NIGERIA VS MALDIVES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALDIVES		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	169,973	7	61,374	+ 108,599
Stroke	2	87,157	8	57,744	+ 29,413
Lung Disease	3	55,467	22	12,569	+ 42,898
Kidney Disease	4	48,948	20	18,189	+ 30,759
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	28,752	31	6,786	+ 21,966
Diabetes Mellitus	6	28,513	18	22,497	+ 6,017
Lung Cancers	7	22,131	57	1,295	+ 20,836
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	20,108	1	207,281	- 187,173
Breast Cancer	9	17,032	23	11,884	+ 5,148
Liver Cancer	10	16,331	39	5,289	+ 11,042
Liver Disease	11	14,847	13	38,326	- 23,478
Endocrine Disorders	12	13,166	21	15,799	- 2,633
Cervical Cancer	13	13,095	25	10,574	+ 2,521
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	12,768	43	4,152	+ 8,616
Congenital Anomalies	15	11,727	9	49,696	- 37,970
Falls	16	11,453	28	7,528	+ 3,924
Hypertension	17	9,974	24	10,692	- 717
Other Injuries	18	9,542	17	22,696	- 13,154
Oral Cancer	19	9,394	48	2,238	+ 7,155
Low Birth Weight	20	8,928	6	95,959	- 87,031
Suicide	21	8,851	30	7,019	+ 1,833
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	8,737	2	144,724	- 135,987
Drownings	23	8,424	32	6,584	+ 1,840
Leukemia	24	7,785	47	2,257	+ 5,528
Parkinson's Disease	25	7,052	46	2,473	+ 4,579
Prostate Cancer	26	6,996	35	5,914	+ 1,082
Tuberculosis	27	6,879	3	127,335	- 120,457
Violence	28	6,090	19	18,407	- 12,317
Asthma	29	5,990	27	8,192	- 2,202
Ovary Cancer	30	5,646	49	2,133	+ 3,513
Road Traffic Accidents	31	5,261	12	41,693	- 36,432
Skin Disease	32	5,149	56	1,468	+ 3,681
Dengue	33	4,591	73	2	+ 4,589
Lymphomas	34	4,501	40	5,202	- 700
Maternal Conditions	35	3,312	15	23,540	- 20,228
Inflammatory/Heart	36	3,255	42	4,826	- 1,571
Bladder Cancer	37	3,195	63	670	+ 2,525
Epilepsy	38	2,980	41	5,001	- 2,022
Birth Trauma	39	2,932	5	100,186	- 97,254
Pancreas Cancer	40	2,677	51	1,975	+ 702
Fires	41	2,390	29	7,132	- 4,741
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	2,189	37	5,846	- 3,657
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	2,069	52	1,946	+ 124
Encephalitis	44	1,650	59	937	+ 713
Malnutrition	45	1,643	36	5,896	- 4,253
Other Neoplasms	46	1,240	66	290	+ 950
Uterin Cancer	47	1,201	62	679	+ 522
Drug Use	48	1,112	34	6,273	- 5,161
Stomach Cancer	49	742	50	2,129	- 1,387
Meningitis	50	657	11	43,651	- 42,994
Alcohol	51	406	58	1,031	- 625
Pertussis	52	225	16	23,282	- 23,057
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	206	69	165	+ 41
Tetanus	54	169	26	8,355	- 8,185
Poisonings	55	153	33	6,570	- 6,417
Hepatitis B	56	139	55	1,488	- 1,349
Multiple Sclerosis	57	130	68	179	- 49
Syphilis	58	88	38	5,449	- 5,361
Oesophagus Cancer	59	87	64	560	- 473
Measles	60	79	14	29,439	- 29,360
Appendicitis	61	68	60	760	- 693
War	62	46	45	3,245	- 3,199
Skin Cancers	63	31	53	1,933	- 1,902
Hepatitis C	64	31	65	304	- 273
Ascariasis	65	23	61	685	- 663
Upper Respiratory	66	20	67	259	- 239
Chlamydia	67	7	71	14	- 7
Diphtheria	68	3	44	3,800	- 3,797
Otitis Media	69	2	72	3	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Leishmaniasis	72	0	70	23	- 23
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	78	0	10	44,124	- 44,124
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Maldives

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.