NIGERIA VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	119,682	1	207,281	- 87,598
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	88,589	2	144,724	- 56,135
Stroke	3	78,606	8	57,744	+ 20,862
Coronary Heart Disease	4	72,951	7	61,374	+ 11,577
Road Traffic Accidents	5	63,034	12	41,693	+ 21,341
Birth Trauma	6	62,121	5	100,186	- 38,065
Low Birth Weight	7	55,957	6	95,959	- 40,001
Liver Disease	8	54,459	13	38,326	+ 16,134
Tuberculosis	9	42,846	3	127,335	- 84,489
Diabetes Mellitus	10	32,467	18	22,497	+ 9,970
Congenital Anomalies	11	31,228	9	49,696	- 18,468
Hypertension	12	26,900	24	10,692	+ 16,208
Kidney Disease	13	24,170	20	18,189	+ 5,981
Meningitis	14	24,002	11	43,651	- 19,649
Lung Disease	15	23,705	22	12,569	+ 11,137
Other Injuries	16	23,434	17	22,696	+ 738
HIV/AIDS	17	22,909	10	44,124	- 21,215
Maternal Conditions	18	17,747	15	23,540	- 5,793
Malnutrition	19	17,260	36	5,896	+ 11,364
Breast Cancer	20	16,945	23	11,884	+ 5,061
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	16,490	31	6,786	+ 9,705
Violence	22	16,128	19	18,407	- 2,280
Pertussis	23	13,772	16	23,282	- 9,510
Measles	24	12,630	14	29,439	- 16,809
Suicide	25	12,043	30	7,019	+ 5,024
Malaria	26	11,235	4	100,963	- 89,728
Cervical Cancer	27	10,022	25	10,574	- 552
Falls	28	9,007	28	7,528	+ 1,479
Asthma	29	8,954	27	8,192	+ 762
Leukemia	30	8,432	47	2,257	+ 6,175
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	7,498	43	4,152	+ 3,346
Poisonings	32	7,326	33	6,570	+ 755
Lymphomas	33	7,169	40	5,202	+ 1,967
Fires	34	6,500	29	7,132	- 632
Drownings	35	6,256	32	6,584	- 328
Ovary Cancer	36	4,840	49	2,133	+ 2,708
Tetanus	37	4,399	26	8,355	- 3,956
Lung Cancers	38	4,398	57	1,295	+ 3,102
Inflammatory/Heart	39	4,331	42	4,826	- 496
Oesophagus Cancer	40	3,672	64	560	+ 3,112
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	3,511	37	5,846	- 2,335
Liver Cancer	42	3,455	39	5,289	- 1,834
Syphilis	43	3,393	38	5,449	- 2,056
Epilepsy	44	3,245	41	5,001	- 1,756
Endocrine Disorders	45	3,241	21	15,799	- 12,558
Parkinson's Disease	46	3,151	46	2,473	+ 678
Stomach Cancer	47	3,033	50	2,129	+ 904
Oral Cancer	48	2,949	48	2,238	+ 710
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	2,674	52	1,946	+ 729
Prostate Cancer	50	2,485	35	5,914	- 3,430
Bladder Cancer	51	2,156	63	670	+ 1,487
Skin Cancers	52	2,010	53	1,933	+ 77
Skin Disease	53	1,805	56	1,468	+ 337
Schistosomiasis	54	1,676	54	1,508	+ 168
Alcohol	55	1,497	58	1,031	+ 466
Hepatitis B	56	1,481	55	1,488	- 7
Upper Respiratory	57	1,416	67	259	+ 1,157
Appendicitis	58	1,353	60	760	+ 593
Leishmaniasis	59	1,155	70	23	+ 1,133
Drug Use	60	1,024	34	6,273	- 5,249
Pancreas Cancer	61	974	51	1,975	- 1,001
Uterin Cancer	62	841	62	679	+ 162
Encephalitis	63	770	59	937	- 167
War	64	560	45	3,245	- 2,685
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	440	69	165	+ 276
Other Neoplasms	66	295	66	290	+ 6
Diphtheria	67	291	44	3,800	- 3,508
Ascariasis	68	259	61	685	- 426
Hepatitis C	69	229	65	304	- 75
Multiple Sclerosis	70	122	68	179	- 57
Otitis Media	71	78	72	3	+ 75
Chlamydia	72	42	71	14	+ 28
Dengue	73	40	73	2	+ 39
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Ethiopia

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.