NIGERIA VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	218,765	7	61,374	+ 157,392
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	184,058	31	6,786	+ 177,272
Stroke	3	125,877	8	57,744	+ 68,134
Lung Cancers	4	123,463	57	1,295	+ 122,168
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	75,668	43	4,152	+ 71,516
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	68,456	1	207,281	- 138,825
Lung Disease	7	63,127	22	12,569	+ 50,558
Breast Cancer	8	53,792	23	11,884	+ 41,908
Other Injuries	9	52,350	17	22,696	+ 29,654
Pancreas Cancer	10	42,795	51	1,975	+ 40,821
Kidney Disease	11	39,738	20	18,189	+ 21,549
Diabetes Mellitus	12	37,781	18	22,497	+ 15,285
Prostate Cancer	13	37,647	35	5,914	+ 31,732
Lymphomas	14	34,858	40	5,202	+ 29,656
Liver Cancer	15	33,146	39	5,289	+ 27,858
Suicide	16	31,027	30	7,019	+ 24,009
Other Neoplasms	17	30,368	66	290	+ 30,078
Falls	18	28,684	28	7,528	+ 21,155
Endocrine Disorders	19	27,998	21	15,799	+ 12,200
Parkinson's Disease	20	26,211	46	2,473	+ 23,738
Leukemia	21	25,819	47	2,257	+ 23,562
Liver Disease	22	25,560	13	38,326	- 12,766
Hypertension	23	24,616	24	10,692	+ 13,924
Bladder Cancer	24	22,734	63	670	+ 22,064
Inflammatory/Heart	25	21,002	42	4,826	+ 16,175
Stomach Cancer	26	19,149	50	2,129	+ 17,021
Oral Cancer	27	16,191	48	2,238	+ 13,952
Oesophagus Cancer	28	16,181	64	560	+ 15,620
Malnutrition	29	14,582	36	5,896	+ 8,686
Ovary Cancer	30	13,725	49	2,133	+ 11,592
Road Traffic Accidents	31	11,561	12	41,693	- 30,132
Skin Cancers	32	11,273	53	1,933	+ 9,340
Alcohol	33	11,041	58	1,031	+ 10,010
Uterin Cancer	34	9,420	62	679	+ 8,741
Congenital Anomalies	35	6,967	9	49,696	- 42,729
Drug Use	36	6,512	34	6,273	+ 239
Epilepsy	37	6,459	41	5,001	+ 1,458
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	6,258	2	144,724	- 138,466
Skin Disease	39	5,532	56	1,468	+ 4,064
Cervical Cancer	40	5,448	25	10,574	- 5,125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	4,793	52	1,946	+ 2,847
Asthma	42	3,598	27	8,192	- 4,594
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	3,414	37	5,846	- 2,432
Anemia	44	3,369	82	0	+ 3,369
Drownings	45	3,005	32	6,584	- 3,579
Multiple Sclerosis	46	2,604	68	179	+ 2,425
Low Birth Weight	47	2,254	6	95,959	- 93,705
Schizophrenia	48	2,241	80	0	+ 2,241
Violence	49	1,861	19	18,407	- 16,546
Tuberculosis	50	1,506	3	127,335	- 125,829
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1,476	69	165	+ 1,312
Hepatitis C	52	1,441	65	304	+ 1,137
Fires	53	1,396	29	7,132	- 5,736
HIV/AIDS	54	1,253	10	44,124	- 42,871
Birth Trauma	55	1,069	5	100,186	- 99,117
Osteoarthritis	56	850	85	0	+ 850
Poisonings	57	789	33	6,570	- 5,782
Meningitis	58	566	11	43,651	- 43,085
Hepatitis B	59	468	55	1,488	- 1,020
Oral conditions	60	408	86	0	+ 408
Appendicitis	61	311	60	760	- 449
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	261	84	0	+ 261
Upper Respiratory	63	186	67	259	- 73
Maternal Conditions	64	179	15	23,540	- 23,360
Otitis Media	65	54	72	3	+ 51
Encephalitis	66	28	59	937	- 909
War	67	24	45	3,245	- 3,221
Syphilis	68	13	38	5,449	- 5,436
Pertussis	69	10	16	23,282	- 23,272
Tetanus	70	8	26	8,355	- 8,347
Schistosomiasis	71	3	54	1,508	- 1,505
Leprosy	72	3	76	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	73	2	70	23	- 21
Iodine Deficiency	74	2	79	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	75	2	44	3,800	- 3,798
Dengue	76	1	73	2	- 0
Measles	77	1	14	29,439	- 29,438
Chlamydia	78	0	71	14	- 14
Ascariasis	79	0	61	685	- 685
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

France

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.