NIGERIA VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	122,280	1	207,281	- 85,001
Stroke	2	95,685	8	57,744	+ 37,942
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	85,538	2	144,724	- 59,186
Coronary Heart Disease	4	80,374	7	61,374	+ 19,001
Road Traffic Accidents	5	49,491	12	41,693	+ 7,797
Liver Disease	6	45,332	13	38,326	+ 7,007
Diabetes Mellitus	7	35,245	18	22,497	+ 12,748
Hypertension	8	34,544	24	10,692	+ 23,853
Lung Disease	9	24,699	22	12,569	+ 12,130
Malnutrition	10	24,617	36	5,896	+ 18,721
Birth Trauma	11	23,000	5	100,186	- 77,186
Kidney Disease	12	21,558	20	18,189	+ 3,369
Maternal Conditions	13	20,285	15	23,540	- 3,255
Tuberculosis	14	20,281	3	127,335	- 107,055
Other Injuries	15	20,152	17	22,696	- 2,544
Low Birth Weight	16	19,819	6	95,959	- 76,140
Malaria	17	16,308	4	100,963	- 84,655
Congenital Anomalies	18	16,123	9	49,696	- 33,573
Meningitis	19	15,093	11	43,651	- 28,558
Violence	20	14,339	19	18,407	- 4,068
Suicide	21	14,245	30	7,019	+ 7,226
Asthma	22	12,169	27	8,192	+ 3,977
Breast Cancer	23	11,623	23	11,884	- 262
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	11,560	31	6,786	+ 4,774
HIV/AIDS	25	11,477	10	44,124	- 32,647
Falls	26	6,273	28	7,528	- 1,255
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	5,487	37	5,846	- 359
Lymphomas	28	5,478	40	5,202	+ 276
Leukemia	29	5,376	47	2,257	+ 3,120
Cervical Cancer	30	4,943	25	10,574	- 5,631
Fires	31	4,921	29	7,132	- 2,211
Inflammatory/Heart	32	4,585	42	4,826	- 241
Drownings	33	4,392	32	6,584	- 2,193
Poisonings	34	4,261	33	6,570	- 2,309
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	4,220	43	4,152	+ 68
Pertussis	36	3,343	16	23,282	- 19,939
Parkinson's Disease	37	3,164	46	2,473	+ 691
Epilepsy	38	3,041	41	5,001	- 1,960
Oesophagus Cancer	39	3,023	64	560	+ 2,463
Ovary Cancer	40	2,966	49	2,133	+ 833
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,863	52	1,946	+ 917
Schistosomiasis	42	2,716	54	1,508	+ 1,208
Endocrine Disorders	43	2,659	21	15,799	- 13,140
Oral Cancer	44	2,650	48	2,238	+ 412
Liver Cancer	45	2,583	39	5,289	- 2,706
Lung Cancers	46	2,302	57	1,295	+ 1,007
Prostate Cancer	47	2,020	35	5,914	- 3,894
Stomach Cancer	48	1,802	50	2,129	- 327
Alcohol	49	1,697	58	1,031	+ 666
Skin Disease	50	1,667	56	1,468	+ 198
Bladder Cancer	51	1,566	63	670	+ 896
Tetanus	52	1,399	26	8,355	- 6,955
Drug Use	53	1,350	34	6,273	- 4,923
Syphilis	54	1,299	38	5,449	- 4,151
Appendicitis	55	1,170	60	760	+ 410
Skin Cancers	56	1,112	53	1,933	- 821
Hepatitis B	57	1,028	55	1,488	- 460
Pancreas Cancer	58	730	51	1,975	- 1,245
Leishmaniasis	59	709	70	23	+ 686
Upper Respiratory	60	666	67	259	+ 408
Uterin Cancer	61	653	62	679	- 26
Encephalitis	62	580	59	937	- 357
Measles	63	472	14	29,439	- 28,967
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	444	69	165	+ 280
Hepatitis C	65	239	65	304	- 65
Other Neoplasms	66	227	66	290	- 63
Multiple Sclerosis	67	141	68	179	- 38
Ascariasis	68	68	61	685	- 617
Otitis Media	69	65	72	3	+ 62
Chlamydia	70	38	71	14	+ 25
War	71	16	45	3,245	- 3,229
Diphtheria	72	12	44	3,800	- 3,787
Dengue	73	2	73	2	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	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

Eritrea

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.