NIGERIA VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	128,978	7	61,374	+ 67,605
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	75,423	31	6,786	+ 68,638
Kidney Disease	3	61,356	20	18,189	+ 43,167
Stroke	4	61,216	8	57,744	+ 3,472
Lung Cancers	5	51,006	57	1,295	+ 49,711
Diabetes Mellitus	6	48,169	18	22,497	+ 25,672
Lung Disease	7	38,932	22	12,569	+ 26,364
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	38,247	1	207,281	- 169,034
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	38,027	43	4,152	+ 33,875
Breast Cancer	10	31,142	23	11,884	+ 19,258
Pancreas Cancer	11	25,748	51	1,975	+ 23,773
Endocrine Disorders	12	25,239	21	15,799	+ 9,440
Lymphomas	13	23,295	40	5,202	+ 18,094
Other Injuries	14	20,844	17	22,696	- 1,852
Leukemia	15	15,401	47	2,257	+ 13,145
Stomach Cancer	16	14,231	50	2,129	+ 12,103
Prostate Cancer	17	13,129	35	5,914	+ 7,214
Bladder Cancer	18	12,496	63	670	+ 11,827
Suicide	19	11,419	30	7,019	+ 4,400
Other Neoplasms	20	10,572	66	290	+ 10,282
Hypertension	21	10,080	24	10,692	- 612
Parkinson's Disease	22	10,019	46	2,473	+ 7,546
Skin Cancers	23	9,545	53	1,933	+ 7,612
Skin Disease	24	9,262	56	1,468	+ 7,793
Liver Cancer	25	8,686	39	5,289	+ 3,397
Road Traffic Accidents	26	8,385	12	41,693	- 33,309
Ovary Cancer	27	8,122	49	2,133	+ 5,989
Liver Disease	28	7,358	13	38,326	- 30,968
Congenital Anomalies	29	7,327	9	49,696	- 42,369
Inflammatory/Heart	30	5,401	42	4,826	+ 574
Uterin Cancer	31	5,084	62	679	+ 4,405
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	4,184	2	144,724	- 140,540
Oral Cancer	33	3,783	48	2,238	+ 1,544
Anemia	34	3,755	82	0	+ 3,755
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	3,628	52	1,946	+ 1,682
Asthma	36	3,567	27	8,192	- 4,625
Oesophagus Cancer	37	3,470	64	560	+ 2,909
Cervical Cancer	38	3,348	25	10,574	- 7,226
Falls	39	3,107	28	7,528	- 4,421
Epilepsy	40	2,734	41	5,001	- 2,267
Violence	41	2,619	19	18,407	- 15,788
Low Birth Weight	42	2,367	6	95,959	- 93,592
Drug Use	43	1,699	34	6,273	- 4,574
Schizophrenia	44	1,674	80	0	+ 1,674
Drownings	45	983	32	6,584	- 5,601
Hepatitis C	46	978	65	304	+ 675
Multiple Sclerosis	47	978	68	179	+ 799
Malnutrition	48	976	36	5,896	- 4,920
Alcohol	49	971	58	1,031	- 61
Birth Trauma	50	879	5	100,186	- 99,307
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	836	37	5,846	- 5,010
HIV/AIDS	52	639	10	44,124	- 43,484
Fires	53	611	29	7,132	- 6,520
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	579	69	165	+ 414
Meningitis	55	510	11	43,651	- 43,141
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	436	84	0	+ 436
Tuberculosis	57	407	3	127,335	- 126,928
Hepatitis B	58	398	55	1,488	- 1,090
Osteoarthritis	59	198	85	0	+ 198
War	60	184	45	3,245	- 3,061
Maternal Conditions	61	145	15	23,540	- 23,395
Upper Respiratory	62	136	67	259	- 122
Poisonings	63	100	33	6,570	- 6,470
Appendicitis	64	95	60	760	- 665
Oral conditions	65	94	86	0	+ 94
Encephalitis	66	86	59	937	- 850
Otitis Media	67	19	72	3	+ 16
Leprosy	68	9	76	0	+ 9
Pertussis	69	4	16	23,282	- 23,278
Leishmaniasis	70	1	70	23	- 22
Syphilis	71	0	38	5,449	- 5,449
Diphtheria	72	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Tetanus	73	0	26	8,355	- 8,355
Measles	74	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	14	- 14
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	61	685	- 685
Dengue	84	0	73	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	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.