CROATIA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,634	10	1,021	+ 2,612
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,537	39	82	+ 2,455
Tuberculosis	3	2,232	44	61	+ 2,171
Malaria	4	1,770	77	0	+ 1,770
Birth Trauma	5	1,756	55	11	+ 1,745
Low Birth Weight	6	1,682	56	10	+ 1,672
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,076	1	12,307	- 11,231
Stroke	8	1,012	2	6,275	- 5,263
Congenital Anomalies	9	871	37	94	+ 777
HIV/AIDS	10	773	59	8	+ 766
Meningitis	11	765	52	16	+ 749
Road Traffic Accidents	12	731	27	328	+ 403
Liver Disease	13	672	13	924	- 253
Measles	14	516	73	0	+ 516
Maternal Conditions	15	413	61	2	+ 410
Pertussis	16	408	69	0	+ 408
Other Injuries	17	398	23	428	- 30
Diabetes Mellitus	18	394	6	1,963	- 1,568
Violence	19	323	48	45	+ 278
Kidney Disease	20	319	7	1,392	- 1,073
Endocrine Disorders	21	277	42	72	+ 205
Lung Disease	22	220	5	2,111	- 1,890
Breast Cancer	23	208	11	1,019	- 810
Hypertension	24	187	8	1,102	- 915
Cervical Cancer	25	185	34	156	+ 30
Tetanus	26	146	68	0	+ 146
Asthma	27	144	41	74	+ 70
Falls	28	132	12	974	- 843
Fires	29	125	50	34	+ 91
Suicide	30	123	17	676	- 553
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	119	9	1,066	- 947
Drownings	32	115	38	86	+ 30
Poisonings	33	115	54	16	+ 99
Drug Use	34	110	43	70	+ 39
Prostate Cancer	35	104	14	852	- 748
Malnutrition	36	103	70	0	+ 103
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	102	31	207	- 104
Syphilis	38	96	71	0	+ 96
Liver Cancer	39	93	19	501	- 409
Lymphomas	40	91	18	556	- 465
Epilepsy	41	88	36	94	- 7
Inflammatory/Heart	42	85	21	457	- 372
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	73	4	2,189	- 2,116
Diphtheria	44	67	72	0	+ 67
War	45	57	67	0	+ 56
Parkinson's Disease	46	43	24	423	- 380
Leukemia	47	40	22	435	- 396
Oral Cancer	48	39	25	338	- 299
Ovary Cancer	49	37	28	308	- 271
Stomach Cancer	50	37	15	786	- 749
Pancreas Cancer	51	35	16	754	- 720
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	34	35	137	- 103
Skin Cancers	53	34	26	332	- 298
Schistosomiasis	54	26	75	0	+ 26
Hepatitis B	55	26	51	17	+ 9
Skin Disease	56	26	58	8	+ 18
Lung Cancers	57	23	3	2,842	- 2,819
Alcohol	58	18	30	219	- 201
Encephalitis	59	16	65	1	+ 16
Appendicitis	60	13	57	9	+ 5
Ascariasis	61	12	83	0	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	62	12	32	199	- 187
Bladder Cancer	63	12	20	499	- 487
Oesophagus Cancer	64	10	33	189	- 179
Hepatitis C	65	5	47	45	- 39
Other Neoplasms	66	5	29	283	- 278
Upper Respiratory	67	5	63	2	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	68	3	45	55	- 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	3	46	47	- 44
Leishmaniasis	70	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	60	3	- 3
Dengue	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	62	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	80	0	40	79	- 79
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	53	16	- 16
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	49	43	- 43
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	64	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CROATIA

Nigeria

Croatia

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.