NIGERIA VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	397,971	7	61,374	+ 336,597
Stroke	2	304,803	8	57,744	+ 247,059
Diabetes Mellitus	3	172,516	18	22,497	+ 150,020
Hypertension	4	95,400	24	10,692	+ 84,709
Suicide	5	94,013	30	7,019	+ 86,995
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	89,890	1	207,281	- 117,391
HIV/AIDS	7	76,379	10	44,124	+ 32,255
Kidney Disease	8	69,574	20	18,189	+ 51,384
Liver Disease	9	58,679	13	38,326	+ 20,353
Violence	10	57,702	19	18,407	+ 39,295
Road Traffic Accidents	11	52,124	12	41,693	+ 10,431
Endocrine Disorders	12	52,000	21	15,799	+ 36,201
Lung Disease	13	51,867	22	12,569	+ 39,299
Other Injuries	14	49,845	17	22,696	+ 27,150
Drownings	15	43,174	32	6,584	+ 36,589
Tuberculosis	16	40,832	3	127,335	- 86,504
Prostate Cancer	17	36,752	35	5,914	+ 30,838
Anemia	18	29,488	82	0	+ 29,488
Breast Cancer	19	28,578	23	11,884	+ 16,694
Inflammatory/Heart	20	27,355	42	4,826	+ 22,528
Cervical Cancer	21	27,244	25	10,574	+ 16,670
Low Birth Weight	22	26,612	6	95,959	- 69,347
Congenital Anomalies	23	20,480	9	49,696	- 29,216
Birth Trauma	24	19,199	5	100,186	- 80,987
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	17,462	43	4,152	+ 13,310
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	16,193	37	5,846	+ 10,347
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	14,162	2	144,724	- 130,562
Other Neoplasms	28	11,972	66	290	+ 11,682
Lung Cancers	29	11,252	57	1,295	+ 9,956
Malnutrition	30	11,125	36	5,896	+ 5,229
Stomach Cancer	31	10,126	50	2,129	+ 7,998
Lymphomas	32	9,595	40	5,202	+ 4,394
Malaria	33	8,944	4	100,963	- 92,019
Liver Cancer	34	8,612	39	5,289	+ 3,324
Maternal Conditions	35	8,397	15	23,540	- 15,143
Asthma	36	7,596	27	8,192	- 596
Epilepsy	37	7,029	41	5,001	+ 2,028
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	6,809	31	6,786	+ 23
Leukemia	39	6,326	47	2,257	+ 4,069
Oral Cancer	40	5,977	48	2,238	+ 3,738
Fires	41	5,793	29	7,132	- 1,338
Pancreas Cancer	42	5,663	51	1,975	+ 3,688
Ovary Cancer	43	5,284	49	2,133	+ 3,151
Meningitis	44	5,186	11	43,651	- 38,465
Drug Use	45	4,663	34	6,273	- 1,610
Uterin Cancer	46	3,870	62	679	+ 3,191
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	3,839	52	1,946	+ 1,894
Falls	48	3,314	28	7,528	- 4,214
Parkinson's Disease	49	2,687	46	2,473	+ 214
Bladder Cancer	50	2,361	63	670	+ 1,691
Oesophagus Cancer	51	2,330	64	560	+ 1,769
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	2,312	84	0	+ 2,312
Encephalitis	53	2,096	59	937	+ 1,159
Appendicitis	54	1,785	60	760	+ 1,025
Skin Cancers	55	1,439	53	1,933	- 494
Skin Disease	56	953	56	1,468	- 515
Alcohol	57	924	58	1,031	- 107
Osteoarthritis	58	900	85	0	+ 900
Hepatitis B	59	597	55	1,488	- 891
Dengue	60	547	73	2	+ 545
Multiple Sclerosis	61	370	68	179	+ 191
Schizophrenia	62	301	80	0	+ 301
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	298	69	165	+ 133
War	64	182	45	3,245	- 3,063
Poisonings	65	172	33	6,570	- 6,398
Upper Respiratory	66	153	67	259	- 106
Oral conditions	67	126	86	0	+ 126
Leprosy	68	109	76	0	+ 109
Hepatitis C	69	79	65	304	- 224
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	76	83	0	+ 76
Syphilis	71	69	38	5,449	- 5,380
Tetanus	72	62	26	8,355	- 8,293
Pertussis	73	19	16	23,282	- 23,263
Ascariasis	74	6	61	685	- 679
Diphtheria	75	1	44	3,800	- 3,798
Otitis Media	76	1	72	3	- 2
Measles	77	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	14	- 14
Chagas disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	70	23	- 23
Schistosomiasis	84	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Guyana

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.