BELARUS VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,319	15	1,086	+ 7,232
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	5,808	57	13	+ 5,796
Tuberculosis	3	5,110	37	269	+ 4,842
Malaria	4	4,052	76	0	+ 4,052
Birth Trauma	5	4,021	52	25	+ 3,996
Low Birth Weight	6	3,851	47	64	+ 3,787
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,463	1	53,186	- 50,723
Stroke	8	2,317	2	16,393	- 14,076
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,994	41	202	+ 1,792
HIV/AIDS	10	1,771	42	167	+ 1,604
Meningitis	11	1,752	50	36	+ 1,715
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,673	19	722	+ 951
Liver Disease	13	1,538	8	2,078	- 540
Measles	14	1,181	68	0	+ 1,181
Maternal Conditions	15	945	60	2	+ 943
Pertussis	16	934	65	0	+ 934
Other Injuries	17	911	14	1,099	- 188
Diabetes Mellitus	18	903	30	373	+ 530
Violence	19	739	38	255	+ 484
Kidney Disease	20	730	26	480	+ 250
Endocrine Disorders	21	634	43	141	+ 493
Lung Disease	22	504	7	2,208	- 1,704
Breast Cancer	23	477	12	1,230	- 754
Hypertension	24	429	31	367	+ 62
Cervical Cancer	25	424	34	303	+ 121
Tetanus	26	335	64	0	+ 335
Asthma	27	329	44	122	+ 207
Falls	28	302	16	952	- 650
Fires	29	286	22	620	- 334
Suicide	30	282	9	2,004	- 1,722
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	272	3	3,530	- 3,258
Drownings	32	264	24	543	- 279
Poisonings	33	264	33	311	- 48
Drug Use	34	252	29	389	- 137
Prostate Cancer	35	237	17	936	- 698
Malnutrition	36	237	53	22	+ 215
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	235	40	235	- 1
Syphilis	38	219	63	1	+ 218
Liver Cancer	39	212	32	363	- 151
Lymphomas	40	209	20	672	- 463
Epilepsy	41	201	45	116	+ 85
Inflammatory/Heart	42	194	11	1,361	- 1,167
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	167	5	2,886	- 2,720
Diphtheria	44	152	67	0	+ 152
War	45	130	59	3	+ 127
Parkinson's Disease	46	99	21	621	- 522
Leukemia	47	91	23	554	- 463
Oral Cancer	48	90	18	901	- 811
Ovary Cancer	49	86	27	429	- 343
Stomach Cancer	50	85	10	1,690	- 1,604
Pancreas Cancer	51	79	13	1,171	- 1,091
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	78	39	239	- 161
Skin Cancers	53	78	36	272	- 194
Schistosomiasis	54	61	74	0	+ 61
Hepatitis B	55	60	56	14	+ 46
Skin Disease	56	59	51	31	+ 28
Lung Cancers	57	52	4	2,950	- 2,898
Alcohol	58	41	6	2,761	- 2,720
Encephalitis	59	38	46	93	- 56
Appendicitis	60	31	54	20	+ 11
Ascariasis	61	27	70	0	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	62	27	28	391	- 363
Bladder Cancer	63	27	35	295	- 268
Oesophagus Cancer	64	22	25	493	- 470
Hepatitis C	65	12	62	1	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	66	12	48	52	- 41
Upper Respiratory	67	10	58	5	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	68	7	49	42	- 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	7	55	15	- 9
Leishmaniasis	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	61	1	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	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 BELARUS

Nigeria

Belarus

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.