DJIBOUTI VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		DJIBOUTI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	871	3	671	+ 200
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	608	4	364	+ 244
Tuberculosis	3	535	9	243	+ 292
Malaria	4	424	23	66	+ 358
Birth Trauma	5	421	15	166	+ 255
Low Birth Weight	6	403	8	251	+ 152
Coronary Heart Disease	7	258	1	687	- 429
Stroke	8	243	2	680	- 437
Congenital Anomalies	9	209	18	113	+ 96
HIV/AIDS	10	185	5	348	- 163
Meningitis	11	183	17	117	+ 67
Road Traffic Accidents	12	175	11	229	- 54
Liver Disease	13	161	6	295	- 134
Measles	14	124	66	2	+ 122
Maternal Conditions	15	99	31	40	+ 59
Pertussis	16	98	25	50	+ 48
Other Injuries	17	95	10	233	- 137
Diabetes Mellitus	18	95	7	284	- 190
Violence	19	77	24	64	+ 13
Kidney Disease	20	76	13	186	- 110
Endocrine Disorders	21	66	38	25	+ 41
Lung Disease	22	53	16	120	- 67
Breast Cancer	23	50	20	91	- 41
Hypertension	24	45	12	211	- 166
Cervical Cancer	25	44	29	40	+ 4
Tetanus	26	35	46	16	+ 19
Asthma	27	34	22	68	- 33
Falls	28	32	26	45	- 14
Fires	29	30	33	33	- 3
Suicide	30	29	19	94	- 64
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	29	21	90	- 62
Drownings	32	28	35	28	- 1
Poisonings	33	28	39	25	+ 3
Drug Use	34	26	54	12	+ 14
Prostate Cancer	35	25	44	17	+ 8
Malnutrition	36	25	14	170	- 145
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	25	34	32	- 7
Syphilis	38	23	52	13	+ 10
Liver Cancer	39	22	43	19	+ 3
Lymphomas	40	22	30	40	- 18
Epilepsy	41	21	37	26	- 5
Inflammatory/Heart	42	20	28	45	- 25
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	17	32	38	- 20
Diphtheria	44	16	69	1	+ 15
War	45	14	63	3	+ 11
Parkinson's Disease	46	10	41	23	- 12
Leukemia	47	9	27	45	- 36
Oral Cancer	48	9	45	17	- 7
Ovary Cancer	49	9	40	23	- 14
Stomach Cancer	50	9	50	14	- 5
Pancreas Cancer	51	8	58	6	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	8	48	15	- 7
Skin Cancers	53	8	53	12	- 4
Schistosomiasis	54	6	64	3	+ 4
Hepatitis B	55	6	56	8	- 2
Skin Disease	56	6	55	12	- 6
Lung Cancers	57	5	42	20	- 15
Alcohol	58	4	49	15	- 10
Encephalitis	59	4	59	5	- 1
Appendicitis	60	3	57	6	- 2
Ascariasis	61	3	71	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	62	3	60	4	- 1
Bladder Cancer	63	3	47	15	- 13
Oesophagus Cancer	64	2	36	27	- 25
Hepatitis C	65	1	68	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	66	1	65	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	67	1	61	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	68	1	67	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	1	62	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	70	0	51	14	- 14
Chlamydia	71	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DJIBOUTI

Nigeria

Djibouti

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.