NIGERIA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	215,413	7	61,374	+ 154,039
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	145,176	31	6,786	+ 138,390
Lung Cancers	3	86,670	57	1,295	+ 85,375
Lung Disease	4	86,650	22	12,569	+ 74,082
Stroke	5	80,057	8	57,744	+ 22,314
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	58,729	1	207,281	- 148,552
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	49,542	43	4,152	+ 45,390
Breast Cancer	8	34,366	23	11,884	+ 22,482
Prostate Cancer	9	26,462	35	5,914	+ 20,548
Kidney Disease	10	25,624	20	18,189	+ 7,435
Pancreas Cancer	11	23,998	51	1,975	+ 22,023
Parkinson's Disease	12	23,959	46	2,473	+ 21,486
Lymphomas	13	23,198	40	5,202	+ 17,996
Suicide	14	21,258	30	7,019	+ 14,239
Oesophagus Cancer	15	18,933	64	560	+ 18,373
Diabetes Mellitus	16	18,708	18	22,497	- 3,789
Stomach Cancer	17	16,133	50	2,129	+ 14,005
Liver Cancer	18	14,384	39	5,289	+ 9,095
Liver Disease	19	12,635	13	38,326	- 25,690
Leukemia	20	12,385	47	2,257	+ 10,128
Ovary Cancer	21	12,344	49	2,133	+ 10,211
Bladder Cancer	22	11,577	63	670	+ 10,908
Skin Cancers	23	11,386	53	1,933	+ 9,453
Endocrine Disorders	24	11,276	21	15,799	- 4,523
Falls	25	11,166	28	7,528	+ 3,638
Inflammatory/Heart	26	10,848	42	4,826	+ 6,022
Other Neoplasms	27	9,857	66	290	+ 9,567
Oral Cancer	28	8,265	48	2,238	+ 6,027
Hypertension	29	7,905	24	10,692	- 2,786
Other Injuries	30	7,728	17	22,696	- 14,968
Drug Use	31	7,544	34	6,273	+ 1,271
Congenital Anomalies	32	6,922	9	49,696	- 42,775
Road Traffic Accidents	33	6,921	12	41,693	- 34,772
Uterin Cancer	34	5,707	62	679	+ 5,028
Cervical Cancer	35	4,658	25	10,574	- 5,916
Epilepsy	36	3,847	41	5,001	- 1,155
Multiple Sclerosis	37	3,755	68	179	+ 3,576
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	3,025	37	5,846	- 2,821
Alcohol	39	2,902	58	1,031	+ 1,871
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	2,666	69	165	+ 2,502
Asthma	41	2,620	27	8,192	- 5,572
Skin Disease	42	2,610	56	1,468	+ 1,142
Drownings	43	2,586	32	6,584	- 3,999
Low Birth Weight	44	2,523	6	95,959	- 93,436
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	2,379	2	144,724	- 142,345
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	2,252	52	1,946	+ 307
Violence	47	1,727	19	18,407	- 16,680
Fires	48	1,357	29	7,132	- 5,775
Anemia	49	1,302	82	0	+ 1,302
Tuberculosis	50	1,043	3	127,335	- 126,293
Osteoarthritis	51	886	85	0	+ 886
Hepatitis C	52	869	65	304	+ 565
Poisonings	53	636	33	6,570	- 5,934
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	618	84	0	+ 618
Schizophrenia	55	523	80	0	+ 523
Birth Trauma	56	455	5	100,186	- 99,731
HIV/AIDS	57	389	10	44,124	- 43,735
Meningitis	58	331	11	43,651	- 43,320
Hepatitis B	59	265	55	1,488	- 1,223
Appendicitis	60	154	60	760	- 606
Maternal Conditions	61	140	15	23,540	- 23,400
Oral conditions	62	102	86	0	+ 102
Malnutrition	63	79	36	5,896	- 5,818
Upper Respiratory	64	45	67	259	- 214
War	65	22	45	3,245	- 3,223
Encephalitis	66	8	59	937	- 929
Pertussis	67	0	16	23,282	- 23,282
Syphilis	68	0	38	5,449	- 5,449
Chlamydia	69	0	71	14	- 14
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	72	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	23	- 23
Ascariasis	77	0	61	685	- 685
Dengue	78	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	26	8,355	- 8,355
Diphtheria	82	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Measles	83	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Ireland

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.