NIGERIA VS NICARAGUA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NICARAGUA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	207,193	7	61,374	+ 145,819
Kidney Disease	2	125,267	20	18,189	+ 107,078
Stroke	3	78,877	8	57,744	+ 21,134
Diabetes Mellitus	4	73,309	18	22,497	+ 50,813
Lung Disease	5	55,652	22	12,569	+ 43,083
Liver Disease	6	42,662	13	38,326	+ 4,337
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	40,832	1	207,281	- 166,449
Road Traffic Accidents	8	39,308	12	41,693	- 2,385
Hypertension	9	39,115	24	10,692	+ 28,423
Violence	10	21,931	19	18,407	+ 3,523
Congenital Anomalies	11	20,237	9	49,696	- 29,460
Liver Cancer	12	18,034	39	5,289	+ 12,746
Low Birth Weight	13	17,362	6	95,959	- 78,597
Stomach Cancer	14	16,934	50	2,129	+ 14,805
Prostate Cancer	15	13,686	35	5,914	+ 7,772
Cervical Cancer	16	13,265	25	10,574	+ 2,691
Other Injuries	17	12,677	17	22,696	- 10,019
Colon-Rectum Cancers	18	11,182	43	4,152	+ 7,030
Suicide	19	10,092	30	7,019	+ 3,073
Breast Cancer	20	10,035	23	11,884	- 1,849
Alcohol	21	9,880	58	1,031	+ 8,849
Falls	22	9,790	28	7,528	+ 2,262
Lung Cancers	23	9,710	57	1,295	+ 8,415
Leukemia	24	8,046	47	2,257	+ 5,789
Birth Trauma	25	7,018	5	100,186	- 93,168
Other Neoplasms	26	6,816	66	290	+ 6,526
Pancreas Cancer	27	6,303	51	1,975	+ 4,328
Endocrine Disorders	28	5,801	21	15,799	- 9,997
Lymphomas	29	5,801	40	5,202	+ 600
Malnutrition	30	5,783	36	5,896	- 113
Skin Disease	31	5,736	56	1,468	+ 4,268
Drownings	32	5,563	32	6,584	- 1,022
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	5,284	31	6,786	- 1,502
Inflammatory/Heart	34	4,943	42	4,826	+ 117
HIV/AIDS	35	4,936	10	44,124	- 39,187
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	4,339	2	144,724	- 140,385
Tuberculosis	37	4,067	3	127,335	- 123,268
Asthma	38	3,721	27	8,192	- 4,471
Maternal Conditions	39	3,122	15	23,540	- 20,418
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	3,032	37	5,846	- 2,814
Epilepsy	41	2,629	41	5,001	- 2,372
Parkinson's Disease	42	2,366	46	2,473	- 107
Oral Cancer	43	2,279	48	2,238	+ 40
Ovary Cancer	44	2,172	49	2,133	+ 39
Skin Cancers	45	2,088	53	1,933	+ 155
Drug Use	46	1,784	34	6,273	- 4,489
Oesophagus Cancer	47	1,483	64	560	+ 923
Uterin Cancer	48	1,380	62	679	+ 701
Appendicitis	49	1,124	60	760	+ 364
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	1,086	69	165	+ 921
Meningitis	51	1,027	11	43,651	- 42,625
Bladder Cancer	52	992	63	670	+ 322
Anemia	53	990	82	0	+ 990
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	707	52	1,946	- 1,238
Poisonings	55	624	33	6,570	- 5,946
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	599	84	0	+ 599
Fires	57	580	29	7,132	- 6,552
Encephalitis	58	363	59	937	- 574
Osteoarthritis	59	347	85	0	+ 347
Syphilis	60	332	38	5,449	- 5,117
Multiple Sclerosis	61	240	68	179	+ 61
Hepatitis B	62	183	55	1,488	- 1,305
Oral conditions	63	163	86	0	+ 163
Dengue	64	156	73	2	+ 154
Chagas disease	65	140	78	0	+ 140
Schizophrenia	66	118	80	0	+ 118
Pertussis	67	106	16	23,282	- 23,176
Hepatitis C	68	43	65	304	- 260
Ascariasis	69	30	61	685	- 655
War	70	24	45	3,245	- 3,220
Leprosy	71	21	76	0	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	72	18	67	259	- 241
Iodine Deficiency	73	15	79	0	+ 15
Chlamydia	74	12	71	14	- 2
Otitis Media	75	6	72	3	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	76	3	70	23	- 20
Diphtheria	77	1	44	3,800	- 3,798
Measles	78	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Tetanus	79	0	26	8,355	- 8,355
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Schistosomiasis	84	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Nicaragua

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.