NIGERIA VS MOROCCO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOROCCO		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	489,736	7	61,374	+ 428,363
Stroke	2	201,749	8	57,744	+ 144,006
Hypertension	3	67,985	24	10,692	+ 57,293
Kidney Disease	4	64,693	20	18,189	+ 46,503
Diabetes Mellitus	5	46,714	18	22,497	+ 24,217
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	45,826	1	207,281	- 161,455
Lung Cancers	7	41,696	57	1,295	+ 40,401
Lung Disease	8	39,869	22	12,569	+ 27,300
Road Traffic Accidents	9	39,164	12	41,693	- 2,529
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	31,453	31	6,786	+ 24,668
Liver Disease	11	30,813	13	38,326	- 7,513
Breast Cancer	12	22,819	23	11,884	+ 10,935
Asthma	13	21,160	27	8,192	+ 12,968
Low Birth Weight	14	20,926	6	95,959	- 75,033
Tuberculosis	15	18,175	3	127,335	- 109,160
Suicide	16	16,574	30	7,019	+ 9,555
Colon-Rectum Cancers	17	16,185	43	4,152	+ 12,033
Cervical Cancer	18	15,880	25	10,574	+ 5,306
Falls	19	15,552	28	7,528	+ 8,024
Lymphomas	20	14,399	40	5,202	+ 9,197
Other Injuries	21	14,383	17	22,696	- 8,313
Congenital Anomalies	22	13,452	9	49,696	- 36,245
Birth Trauma	23	13,088	5	100,186	- 87,098
Prostate Cancer	24	12,121	35	5,914	+ 6,206
Stomach Cancer	25	10,710	50	2,129	+ 8,581
Parkinson's Disease	26	9,568	46	2,473	+ 7,095
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	7,546	2	144,724	- 137,178
Endocrine Disorders	28	7,151	21	15,799	- 8,647
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	6,811	37	5,846	+ 965
Bladder Cancer	30	6,766	63	670	+ 6,096
Leukemia	31	6,552	47	2,257	+ 4,295
Inflammatory/Heart	32	6,475	42	4,826	+ 1,648
Fires	33	5,725	29	7,132	- 1,406
Ovary Cancer	34	5,063	49	2,133	+ 2,930
Oral Cancer	35	4,942	48	2,238	+ 2,703
Pancreas Cancer	36	4,729	51	1,975	+ 2,754
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	4,549	52	1,946	+ 2,603
Maternal Conditions	38	4,457	15	23,540	- 19,083
Violence	39	4,002	19	18,407	- 14,405
Meningitis	40	3,435	11	43,651	- 40,216
Skin Cancers	41	3,023	53	1,933	+ 1,090
Oesophagus Cancer	42	2,783	64	560	+ 2,223
Drownings	43	2,696	32	6,584	- 3,888
Liver Cancer	44	2,677	39	5,289	- 2,611
Epilepsy	45	2,127	41	5,001	- 2,874
Pertussis	46	2,054	16	23,282	- 21,228
Drug Use	47	2,033	34	6,273	- 4,240
Hepatitis B	48	2,001	55	1,488	+ 513
HIV/AIDS	49	1,830	10	44,124	- 42,294
Poisonings	50	1,684	33	6,570	- 4,886
Malnutrition	51	1,268	36	5,896	- 4,628
Encephalitis	52	1,117	59	937	+ 181
Uterin Cancer	53	976	62	679	+ 297
Skin Disease	54	941	56	1,468	- 527
Syphilis	55	889	38	5,449	- 4,560
Appendicitis	56	825	60	760	+ 65
Alcohol	57	692	58	1,031	- 340
Multiple Sclerosis	58	669	68	179	+ 490
Tetanus	59	484	26	8,355	- 7,871
Other Neoplasms	60	444	66	290	+ 154
Schistosomiasis	61	422	54	1,508	- 1,086
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	241	69	165	+ 76
War	63	137	45	3,245	- 3,108
Leishmaniasis	64	97	70	23	+ 74
Hepatitis C	65	46	65	304	- 258
Ascariasis	66	31	61	685	- 654
Upper Respiratory	67	23	67	259	- 235
Chlamydia	68	11	71	14	- 3
Diphtheria	69	6	44	3,800	- 3,794
Measles	70	2	14	29,439	- 29,437
Otitis Media	71	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
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
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Morocco

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.