NIGERIA VS GRENADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GRENADA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	321,851	7	61,374	+ 260,477
Stroke	2	215,634	8	57,744	+ 157,890
Diabetes Mellitus	3	185,393	18	22,497	+ 162,897
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	111,788	1	207,281	- 95,493
Prostate Cancer	5	100,194	35	5,914	+ 94,280
Kidney Disease	6	82,929	20	18,189	+ 64,740
Endocrine Disorders	7	57,821	21	15,799	+ 42,022
Hypertension	8	55,735	24	10,692	+ 45,043
Breast Cancer	9	51,488	23	11,884	+ 39,604
Other Injuries	10	44,292	17	22,696	+ 21,596
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	41,153	43	4,152	+ 37,001
Skin Disease	12	37,348	56	1,468	+ 35,880
Lung Disease	13	32,319	22	12,569	+ 19,750
Lung Cancers	14	31,023	57	1,295	+ 29,728
Uterin Cancer	15	24,974	62	679	+ 24,295
Pancreas Cancer	16	23,094	51	1,975	+ 21,119
Birth Trauma	17	22,233	5	100,186	- 77,953
Liver Disease	18	22,004	13	38,326	- 16,322
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	21,429	31	6,786	+ 14,644
Cervical Cancer	20	21,070	25	10,574	+ 10,496
Lymphomas	21	20,618	40	5,202	+ 15,416
Road Traffic Accidents	22	18,422	12	41,693	- 23,271
Stomach Cancer	23	16,784	50	2,129	+ 14,655
Violence	24	15,262	19	18,407	- 3,146
Liver Cancer	25	14,469	39	5,289	+ 9,180
Congenital Anomalies	26	13,936	9	49,696	- 35,761
Low Birth Weight	27	13,932	6	95,959	- 82,027
Oral Cancer	28	13,673	48	2,238	+ 11,435
Other Neoplasms	29	13,436	66	290	+ 13,146
Oesophagus Cancer	30	12,288	64	560	+ 11,727
Alcohol	31	12,077	58	1,031	+ 11,046
Anemia	32	11,432	82	0	+ 11,432
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	9,693	37	5,846	+ 3,847
Falls	34	9,489	28	7,528	+ 1,961
Ovary Cancer	35	9,065	49	2,133	+ 6,933
Inflammatory/Heart	36	8,908	42	4,826	+ 4,082
Prostatic Hypertrophy	37	8,778	84	0	+ 8,778
Leukemia	38	8,431	47	2,257	+ 6,174
Drownings	39	8,392	32	6,584	+ 1,808
Malnutrition	40	7,388	36	5,896	+ 1,492
Bladder Cancer	41	7,376	63	670	+ 6,706
HIV/AIDS	42	6,907	10	44,124	- 37,217
Asthma	43	6,112	27	8,192	- 2,080
Parkinson's Disease	44	5,653	46	2,473	+ 3,180
Epilepsy	45	4,331	41	5,001	- 670
Fires	46	3,823	29	7,132	- 3,308
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	3,594	52	1,946	+ 1,648
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	3,294	2	144,724	- 141,430
Drug Use	49	2,588	34	6,273	- 3,685
Osteoarthritis	50	2,156	85	0	+ 2,156
Tuberculosis	51	1,993	3	127,335	- 125,342
Suicide	52	1,516	30	7,019	- 5,502
Appendicitis	53	1,279	60	760	+ 518
Skin Cancers	54	1,279	53	1,933	- 655
Maternal Conditions	55	1,107	15	23,540	- 22,433
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	909	69	165	+ 744
Upper Respiratory	57	847	67	259	+ 588
Hepatitis B	58	632	55	1,488	- 856
Syphilis	59	593	38	5,449	- 4,856
Poisonings	60	176	33	6,570	- 6,395
War	61	27	45	3,245	- 3,218
Pertussis	62	2	16	23,282	- 23,280
Dengue	63	2	73	2	+ 0
Ascariasis	64	2	61	685	- 683
Trichuriasis	65	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	66	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	71	14	- 14
Meningitis	68	0	11	43,651	- 43,651
Hepatitis C	69	0	65	304	- 304
Encephalitis	70	0	59	937	- 937
Malaria	71	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	23	- 23
Diphtheria	76	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Tetanus	77	0	26	8,355	- 8,355
Measles	78	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	72	3	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	82	0	68	179	- 179
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Grenada

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.