NIGERIA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	242,357	10	44,124	+ 198,233
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	120,316	1	207,281	- 86,965
Malaria	3	88,000	4	100,963	- 12,963
Low Birth Weight	4	60,231	6	95,959	- 35,728
Birth Trauma	5	58,118	5	100,186	- 42,068
Stroke	6	57,625	8	57,744	- 119
Coronary Heart Disease	7	55,219	7	61,374	- 6,154
Road Traffic Accidents	8	48,577	12	41,693	+ 6,884
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	45,988	2	144,724	- 98,736
Tuberculosis	10	42,300	3	127,335	- 85,036
Diabetes Mellitus	11	39,439	18	22,497	+ 16,943
Congenital Anomalies	12	32,863	9	49,696	- 16,834
Liver Disease	13	26,270	13	38,326	- 12,055
Kidney Disease	14	26,155	20	18,189	+ 7,966
Measles	15	23,864	14	29,439	- 5,575
Hypertension	16	21,768	24	10,692	+ 11,076
Maternal Conditions	17	18,284	15	23,540	- 5,256
Syphilis	18	17,647	38	5,449	+ 12,198
Meningitis	19	16,747	11	43,651	- 26,905
Lung Disease	20	15,881	22	12,569	+ 3,313
Pertussis	21	14,373	16	23,282	- 8,909
Suicide	22	14,124	30	7,019	+ 7,106
Other Injuries	23	13,855	17	22,696	- 8,841
Breast Cancer	24	11,111	23	11,884	- 773
Endocrine Disorders	25	9,637	21	15,799	- 6,162
Asthma	26	8,595	27	8,192	+ 403
Inflammatory/Heart	27	8,317	42	4,826	+ 3,491
Cervical Cancer	28	7,391	25	10,574	- 3,183
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	7,314	31	6,786	+ 529
Drug Use	30	6,630	34	6,273	+ 357
Malnutrition	31	6,339	36	5,896	+ 443
Falls	32	6,020	28	7,528	- 1,508
Violence	33	5,894	19	18,407	- 12,513
Liver Cancer	34	5,672	39	5,289	+ 384
Prostate Cancer	35	5,645	35	5,914	- 270
Drownings	36	5,205	32	6,584	- 1,379
Oral Cancer	37	4,549	48	2,238	+ 2,310
Epilepsy	38	4,256	41	5,001	- 745
Fires	39	3,976	29	7,132	- 3,156
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	3,771	43	4,152	- 381
Lung Cancers	41	3,524	57	1,295	+ 2,229
Tetanus	42	3,070	26	8,355	- 5,285
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	2,884	37	5,846	- 2,962
Poisonings	44	2,774	33	6,570	- 3,796
Lymphomas	45	2,552	40	5,202	- 2,650
Parkinson's Disease	46	2,321	46	2,473	- 152
Trypanosomiasis	47	2,174	77	0	+ 2,174
Skin Cancers	48	2,132	53	1,933	+ 199
Stomach Cancer	49	2,055	50	2,129	- 73
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	1,873	52	1,946	- 73
Skin Disease	51	1,714	56	1,468	+ 245
Ovary Cancer	52	1,689	49	2,133	- 443
Alcohol	53	1,568	58	1,031	+ 537
Oesophagus Cancer	54	1,560	64	560	+ 1,000
Pancreas Cancer	55	1,500	51	1,975	- 475
Bladder Cancer	56	1,121	63	670	+ 451
Encephalitis	57	1,022	59	937	+ 86
Uterin Cancer	58	1,015	62	679	+ 336
Appendicitis	59	732	60	760	- 28
Schistosomiasis	60	563	54	1,508	- 945
Leukemia	61	494	47	2,257	- 1,763
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	484	69	165	+ 319
Other Neoplasms	63	413	66	290	+ 123
Diphtheria	64	408	44	3,800	- 3,392
Hepatitis B	65	400	55	1,488	- 1,089
Upper Respiratory	66	220	67	259	- 38
Multiple Sclerosis	67	189	68	179	+ 10
Chlamydia	68	57	71	14	+ 44
Hepatitis C	69	38	65	304	- 266
Ascariasis	70	35	61	685	- 650
War	71	22	45	3,245	- 3,223
Otitis Media	72	20	72	3	+ 16
Dengue	73	2	73	2	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	23	- 23
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Equ. Guinea

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.