NIGERIA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	233,716	7	61,374	+ 172,342
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	139,064	31	6,786	+ 132,279
Stroke	3	109,092	8	57,744	+ 51,348
Lung Cancers	4	85,934	57	1,295	+ 84,639
Lung Disease	5	83,247	22	12,569	+ 70,679
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	68,563	43	4,152	+ 64,411
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	42,203	1	207,281	- 165,078
Diabetes Mellitus	8	35,255	18	22,497	+ 12,758
Prostate Cancer	9	33,891	35	5,914	+ 27,977
Breast Cancer	10	33,796	23	11,884	+ 21,912
Falls	11	28,745	28	7,528	+ 21,216
Skin Cancers	12	28,051	53	1,933	+ 26,118
Lymphomas	13	27,896	40	5,202	+ 22,695
Pancreas Cancer	14	24,901	51	1,975	+ 22,926
Suicide	15	24,237	30	7,019	+ 17,218
Road Traffic Accidents	16	21,006	12	41,693	- 20,687
Kidney Disease	17	19,816	20	18,189	+ 1,627
Leukemia	18	17,936	47	2,257	+ 15,679
Parkinson's Disease	19	16,194	46	2,473	+ 13,721
Hypertension	20	14,992	24	10,692	+ 4,300
Endocrine Disorders	21	14,887	21	15,799	- 912
Stomach Cancer	22	14,807	50	2,129	+ 12,678
Inflammatory/Heart	23	14,354	42	4,826	+ 9,527
Liver Cancer	24	13,204	39	5,289	+ 7,915
Oesophagus Cancer	25	12,798	64	560	+ 12,238
Bladder Cancer	26	12,238	63	670	+ 11,569
Other Neoplasms	27	11,236	66	290	+ 10,946
Other Injuries	28	10,004	17	22,696	- 12,692
Ovary Cancer	29	9,488	49	2,133	+ 7,356
Congenital Anomalies	30	8,051	9	49,696	- 41,646
Oral Cancer	31	7,506	48	2,238	+ 5,268
Liver Disease	32	7,230	13	38,326	- 31,096
Uterin Cancer	33	6,629	62	679	+ 5,950
Skin Disease	34	5,409	56	1,468	+ 3,940
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	5,165	52	1,946	+ 3,219
Asthma	36	4,157	27	8,192	- 4,034
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	3,708	2	144,724	- 141,016
Low Birth Weight	38	3,596	6	95,959	- 92,363
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	3,221	37	5,846	- 2,625
Drug Use	40	3,171	34	6,273	- 3,102
Cervical Cancer	41	2,787	25	10,574	- 7,787
Violence	42	2,628	19	18,407	- 15,779
Epilepsy	43	2,522	41	5,001	- 2,479
Drownings	44	2,493	32	6,584	- 4,091
Alcohol	45	2,357	58	1,031	+ 1,326
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	2,157	69	165	+ 1,993
Multiple Sclerosis	47	1,991	68	179	+ 1,812
Hepatitis C	48	1,358	65	304	+ 1,054
Osteoarthritis	49	1,101	85	0	+ 1,101
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	1,014	84	0	+ 1,014
Anemia	51	802	82	0	+ 802
Tuberculosis	52	786	3	127,335	- 126,549
Fires	53	774	29	7,132	- 6,357
Birth Trauma	54	668	5	100,186	- 99,518
Malnutrition	55	645	36	5,896	- 5,251
Hepatitis B	56	635	55	1,488	- 853
HIV/AIDS	57	477	10	44,124	- 43,647
Poisonings	58	426	33	6,570	- 6,144
Meningitis	59	412	11	43,651	- 43,239
Schizophrenia	60	369	80	0	+ 369
Oral conditions	61	357	86	0	+ 357
Appendicitis	62	268	60	760	- 492
Maternal Conditions	63	220	15	23,540	- 23,320
Upper Respiratory	64	168	67	259	- 91
Pertussis	65	34	16	23,282	- 23,248
Encephalitis	66	32	59	937	- 905
Otitis Media	67	31	72	3	+ 28
War	68	26	45	3,245	- 3,218
Tetanus	69	17	26	8,355	- 8,338
Syphilis	70	16	38	5,449	- 5,433
Chlamydia	71	0	71	14	- 14
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	2	- 2
Ascariasis	76	0	61	685	- 685
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Malaria	78	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	70	23	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Diphtheria	83	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

New Zealand

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.