AFGHANISTAN VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	35,128	4	14,649	+ 20,478
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	24,526	13	5,555	+ 18,971
Tuberculosis	3	21,580	7	9,839	+ 11,740
Malaria	4	17,110	57	185	+ 16,925
Birth Trauma	5	16,979	6	10,723	+ 6,256
Low Birth Weight	6	16,262	5	12,631	+ 3,632
Coronary Heart Disease	7	10,401	1	40,195	- 29,794
Stroke	8	9,786	3	19,060	- 9,274
Congenital Anomalies	9	8,422	14	5,001	+ 3,421
HIV/AIDS	10	7,478	46	464	+ 7,014
Meningitis	11	7,398	20	2,626	+ 4,772
Road Traffic Accidents	12	7,066	11	6,033	+ 1,033
Liver Disease	13	6,495	16	4,600	+ 1,895
Measles	14	4,989	49	350	+ 4,639
Maternal Conditions	15	3,989	9	7,807	- 3,818
Pertussis	16	3,946	21	2,107	+ 1,838
Other Injuries	17	3,846	18	3,241	+ 605
Diabetes Mellitus	18	3,813	12	5,750	- 1,937
Violence	19	3,120	19	3,217	- 97
Kidney Disease	20	3,083	10	6,590	- 3,508
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,677	28	1,364	+ 1,314
Lung Disease	22	2,130	15	4,650	- 2,520
Breast Cancer	23	2,014	22	1,822	+ 192
Hypertension	24	1,812	8	7,995	- 6,183
Cervical Cancer	25	1,792	44	541	+ 1,251
Tetanus	26	1,416	30	1,254	+ 162
Asthma	27	1,388	17	3,403	- 2,015
Falls	28	1,276	37	905	+ 370
Fires	29	1,209	50	348	+ 861
Suicide	30	1,189	24	1,573	- 383
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,150	23	1,765	- 615
Drownings	32	1,116	34	996	+ 120
Poisonings	33	1,113	47	384	+ 730
Drug Use	34	1,063	51	328	+ 735
Prostate Cancer	35	1,002	55	258	+ 744
Malnutrition	36	999	43	589	+ 410
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	991	25	1,505	- 514
Syphilis	38	923	60	94	+ 829
Liver Cancer	39	896	40	657	+ 239
Lymphomas	40	882	36	946	- 65
Epilepsy	41	848	35	993	- 145
Inflammatory/Heart	42	818	45	527	+ 291
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	704	39	741	- 38
Diphtheria	44	644	67	16	+ 627
War	45	550	2	25,620	- 25,070
Parkinson's Disease	46	419	41	628	- 208
Leukemia	47	382	42	610	- 228
Oral Cancer	48	379	27	1,467	- 1,088
Ovary Cancer	49	361	48	369	- 8
Stomach Cancer	50	361	26	1,501	- 1,140
Pancreas Cancer	51	335	56	229	+ 105
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	330	33	1,041	- 711
Skin Cancers	53	328	59	145	+ 183
Schistosomiasis	54	256	79	0	+ 256
Hepatitis B	55	252	38	863	- 611
Skin Disease	56	249	61	94	+ 155
Lung Cancers	57	219	32	1,076	- 856
Alcohol	58	175	58	150	+ 25
Encephalitis	59	159	31	1,190	- 1,031
Appendicitis	60	129	52	298	- 170
Ascariasis	61	116	66	17	+ 99
Uterin Cancer	62	115	53	289	- 173
Bladder Cancer	63	114	54	272	- 158
Oesophagus Cancer	64	95	29	1,314	- 1,219
Hepatitis C	65	51	64	28	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	66	49	63	29	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	67	44	68	9	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	68	30	62	84	- 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	28	65	25	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	70	4	70	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	2	69	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	71	1	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Nigeria

Afghanistan

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.