BRAZIL VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	192,663	3	94,705	+ 97,958
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	134,518	35	5,659	+ 128,859
Tuberculosis	3	118,356	40	4,895	+ 113,460
Malaria	4	93,843	74	44	+ 93,799
Birth Trauma	5	93,121	45	3,777	+ 89,344
Low Birth Weight	6	89,192	33	6,881	+ 82,311
Coronary Heart Disease	7	57,045	1	165,788	- 108,742
Stroke	8	53,672	2	123,207	- 69,535
Congenital Anomalies	9	46,192	23	12,317	+ 33,875
HIV/AIDS	10	41,012	22	12,558	+ 28,454
Meningitis	11	40,573	54	1,359	+ 39,214
Road Traffic Accidents	12	38,753	8	33,871	+ 4,882
Liver Disease	13	35,623	13	21,422	+ 14,201
Measles	14	27,363	81	4	+ 27,359
Maternal Conditions	15	21,880	53	1,507	+ 20,373
Pertussis	16	21,640	75	30	+ 21,610
Other Injuries	17	21,095	21	13,807	+ 7,289
Diabetes Mellitus	18	20,910	5	59,608	- 38,698
Violence	19	17,109	4	68,779	- 51,670
Kidney Disease	20	16,906	7	37,690	- 20,784
Endocrine Disorders	21	14,685	19	16,927	- 2,243
Lung Disease	22	11,682	6	59,373	- 47,691
Breast Cancer	23	11,046	14	20,759	- 9,713
Hypertension	24	9,938	11	28,822	- 18,885
Cervical Cancer	25	9,828	29	9,511	+ 318
Tetanus	26	7,766	71	88	+ 7,678
Asthma	27	7,614	48	2,595	+ 5,019
Falls	28	6,997	16	18,847	- 11,849
Fires	29	6,629	58	1,028	+ 5,601
Suicide	30	6,524	20	14,540	- 8,017
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	6,307	10	30,717	- 24,410
Drownings	32	6,120	39	4,937	+ 1,183
Poisonings	33	6,107	66	317	+ 5,790
Drug Use	34	5,831	49	2,467	+ 3,364
Prostate Cancer	35	5,497	15	19,001	- 13,503
Malnutrition	36	5,480	34	6,695	- 1,215
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	5,434	44	4,258	+ 1,176
Syphilis	38	5,065	68	223	+ 4,842
Liver Cancer	39	4,916	25	11,514	- 6,599
Lymphomas	40	4,835	27	10,376	- 5,541
Epilepsy	41	4,648	46	3,263	+ 1,385
Inflammatory/Heart	42	4,486	18	17,508	- 13,022
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	3,859	12	23,161	- 19,302
Diphtheria	44	3,532	79	7	+ 3,525
War	45	3,016	56	1,090	+ 1,926
Parkinson's Disease	46	2,299	41	4,770	- 2,472
Leukemia	47	2,098	30	8,531	- 6,433
Oral Cancer	48	2,081	28	9,951	- 7,871
Ovary Cancer	49	1,982	43	4,355	- 2,373
Stomach Cancer	50	1,979	17	17,992	- 16,013
Pancreas Cancer	51	1,836	24	11,999	- 10,163
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	1,808	51	2,193	- 384
Skin Cancers	53	1,797	38	5,032	- 3,235
Schistosomiasis	54	1,402	62	593	+ 808
Hepatitis B	55	1,383	59	775	+ 608
Skin Disease	56	1,365	31	7,179	- 5,814
Lung Cancers	57	1,204	9	31,659	- 30,455
Alcohol	58	959	32	7,121	- 6,162
Encephalitis	59	871	72	65	+ 806
Appendicitis	60	706	57	1,067	- 361
Ascariasis	61	637	78	7	+ 629
Uterin Cancer	62	631	47	2,780	- 2,149
Bladder Cancer	63	623	36	5,306	- 4,683
Oesophagus Cancer	64	521	26	10,466	- 9,945
Hepatitis C	65	282	52	1,955	- 1,673
Other Neoplasms	66	269	42	4,665	- 4,395
Upper Respiratory	67	240	67	260	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	68	166	64	356	- 189
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	153	61	596	- 443
Leishmaniasis	70	21	63	432	- 411
Chlamydia	71	13	80	5	+ 7
Otitis Media	72	3	70	94	- 91
Dengue	73	2	76	14	- 12
Hookworm Disease	74	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	69	173	- 173
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	661	- 661
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	85	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Nigeria

Brazil

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.