NIGERIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	ICELAND		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	262,365	7	61,374	+ 200,992
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	192,148	31	6,786	+ 185,363
Stroke	3	91,430	8	57,744	+ 33,686
Lung Cancers	4	87,269	57	1,295	+ 85,974
Lung Disease	5	83,699	22	12,569	+ 71,130
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	53,535	1	207,281	- 153,746
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	47,764	43	4,152	+ 43,612
Prostate Cancer	8	39,567	35	5,914	+ 33,653
Breast Cancer	9	34,697	23	11,884	+ 22,813
Parkinson's Disease	10	34,452	46	2,473	+ 31,979
Other Injuries	11	32,526	17	22,696	+ 9,830
Pancreas Cancer	12	28,166	51	1,975	+ 26,191
Suicide	13	26,170	30	7,019	+ 19,151
Lymphomas	14	23,906	40	5,202	+ 18,705
Kidney Disease	15	21,619	20	18,189	+ 3,430
Diabetes Mellitus	16	19,287	18	22,497	- 3,209
Hypertension	17	15,745	24	10,692	+ 5,053
Falls	18	15,403	28	7,528	+ 7,875
Oesophagus Cancer	19	14,650	64	560	+ 14,089
Liver Cancer	20	14,549	39	5,289	+ 9,260
Bladder Cancer	21	13,235	63	670	+ 12,565
Leukemia	22	12,289	47	2,257	+ 10,032
Stomach Cancer	23	11,419	50	2,129	+ 9,290
Drug Use	24	10,930	34	6,273	+ 4,657
Ovary Cancer	25	10,688	49	2,133	+ 8,555
Inflammatory/Heart	26	10,160	42	4,826	+ 5,333
Endocrine Disorders	27	10,138	21	15,799	- 5,661
Alcohol	28	9,198	58	1,031	+ 8,166
Skin Cancers	29	8,445	53	1,933	+ 6,512
Other Neoplasms	30	6,327	66	290	+ 6,037
Liver Disease	31	6,153	13	38,326	- 32,173
Cervical Cancer	32	5,976	25	10,574	- 4,598
Oral Cancer	33	5,555	48	2,238	+ 3,316
Congenital Anomalies	34	4,847	9	49,696	- 44,849
Road Traffic Accidents	35	4,518	12	41,693	- 37,175
Uterin Cancer	36	4,495	62	679	+ 3,816
Epilepsy	37	3,525	41	5,001	- 1,476
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	2,752	69	165	+ 2,588
Violence	39	2,607	19	18,407	- 15,800
Anemia	40	2,383	82	0	+ 2,383
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	2,117	37	5,846	- 3,729
Poisonings	42	2,100	33	6,570	- 4,470
Low Birth Weight	43	1,959	6	95,959	- 93,999
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,796	68	179	+ 1,617
Skin Disease	45	1,713	56	1,468	+ 245
Birth Trauma	46	1,617	5	100,186	- 98,569
Osteoarthritis	47	1,347	85	0	+ 1,347
Asthma	48	1,082	27	8,192	- 7,110
Schizophrenia	49	947	80	0	+ 947
Meningitis	50	832	11	43,651	- 42,819
Upper Respiratory	51	720	67	259	+ 461
Hepatitis C	52	719	65	304	+ 416
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	691	84	0	+ 691
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	678	52	1,946	- 1,268
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	631	2	144,724	- 144,093
Drownings	56	593	32	6,584	- 5,991
Malnutrition	57	355	36	5,896	- 5,541
Fires	58	350	29	7,132	- 6,782
HIV/AIDS	59	303	10	44,124	- 43,821
Maternal Conditions	60	232	15	23,540	- 23,308
War	61	26	45	3,245	- 3,219
Pertussis	62	8	16	23,282	- 23,274
Hepatitis B	63	2	55	1,488	- 1,486
Otitis Media	64	1	72	3	- 2
Leprosy	65	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Measles	67	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Tetanus	68	0	26	8,355	- 8,355
Ascariasis	69	0	61	685	- 685
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	2	- 2
Malaria	73	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	23	- 23
Encephalitis	78	0	59	937	- 937
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	38	5,449	- 5,449
Chlamydia	81	0	71	14	- 14
Tuberculosis	82	0	3	127,335	- 127,335
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	60	760	- 760
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Iceland

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.