NIGERIA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	413,875	7	61,374	+ 352,502
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	144,009	31	6,786	+ 137,223
Stroke	3	140,140	8	57,744	+ 82,397
Lung Cancers	4	131,040	57	1,295	+ 129,745
Lung Disease	5	120,449	22	12,569	+ 107,880
Hypertension	6	75,414	24	10,692	+ 64,722
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	73,248	43	4,152	+ 69,096
Kidney Disease	8	64,086	20	18,189	+ 45,897
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	58,294	1	207,281	- 148,987
Breast Cancer	10	53,029	23	11,884	+ 41,145
Pancreas Cancer	11	50,579	51	1,975	+ 48,604
Prostate Cancer	12	46,402	35	5,914	+ 40,488
Diabetes Mellitus	13	43,792	18	22,497	+ 21,295
Falls	14	43,131	28	7,528	+ 35,603
Liver Disease	15	42,762	13	38,326	+ 4,436
Parkinson's Disease	16	35,444	46	2,473	+ 32,971
Lymphomas	17	34,473	40	5,202	+ 29,272
Endocrine Disorders	18	30,050	21	15,799	+ 14,252
Suicide	19	28,944	30	7,019	+ 21,926
Stomach Cancer	20	27,181	50	2,129	+ 25,052
Inflammatory/Heart	21	25,024	42	4,826	+ 20,197
Leukemia	22	24,590	47	2,257	+ 22,333
Other Injuries	23	23,215	17	22,696	+ 519
Other Neoplasms	24	22,968	66	290	+ 22,678
Liver Cancer	25	22,677	39	5,289	+ 17,388
Alcohol	26	17,611	58	1,031	+ 16,580
Oesophagus Cancer	27	17,485	64	560	+ 16,924
Bladder Cancer	28	17,429	63	670	+ 16,760
Oral Cancer	29	16,951	48	2,238	+ 14,713
Ovary Cancer	30	14,614	49	2,133	+ 12,481
Skin Cancers	31	11,414	53	1,933	+ 9,480
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	10,780	2	144,724	- 133,944
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	10,176	52	1,946	+ 8,230
Road Traffic Accidents	34	8,893	12	41,693	- 32,800
Epilepsy	35	8,700	41	5,001	+ 3,699
Congenital Anomalies	36	6,449	9	49,696	- 43,247
Uterin Cancer	37	6,279	62	679	+ 5,600
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	6,096	37	5,846	+ 250
Cervical Cancer	39	5,998	25	10,574	- 4,575
Drug Use	40	5,432	34	6,273	- 841
Multiple Sclerosis	41	4,421	68	179	+ 4,242
Skin Disease	42	4,342	56	1,468	+ 2,874
Anemia	43	2,796	82	0	+ 2,796
Asthma	44	2,602	27	8,192	- 5,590
Low Birth Weight	45	2,168	6	95,959	- 93,791
Violence	46	2,164	19	18,407	- 16,244
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,528	69	165	+ 1,363
Hepatitis C	48	1,426	65	304	+ 1,123
Drownings	49	1,290	32	6,584	- 5,294
Malnutrition	50	1,267	36	5,896	- 4,629
Schizophrenia	51	1,099	80	0	+ 1,099
Osteoarthritis	52	1,024	85	0	+ 1,024
Fires	53	1,009	29	7,132	- 6,122
HIV/AIDS	54	972	10	44,124	- 43,152
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	821	84	0	+ 821
Tuberculosis	56	790	3	127,335	- 126,545
Birth Trauma	57	673	5	100,186	- 99,513
Poisonings	58	609	33	6,570	- 5,961
Hepatitis B	59	511	55	1,488	- 977
Meningitis	60	472	11	43,651	- 43,180
Upper Respiratory	61	390	67	259	+ 131
Appendicitis	62	363	60	760	- 397
Oral conditions	63	175	86	0	+ 175
Maternal Conditions	64	107	15	23,540	- 23,433
Otitis Media	65	45	72	3	+ 42
War	66	29	45	3,245	- 3,216
Encephalitis	67	21	59	937	- 915
Syphilis	68	15	38	5,449	- 5,434
Pertussis	69	7	16	23,282	- 23,275
Measles	70	6	14	29,439	- 29,433
Iodine Deficiency	71	6	79	0	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	72	2	70	23	- 21
Schistosomiasis	73	2	54	1,508	- 1,506
Chagas disease	74	2	78	0	+ 2
Tetanus	75	2	26	8,355	- 8,353
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	1	83	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	77	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	61	685	- 685
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	2	- 2
Leprosy	84	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	71	14	- 14
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

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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.