV/AIDS	33	6,841	10	44,124	- 37,282
Skin Cancers	34	6,668	53	1,933	+ 4,734
Ovary Cancer	35	6,524	49	2,133	+ 4,392
Low Birth Weight	36	5,548	6	95,959	- 90,411
Malnutrition	37	5,329	36	5,896	- 567
Tuberculosis	38	5,203	3	127,335	- 122,132
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	4,240	2	144,724	- 140,484
Oral Cancer	40	3,893	48	2,238	+ 1,654
Fires	41	3,748	29	7,132	- 3,384
Asthma	42	3,737	27	8,192	- 4,455
Epilepsy	43	3,734	41	5,001	- 1,267
Drownings	44	3,590	32	6,584	- 2,995
Uterin Cancer	45	3,485	62	679	+ 2,806
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	2,832	37	5,846	- 3,014
Alcohol	47	2,626	58	1,031	+ 1,594
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	2,366	69	165	+ 2,201
Anemia	49	2,279	82	0	+ 2,279
Drug Use	50	1,885	34	6,273	- 4,388
Osteoarthritis	51	1,664	85	0	+ 1,664
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	1,325	52	1,946	- 621
Meningitis	53	1,204	11	43,651	- 42,447
Birth Trauma	54	1,108	5	100,186	- 99,078
Chagas disease	55	997	78	0	+ 997
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	930	84	0	+ 930
Poisonings	57	865	33	6,570	- 5,705
Schizophrenia	58	481	80	0	+ 481
Appendicitis	59	467	60	760	- 293
Hepatitis B	60	379	55	1,488	- 1,109
Hepatitis C	61	338	65	304	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	62	337	68	179	+ 157
Maternal Conditions	63	300	15	23,540	- 23,240
War	64	173	45	3,245	- 3,072
Oral conditions	65	67	86	0	+ 67
Syphilis	66	63	38	5,449	- 5,387
Upper Respiratory	67	55	67	259	- 203
Pertussis	68	33	16	23,282	- 23,249
Tetanus	69	22	26	8,355	- 8,332
Encephalitis	70	22	59	937	- 915
Otitis Media	71	21	72	3	+ 18
Ascariasis	72	0	61	685	- 685
Dengue	73	0	73	2	- 2
Diphtheria	74	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Measles	75	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	14	- 14
Leishmaniasis	81	0	70	23	- 23
Malaria	82	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	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.