NIGERIA VS JORDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JORDAN		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	102,891	7	61,374	+ 41,517
Stroke	2	61,620	8	57,744	+ 3,876
Road Traffic Accidents	3	36,379	12	41,693	- 5,314
Diabetes Mellitus	4	35,675	18	22,497	+ 13,178
Hypertension	5	32,451	24	10,692	+ 21,759
Kidney Disease	6	31,653	20	18,189	+ 13,464
Lung Cancers	7	22,429	57	1,295	+ 21,134
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	19,862	1	207,281	- 187,418
Congenital Anomalies	9	19,795	9	49,696	- 29,902
Low Birth Weight	10	18,160	6	95,959	- 77,799
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	14,966	31	6,786	+ 8,180
Breast Cancer	12	14,532	23	11,884	+ 2,648
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	13,060	43	4,152	+ 8,908
Liver Disease	14	10,456	13	38,326	- 27,870
Lung Disease	15	9,408	22	12,569	- 3,161
Leukemia	16	7,832	47	2,257	+ 5,575
Stomach Cancer	17	7,735	50	2,129	+ 5,607
Lymphomas	18	6,851	40	5,202	+ 1,650
Other Injuries	19	6,223	17	22,696	- 16,473
Birth Trauma	20	5,739	5	100,186	- 94,448
Violence	21	5,699	19	18,407	- 12,708
Pancreas Cancer	22	5,199	51	1,975	+ 3,225
Bladder Cancer	23	4,505	63	670	+ 3,836
Falls	24	4,037	28	7,528	- 3,491
Liver Cancer	25	3,937	39	5,289	- 1,351
Endocrine Disorders	26	3,817	21	15,799	- 11,981
Parkinson's Disease	27	3,583	46	2,473	+ 1,110
Suicide	28	3,501	30	7,019	- 3,518
Fires	29	3,237	29	7,132	- 3,895
Diarrhoeal diseases	30	3,224	2	144,724	- 141,501
Oral Cancer	31	3,026	48	2,238	+ 787
Ovary Cancer	32	2,950	49	2,133	+ 817
Prostate Cancer	33	2,776	35	5,914	- 3,139
Drug Use	34	2,431	34	6,273	- 3,842
Asthma	35	2,426	27	8,192	- 5,766
Drownings	36	2,267	32	6,584	- 4,317
Meningitis	37	1,660	11	43,651	- 41,991
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,575	42	4,826	- 3,252
Uterin Cancer	39	1,574	62	679	+ 895
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,411	37	5,846	- 4,435
Cervical Cancer	41	1,349	25	10,574	- 9,225
Oesophagus Cancer	42	1,338	64	560	+ 777
Pertussis	43	1,157	16	23,282	- 22,125
Maternal Conditions	44	1,112	15	23,540	- 22,427
Syphilis	45	1,097	38	5,449	- 4,353
Epilepsy	46	1,038	41	5,001	- 3,963
Poisonings	47	989	33	6,570	- 5,581
Skin Disease	48	895	56	1,468	- 573
Skin Cancers	49	801	53	1,933	- 1,132
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	474	52	1,946	- 1,471
Malnutrition	51	317	36	5,896	- 5,579
Encephalitis	52	289	59	937	- 648
Tuberculosis	53	257	3	127,335	- 127,078
Multiple Sclerosis	54	250	68	179	+ 71
Alcohol	55	223	58	1,031	- 808
Tetanus	56	223	26	8,355	- 8,132
Other Neoplasms	57	195	66	290	- 95
Appendicitis	58	166	60	760	- 595
War	59	131	45	3,245	- 3,113
Hepatitis B	60	89	55	1,488	- 1,400
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	83	69	165	- 81
Schistosomiasis	62	55	54	1,508	- 1,452
HIV/AIDS	63	42	10	44,124	- 44,081
Hepatitis C	64	29	65	304	- 275
Measles	65	15	14	29,439	- 29,423
Leishmaniasis	66	5	70	23	- 18
Diphtheria	67	4	44	3,800	- 3,795
Ascariasis	68	4	61	685	- 681
Upper Respiratory	69	3	67	259	- 255
Chlamydia	70	2	71	14	- 12
Otitis Media	71	0	72	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	73	2	- 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.