CHINA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,239,798	12	183,342	+ 1,056,456
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	865,631	50	8,719	+ 856,912
Tuberculosis	3	761,624	32	34,802	+ 726,822
Malaria	4	603,885	75	0	+ 603,885
Birth Trauma	5	599,238	43	17,644	+ 581,593
Low Birth Weight	6	573,954	40	21,631	+ 552,322
Coronary Heart Disease	7	367,091	2	1,771,525	- 1,404,435
Stroke	8	345,379	1	2,043,210	- 1,697,831
Congenital Anomalies	9	297,246	31	36,613	+ 260,634
HIV/AIDS	10	263,915	34	28,746	+ 235,169
Meningitis	11	261,089	51	5,704	+ 255,385
Road Traffic Accidents	12	249,378	8	250,272	- 894
Liver Disease	13	229,235	15	145,603	+ 83,632
Measles	14	176,080	62	558	+ 175,522
Maternal Conditions	15	140,798	54	3,596	+ 137,202
Pertussis	16	139,255	64	484	+ 138,771
Other Injuries	17	135,750	25	54,087	+ 81,663
Diabetes Mellitus	18	134,558	14	161,672	- 27,115
Violence	19	110,099	47	11,115	+ 98,985
Kidney Disease	20	108,794	11	192,302	- 83,509
Endocrine Disorders	21	94,496	37	25,613	+ 68,883
Lung Disease	22	75,175	3	968,607	- 893,431
Breast Cancer	23	71,083	19	92,757	- 21,674
Hypertension	24	63,950	7	301,183	- 237,233
Cervical Cancer	25	63,245	27	51,650	+ 11,595
Tetanus	26	49,972	63	491	+ 49,480
Asthma	27	48,997	39	23,147	+ 25,850
Falls	28	45,028	16	138,878	- 93,850
Fires	29	42,655	48	10,498	+ 32,157
Suicide	30	41,980	17	116,324	- 74,344
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	40,586	6	304,455	- 263,869
Drownings	32	39,383	26	52,807	- 13,424
Poisonings	33	39,298	36	25,762	+ 13,536
Drug Use	34	37,520	38	24,214	+ 13,307
Prostate Cancer	35	35,376	28	51,056	- 15,681
Malnutrition	36	35,266	44	12,995	+ 22,272
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	34,965	30	37,723	- 2,758
Syphilis	38	32,593	58	1,824	+ 30,770
Liver Cancer	39	31,634	13	180,952	- 149,318
Lymphomas	40	31,112	23	57,838	- 26,727
Epilepsy	41	29,913	46	11,365	+ 18,548
Inflammatory/Heart	42	28,868	33	29,954	- 1,086
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	24,834	9	248,388	- 223,555
Diphtheria	44	22,726	71	11	+ 22,715
War	45	19,408	61	900	+ 18,508
Parkinson's Disease	46	14,792	20	70,699	- 55,907
Leukemia	47	13,498	22	58,145	- 44,646
Oral Cancer	48	13,389	24	54,695	- 41,306
Ovary Cancer	49	12,755	35	28,078	- 15,323
Stomach Cancer	50	12,732	5	398,439	- 385,706
Pancreas Cancer	51	11,812	18	111,537	- 99,725
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	11,637	21	65,350	- 53,713
Skin Cancers	53	11,563	41	19,669	- 8,107
Schistosomiasis	54	9,019	65	400	+ 8,619
Hepatitis B	55	8,902	56	2,757	+ 6,144
Skin Disease	56	8,782	52	5,222	+ 3,560
Lung Cancers	57	7,747	4	714,311	- 706,564
Alcohol	58	6,169	42	19,071	- 12,903
Encephalitis	59	5,602	55	2,796	+ 2,806
Appendicitis	60	4,546	60	1,468	+ 3,079
Ascariasis	61	4,098	68	34	+ 4,064
Uterin Cancer	62	4,061	45	11,751	- 7,691
Bladder Cancer	63	4,006	29	37,873	- 33,867
Oesophagus Cancer	64	3,351	10	242,891	- 239,540
Hepatitis C	65	1,817	66	86	+ 1,731
Other Neoplasms	66	1,734	53	4,374	- 2,640
Upper Respiratory	67	1,547	57	2,663	- 1,115
Multiple Sclerosis	68	1,071	59	1,734	- 663
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	985	49	10,108	- 9,123
Leishmaniasis	70	137	78	0	+ 137
Chlamydia	71	81	67	55	+ 26
Otitis Media	72	18	69	15	+ 3
Dengue	73	10	70	12	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.