CANADA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	33,966	7	7,431	+ 26,535
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	23,715	36	840	+ 22,875
Tuberculosis	3	20,866	58	97	+ 20,769
Malaria	4	16,544	76	0	+ 16,544
Birth Trauma	5	16,417	50	193	+ 16,224
Low Birth Weight	6	15,724	42	553	+ 15,171
Coronary Heart Disease	7	10,057	1	40,063	- 30,006
Stroke	8	9,462	5	14,159	- 4,697
Congenital Anomalies	9	8,144	35	1,081	+ 7,062
HIV/AIDS	10	7,230	53	163	+ 7,068
Meningitis	11	7,153	59	68	+ 7,085
Road Traffic Accidents	12	6,832	28	1,998	+ 4,834
Liver Disease	13	6,280	17	3,624	+ 2,657
Measles	14	4,824	74	0	+ 4,824
Maternal Conditions	15	3,857	64	45	+ 3,812
Pertussis	16	3,815	69	1	+ 3,814
Other Injuries	17	3,719	24	2,392	+ 1,327
Diabetes Mellitus	18	3,686	9	5,718	- 2,031
Violence	19	3,016	40	605	+ 2,411
Kidney Disease	20	2,981	14	4,578	- 1,597
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,589	19	3,233	- 644
Lung Disease	22	2,060	4	14,212	- 12,153
Breast Cancer	23	1,947	8	5,910	- 3,963
Hypertension	24	1,752	22	2,563	- 811
Cervical Cancer	25	1,733	41	578	+ 1,155
Tetanus	26	1,369	71	0	+ 1,369
Asthma	27	1,342	49	262	+ 1,080
Falls	28	1,234	12	4,829	- 3,595
Fires	29	1,169	52	192	+ 976
Suicide	30	1,150	15	4,417	- 3,267
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,112	2	30,970	- 29,858
Drownings	32	1,079	48	283	+ 796
Poisonings	33	1,077	56	121	+ 955
Drug Use	34	1,028	16	3,686	- 2,658
Prostate Cancer	35	969	13	4,711	- 3,742
Malnutrition	36	966	51	192	+ 774
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	958	43	442	+ 516
Syphilis	38	893	67	5	+ 888
Liver Cancer	39	867	20	3,113	- 2,246
Lymphomas	40	852	10	5,146	- 4,294
Epilepsy	41	820	44	384	+ 435
Inflammatory/Heart	42	791	27	2,060	- 1,269
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	680	6	9,651	- 8,970
Diphtheria	44	623	73	0	+ 623
War	45	532	65	21	+ 511
Parkinson's Disease	46	405	18	3,359	- 2,954
Leukemia	47	370	21	3,098	- 2,728
Oral Cancer	48	367	32	1,592	- 1,225
Ovary Cancer	49	349	29	1,902	- 1,553
Stomach Cancer	50	349	26	2,177	- 1,829
Pancreas Cancer	51	324	11	5,057	- 4,734
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	319	39	636	- 317
Skin Cancers	53	317	30	1,756	- 1,439
Schistosomiasis	54	247	78	0	+ 247
Hepatitis B	55	244	60	66	+ 178
Skin Disease	56	241	38	679	- 438
Lung Cancers	57	212	3	20,937	- 20,725
Alcohol	58	169	33	1,491	- 1,322
Encephalitis	59	153	68	3	+ 150
Appendicitis	60	125	62	49	+ 75
Ascariasis	61	112	82	0	+ 112
Uterin Cancer	62	111	34	1,183	- 1,072
Bladder Cancer	63	110	23	2,521	- 2,411
Oesophagus Cancer	64	92	25	2,230	- 2,138
Hepatitis C	65	50	45	363	- 313
Other Neoplasms	66	48	31	1,679	- 1,631
Upper Respiratory	67	42	63	47	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	68	29	37	692	- 663
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	27	47	322	- 295
Leishmaniasis	70	4	77	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	2	83	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	0	66	8	- 7
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	118	- 118
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	85	0	55	139	- 139
Oral conditions	86	0	61	51	- 51
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Nigeria

Canada

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.