NIGERIA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	175,082	10	44,124	+ 130,958
Tuberculosis	2	107,976	3	127,335	- 19,359
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	100,021	1	207,281	- 107,260
Coronary Heart Disease	4	96,844	7	61,374	+ 35,471
Stroke	5	88,001	8	57,744	+ 30,257
Malaria	6	76,759	4	100,963	- 24,204
Road Traffic Accidents	7	62,054	12	41,693	+ 20,361
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	50,636	2	144,724	- 94,088
Low Birth Weight	9	49,815	6	95,959	- 46,144
Diabetes Mellitus	10	40,751	18	22,497	+ 18,254
Birth Trauma	11	38,725	5	100,186	- 61,461
Hypertension	12	36,206	24	10,692	+ 25,514
Liver Disease	13	36,128	13	38,326	- 2,198
Congenital Anomalies	14	28,302	9	49,696	- 21,394
Kidney Disease	15	23,796	20	18,189	+ 5,607
Maternal Conditions	16	22,425	15	23,540	- 1,115
Lung Disease	17	20,998	22	12,569	+ 8,430
Violence	18	20,918	19	18,407	+ 2,510
Suicide	19	13,538	30	7,019	+ 6,519
Other Injuries	20	12,934	17	22,696	- 9,762
Pertussis	21	12,779	16	23,282	- 10,503
Meningitis	22	11,614	11	43,651	- 32,037
Asthma	23	11,290	27	8,192	+ 3,098
Malnutrition	24	10,551	36	5,896	+ 4,655
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	8,939	31	6,786	+ 2,154
Inflammatory/Heart	26	8,524	42	4,826	+ 3,698
Endocrine Disorders	27	8,070	21	15,799	- 7,729
Prostate Cancer	28	7,680	35	5,914	+ 1,765
Cervical Cancer	29	7,615	25	10,574	- 2,959
Liver Cancer	30	6,581	39	5,289	+ 1,292
Measles	31	6,186	14	29,439	- 23,252
Breast Cancer	32	6,161	23	11,884	- 5,723
Falls	33	5,774	28	7,528	- 1,754
Syphilis	34	4,139	38	5,449	- 1,311
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	4,080	37	5,846	- 1,766
Drownings	36	4,032	32	6,584	- 2,552
Fires	37	3,505	29	7,132	- 3,626
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	3,447	43	4,152	- 705
Stomach Cancer	39	3,416	50	2,129	+ 1,287
Epilepsy	40	2,949	41	5,001	- 2,052
Poisonings	41	2,737	33	6,570	- 3,833
Parkinson's Disease	42	2,679	46	2,473	+ 206
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	2,584	52	1,946	+ 638
Drug Use	44	2,540	34	6,273	- 3,733
Lymphomas	45	2,369	40	5,202	- 2,833
Leukemia	46	2,232	47	2,257	- 25
Lung Cancers	47	2,083	57	1,295	+ 788
Ovary Cancer	48	1,919	49	2,133	- 214
Alcohol	49	1,787	58	1,031	+ 756
Skin Disease	50	1,776	56	1,468	+ 307
Schistosomiasis	51	1,739	54	1,508	+ 231
Pancreas Cancer	52	1,625	51	1,975	- 350
Skin Cancers	53	1,397	53	1,933	- 536
Oral Cancer	54	1,268	48	2,238	- 970
Tetanus	55	895	26	8,355	- 7,459
Encephalitis	56	770	59	937	- 167
Oesophagus Cancer	57	756	64	560	+ 196
Appendicitis	58	717	60	760	- 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	579	69	165	+ 415
Uterin Cancer	60	568	62	679	- 111
Bladder Cancer	61	565	63	670	- 104
Hepatitis B	62	563	55	1,488	- 925
Other Neoplasms	63	293	66	290	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	64	261	67	259	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	65	260	77	0	+ 260
Multiple Sclerosis	66	147	68	179	- 32
Hepatitis C	67	97	65	304	- 207
Diphtheria	68	73	44	3,800	- 3,726
Ascariasis	69	41	61	685	- 644
Chlamydia	70	39	71	14	+ 26
Otitis Media	71	25	72	3	+ 22
War	72	20	45	3,245	- 3,225
Dengue	73	1	73	2	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	23	- 23
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.