NIGERIA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	467,915	31	6,786	+ 461,130
Coronary Heart Disease	2	413,667	7	61,374	+ 352,293
Stroke	3	173,149	8	57,744	+ 115,406
Lung Cancers	4	97,288	57	1,295	+ 95,993
Hypertension	5	85,419	24	10,692	+ 74,728
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	60,308	43	4,152	+ 56,156
Falls	7	55,760	28	7,528	+ 48,232
Lung Disease	8	54,252	22	12,569	+ 41,684
Pancreas Cancer	9	52,474	51	1,975	+ 50,499
Liver Disease	10	44,940	13	38,326	+ 6,615
Prostate Cancer	11	40,823	35	5,914	+ 34,909
Breast Cancer	12	39,898	23	11,884	+ 28,014
Parkinson's Disease	13	35,886	46	2,473	+ 33,413
Lymphomas	14	35,800	40	5,202	+ 30,599
Suicide	15	35,603	30	7,019	+ 28,584
Liver Cancer	16	22,936	39	5,289	+ 17,648
Inflammatory/Heart	17	21,797	42	4,826	+ 16,971
Alcohol	18	19,539	58	1,031	+ 18,508
Stomach Cancer	19	18,801	50	2,129	+ 16,672
Other Injuries	20	18,377	17	22,696	- 4,319
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	18,356	1	207,281	- 188,925
Diabetes Mellitus	22	17,580	18	22,497	- 4,917
Other Neoplasms	23	15,859	66	290	+ 15,569
Leukemia	24	15,618	47	2,257	+ 13,361
Ovary Cancer	25	14,490	49	2,133	+ 12,358
Kidney Disease	26	14,384	20	18,189	- 3,805
Oesophagus Cancer	27	13,456	64	560	+ 12,896
Bladder Cancer	28	12,977	63	670	+ 12,307
Skin Cancers	29	12,503	53	1,933	+ 10,570
Drug Use	30	11,326	34	6,273	+ 5,053
Endocrine Disorders	31	10,799	21	15,799	- 5,000
Uterin Cancer	32	9,470	62	679	+ 8,791
Road Traffic Accidents	33	9,047	12	41,693	- 32,647
Oral Cancer	34	8,715	48	2,238	+ 6,477
Congenital Anomalies	35	8,076	9	49,696	- 41,620
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	6,374	37	5,846	+ 528
Drownings	37	4,459	32	6,584	- 2,126
Epilepsy	38	4,382	41	5,001	- 619
Schizophrenia	39	3,912	80	0	+ 3,912
Asthma	40	3,564	27	8,192	- 4,627
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	3,493	69	165	+ 3,329
Multiple Sclerosis	42	3,374	68	179	+ 3,195
Violence	43	2,705	19	18,407	- 15,703
Cervical Cancer	44	2,613	25	10,574	- 7,961
Fires	45	2,592	29	7,132	- 4,540
Tuberculosis	46	1,347	3	127,335	- 125,988
Skin Disease	47	1,142	56	1,468	- 326
Low Birth Weight	48	1,101	6	95,959	- 94,858
Poisonings	49	1,043	33	6,570	- 5,527
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	799	52	1,946	- 1,146
Osteoarthritis	51	704	85	0	+ 704
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	644	2	144,724	- 144,080
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	456	84	0	+ 456
Appendicitis	54	400	60	760	- 360
Meningitis	55	396	11	43,651	- 43,255
Birth Trauma	56	327	5	100,186	- 99,859
Malnutrition	57	278	36	5,896	- 5,618
Anemia	58	237	82	0	+ 237
HIV/AIDS	59	234	10	44,124	- 43,890
Hepatitis C	60	193	65	304	- 111
Oral conditions	61	158	86	0	+ 158
Upper Respiratory	62	83	67	259	- 175
Hepatitis B	63	70	55	1,488	- 1,419
Maternal Conditions	64	64	15	23,540	- 23,476
War	65	23	45	3,245	- 3,221
Encephalitis	66	20	59	937	- 916
Syphilis	67	15	38	5,449	- 5,434
Otitis Media	68	13	72	3	+ 10
Pertussis	69	1	16	23,282	- 23,281
Tetanus	70	0	26	8,355	- 8,355
Diphtheria	71	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Measles	72	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	23	- 23
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	61	685	- 685
Dengue	82	0	73	2	- 2
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Finland

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.