BELGIUM VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,487	6	5,677	+ 4,810
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	7,322	33	418	+ 6,904
Tuberculosis	3	6,442	54	46	+ 6,397
Malaria	4	5,108	75	0	+ 5,108
Birth Trauma	5	5,069	53	47	+ 5,022
Low Birth Weight	6	4,855	50	70	+ 4,785
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,105	1	15,281	- 12,176
Stroke	8	2,921	3	7,408	- 4,486
Congenital Anomalies	9	2,514	40	282	+ 2,232
HIV/AIDS	10	2,232	57	36	+ 2,196
Meningitis	11	2,208	58	28	+ 2,180
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,109	29	666	+ 1,443
Liver Disease	13	1,939	17	1,433	+ 506
Measles	14	1,489	79	0	+ 1,489
Maternal Conditions	15	1,191	64	6	+ 1,185
Pertussis	16	1,178	68	1	+ 1,177
Other Injuries	17	1,148	11	2,006	- 858
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,138	20	1,269	- 131
Violence	19	931	44	149	+ 782
Kidney Disease	20	920	8	2,952	- 2,032
Endocrine Disorders	21	799	18	1,432	- 632
Lung Disease	22	636	5	6,438	- 5,802
Breast Cancer	23	601	9	2,587	- 1,986
Hypertension	24	541	27	740	- 199
Cervical Cancer	25	535	41	243	+ 292
Tetanus	26	423	78	0	+ 423
Asthma	27	414	46	128	+ 287
Falls	28	381	15	1,756	- 1,375
Fires	29	361	48	75	+ 286
Suicide	30	355	10	2,111	- 1,756
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	343	2	9,416	- 9,073
Drownings	32	333	47	79	+ 254
Poisonings	33	332	55	41	+ 291
Drug Use	34	317	39	287	+ 30
Prostate Cancer	35	299	13	1,824	- 1,525
Malnutrition	36	298	38	291	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	296	42	213	+ 83
Syphilis	38	276	70	0	+ 276
Liver Cancer	39	268	24	976	- 708
Lymphomas	40	263	16	1,552	- 1,289
Epilepsy	41	253	36	348	- 95
Inflammatory/Heart	42	244	23	1,060	- 816
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	210	7	3,329	- 3,119
Diphtheria	44	192	69	0	+ 192
War	45	164	67	1	+ 163
Parkinson's Disease	46	125	19	1,378	- 1,252
Leukemia	47	114	21	1,199	- 1,085
Oral Cancer	48	113	28	675	- 561
Ovary Cancer	49	108	30	653	- 545
Stomach Cancer	50	108	26	863	- 755
Pancreas Cancer	51	100	14	1,809	- 1,710
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	98	37	293	- 194
Skin Cancers	53	98	31	522	- 424
Schistosomiasis	54	76	76	0	+ 76
Hepatitis B	55	75	63	17	+ 59
Skin Disease	56	74	35	380	- 305
Lung Cancers	57	66	4	6,777	- 6,711
Alcohol	58	52	32	500	- 447
Encephalitis	59	47	66	1	+ 46
Appendicitis	60	38	62	17	+ 22
Ascariasis	61	35	82	0	+ 35
Uterin Cancer	62	34	34	384	- 350
Bladder Cancer	63	34	22	1,078	- 1,045
Oesophagus Cancer	64	28	25	898	- 870
Hepatitis C	65	15	52	53	- 38
Other Neoplasms	66	15	12	1,828	- 1,813
Upper Respiratory	67	13	59	22	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	68	9	45	147	- 138
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	8	49	73	- 64
Leishmaniasis	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	40	- 40
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Nigeria

Belgium

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.