NIGERIA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	241,754	31	6,786	+ 234,969
Coronary Heart Disease	2	234,460	7	61,374	+ 173,086
Lung Cancers	3	146,260	57	1,295	+ 144,964
Stroke	4	129,307	8	57,744	+ 71,563
Lung Disease	5	127,447	22	12,569	+ 114,879
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	77,653	43	4,152	+ 73,501
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	65,889	1	207,281	- 141,392
Falls	8	55,026	28	7,528	+ 47,498
Breast Cancer	9	47,087	23	11,884	+ 35,203
Prostate Cancer	10	43,493	35	5,914	+ 37,579
Pancreas Cancer	11	39,898	51	1,975	+ 37,923
Kidney Disease	12	33,706	20	18,189	+ 15,517
Lymphomas	13	33,450	40	5,202	+ 28,249
Diabetes Mellitus	14	31,784	18	22,497	+ 9,288
Oesophagus Cancer	15	28,577	64	560	+ 28,017
Parkinson's Disease	16	28,236	46	2,473	+ 25,762
Suicide	17	26,974	30	7,019	+ 19,955
Other Neoplasms	18	24,392	66	290	+ 24,102
Other Injuries	19	21,957	17	22,696	- 739
Leukemia	20	21,027	47	2,257	+ 18,770
Bladder Cancer	21	19,598	63	670	+ 18,929
Stomach Cancer	22	18,128	50	2,129	+ 15,999
Inflammatory/Heart	23	15,996	42	4,826	+ 11,170
Liver Cancer	24	15,492	39	5,289	+ 10,203
Ovary Cancer	25	14,211	49	2,133	+ 12,078
Endocrine Disorders	26	14,048	21	15,799	- 1,750
Skin Cancers	27	13,642	53	1,933	+ 11,709
Liver Disease	28	12,464	13	38,326	- 25,862
Hypertension	29	10,899	24	10,692	+ 207
Oral Cancer	30	10,226	48	2,238	+ 7,988
Road Traffic Accidents	31	9,072	12	41,693	- 32,622
Alcohol	32	8,159	58	1,031	+ 7,128
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	7,779	2	144,724	- 136,945
Uterin Cancer	34	7,543	62	679	+ 6,864
Congenital Anomalies	35	7,245	9	49,696	- 42,452
Skin Disease	36	3,935	56	1,468	+ 2,467
Multiple Sclerosis	37	3,926	68	179	+ 3,747
Epilepsy	38	3,850	41	5,001	- 1,151
Cervical Cancer	39	3,546	25	10,574	- 7,028
Anemia	40	3,321	82	0	+ 3,321
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	3,164	52	1,946	+ 1,218
Drug Use	42	3,074	34	6,273	- 3,199
Osteoarthritis	43	2,930	85	0	+ 2,930
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	2,853	69	165	+ 2,689
Low Birth Weight	45	2,230	6	95,959	- 93,728
Asthma	46	2,200	27	8,192	- 5,992
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	1,734	37	5,846	- 4,112
Violence	48	1,429	19	18,407	- 16,978
Drownings	49	1,303	32	6,584	- 5,281
Schizophrenia	50	1,275	80	0	+ 1,275
Meningitis	51	1,046	11	43,651	- 42,606
Birth Trauma	52	984	5	100,186	- 99,202
Fires	53	655	29	7,132	- 6,476
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	556	84	0	+ 556
HIV/AIDS	55	436	10	44,124	- 43,688
Tuberculosis	56	381	3	127,335	- 126,954
Upper Respiratory	57	374	67	259	+ 115
Appendicitis	58	340	60	760	- 420
Oral conditions	59	280	86	0	+ 280
Hepatitis C	60	272	65	304	- 32
Poisonings	61	232	33	6,570	- 6,338
Hepatitis B	62	180	55	1,488	- 1,308
Malnutrition	63	161	36	5,896	- 5,735
Otitis Media	64	132	72	3	+ 129
Maternal Conditions	65	109	15	23,540	- 23,431
War	66	24	45	3,245	- 3,221
Pertussis	67	13	16	23,282	- 23,269
Encephalitis	68	12	59	937	- 925
Syphilis	69	10	38	5,449	- 5,440
Leishmaniasis	70	5	70	23	- 18
Diphtheria	71	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Tetanus	72	0	26	8,355	- 8,355
Measles	73	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chlamydia	78	0	71	14	- 14
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	2	- 2
Ascariasis	82	0	61	685	- 685
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Netherlands

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.