ECUADOR VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,031	4	5,083	+ 10,948
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	11,193	34	410	+ 10,783
Tuberculosis	3	9,848	29	574	+ 9,274
Malaria	4	7,808	77	0	+ 7,808
Birth Trauma	5	7,748	38	302	+ 7,446
Low Birth Weight	6	7,421	16	1,172	+ 6,250
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,747	1	9,805	- 5,058
Stroke	8	4,466	3	5,429	- 963
Congenital Anomalies	9	3,844	13	1,335	+ 2,508
HIV/AIDS	10	3,413	27	609	+ 2,803
Meningitis	11	3,376	52	90	+ 3,286
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,225	6	3,490	- 266
Liver Disease	13	2,964	7	3,330	- 366
Measles	14	2,277	72	0	+ 2,277
Maternal Conditions	15	1,821	46	164	+ 1,656
Pertussis	16	1,801	56	79	+ 1,721
Other Injuries	17	1,755	17	1,161	+ 595
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,740	5	4,321	- 2,581
Violence	19	1,424	15	1,210	+ 214
Kidney Disease	20	1,407	2	6,184	- 4,777
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,222	31	507	+ 715
Lung Disease	22	972	8	2,576	- 1,604
Breast Cancer	23	919	25	825	+ 94
Hypertension	24	827	10	2,507	- 1,680
Cervical Cancer	25	818	24	840	- 22
Tetanus	26	646	62	9	+ 637
Asthma	27	634	53	85	+ 548
Falls	28	582	18	1,114	- 532
Fires	29	552	43	175	+ 376
Suicide	30	543	14	1,326	- 783
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	525	9	2,565	- 2,040
Drownings	32	509	32	470	+ 39
Poisonings	33	508	58	59	+ 450
Drug Use	34	485	41	214	+ 271
Prostate Cancer	35	457	12	1,362	- 904
Malnutrition	36	456	28	578	- 122
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	452	33	417	+ 36
Syphilis	38	421	54	85	+ 336
Liver Cancer	39	409	21	954	- 545
Lymphomas	40	402	22	883	- 481
Epilepsy	41	387	40	273	+ 114
Inflammatory/Heart	42	373	36	308	+ 65
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	321	19	1,109	- 788
Diphtheria	44	294	69	1	+ 293
War	45	251	66	2	+ 249
Parkinson's Disease	46	191	26	658	- 467
Leukemia	47	175	23	882	- 707
Oral Cancer	48	173	45	166	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	49	165	35	322	- 157
Stomach Cancer	50	165	11	2,089	- 1,924
Pancreas Cancer	51	153	30	562	- 409
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	150	47	163	- 12
Skin Cancers	53	150	37	308	- 158
Schistosomiasis	54	117	75	0	+ 117
Hepatitis B	55	115	64	3	+ 112
Skin Disease	56	114	51	103	+ 11
Lung Cancers	57	100	20	1,075	- 974
Alcohol	58	80	39	280	- 200
Encephalitis	59	72	55	82	- 10
Appendicitis	60	59	50	110	- 52
Ascariasis	61	53	65	2	+ 51
Uterin Cancer	62	53	48	129	- 76
Bladder Cancer	63	52	44	168	- 116
Oesophagus Cancer	64	43	42	180	- 136
Hepatitis C	65	23	67	1	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	66	22	57	64	- 42
Upper Respiratory	67	20	63	8	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	68	14	60	18	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	13	49	124	- 111
Leishmaniasis	70	2	74	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	68	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	61	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	59	21	- 21
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Nigeria

Ecuador

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.