NIGERIA VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	247,284	10	44,124	+ 203,160
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	123,660	1	207,281	- 83,621
Tuberculosis	3	119,593	3	127,335	- 7,743
Stroke	4	112,555	8	57,744	+ 54,812
Coronary Heart Disease	5	103,073	7	61,374	+ 41,700
Road Traffic Accidents	6	73,321	12	41,693	+ 31,627
Diabetes Mellitus	7	61,168	18	22,497	+ 38,671
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	54,451	2	144,724	- 90,273
Low Birth Weight	9	43,568	6	95,959	- 52,391
Lung Disease	10	38,943	22	12,569	+ 26,375
Violence	11	37,974	19	18,407	+ 19,567
Hypertension	12	36,134	24	10,692	+ 25,443
Birth Trauma	13	29,095	5	100,186	- 71,091
Liver Disease	14	28,339	13	38,326	- 9,987
Kidney Disease	15	27,157	20	18,189	+ 8,968
Congenital Anomalies	16	23,910	9	49,696	- 25,787
Suicide	17	20,496	30	7,019	+ 13,478
Malnutrition	18	18,877	36	5,896	+ 12,981
Other Injuries	19	17,454	17	22,696	- 5,242
Asthma	20	16,930	27	8,192	+ 8,738
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	14,829	31	6,786	+ 8,044
Inflammatory/Heart	22	13,663	42	4,826	+ 8,837
Cervical Cancer	23	11,211	25	10,574	+ 637
Breast Cancer	24	10,229	23	11,884	- 1,656
Maternal Conditions	25	9,298	15	23,540	- 14,242
Drownings	26	9,255	32	6,584	+ 2,671
Meningitis	27	9,182	11	43,651	- 34,469
Fires	28	9,182	29	7,132	+ 2,051
Skin Cancers	29	9,099	53	1,933	+ 7,166
Oral Cancer	30	8,422	48	2,238	+ 6,183
Prostate Cancer	31	7,960	35	5,914	+ 2,046
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	6,396	37	5,846	+ 551
Endocrine Disorders	33	6,154	21	15,799	- 9,644
Falls	34	5,245	28	7,528	- 2,283
Lung Cancers	35	4,965	57	1,295	+ 3,669
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	4,594	43	4,152	+ 442
Pertussis	37	4,573	16	23,282	- 18,709
Epilepsy	38	4,153	41	5,001	- 848
Poisonings	39	3,912	33	6,570	- 2,659
Lymphomas	40	3,869	40	5,202	- 1,332
Liver Cancer	41	3,795	39	5,289	- 1,494
Parkinson's Disease	42	3,664	46	2,473	+ 1,191
Syphilis	43	2,936	38	5,449	- 2,513
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	2,793	52	1,946	+ 847
Stomach Cancer	45	2,749	50	2,129	+ 620
Drug Use	46	2,677	34	6,273	- 3,596
Skin Disease	47	2,611	56	1,468	+ 1,142
Alcohol	48	2,374	58	1,031	+ 1,342
Leukemia	49	1,999	47	2,257	- 257
Ovary Cancer	50	1,964	49	2,133	- 169
Malaria	51	1,818	4	100,963	- 99,145
Oesophagus Cancer	52	1,768	64	560	+ 1,208
Pancreas Cancer	53	1,479	51	1,975	- 496
Bladder Cancer	54	1,323	63	670	+ 653
Schistosomiasis	55	1,153	54	1,508	- 355
Uterin Cancer	56	961	62	679	+ 282
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	798	69	165	+ 634
Appendicitis	58	742	60	760	- 18
Encephalitis	59	681	59	937	- 256
Other Neoplasms	60	651	66	290	+ 361
Upper Respiratory	61	537	67	259	+ 279
Tetanus	62	507	26	8,355	- 7,848
Hepatitis B	63	378	55	1,488	- 1,111
Multiple Sclerosis	64	192	68	179	+ 13
Measles	65	172	14	29,439	- 29,267
Hepatitis C	66	47	65	304	- 257
War	67	41	45	3,245	- 3,204
Chlamydia	68	27	71	14	+ 14
Ascariasis	69	25	61	685	- 660
Otitis Media	70	24	72	3	+ 21
Diphtheria	71	16	44	3,800	- 3,783
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	23	- 23
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Namibia

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.