ARAB EMIRATES VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		ARAB EMIRATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,784	8	705	+ 8,078
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	6,133	33	92	+ 6,041
Tuberculosis	3	5,396	36	66	+ 5,330
Malaria	4	4,278	74	0	+ 4,278
Birth Trauma	5	4,245	37	64	+ 4,182
Low Birth Weight	6	4,066	19	195	+ 3,871
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,601	1	4,164	- 1,564
Stroke	8	2,447	2	1,998	+ 449
Congenital Anomalies	9	2,106	15	369	+ 1,737
HIV/AIDS	10	1,870	50	34	+ 1,836
Meningitis	11	1,850	42	52	+ 1,798
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,767	7	870	+ 896
Liver Disease	13	1,624	14	417	+ 1,207
Measles	14	1,247	70	0	+ 1,247
Maternal Conditions	15	998	59	5	+ 992
Pertussis	16	987	58	12	+ 975
Other Injuries	17	962	10	522	+ 440
Diabetes Mellitus	18	953	4	1,207	- 253
Violence	19	780	35	70	+ 710
Kidney Disease	20	771	3	1,305	- 534
Endocrine Disorders	21	669	18	260	+ 410
Lung Disease	22	533	6	912	- 379
Breast Cancer	23	504	17	264	+ 240
Hypertension	24	453	5	934	- 481
Cervical Cancer	25	448	41	57	+ 391
Tetanus	26	354	51	33	+ 321
Asthma	27	347	12	458	- 111
Falls	28	319	11	511	- 192
Fires	29	302	22	178	+ 124
Suicide	30	297	9	628	- 331
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	288	20	194	+ 93
Drownings	32	279	23	169	+ 111
Poisonings	33	278	48	36	+ 243
Drug Use	34	266	13	431	- 165
Prostate Cancer	35	251	43	51	+ 200
Malnutrition	36	250	60	3	+ 247
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	248	45	45	+ 202
Syphilis	38	231	62	3	+ 228
Liver Cancer	39	224	32	96	+ 128
Lymphomas	40	220	29	117	+ 104
Epilepsy	41	212	25	140	+ 72
Inflammatory/Heart	42	205	28	120	+ 85
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	176	16	309	- 133
Diphtheria	44	161	66	0	+ 161
War	45	137	53	29	+ 108
Parkinson's Disease	46	105	31	99	+ 5
Leukemia	47	96	24	154	- 58
Oral Cancer	48	95	52	32	+ 63
Ovary Cancer	49	90	38	63	+ 27
Stomach Cancer	50	90	30	112	- 21
Pancreas Cancer	51	84	26	135	- 51
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	82	27	126	- 44
Skin Cancers	53	82	34	77	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	54	64	75	0	+ 64
Hepatitis B	55	63	44	47	+ 16
Skin Disease	56	62	57	13	+ 50
Lung Cancers	57	55	21	185	- 130
Alcohol	58	44	40	59	- 15
Encephalitis	59	40	54	28	+ 12
Appendicitis	60	32	55	13	+ 19
Ascariasis	61	29	65	0	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	62	29	46	44	- 16
Bladder Cancer	63	28	39	60	- 31
Oesophagus Cancer	64	24	47	37	- 13
Hepatitis C	65	13	63	1	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	66	12	56	13	- 1
Upper Respiratory	67	11	64	0	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	68	8	49	35	- 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	7	61	3	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARAB EMIRATES

Nigeria

Arab Emirates

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.