NIGERIA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	478,070	7	61,374	+ 416,696
Stroke	2	318,590	8	57,744	+ 260,847
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	187,439	1	207,281	- 19,842
Lung Cancers	4	166,463	57	1,295	+ 165,168
Lung Disease	5	125,064	22	12,569	+ 112,496
Kidney Disease	6	107,691	20	18,189	+ 89,502
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	89,158	31	6,786	+ 82,373
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	73,859	43	4,152	+ 69,707
Hypertension	9	66,136	24	10,692	+ 55,444
Parkinson's Disease	10	59,878	46	2,473	+ 57,405
Breast Cancer	11	57,038	23	11,884	+ 45,154
Prostate Cancer	12	45,787	35	5,914	+ 39,872
Pancreas Cancer	13	43,094	51	1,975	+ 41,120
Liver Cancer	14	35,430	39	5,289	+ 30,141
Bladder Cancer	15	35,094	63	670	+ 34,424
Stomach Cancer	16	34,748	50	2,129	+ 32,619
Other Injuries	17	32,891	17	22,696	+ 10,195
Leukemia	18	30,641	47	2,257	+ 28,384
Lymphomas	19	28,706	40	5,202	+ 23,505
Diabetes Mellitus	20	28,640	18	22,497	+ 6,143
Falls	21	28,177	28	7,528	+ 20,649
Road Traffic Accidents	22	19,696	12	41,693	- 21,998
Liver Disease	23	18,315	13	38,326	- 20,011
Inflammatory/Heart	24	16,405	42	4,826	+ 11,579
Other Neoplasms	25	15,355	66	290	+ 15,065
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	13,820	37	5,846	+ 7,974
Ovary Cancer	27	12,610	49	2,133	+ 10,478
Suicide	28	12,055	30	7,019	+ 5,036
Endocrine Disorders	29	11,903	21	15,799	- 3,896
Oral Cancer	30	9,962	48	2,238	+ 7,723
Skin Cancers	31	9,916	53	1,933	+ 7,983
Drownings	32	9,852	32	6,584	+ 3,268
Uterin Cancer	33	8,430	62	679	+ 7,751
Epilepsy	34	5,638	41	5,001	+ 637
Oesophagus Cancer	35	5,558	64	560	+ 4,998
Cervical Cancer	36	5,507	25	10,574	- 5,067
Drug Use	37	4,373	34	6,273	- 1,900
Congenital Anomalies	38	3,940	9	49,696	- 45,756
Fires	39	3,312	29	7,132	- 3,819
Multiple Sclerosis	40	3,059	68	179	+ 2,880
Low Birth Weight	41	2,878	6	95,959	- 93,080
Violence	42	2,353	19	18,407	- 16,055
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	2,264	52	1,946	+ 318
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	2,148	2	144,724	- 142,576
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	1,510	69	165	+ 1,346
Tuberculosis	46	1,505	3	127,335	- 125,831
Skin Disease	47	1,273	56	1,468	- 195
Hepatitis B	48	1,265	55	1,488	- 223
Alcohol	49	1,142	58	1,031	+ 110
HIV/AIDS	50	1,069	10	44,124	- 43,055
Anemia	51	1,060	82	0	+ 1,060
Hepatitis C	52	871	65	304	+ 567
Meningitis	53	754	11	43,651	- 42,898
Schizophrenia	54	622	80	0	+ 622
Asthma	55	621	27	8,192	- 7,570
Poisonings	56	439	33	6,570	- 6,131
Birth Trauma	57	381	5	100,186	- 99,805
Appendicitis	58	214	60	760	- 546
Upper Respiratory	59	179	67	259	- 80
Leishmaniasis	60	82	70	23	+ 59
Maternal Conditions	61	49	15	23,540	- 23,490
Tetanus	62	40	26	8,355	- 8,315
Oral conditions	63	36	86	0	+ 36
War	64	25	45	3,245	- 3,220
Syphilis	65	24	38	5,449	- 5,426
Malnutrition	66	19	36	5,896	- 5,877
Encephalitis	67	14	59	937	- 922
Measles	68	7	14	29,439	- 29,432
Pertussis	69	1	16	23,282	- 23,281
Diphtheria	70	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Dengue	71	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	61	685	- 685
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	14	- 14
Leprosy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	72	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	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.