NIGERIA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	341,603	8	57,744	+ 283,859
Coronary Heart Disease	2	296,180	7	61,374	+ 234,806
Lung Disease	3	161,941	22	12,569	+ 149,372
Lung Cancers	4	119,425	57	1,295	+ 118,130
Stomach Cancer	5	66,615	50	2,129	+ 64,486
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	50,902	31	6,786	+ 44,116
Hypertension	7	50,354	24	10,692	+ 39,663
Road Traffic Accidents	8	41,843	12	41,693	+ 150
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	41,528	43	4,152	+ 37,376
Oesophagus Cancer	10	40,609	64	560	+ 40,049
Kidney Disease	11	32,151	20	18,189	+ 13,962
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	30,653	1	207,281	- 176,628
Liver Cancer	13	30,253	39	5,289	+ 24,964
Diabetes Mellitus	14	27,030	18	22,497	+ 4,533
Liver Disease	15	24,343	13	38,326	- 13,982
Falls	16	23,219	28	7,528	+ 15,691
Suicide	17	19,448	30	7,019	+ 12,430
Pancreas Cancer	18	18,648	51	1,975	+ 16,673
Breast Cancer	19	15,508	23	11,884	+ 3,624
Parkinson's Disease	20	11,820	46	2,473	+ 9,347
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	10,926	52	1,946	+ 8,980
Leukemia	22	9,721	47	2,257	+ 7,464
Lymphomas	23	9,670	40	5,202	+ 4,468
Oral Cancer	24	9,144	48	2,238	+ 6,906
Other Injuries	25	9,043	17	22,696	- 13,653
Drownings	26	8,829	32	6,584	+ 2,244
Cervical Cancer	27	8,635	25	10,574	- 1,939
Prostate Cancer	28	8,536	35	5,914	+ 2,622
Bladder Cancer	29	6,332	63	670	+ 5,662
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	6,307	37	5,846	+ 461
Congenital Anomalies	31	6,121	9	49,696	- 43,575
Tuberculosis	32	5,819	3	127,335	- 121,517
Inflammatory/Heart	33	5,008	42	4,826	+ 182
HIV/AIDS	34	4,806	10	44,124	- 39,318
Ovary Cancer	35	4,694	49	2,133	+ 2,562
Poisonings	36	4,307	33	6,570	- 2,263
Endocrine Disorders	37	4,282	21	15,799	- 11,517
Drug Use	38	4,048	34	6,273	- 2,225
Asthma	39	3,870	27	8,192	- 4,322
Low Birth Weight	40	3,617	6	95,959	- 92,342
Skin Cancers	41	3,289	53	1,933	+ 1,355
Alcohol	42	3,189	58	1,031	+ 2,157
Birth Trauma	43	2,950	5	100,186	- 97,236
Malnutrition	44	2,173	36	5,896	- 3,724
Uterin Cancer	45	1,965	62	679	+ 1,286
Epilepsy	46	1,900	41	5,001	- 3,101
Violence	47	1,858	19	18,407	- 16,549
Fires	48	1,755	29	7,132	- 5,376
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	1,690	69	165	+ 1,525
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	1,458	2	144,724	- 143,266
Meningitis	51	954	11	43,651	- 42,698
Skin Disease	52	873	56	1,468	- 595
Other Neoplasms	53	731	66	290	+ 441
Maternal Conditions	54	601	15	23,540	- 22,939
Encephalitis	55	468	59	937	- 469
Hepatitis B	56	461	55	1,488	- 1,027
Upper Respiratory	57	445	67	259	+ 186
Syphilis	58	305	38	5,449	- 5,144
Multiple Sclerosis	59	290	68	179	+ 111
Appendicitis	60	245	60	760	- 515
War	61	151	45	3,245	- 3,094
Measles	62	93	14	29,439	- 29,345
Tetanus	63	82	26	8,355	- 8,273
Pertussis	64	81	16	23,282	- 23,201
Schistosomiasis	65	67	54	1,508	- 1,441
Hepatitis C	66	14	65	304	- 289
Chlamydia	67	9	71	14	- 4
Ascariasis	68	6	61	685	- 679
Otitis Media	69	3	72	3	- 0
Dengue	70	2	73	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	2	44	3,800	- 3,798
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	23	- 23
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

China

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.