NIGERIA VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	459,302	7	61,374	+ 397,928
Diabetes Mellitus	2	291,711	18	22,497	+ 269,214
Stroke	3	283,121	8	57,744	+ 225,377
Kidney Disease	4	133,673	20	18,189	+ 115,483
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	123,072	1	207,281	- 84,209
Lung Disease	6	97,986	22	12,569	+ 85,417
Suicide	7	76,327	30	7,019	+ 69,309
Hypertension	8	64,452	24	10,692	+ 53,760
Liver Disease	9	56,359	13	38,326	+ 18,033
Lung Cancers	10	54,512	57	1,295	+ 53,217
Drownings	11	40,937	32	6,584	+ 34,353
Breast Cancer	12	40,362	23	11,884	+ 28,478
Asthma	13	37,812	27	8,192	+ 29,620
Low Birth Weight	14	35,575	6	95,959	- 60,384
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	32,616	52	1,946	+ 30,670
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	31,915	2	144,724	- 112,809
Other Injuries	17	31,632	17	22,696	+ 8,936
Congenital Anomalies	18	31,561	9	49,696	- 18,136
Tuberculosis	19	29,742	3	127,335	- 97,593
Stomach Cancer	20	27,907	50	2,129	+ 25,779
Birth Trauma	21	25,713	5	100,186	- 74,473
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	20,040	43	4,152	+ 15,888
Cervical Cancer	23	19,788	25	10,574	+ 9,214
Liver Cancer	24	19,393	39	5,289	+ 14,104
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	15,728	37	5,846	+ 9,882
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	15,495	31	6,786	+ 8,710
Falls	27	14,620	28	7,528	+ 7,092
Inflammatory/Heart	28	14,321	42	4,826	+ 9,494
Prostate Cancer	29	13,094	35	5,914	+ 7,180
Endocrine Disorders	30	12,609	21	15,799	- 3,189
Violence	31	12,522	19	18,407	- 5,886
Leukemia	32	11,937	47	2,257	+ 9,680
Parkinson's Disease	33	11,095	46	2,473	+ 8,622
Maternal Conditions	34	8,714	15	23,540	- 14,826
Pancreas Cancer	35	8,616	51	1,975	+ 6,641
Lymphomas	36	8,550	40	5,202	+ 3,348
Pertussis	37	8,379	16	23,282	- 14,903
Oral Cancer	38	8,024	48	2,238	+ 5,786
Meningitis	39	7,587	11	43,651	- 36,064
Syphilis	40	7,181	38	5,449	+ 1,731
Uterin Cancer	41	6,807	62	679	+ 6,129
Skin Disease	42	6,513	56	1,468	+ 5,044
Epilepsy	43	6,484	41	5,001	+ 1,483
Malnutrition	44	6,315	36	5,896	+ 419
Ovary Cancer	45	5,486	49	2,133	+ 3,353
Alcohol	46	5,407	58	1,031	+ 4,376
Oesophagus Cancer	47	5,186	64	560	+ 4,626
Fires	48	4,785	29	7,132	- 2,347
Bladder Cancer	49	3,710	63	670	+ 3,041
Poisonings	50	2,420	33	6,570	- 4,151
Skin Cancers	51	2,161	53	1,933	+ 227
Drug Use	52	1,469	34	6,273	- 4,804
Encephalitis	53	1,414	59	937	+ 478
Appendicitis	54	1,053	60	760	+ 293
Other Neoplasms	55	884	66	290	+ 594
Measles	56	827	14	29,439	- 28,612
Hepatitis B	57	715	55	1,488	- 773
Road Traffic Accidents	58	433	12	41,693	- 41,261
Tetanus	59	399	26	8,355	- 7,955
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	347	69	165	+ 182
Dengue	61	330	73	2	+ 329
Multiple Sclerosis	62	328	68	179	+ 149
Hepatitis C	63	86	65	304	- 218
Diphtheria	64	83	44	3,800	- 3,716
Ascariasis	65	76	61	685	- 609
War	66	31	45	3,245	- 3,214
Chlamydia	67	29	71	14	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	68	21	67	259	- 237
Otitis Media	69	2	72	3	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	10	44,124	- 44,124
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	23	- 23
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
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
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Micronesia

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.