NIGERIA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	314,963	7	61,374	+ 253,589
Stroke	2	234,097	8	57,744	+ 176,353
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	207,340	1	207,281	+ 59
Lung Cancers	4	153,130	57	1,295	+ 151,835
Lung Disease	5	150,212	22	12,569	+ 137,643
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	110,186	43	4,152	+ 106,034
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	109,411	31	6,786	+ 102,626
Stomach Cancer	8	96,913	50	2,129	+ 94,784
Kidney Disease	9	86,048	20	18,189	+ 67,859
Pancreas Cancer	10	71,152	51	1,975	+ 69,177
Liver Cancer	11	56,466	39	5,289	+ 51,177
Other Injuries	12	42,406	17	22,696	+ 19,710
Suicide	13	37,406	30	7,019	+ 30,388
Lymphomas	14	37,035	40	5,202	+ 31,834
Breast Cancer	15	30,371	23	11,884	+ 18,486
Other Neoplasms	16	29,054	66	290	+ 28,764
Liver Disease	17	27,278	13	38,326	- 11,048
Parkinson's Disease	18	26,917	46	2,473	+ 24,444
Prostate Cancer	19	25,971	35	5,914	+ 20,057
Oesophagus Cancer	20	23,666	64	560	+ 23,106
Endocrine Disorders	21	22,072	21	15,799	+ 6,273
Bladder Cancer	22	19,094	63	670	+ 18,424
Falls	23	18,709	28	7,528	+ 11,180
Leukemia	24	18,461	47	2,257	+ 16,204
Drownings	25	16,159	32	6,584	+ 9,574
Oral Cancer	26	16,013	48	2,238	+ 13,775
Inflammatory/Heart	27	15,820	42	4,826	+ 10,993
Hypertension	28	12,823	24	10,692	+ 2,131
Diabetes Mellitus	29	10,439	18	22,497	- 12,057
Ovary Cancer	30	9,726	49	2,133	+ 7,593
Road Traffic Accidents	31	8,774	12	41,693	- 32,919
Cervical Cancer	32	7,300	25	10,574	- 3,274
Uterin Cancer	33	6,651	62	679	+ 5,972
Tuberculosis	34	6,646	3	127,335	- 120,689
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	5,614	37	5,846	- 231
Skin Disease	36	5,392	56	1,468	+ 3,924
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	5,248	2	144,724	- 139,476
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	5,030	69	165	+ 4,866
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	4,910	52	1,946	+ 2,964
Congenital Anomalies	40	4,752	9	49,696	- 44,945
Hepatitis C	41	4,265	65	304	+ 3,962
Asthma	42	3,694	27	8,192	- 4,498
Malnutrition	43	3,670	36	5,896	- 2,226
Skin Cancers	44	3,541	53	1,933	+ 1,608
Epilepsy	45	2,995	41	5,001	- 2,006
Hepatitis B	46	2,734	55	1,488	+ 1,246
Schizophrenia	47	2,021	80	0	+ 2,021
Fires	48	1,935	29	7,132	- 5,197
Anemia	49	1,682	82	0	+ 1,682
Drug Use	50	1,407	34	6,273	- 4,866
Alcohol	51	1,106	58	1,031	+ 75
Meningitis	52	592	11	43,651	- 43,060
Violence	53	511	19	18,407	- 17,897
Poisonings	54	489	33	6,570	- 6,081
Low Birth Weight	55	388	6	95,959	- 95,570
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	330	84	0	+ 330
Upper Respiratory	57	306	67	259	+ 47
Appendicitis	58	241	60	760	- 519
Multiple Sclerosis	59	207	68	179	+ 28
Oral conditions	60	203	86	0	+ 203
Birth Trauma	61	201	5	100,186	- 99,985
Osteoarthritis	62	165	85	0	+ 165
HIV/AIDS	63	92	10	44,124	- 44,032
Maternal Conditions	64	74	15	23,540	- 23,466
Syphilis	65	30	38	5,449	- 5,419
War	66	28	45	3,245	- 3,217
Tetanus	67	18	26	8,355	- 8,337
Otitis Media	68	15	72	3	+ 12
Encephalitis	69	9	59	937	- 928
Iodine Deficiency	70	3	79	0	+ 3
Pertussis	71	3	16	23,282	- 23,279
Schistosomiasis	72	1	54	1,508	- 1,507
Leprosy	73	1	76	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	74	0	44	3,800	- 3,799
Measles	75	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	23	- 23
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chlamydia	80	0	71	14	- 14
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	61	685	- 685
Dengue	83	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Japan

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.