NIGERIA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	596,705	7	61,374	+ 535,331
Hypertension	2	535,499	24	10,692	+ 524,807
Stroke	3	221,316	8	57,744	+ 163,572
Lung Cancers	4	130,327	57	1,295	+ 129,032
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	104,495	43	4,152	+ 100,343
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	69,164	1	207,281	- 138,117
Liver Disease	7	65,141	13	38,326	+ 26,815
Prostate Cancer	8	59,192	35	5,914	+ 53,278
Stomach Cancer	9	57,471	50	2,129	+ 55,343
Pancreas Cancer	10	53,230	51	1,975	+ 51,255
Breast Cancer	11	51,548	23	11,884	+ 39,664
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	45,499	31	6,786	+ 38,713
Lung Disease	13	45,361	22	12,569	+ 32,793
Inflammatory/Heart	14	43,034	42	4,826	+ 38,208
Lymphomas	15	42,218	40	5,202	+ 37,017
Suicide	16	39,148	30	7,019	+ 32,129
Kidney Disease	17	34,992	20	18,189	+ 16,802
Alcohol	18	29,427	58	1,031	+ 28,396
Diabetes Mellitus	19	28,968	18	22,497	+ 6,472
Other Injuries	20	28,008	17	22,696	+ 5,312
Bladder Cancer	21	24,943	63	670	+ 24,273
Leukemia	22	24,910	47	2,257	+ 22,654
Other Neoplasms	23	24,460	66	290	+ 24,170
Falls	24	23,514	28	7,528	+ 15,985
Oral Cancer	25	21,899	48	2,238	+ 19,661
Liver Cancer	26	21,262	39	5,289	+ 15,974
Oesophagus Cancer	27	19,535	64	560	+ 18,974
Ovary Cancer	28	17,293	49	2,133	+ 15,161
Parkinson's Disease	29	16,254	46	2,473	+ 13,781
Skin Cancers	30	15,642	53	1,933	+ 13,709
Drug Use	31	14,873	34	6,273	+ 8,600
Cervical Cancer	32	13,399	25	10,574	+ 2,825
Endocrine Disorders	33	13,075	21	15,799	- 2,724
Uterin Cancer	34	11,922	62	679	+ 11,243
Road Traffic Accidents	35	11,736	12	41,693	- 29,957
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	10,910	37	5,846	+ 5,064
Epilepsy	37	8,826	41	5,001	+ 3,824
Fires	38	8,111	29	7,132	+ 979
HIV/AIDS	39	7,990	10	44,124	- 36,134
Drownings	40	5,943	32	6,584	- 641
Skin Disease	41	5,656	56	1,468	+ 4,187
Violence	42	5,651	19	18,407	- 12,756
Congenital Anomalies	43	4,965	9	49,696	- 44,732
Asthma	44	4,776	27	8,192	- 3,416
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	4,272	52	1,946	+ 2,326
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	3,415	69	165	+ 3,250
Tuberculosis	47	3,263	3	127,335	- 124,072
Multiple Sclerosis	48	3,223	68	179	+ 3,044
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	2,408	84	0	+ 2,408
Osteoarthritis	50	2,014	85	0	+ 2,014
Anemia	51	1,815	82	0	+ 1,815
Poisonings	52	1,650	33	6,570	- 4,920
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	1,638	2	144,724	- 143,086
Meningitis	54	1,470	11	43,651	- 42,182
Low Birth Weight	55	1,343	6	95,959	- 94,616
Schizophrenia	56	1,209	80	0	+ 1,209
Birth Trauma	57	994	5	100,186	- 99,192
Hepatitis C	58	803	65	304	+ 499
Appendicitis	59	402	60	760	- 358
Oral conditions	60	400	86	0	+ 400
Maternal Conditions	61	229	15	23,540	- 23,311
Syphilis	62	198	38	5,449	- 5,251
Encephalitis	63	39	59	937	- 898
War	64	26	45	3,245	- 3,219
Hepatitis B	65	0	55	1,488	- 1,488
Upper Respiratory	66	0	67	259	- 259
Otitis Media	67	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	68	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	70	23	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Malaria	73	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Ascariasis	74	0	61	685	- 685
Dengue	75	0	73	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	71	14	- 14
Malnutrition	79	0	36	5,896	- 5,896
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	26	8,355	- 8,355
Diphtheria	82	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Pertussis	83	0	16	23,282	- 23,282
Measles	84	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Estonia

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.