NIGERIA VS CYPRUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CYPRUS		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	200,746	7	61,374	+ 139,372
Stroke	2	82,835	8	57,744	+ 25,091
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	71,697	31	6,786	+ 64,912
Lung Disease	4	63,710	22	12,569	+ 51,141
Diabetes Mellitus	5	59,460	18	22,497	+ 36,963
Lung Cancers	6	57,239	57	1,295	+ 55,944
Kidney Disease	7	38,106	20	18,189	+ 19,917
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	29,966	43	4,152	+ 25,814
Breast Cancer	9	27,732	23	11,884	+ 15,848
Other Injuries	10	24,340	17	22,696	+ 1,645
Hypertension	11	22,826	24	10,692	+ 12,134
Endocrine Disorders	12	22,558	21	15,799	+ 6,759
Prostate Cancer	13	21,070	35	5,914	+ 15,156
Pancreas Cancer	14	18,704	51	1,975	+ 16,729
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	17,483	1	207,281	- 189,797
Lymphomas	16	17,421	40	5,202	+ 12,219
Leukemia	17	14,831	47	2,257	+ 12,574
Road Traffic Accidents	18	12,359	12	41,693	- 29,334
Bladder Cancer	19	11,956	63	670	+ 11,286
Liver Cancer	20	11,479	39	5,289	+ 6,190
Stomach Cancer	21	11,311	50	2,129	+ 9,182
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	10,122	2	144,724	- 134,602
Other Neoplasms	23	9,587	66	290	+ 9,297
Inflammatory/Heart	24	9,156	42	4,826	+ 4,329
Falls	25	9,092	28	7,528	+ 1,564
Liver Disease	26	9,030	13	38,326	- 29,296
Ovary Cancer	27	8,029	49	2,133	+ 5,896
Parkinson's Disease	28	7,896	46	2,473	+ 5,423
Suicide	29	7,831	30	7,019	+ 812
Skin Disease	30	7,816	56	1,468	+ 6,347
Skin Cancers	31	6,921	53	1,933	+ 4,988
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	6,189	52	1,946	+ 4,243
Drownings	33	5,977	32	6,584	- 608
Uterin Cancer	34	4,930	62	679	+ 4,251
Asthma	35	4,333	27	8,192	- 3,859
Oral Cancer	36	3,734	48	2,238	+ 1,495
Cervical Cancer	37	3,304	25	10,574	- 7,270
Congenital Anomalies	38	3,157	9	49,696	- 46,539
Anemia	39	3,110	82	0	+ 3,110
Violence	40	2,741	19	18,407	- 15,666
Drug Use	41	2,396	34	6,273	- 3,877
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	2,019	37	5,846	- 3,827
Oesophagus Cancer	43	1,851	64	560	+ 1,291
Epilepsy	44	1,757	41	5,001	- 3,244
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	1,748	69	165	+ 1,584
Multiple Sclerosis	46	1,576	68	179	+ 1,397
Low Birth Weight	47	1,146	6	95,959	- 94,813
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	1,027	84	0	+ 1,027
Alcohol	49	941	58	1,031	- 91
Fires	50	834	29	7,132	- 6,297
Poisonings	51	743	33	6,570	- 5,827
Tuberculosis	52	668	3	127,335	- 126,668
Birth Trauma	53	447	5	100,186	- 99,739
Hepatitis B	54	328	55	1,488	- 1,161
Meningitis	55	304	11	43,651	- 43,347
Malnutrition	56	285	36	5,896	- 5,611
Schizophrenia	57	278	80	0	+ 278
Hepatitis C	58	273	65	304	- 30
Upper Respiratory	59	197	67	259	- 62
Osteoarthritis	60	158	85	0	+ 158
Oral conditions	61	150	86	0	+ 150
Syphilis	62	128	38	5,449	- 5,321
Maternal Conditions	63	118	15	23,540	- 23,422
HIV/AIDS	64	74	10	44,124	- 44,050
Otitis Media	65	72	72	3	+ 68
Appendicitis	66	71	60	760	- 689
Leishmaniasis	67	71	70	23	+ 48
War	68	25	45	3,245	- 3,220
Encephalitis	69	8	59	937	- 928
Pertussis	70	1	16	23,282	- 23,281
Tetanus	71	0	26	8,355	- 8,355
Measles	72	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Diphtheria	73	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Dengue	74	0	73	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	61	685	- 685
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Schistosomiasis	80	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Chagas disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	14	- 14
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Cyprus

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.