NIGERIA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	211,704	7	61,374	+ 150,330
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	206,799	31	6,786	+ 200,014
Lung Disease	3	173,864	22	12,569	+ 161,296
Lung Cancers	4	147,492	57	1,295	+ 146,197
Stroke	5	145,156	8	57,744	+ 87,413
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	88,923	1	207,281	- 118,357
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	85,088	43	4,152	+ 80,936
Prostate Cancer	8	58,658	35	5,914	+ 52,744
Breast Cancer	9	51,483	23	11,884	+ 39,599
Diabetes Mellitus	10	50,885	18	22,497	+ 28,389
Pancreas Cancer	11	43,436	51	1,975	+ 41,462
Kidney Disease	12	36,098	20	18,189	+ 17,909
Lymphomas	13	28,921	40	5,202	+ 23,719
Liver Disease	14	27,431	13	38,326	- 10,895
Hypertension	15	25,465	24	10,692	+ 14,773
Suicide	16	24,468	30	7,019	+ 17,450
Parkinson's Disease	17	23,782	46	2,473	+ 21,309
Alcohol	18	23,718	58	1,031	+ 22,686
Endocrine Disorders	19	22,774	21	15,799	+ 6,975
Leukemia	20	22,132	47	2,257	+ 19,875
Bladder Cancer	21	21,618	63	670	+ 20,948
Falls	22	21,431	28	7,528	+ 13,903
Stomach Cancer	23	19,187	50	2,129	+ 17,059
Oesophagus Cancer	24	18,888	64	560	+ 18,328
Liver Cancer	25	18,407	39	5,289	+ 13,119
Skin Cancers	26	15,397	53	1,933	+ 13,464
Other Neoplasms	27	14,981	66	290	+ 14,691
Oral Cancer	28	14,692	48	2,238	+ 12,453
Ovary Cancer	29	14,549	49	2,133	+ 12,416
Other Injuries	30	13,759	17	22,696	- 8,937
Inflammatory/Heart	31	11,273	42	4,826	+ 6,447
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	8,570	37	5,846	+ 2,724
Road Traffic Accidents	33	8,461	12	41,693	- 33,233
Drug Use	34	7,800	34	6,273	+ 1,527
Uterin Cancer	35	6,168	62	679	+ 5,489
Congenital Anomalies	36	6,069	9	49,696	- 43,627
Cervical Cancer	37	6,053	25	10,574	- 4,521
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	5,730	2	144,724	- 138,994
Multiple Sclerosis	39	5,230	68	179	+ 5,051
Epilepsy	40	4,955	41	5,001	- 46
Low Birth Weight	41	4,616	6	95,959	- 91,343
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	3,821	52	1,946	+ 1,876
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	3,348	69	165	+ 3,184
Asthma	44	3,263	27	8,192	- 4,929
Skin Disease	45	3,127	56	1,468	+ 1,658
Anemia	46	2,896	82	0	+ 2,896
Violence	47	2,498	19	18,407	- 15,910
Schizophrenia	48	2,249	80	0	+ 2,249
Fires	49	2,093	29	7,132	- 5,038
Drownings	50	1,475	32	6,584	- 5,109
Osteoarthritis	51	1,007	85	0	+ 1,007
Meningitis	52	989	11	43,651	- 42,662
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	972	84	0	+ 972
Appendicitis	54	910	60	760	+ 150
HIV/AIDS	55	893	10	44,124	- 43,230
Birth Trauma	56	842	5	100,186	- 99,344
Tuberculosis	57	614	3	127,335	- 126,721
Upper Respiratory	58	607	67	259	+ 348
Malnutrition	59	555	36	5,896	- 5,341
Hepatitis C	60	340	65	304	+ 36
Hepatitis B	61	240	55	1,488	- 1,248
Poisonings	62	220	33	6,570	- 6,350
Oral conditions	63	163	86	0	+ 163
Maternal Conditions	64	89	15	23,540	- 23,451
Otitis Media	65	70	72	3	+ 67
War	66	23	45	3,245	- 3,221
Encephalitis	67	22	59	937	- 914
Tetanus	68	16	26	8,355	- 8,339
Chlamydia	69	14	71	14	+ 1
Syphilis	70	13	38	5,449	- 5,437
Measles	71	13	14	29,439	- 29,426
Pertussis	72	0	16	23,282	- 23,282
Diphtheria	73	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	23	- 23
Malaria	79	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	61	685	- 685
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Denmark

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.