NIGERIA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,064,514	7	61,374	+ 1,003,141
Stroke	2	774,496	8	57,744	+ 716,752
Hypertension	3	156,900	24	10,692	+ 146,208
Lung Cancers	4	125,711	57	1,295	+ 124,415
Inflammatory/Heart	5	121,032	42	4,826	+ 116,206
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	94,905	43	4,152	+ 90,753
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	87,221	31	6,786	+ 80,435
Diabetes Mellitus	8	69,585	18	22,497	+ 47,088
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	65,870	1	207,281	- 141,411
Breast Cancer	10	62,092	23	11,884	+ 50,208
Stomach Cancer	11	61,714	50	2,129	+ 59,585
Prostate Cancer	12	60,984	35	5,914	+ 55,069
Pancreas Cancer	13	57,329	51	1,975	+ 55,354
Suicide	14	50,435	30	7,019	+ 43,417
Liver Disease	15	47,941	13	38,326	+ 9,615
Other Injuries	16	47,628	17	22,696	+ 24,932
Kidney Disease	17	46,849	20	18,189	+ 28,660
Lung Disease	18	45,518	22	12,569	+ 32,949
Lymphomas	19	32,255	40	5,202	+ 27,053
Bladder Cancer	20	29,965	63	670	+ 29,296
Alcohol	21	29,882	58	1,031	+ 28,851
Oral Cancer	22	28,130	48	2,238	+ 25,891
Falls	23	26,465	28	7,528	+ 18,937
Ovary Cancer	24	25,815	49	2,133	+ 23,683
Leukemia	25	24,464	47	2,257	+ 22,207
Liver Cancer	26	20,592	39	5,289	+ 15,304
Road Traffic Accidents	27	20,178	12	41,693	- 21,515
Other Neoplasms	28	20,063	66	290	+ 19,773
Uterin Cancer	29	19,411	62	679	+ 18,732
Skin Cancers	30	18,982	53	1,933	+ 17,049
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	18,643	37	5,846	+ 12,797
Oesophagus Cancer	32	17,239	64	560	+ 16,679
Cervical Cancer	33	16,782	25	10,574	+ 6,208
Drownings	34	16,672	32	6,584	+ 10,088
Parkinson's Disease	35	16,491	46	2,473	+ 14,018
Fires	36	13,575	29	7,132	+ 6,444
Violence	37	12,418	19	18,407	- 5,989
Skin Disease	38	10,048	56	1,468	+ 8,580
HIV/AIDS	39	9,738	10	44,124	- 34,386
Tuberculosis	40	9,370	3	127,335	- 117,966
Endocrine Disorders	41	7,765	21	15,799	- 8,034
Hepatitis C	42	6,950	65	304	+ 6,646
Congenital Anomalies	43	6,108	9	49,696	- 43,588
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	5,975	84	0	+ 5,975
Epilepsy	45	5,816	41	5,001	+ 815
Asthma	46	5,475	27	8,192	- 2,716
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	5,365	52	1,946	+ 3,419
Drug Use	48	5,359	34	6,273	- 914
Poisonings	49	3,055	33	6,570	- 3,515
Multiple Sclerosis	50	2,665	68	179	+ 2,486
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	2,606	69	165	+ 2,441
Meningitis	52	1,942	11	43,651	- 41,709
Anemia	53	1,857	82	0	+ 1,857
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	1,788	2	144,724	- 142,936
Birth Trauma	55	1,528	5	100,186	- 98,658
Low Birth Weight	56	1,482	6	95,959	- 94,477
Schizophrenia	57	983	80	0	+ 983
Osteoarthritis	58	904	85	0	+ 904
Appendicitis	59	624	60	760	- 136
Maternal Conditions	60	599	15	23,540	- 22,941
Oral conditions	61	474	86	0	+ 474
Upper Respiratory	62	469	67	259	+ 210
Hepatitis B	63	415	55	1,488	- 1,073
Malnutrition	64	250	36	5,896	- 5,646
Syphilis	65	171	38	5,449	- 5,279
Otitis Media	66	125	72	3	+ 122
Diphtheria	67	93	44	3,800	- 3,706
War	68	26	45	3,245	- 3,219
Encephalitis	69	6	59	937	- 931
Pertussis	70	5	16	23,282	- 23,277
Tetanus	71	0	26	8,355	- 8,355
Measles	72	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	71	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	23	- 23
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Malaria	79	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	2	- 2
Ascariasis	84	0	61	685	- 685
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Latvia

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.