NIGERIA VS GEORGIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GEORGIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	773,597	7	61,374	+ 712,224
Stroke	2	578,190	8	57,744	+ 520,446
Hypertension	3	211,936	24	10,692	+ 201,244
Liver Disease	4	90,386	13	38,326	+ 52,060
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	88,223	31	6,786	+ 81,438
Diabetes Mellitus	6	78,316	18	22,497	+ 55,819
Lung Disease	7	55,961	22	12,569	+ 43,392
Lung Cancers	8	55,638	57	1,295	+ 54,343
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	42,786	1	207,281	- 164,495
Kidney Disease	10	39,892	20	18,189	+ 21,703
Breast Cancer	11	29,604	23	11,884	+ 17,720
Stomach Cancer	12	25,755	50	2,129	+ 23,626
Road Traffic Accidents	13	23,960	12	41,693	- 17,733
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	21,424	43	4,152	+ 17,272
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	20,596	52	1,946	+ 18,651
Falls	16	20,285	28	7,528	+ 12,756
Liver Cancer	17	18,581	39	5,289	+ 13,293
Suicide	18	17,724	30	7,019	+ 10,705
Parkinson's Disease	19	17,117	46	2,473	+ 14,644
Other Injuries	20	16,736	17	22,696	- 5,960
Inflammatory/Heart	21	16,723	42	4,826	+ 11,897
Prostate Cancer	22	14,032	35	5,914	+ 8,117
Pancreas Cancer	23	10,979	51	1,975	+ 9,004
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	10,928	37	5,846	+ 5,082
Lymphomas	25	10,066	40	5,202	+ 4,865
Bladder Cancer	26	9,917	63	670	+ 9,248
Cervical Cancer	27	9,040	25	10,574	- 1,534
Congenital Anomalies	28	8,422	9	49,696	- 41,274
Ovary Cancer	29	8,400	49	2,133	+ 6,268
Leukemia	30	8,282	47	2,257	+ 6,025
Oral Cancer	31	8,044	48	2,238	+ 5,805
Tuberculosis	32	7,373	3	127,335	- 119,963
Skin Cancers	33	7,198	53	1,933	+ 5,265
Fires	34	6,750	29	7,132	- 382
Asthma	35	6,564	27	8,192	- 1,628
Uterin Cancer	36	5,549	62	679	+ 4,871
Low Birth Weight	37	5,529	6	95,959	- 90,430
Endocrine Disorders	38	5,248	21	15,799	- 10,551
Drownings	39	4,592	32	6,584	- 1,993
Violence	40	4,367	19	18,407	- 14,041
Drug Use	41	4,328	34	6,273	- 1,945
HIV/AIDS	42	4,299	10	44,124	- 39,824
Oesophagus Cancer	43	3,631	64	560	+ 3,070
Epilepsy	44	2,455	41	5,001	- 2,546
Alcohol	45	2,372	58	1,031	+ 1,341
Birth Trauma	46	1,906	5	100,186	- 98,280
Meningitis	47	1,187	11	43,651	- 42,464
Encephalitis	48	1,162	59	937	+ 225
Poisonings	49	1,132	33	6,570	- 5,438
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	900	2	144,724	- 143,825
Skin Disease	51	801	56	1,468	- 667
Other Neoplasms	52	701	66	290	+ 411
Maternal Conditions	53	625	15	23,540	- 22,915
Multiple Sclerosis	54	576	68	179	+ 397
Appendicitis	55	506	60	760	- 254
Leishmaniasis	56	380	70	23	+ 357
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	366	69	165	+ 201
Hepatitis B	58	341	55	1,488	- 1,147
Malnutrition	59	223	36	5,896	- 5,673
Upper Respiratory	60	33	67	259	- 226
War	61	21	45	3,245	- 3,224
Tetanus	62	18	26	8,355	- 8,337
Syphilis	63	17	38	5,449	- 5,432
Hepatitis C	64	17	65	304	- 287
Chlamydia	65	12	71	14	- 1
Otitis Media	66	6	72	3	+ 3
Pertussis	67	3	16	23,282	- 23,279
Measles	68	2	14	29,439	- 29,436
Ascariasis	69	2	61	685	- 683
Diphtheria	70	2	44	3,800	- 3,798
Malaria	71	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chagas disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Georgia

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.