NIGERIA VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	377,134	7	61,374	+ 315,760
Stroke	2	243,227	8	57,744	+ 185,483
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	160,943	31	6,786	+ 154,158
Lung Cancers	4	132,625	57	1,295	+ 131,330
Lung Disease	5	125,752	22	12,569	+ 113,183
Hypertension	6	116,233	24	10,692	+ 105,541
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	82,535	43	4,152	+ 78,383
Diabetes Mellitus	8	77,030	18	22,497	+ 54,533
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	63,448	1	207,281	- 143,833
Breast Cancer	10	53,855	23	11,884	+ 41,971
Kidney Disease	11	49,418	20	18,189	+ 31,229
Other Injuries	12	47,036	17	22,696	+ 24,340
Pancreas Cancer	13	46,967	51	1,975	+ 44,992
Stomach Cancer	14	39,814	50	2,129	+ 37,685
Other Neoplasms	15	38,772	66	290	+ 38,482
Lymphomas	16	37,553	40	5,202	+ 32,352
Liver Cancer	17	37,358	39	5,289	+ 32,070
Endocrine Disorders	18	32,740	21	15,799	+ 16,941
Parkinson's Disease	19	32,727	46	2,473	+ 30,254
Prostate Cancer	20	32,656	35	5,914	+ 26,741
Leukemia	21	26,129	47	2,257	+ 23,872
Bladder Cancer	22	26,059	63	670	+ 25,390
Liver Disease	23	21,589	13	38,326	- 16,737
Inflammatory/Heart	24	21,478	42	4,826	+ 16,652
Falls	25	16,397	28	7,528	+ 8,869
Suicide	26	15,696	30	7,019	+ 8,677
Oral Cancer	27	12,983	48	2,238	+ 10,745
Ovary Cancer	28	12,743	49	2,133	+ 10,611
Skin Cancers	29	12,578	53	1,933	+ 10,645
Road Traffic Accidents	30	12,507	12	41,693	- 29,186
Hepatitis C	31	9,516	65	304	+ 9,213
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	8,605	52	1,946	+ 6,659
Uterin Cancer	33	8,535	62	679	+ 7,856
Oesophagus Cancer	34	7,942	64	560	+ 7,382
Anemia	35	6,495	82	0	+ 6,495
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	6,298	2	144,724	- 138,426
Congenital Anomalies	37	5,604	9	49,696	- 44,092
Skin Disease	38	5,591	56	1,468	+ 4,123
Epilepsy	39	5,190	41	5,001	+ 189
Cervical Cancer	40	4,480	25	10,574	- 6,094
Malnutrition	41	3,012	36	5,896	- 2,885
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	2,724	69	165	+ 2,559
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	2,679	37	5,846	- 3,167
Multiple Sclerosis	44	2,628	68	179	+ 2,449
Drug Use	45	2,540	34	6,273	- 3,733
HIV/AIDS	46	2,019	10	44,124	- 42,105
Asthma	47	1,917	27	8,192	- 6,275
Osteoarthritis	48	1,868	85	0	+ 1,868
Schizophrenia	49	1,647	80	0	+ 1,647
Violence	50	1,586	19	18,407	- 16,821
Low Birth Weight	51	1,388	6	95,959	- 94,571
Drownings	52	1,335	32	6,584	- 5,249
Tuberculosis	53	1,305	3	127,335	- 126,031
Hepatitis B	54	1,297	55	1,488	- 191
Alcohol	55	1,076	58	1,031	+ 44
Fires	56	1,053	29	7,132	- 6,079
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	935	84	0	+ 935
Poisonings	58	598	33	6,570	- 5,972
Birth Trauma	59	545	5	100,186	- 99,641
Meningitis	60	496	11	43,651	- 43,155
Appendicitis	61	188	60	760	- 572
Oral conditions	62	184	86	0	+ 184
Tetanus	63	84	26	8,355	- 8,271
Upper Respiratory	64	78	67	259	- 180
Otitis Media	65	62	72	3	+ 59
War	66	24	45	3,245	- 3,221
Maternal Conditions	67	23	15	23,540	- 23,517
Encephalitis	68	18	59	937	- 919
Syphilis	69	17	38	5,449	- 5,433
Leishmaniasis	70	12	70	23	- 11
Measles	71	5	14	29,439	- 29,433
Chagas disease	72	4	78	0	+ 4
Pertussis	73	2	16	23,282	- 23,280
Leprosy	74	2	76	0	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	75	1	79	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	76	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Malaria	79	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Ascariasis	80	0	61	685	- 685
Dengue	81	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Italy

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.