NIGERIA VS CZECH REPUBLIC: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CZECH REPUBLIC		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	690,743	7	61,374	+ 629,369
Stroke	2	174,757	8	57,744	+ 117,013
Lung Cancers	3	118,871	57	1,295	+ 117,576
Lung Disease	4	91,205	22	12,569	+ 78,636
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	89,861	1	207,281	- 117,420
Diabetes Mellitus	6	87,217	18	22,497	+ 64,720
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	86,460	31	6,786	+ 79,675
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	85,574	43	4,152	+ 81,422
Hypertension	9	54,738	24	10,692	+ 44,046
Other Injuries	10	51,747	17	22,696	+ 29,051
Pancreas Cancer	11	50,498	51	1,975	+ 48,523
Liver Disease	12	47,618	13	38,326	+ 9,292
Breast Cancer	13	42,807	23	11,884	+ 30,922
Kidney Disease	14	37,475	20	18,189	+ 19,286
Prostate Cancer	15	34,941	35	5,914	+ 29,026
Suicide	16	28,434	30	7,019	+ 21,416
Lymphomas	17	26,439	40	5,202	+ 21,237
Stomach Cancer	18	23,821	50	2,129	+ 21,692
Leukemia	19	23,771	47	2,257	+ 21,514
Bladder Cancer	20	23,184	63	670	+ 22,514
Oral Cancer	21	20,775	48	2,238	+ 18,537
Liver Cancer	22	20,242	39	5,289	+ 14,953
Endocrine Disorders	23	17,250	21	15,799	+ 1,451
Falls	24	16,001	28	7,528	+ 8,473
Inflammatory/Heart	25	15,384	42	4,826	+ 10,558
Other Neoplasms	26	14,994	66	290	+ 14,704
Skin Cancers	27	14,097	53	1,933	+ 12,163
Oesophagus Cancer	28	14,064	64	560	+ 13,504
Road Traffic Accidents	29	13,893	12	41,693	- 27,800
Ovary Cancer	30	13,513	49	2,133	+ 11,380
Parkinson's Disease	31	11,037	46	2,473	+ 8,564
Alcohol	32	10,076	58	1,031	+ 9,045
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	9,473	37	5,846	+ 3,627
Uterin Cancer	34	9,394	62	679	+ 8,715
Cervical Cancer	35	7,555	25	10,574	- 3,019
Malnutrition	36	6,530	36	5,896	+ 634
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	6,051	52	1,946	+ 4,105
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	5,576	2	144,724	- 139,148
Epilepsy	39	5,365	41	5,001	+ 363
Skin Disease	40	4,432	56	1,468	+ 2,964
Asthma	41	4,084	27	8,192	- 4,108
Congenital Anomalies	42	4,044	9	49,696	- 45,652
Drownings	43	3,325	32	6,584	- 3,260
Drug Use	44	3,226	34	6,273	- 3,047
Multiple Sclerosis	45	2,565	68	179	+ 2,386
Low Birth Weight	46	2,058	6	95,959	- 93,901
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,690	69	165	+ 1,525
Violence	48	1,447	19	18,407	- 16,960
Fires	49	1,177	29	7,132	- 5,955
Poisonings	50	868	33	6,570	- 5,703
Upper Respiratory	51	612	67	259	+ 353
Birth Trauma	52	595	5	100,186	- 99,591
Meningitis	53	549	11	43,651	- 43,102
Tuberculosis	54	506	3	127,335	- 126,829
Anemia	55	498	82	0	+ 498
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	477	84	0	+ 477
Appendicitis	57	421	60	760	- 339
Hepatitis C	58	387	65	304	+ 83
HIV/AIDS	59	174	10	44,124	- 43,950
Syphilis	60	89	38	5,449	- 5,360
Maternal Conditions	61	81	15	23,540	- 23,459
Oral conditions	62	67	86	0	+ 67
Hepatitis B	63	39	55	1,488	- 1,449
Encephalitis	64	24	59	937	- 913
War	65	23	45	3,245	- 3,221
Iodine Deficiency	66	21	79	0	+ 21
Otitis Media	67	19	72	3	+ 16
Pertussis	68	2	16	23,282	- 23,280
Diphtheria	69	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Measles	70	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Tetanus	71	0	26	8,355	- 8,355
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	23	- 23
Ascariasis	78	0	61	685	- 685
Dengue	79	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	71	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Czech Republic

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.