DENMARK VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,230	6	2,244	+ 2,986
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	3,651	38	145	+ 3,507
Tuberculosis	3	3,213	57	16	+ 3,197
Malaria	4	2,547	79	0	+ 2,547
Birth Trauma	5	2,528	56	21	+ 2,506
Low Birth Weight	6	2,421	41	116	+ 2,305
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,548	1	5,341	- 3,793
Stroke	8	1,457	5	3,662	- 2,205
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,254	36	153	+ 1,101
HIV/AIDS	10	1,113	55	23	+ 1,091
Meningitis	11	1,101	52	25	+ 1,076
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,052	33	213	+ 838
Liver Disease	13	967	14	692	+ 275
Measles	14	743	71	0	+ 742
Maternal Conditions	15	594	64	2	+ 592
Pertussis	16	587	72	0	+ 587
Other Injuries	17	573	30	347	+ 225
Diabetes Mellitus	18	568	10	1,284	- 716
Violence	19	464	47	63	+ 401
Kidney Disease	20	459	12	911	- 452
Endocrine Disorders	21	399	19	575	- 176
Lung Disease	22	317	3	4,387	- 4,069
Breast Cancer	23	300	9	1,299	- 999
Hypertension	24	270	15	642	- 373
Cervical Cancer	25	267	37	153	+ 114
Tetanus	26	211	68	0	+ 210
Asthma	27	207	44	82	+ 124
Falls	28	190	22	541	- 351
Fires	29	180	49	53	+ 127
Suicide	30	177	16	617	- 440
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	171	2	5,218	- 5,046
Drownings	32	166	50	37	+ 129
Poisonings	33	166	62	6	+ 160
Drug Use	34	158	34	197	- 39
Prostate Cancer	35	149	8	1,480	- 1,331
Malnutrition	36	149	59	14	+ 135
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	147	32	216	- 69
Syphilis	38	137	70	0	+ 137
Liver Cancer	39	133	25	464	- 331
Lymphomas	40	131	13	730	- 598
Epilepsy	41	126	40	125	+ 1
Inflammatory/Heart	42	122	31	284	- 163
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	105	7	2,147	- 2,042
Diphtheria	44	96	73	0	+ 96
War	45	82	66	1	+ 81
Parkinson's Disease	46	62	17	600	- 538
Leukemia	47	57	20	558	- 501
Oral Cancer	48	56	28	371	- 314
Ovary Cancer	49	54	29	367	- 313
Stomach Cancer	50	54	23	484	- 430
Pancreas Cancer	51	50	11	1,096	- 1,046
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	49	42	96	- 47
Skin Cancers	53	49	26	388	- 340
Schistosomiasis	54	38	75	0	+ 38
Hepatitis B	55	38	61	6	+ 31
Skin Disease	56	37	45	79	- 42
Lung Cancers	57	33	4	3,721	- 3,689
Alcohol	58	26	18	598	- 572
Encephalitis	59	24	67	1	+ 23
Appendicitis	60	19	54	23	- 4
Ascariasis	61	17	81	0	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	62	17	35	156	- 138
Bladder Cancer	63	17	21	545	- 529
Oesophagus Cancer	64	14	24	477	- 462
Hepatitis C	65	8	60	9	- 1
Other Neoplasms	66	7	27	378	- 371
Upper Respiratory	67	7	58	15	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	68	5	39	132	- 127
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	4	43	84	- 80
Leishmaniasis	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	48	57	- 57
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	73	- 73
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	25	- 25
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	25	- 25
Oral conditions	86	0	63	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

Nigeria

Denmark

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.