CYPRUS VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		CYPRUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,156	15	98	+ 1,059
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	807	22	56	+ 751
Tuberculosis	3	710	52	4	+ 707
Malaria	4	563	79	0	+ 563
Birth Trauma	5	559	53	2	+ 556
Low Birth Weight	6	535	47	6	+ 529
Coronary Heart Disease	7	342	1	1,120	- 777
Stroke	8	322	2	462	- 140
Congenital Anomalies	9	277	38	18	+ 260
HIV/AIDS	10	246	64	0	+ 246
Meningitis	11	243	55	2	+ 242
Road Traffic Accidents	12	233	18	69	+ 164
Liver Disease	13	214	26	50	+ 163
Measles	14	164	72	0	+ 164
Maternal Conditions	15	131	63	1	+ 131
Pertussis	16	130	70	0	+ 130
Other Injuries	17	127	10	136	- 9
Diabetes Mellitus	18	125	5	332	- 206
Violence	19	103	40	15	+ 87
Kidney Disease	20	101	7	213	- 111
Endocrine Disorders	21	88	12	126	- 38
Lung Disease	22	70	4	355	- 285
Breast Cancer	23	66	9	155	- 88
Hypertension	24	60	11	127	- 68
Cervical Cancer	25	59	37	18	+ 41
Tetanus	26	47	71	0	+ 47
Asthma	27	46	35	24	+ 22
Falls	28	42	25	51	- 9
Fires	29	40	50	5	+ 35
Suicide	30	39	29	44	- 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	38	3	400	- 362
Drownings	32	37	33	33	+ 3
Poisonings	33	37	51	4	+ 33
Drug Use	34	35	41	13	+ 22
Prostate Cancer	35	33	13	118	- 85
Malnutrition	36	33	56	2	+ 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	33	42	11	+ 21
Syphilis	38	30	62	1	+ 30
Liver Cancer	39	29	20	64	- 35
Lymphomas	40	29	16	97	- 68
Epilepsy	41	28	44	10	+ 18
Inflammatory/Heart	42	27	24	51	- 24
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	23	8	167	- 144
Diphtheria	44	21	73	0	+ 21
War	45	18	68	0	+ 18
Parkinson's Disease	46	14	28	44	- 30
Leukemia	47	13	17	83	- 70
Oral Cancer	48	12	36	21	- 8
Ovary Cancer	49	12	27	45	- 33
Stomach Cancer	50	12	21	63	- 51
Pancreas Cancer	51	11	14	104	- 93
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	11	32	35	- 24
Skin Cancers	53	11	31	39	- 28
Schistosomiasis	54	8	80	0	+ 8
Hepatitis B	55	8	54	2	+ 6
Skin Disease	56	8	30	44	- 35
Lung Cancers	57	7	6	319	- 312
Alcohol	58	6	49	5	+ 1
Encephalitis	59	5	69	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	60	4	66	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	61	4	77	0	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	62	4	34	27	- 24
Bladder Cancer	63	4	19	67	- 63
Oesophagus Cancer	64	3	43	10	- 7
Hepatitis C	65	2	58	2	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	66	2	23	53	- 52
Upper Respiratory	67	1	59	1	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	68	1	46	9	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	1	45	10	- 9
Leishmaniasis	70	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	65	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	2	- 2
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	39	17	- 17
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	48	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	1	- 1
Oral conditions	86	0	61	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CYPRUS

Nigeria

Cyprus

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.