NIGERIA VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,380,872	7	61,374	+ 1,319,498
Stroke	2	508,333	8	57,744	+ 450,589
Lung Cancers	3	119,690	57	1,295	+ 118,395
Hypertension	4	116,121	24	10,692	+ 105,430
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	96,719	43	4,152	+ 92,567
Suicide	6	64,990	30	7,019	+ 57,971
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	58,927	1	207,281	- 148,354
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	58,457	31	6,786	+ 51,671
Liver Disease	9	57,967	13	38,326	+ 19,642
Stomach Cancer	10	57,577	50	2,129	+ 55,449
Breast Cancer	11	56,656	23	11,884	+ 44,772
Prostate Cancer	12	53,860	35	5,914	+ 47,945
Pancreas Cancer	13	52,062	51	1,975	+ 50,088
Diabetes Mellitus	14	47,303	18	22,497	+ 24,806
Falls	15	46,665	28	7,528	+ 39,137
Lung Disease	16	46,207	22	12,569	+ 33,639
Inflammatory/Heart	17	43,597	42	4,826	+ 38,770
Other Injuries	18	37,430	17	22,696	+ 14,734
Kidney Disease	19	33,496	20	18,189	+ 15,306
Oral Cancer	20	30,445	48	2,238	+ 28,207
Lymphomas	21	28,958	40	5,202	+ 23,756
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	28,170	37	5,846	+ 22,324
Bladder Cancer	23	26,342	63	670	+ 25,672
Leukemia	24	25,562	47	2,257	+ 23,305
Liver Cancer	25	21,518	39	5,289	+ 16,229
Ovary Cancer	26	21,005	49	2,133	+ 18,872
Road Traffic Accidents	27	20,227	12	41,693	- 21,466
Cervical Cancer	28	20,204	25	10,574	+ 9,630
Parkinson's Disease	29	20,027	46	2,473	+ 17,554
Oesophagus Cancer	30	19,708	64	560	+ 19,148
Other Neoplasms	31	19,092	66	290	+ 18,802
Skin Cancers	32	17,707	53	1,933	+ 15,774
Alcohol	33	17,262	58	1,031	+ 16,231
Uterin Cancer	34	14,354	62	679	+ 13,675
Drownings	35	13,505	32	6,584	+ 6,921
Violence	36	11,850	19	18,407	- 6,558
Drug Use	37	11,012	34	6,273	+ 4,739
Tuberculosis	38	10,696	3	127,335	- 116,639
Endocrine Disorders	39	6,490	21	15,799	- 9,309
Epilepsy	40	5,590	41	5,001	+ 589
Congenital Anomalies	41	5,554	9	49,696	- 44,142
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	5,348	2	144,724	- 139,376
Fires	43	4,612	29	7,132	- 2,520
Skin Disease	44	4,313	56	1,468	+ 2,845
Poisonings	45	4,157	33	6,570	- 2,413
Asthma	46	4,086	27	8,192	- 4,105
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	3,696	69	165	+ 3,531
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	2,629	52	1,946	+ 683
Multiple Sclerosis	49	2,591	68	179	+ 2,412
Hepatitis C	50	2,107	65	304	+ 1,803
HIV/AIDS	51	2,008	10	44,124	- 42,116
Meningitis	52	1,743	11	43,651	- 41,908
Birth Trauma	53	927	5	100,186	- 99,259
Appendicitis	54	878	60	760	+ 118
Low Birth Weight	55	797	6	95,959	- 95,162
Schizophrenia	56	762	80	0	+ 762
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	722	84	0	+ 722
Malnutrition	58	638	36	5,896	- 5,258
Osteoarthritis	59	563	85	0	+ 563
Anemia	60	479	82	0	+ 479
Hepatitis B	61	426	55	1,488	- 1,062
Tetanus	62	218	26	8,355	- 8,137
Maternal Conditions	63	191	15	23,540	- 23,349
Oral conditions	64	177	86	0	+ 177
Encephalitis	65	144	59	937	- 792
Otitis Media	66	91	72	3	+ 88
War	67	25	45	3,245	- 3,219
Upper Respiratory	68	5	67	259	- 254
Pertussis	69	2	16	23,282	- 23,280
Syphilis	70	0	38	5,449	- 5,449
Chlamydia	71	0	71	14	- 14
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	61	685	- 685
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	23	- 23
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Diphtheria	82	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Measles	83	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Lithuania

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.