NIGERIA VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	255,380	7	61,374	+ 194,007
Lung Disease	2	147,804	22	12,569	+ 135,235
Stroke	3	117,109	8	57,744	+ 59,365
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	112,619	2	144,724	- 32,105
Tuberculosis	5	73,232	3	127,335	- 54,103
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	65,931	1	207,281	- 141,350
Diabetes Mellitus	7	45,614	18	22,497	+ 23,117
Liver Disease	8	45,124	13	38,326	+ 6,798
Low Birth Weight	9	40,110	6	95,959	- 55,848
Falls	10	37,929	28	7,528	+ 30,401
Kidney Disease	11	37,450	20	18,189	+ 19,261
Road Traffic Accidents	12	35,718	12	41,693	- 5,975
Asthma	13	32,938	27	8,192	+ 24,747
Suicide	14	29,124	30	7,019	+ 22,105
Other Injuries	15	25,129	17	22,696	+ 2,433
Oral Cancer	16	22,545	48	2,238	+ 20,306
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	21,269	31	6,786	+ 14,483
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	21,182	52	1,946	+ 19,237
Hypertension	19	18,153	24	10,692	+ 7,462
Birth Trauma	20	17,275	5	100,186	- 82,912
Lung Cancers	21	14,831	57	1,295	+ 13,536
Breast Cancer	22	13,915	23	11,884	+ 2,030
Congenital Anomalies	23	13,906	9	49,696	- 35,790
Stomach Cancer	24	13,619	50	2,129	+ 11,490
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	12,999	43	4,152	+ 8,847
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	11,443	37	5,846	+ 5,597
Violence	27	8,697	19	18,407	- 9,710
Drownings	28	8,195	32	6,584	+ 1,610
Encephalitis	29	8,078	59	937	+ 7,141
Cervical Cancer	30	7,614	25	10,574	- 2,960
HIV/AIDS	31	7,461	10	44,124	- 36,663
Parkinson's Disease	32	7,291	46	2,473	+ 4,818
Lymphomas	33	6,747	40	5,202	+ 1,546
Oesophagus Cancer	34	6,535	64	560	+ 5,975
Leukemia	35	5,609	47	2,257	+ 3,352
Meningitis	36	5,601	11	43,651	- 38,050
Pancreas Cancer	37	5,513	51	1,975	+ 3,538
Prostate Cancer	38	5,199	35	5,914	- 715
Liver Cancer	39	5,102	39	5,289	- 187
Epilepsy	40	5,092	41	5,001	+ 91
Maternal Conditions	41	4,354	15	23,540	- 19,186
Fires	42	3,909	29	7,132	- 3,223
Alcohol	43	3,880	58	1,031	+ 2,849
Ovary Cancer	44	3,687	49	2,133	+ 1,555
Skin Disease	45	3,000	56	1,468	+ 1,532
Dengue	46	2,948	73	2	+ 2,946
Endocrine Disorders	47	2,565	21	15,799	- 13,234
Bladder Cancer	48	2,366	63	670	+ 1,696
Inflammatory/Heart	49	2,125	42	4,826	- 2,701
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	2,005	69	165	+ 1,840
Measles	51	2,003	14	29,439	- 27,436
Drug Use	52	1,974	34	6,273	- 4,299
Appendicitis	53	1,889	60	760	+ 1,129
Pertussis	54	1,696	16	23,282	- 21,586
Malnutrition	55	1,449	36	5,896	- 4,447
Hepatitis B	56	1,375	55	1,488	- 113
Malaria	57	1,295	4	100,963	- 99,668
Tetanus	58	1,192	26	8,355	- 7,163
Uterin Cancer	59	1,149	62	679	+ 470
Skin Cancers	60	849	53	1,933	- 1,084
Poisonings	61	595	33	6,570	- 5,975
Other Neoplasms	62	499	66	290	+ 209
Multiple Sclerosis	63	391	68	179	+ 212
Syphilis	64	337	38	5,449	- 5,112
Hepatitis C	65	229	65	304	- 75
Leishmaniasis	66	164	70	23	+ 141
War	67	150	45	3,245	- 3,095
Upper Respiratory	68	98	67	259	- 161
Chlamydia	69	64	71	14	+ 50
Ascariasis	70	21	61	685	- 664
Otitis Media	71	11	72	3	+ 8
Diphtheria	72	11	44	3,800	- 3,789
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	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.