NIGERIA VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	210,486	7	61,374	+ 149,113
Diabetes Mellitus	2	155,929	18	22,497	+ 133,433
Kidney Disease	3	80,803	20	18,189	+ 62,614
Stroke	4	72,053	8	57,744	+ 14,309
Violence	5	58,762	19	18,407	+ 40,354
Liver Disease	6	54,032	13	38,326	+ 15,706
Lung Disease	7	52,737	22	12,569	+ 40,168
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	44,937	1	207,281	- 162,344
Hypertension	9	32,244	24	10,692	+ 21,552
Road Traffic Accidents	10	29,522	12	41,693	- 12,172
Other Injuries	11	22,046	17	22,696	- 650
Endocrine Disorders	12	20,481	21	15,799	+ 4,682
Congenital Anomalies	13	18,935	9	49,696	- 30,761
Malnutrition	14	13,675	36	5,896	+ 7,778
Prostate Cancer	15	13,570	35	5,914	+ 7,656
Breast Cancer	16	13,363	23	11,884	+ 1,479
Lung Cancers	17	13,308	57	1,295	+ 12,013
Low Birth Weight	18	12,970	6	95,959	- 82,989
Stomach Cancer	19	12,564	50	2,129	+ 10,436
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	12,442	43	4,152	+ 8,290
Liver Cancer	21	12,345	39	5,289	+ 7,056
Suicide	22	12,263	30	7,019	+ 5,244
Other Neoplasms	23	11,235	66	290	+ 10,945
Lymphomas	24	8,984	40	5,202	+ 3,782
Leukemia	25	8,746	47	2,257	+ 6,490
Cervical Cancer	26	8,669	25	10,574	- 1,905
Pancreas Cancer	27	8,167	51	1,975	+ 6,192
HIV/AIDS	28	7,475	10	44,124	- 36,649
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	6,294	2	144,724	- 138,430
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	6,241	31	6,786	- 544
Skin Disease	31	5,484	56	1,468	+ 4,016
Alcohol	32	5,334	58	1,031	+ 4,302
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	4,951	37	5,846	- 895
Ovary Cancer	34	4,797	49	2,133	+ 2,665
Falls	35	4,759	28	7,528	- 2,769
Birth Trauma	36	4,621	5	100,186	- 95,565
Anemia	37	3,951	82	0	+ 3,951
Tuberculosis	38	3,518	3	127,335	- 123,817
Epilepsy	39	3,462	41	5,001	- 1,539
Skin Cancers	40	3,456	53	1,933	+ 1,523
Inflammatory/Heart	41	3,379	42	4,826	- 1,447
Drownings	42	3,257	32	6,584	- 3,327
Parkinson's Disease	43	2,838	46	2,473	+ 365
Drug Use	44	2,662	34	6,273	- 3,611
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	2,563	69	165	+ 2,398
Oral Cancer	46	2,454	48	2,238	+ 215
Asthma	47	2,431	27	8,192	- 5,761
Bladder Cancer	48	2,304	63	670	+ 1,634
Oesophagus Cancer	49	2,267	64	560	+ 1,706
Uterin Cancer	50	1,633	62	679	+ 954
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	1,619	84	0	+ 1,619
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	1,556	52	1,946	- 390
Appendicitis	53	1,402	60	760	+ 642
Maternal Conditions	54	1,358	15	23,540	- 22,182
Hepatitis C	55	1,133	65	304	+ 829
Fires	56	1,093	29	7,132	- 6,038
Poisonings	57	961	33	6,570	- 5,609
Meningitis	58	647	11	43,651	- 43,004
Osteoarthritis	59	552	85	0	+ 552
Multiple Sclerosis	60	535	68	179	+ 356
Hepatitis B	61	380	55	1,488	- 1,108
Encephalitis	62	254	59	937	- 683
Schizophrenia	63	230	80	0	+ 230
Upper Respiratory	64	229	67	259	- 30
Oral conditions	65	226	86	0	+ 226
War	66	202	45	3,245	- 3,042
Dengue	67	55	73	2	+ 53
Otitis Media	68	53	72	3	+ 50
Chagas disease	69	44	78	0	+ 44
Pertussis	70	38	16	23,282	- 23,243
Tetanus	71	17	26	8,355	- 8,337
Ascariasis	72	9	61	685	- 676
Syphilis	73	9	38	5,449	- 5,441
Iodine Deficiency	74	4	79	0	+ 4
Leprosy	75	2	76	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	76	2	70	23	- 21
Chlamydia	77	1	71	14	- 13
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	44	3,800	- 3,799
Measles	80	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Malaria	84	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Mexico

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.