ARGENTINA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	41,145	2	40,986	+ 159
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	28,728	42	578	+ 28,150
Tuberculosis	3	25,276	41	655	+ 24,621
Malaria	4	20,041	83	0	+ 20,041
Birth Trauma	5	19,887	49	373	+ 19,513
Low Birth Weight	6	19,048	28	2,183	+ 16,865
Coronary Heart Disease	7	12,183	1	48,765	- 36,582
Stroke	8	11,462	4	22,878	- 11,415
Congenital Anomalies	9	9,865	26	2,419	+ 7,446
HIV/AIDS	10	8,759	32	1,481	+ 7,277
Meningitis	11	8,665	51	316	+ 8,348
Road Traffic Accidents	12	8,276	10	6,298	+ 1,979
Liver Disease	13	7,608	16	4,029	+ 3,579
Measles	14	5,844	79	0	+ 5,844
Maternal Conditions	15	4,673	53	279	+ 4,394
Pertussis	16	4,621	68	10	+ 4,611
Other Injuries	17	4,505	12	5,642	- 1,137
Diabetes Mellitus	18	4,466	9	6,838	- 2,372
Violence	19	3,654	23	2,712	+ 942
Kidney Disease	20	3,611	5	13,588	- 9,977
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,136	17	3,987	- 851
Lung Disease	22	2,495	3	23,234	- 20,739
Breast Cancer	23	2,359	8	7,063	- 4,703
Hypertension	24	2,122	11	5,799	- 3,676
Cervical Cancer	25	2,099	25	2,480	- 381
Tetanus	26	1,658	71	3	+ 1,655
Asthma	27	1,626	47	403	+ 1,223
Falls	28	1,494	43	506	+ 988
Fires	29	1,416	52	280	+ 1,136
Suicide	30	1,393	18	3,747	- 2,354
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,347	19	3,737	- 2,390
Drownings	32	1,307	48	380	+ 927
Poisonings	33	1,304	55	193	+ 1,111
Drug Use	34	1,245	39	826	+ 420
Prostate Cancer	35	1,174	15	4,507	- 3,333
Malnutrition	36	1,170	38	929	+ 241
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,160	44	488	+ 672
Syphilis	38	1,082	65	15	+ 1,067
Liver Cancer	39	1,050	30	2,045	- 995
Lymphomas	40	1,033	24	2,708	- 1,675
Epilepsy	41	993	50	332	+ 660
Inflammatory/Heart	42	958	13	5,495	- 4,537
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	824	7	8,931	- 8,106
Diphtheria	44	754	78	0	+ 754
War	45	644	70	5	+ 639
Parkinson's Disease	46	491	36	965	- 474
Leukemia	47	448	27	2,189	- 1,741
Oral Cancer	48	444	35	1,073	- 628
Ovary Cancer	49	423	33	1,307	- 884
Stomach Cancer	50	423	20	3,523	- 3,101
Pancreas Cancer	51	392	14	4,607	- 4,215
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	386	56	139	+ 247
Skin Cancers	53	384	34	1,073	- 689
Schistosomiasis	54	299	84	0	+ 299
Hepatitis B	55	295	62	56	+ 240
Skin Disease	56	291	22	3,171	- 2,879
Lung Cancers	57	257	6	10,014	- 9,756
Alcohol	58	205	46	442	- 237
Encephalitis	59	186	64	17	+ 169
Appendicitis	60	151	60	71	+ 80
Ascariasis	61	136	77	0	+ 136
Uterin Cancer	62	135	37	944	- 809
Bladder Cancer	63	133	31	1,675	- 1,542
Oesophagus Cancer	64	111	29	2,054	- 1,943
Hepatitis C	65	60	57	113	- 52
Other Neoplasms	66	58	21	3,224	- 3,167
Upper Respiratory	67	51	67	12	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	68	36	58	101	- 66
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	33	54	243	- 210
Leishmaniasis	70	5	72	2	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	3	82	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	1	73	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	69	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	45	451	- 451
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	61	59	- 59
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	40	691	- 691
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	63	48	- 48
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	73	- 73
Oral conditions	86	0	66	14	- 14
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

Nigeria

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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.