CHILE VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,342	6	3,920	+ 12,422
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	11,410	39	334	+ 11,075
Tuberculosis	3	10,039	38	410	+ 9,629
Malaria	4	7,960	82	0	+ 7,960
Birth Trauma	5	7,898	54	87	+ 7,811
Low Birth Weight	6	7,565	36	437	+ 7,128
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,839	1	10,685	- 5,846
Stroke	8	4,552	2	9,731	- 5,179
Congenital Anomalies	9	3,918	25	858	+ 3,060
HIV/AIDS	10	3,479	33	539	+ 2,939
Meningitis	11	3,441	53	95	+ 3,346
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,287	12	2,826	+ 461
Liver Disease	13	3,022	13	2,647	+ 374
Measles	14	2,321	75	0	+ 2,321
Maternal Conditions	15	1,856	63	24	+ 1,832
Pertussis	16	1,835	68	3	+ 1,833
Other Injuries	17	1,789	21	1,310	+ 479
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,774	10	3,177	- 1,403
Violence	19	1,451	29	744	+ 707
Kidney Disease	20	1,434	3	4,065	- 2,631
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,246	22	1,286	- 41
Lung Disease	22	991	4	4,062	- 3,072
Breast Cancer	23	937	16	1,689	- 752
Hypertension	24	843	7	3,817	- 2,974
Cervical Cancer	25	834	27	780	+ 54
Tetanus	26	659	69	2	+ 657
Asthma	27	646	42	295	+ 351
Falls	28	594	23	904	- 311
Fires	29	562	41	295	+ 267
Suicide	30	553	15	1,700	- 1,147
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	535	5	4,000	- 3,465
Drownings	32	519	44	283	+ 236
Poisonings	33	518	57	68	+ 450
Drug Use	34	495	50	149	+ 346
Prostate Cancer	35	466	14	2,435	- 1,969
Malnutrition	36	465	37	420	+ 45
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	461	46	223	+ 238
Syphilis	38	430	66	5	+ 425
Liver Cancer	39	417	19	1,369	- 952
Lymphomas	40	410	18	1,394	- 984
Epilepsy	41	394	43	294	+ 100
Inflammatory/Heart	42	381	31	709	- 329
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	327	11	3,022	- 2,695
Diphtheria	44	300	74	0	+ 300
War	45	256	64	14	+ 242
Parkinson's Disease	46	195	26	790	- 595
Leukemia	47	178	24	879	- 701
Oral Cancer	48	176	40	307	- 130
Ovary Cancer	49	168	35	514	- 346
Stomach Cancer	50	168	8	3,631	- 3,463
Pancreas Cancer	51	156	17	1,567	- 1,411
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	153	52	104	+ 49
Skin Cancers	53	152	34	526	- 373
Schistosomiasis	54	119	84	0	+ 119
Hepatitis B	55	117	60	30	+ 87
Skin Disease	56	116	28	763	- 648
Lung Cancers	57	102	9	3,452	- 3,350
Alcohol	58	81	47	207	- 126
Encephalitis	59	74	70	2	+ 72
Appendicitis	60	60	59	37	+ 23
Ascariasis	61	54	72	0	+ 54
Uterin Cancer	62	54	45	275	- 221
Bladder Cancer	63	53	32	641	- 588
Oesophagus Cancer	64	44	30	722	- 678
Hepatitis C	65	24	61	27	- 3
Other Neoplasms	66	23	20	1,358	- 1,335
Upper Respiratory	67	20	67	4	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	68	14	62	27	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	13	48	187	- 174
Leishmaniasis	70	2	81	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	55	79	- 79
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	58	38	- 38
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	49	180	- 180
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	73	- 73
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	131	- 131
Oral conditions	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

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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.