EGYPT VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	97,401	7	20,695	+ 76,707
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	68,006	23	3,692	+ 64,314
Tuberculosis	3	59,835	51	432	+ 59,403
Malaria	4	47,442	77	0	+ 47,442
Birth Trauma	5	47,077	17	6,109	+ 40,968
Low Birth Weight	6	45,091	11	11,391	+ 33,700
Coronary Heart Disease	7	28,839	1	173,871	- 145,032
Stroke	8	27,134	3	43,839	- 16,705
Congenital Anomalies	9	23,352	10	12,163	+ 11,189
HIV/AIDS	10	20,734	53	397	+ 20,337
Meningitis	11	20,512	43	827	+ 19,685
Road Traffic Accidents	12	19,592	12	10,141	+ 9,451
Liver Disease	13	18,009	2	60,122	- 42,113
Measles	14	13,833	64	43	+ 13,790
Maternal Conditions	15	11,061	44	795	+ 10,266
Pertussis	16	10,940	42	906	+ 10,034
Other Injuries	17	10,665	21	3,819	+ 6,846
Diabetes Mellitus	18	10,571	8	19,131	- 8,560
Violence	19	8,650	20	4,165	+ 4,485
Kidney Disease	20	8,547	6	21,087	- 12,540
Endocrine Disorders	21	7,424	29	2,372	+ 5,052
Lung Disease	22	5,906	9	13,393	- 7,487
Breast Cancer	23	5,584	13	9,180	- 3,595
Hypertension	24	5,024	5	21,094	- 16,070
Cervical Cancer	25	4,969	48	625	+ 4,344
Tetanus	26	3,926	49	540	+ 3,385
Asthma	27	3,849	15	7,104	- 3,254
Falls	28	3,537	30	2,019	+ 1,519
Fires	29	3,351	33	1,568	+ 1,783
Suicide	30	3,298	25	3,022	+ 276
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	3,189	16	6,975	- 3,786
Drownings	32	3,094	37	1,122	+ 1,972
Poisonings	33	3,087	57	195	+ 2,892
Drug Use	34	2,948	62	116	+ 2,832
Prostate Cancer	35	2,779	35	1,282	+ 1,497
Malnutrition	36	2,771	46	759	+ 2,012
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	2,747	34	1,339	+ 1,408
Syphilis	38	2,561	58	159	+ 2,401
Liver Cancer	39	2,485	4	24,512	- 22,027
Lymphomas	40	2,444	14	7,539	- 5,094
Epilepsy	41	2,350	50	451	+ 1,899
Inflammatory/Heart	42	2,268	27	2,489	- 221
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,951	24	3,083	- 1,132
Diphtheria	44	1,785	70	3	+ 1,782
War	45	1,525	47	714	+ 811
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,162	28	2,391	- 1,229
Leukemia	47	1,060	22	3,763	- 2,702
Oral Cancer	48	1,052	45	793	+ 259
Ovary Cancer	49	1,002	31	1,944	- 941
Stomach Cancer	50	1,000	32	1,844	- 844
Pancreas Cancer	51	928	26	2,906	- 1,978
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	914	36	1,248	- 334
Skin Cancers	53	908	39	1,013	- 105
Schistosomiasis	54	709	54	220	+ 488
Hepatitis B	55	699	40	988	- 289
Skin Disease	56	690	55	219	+ 471
Lung Cancers	57	609	18	5,677	- 5,069
Alcohol	58	485	60	141	+ 343
Encephalitis	59	440	38	1,046	- 606
Appendicitis	60	357	59	142	+ 215
Ascariasis	61	322	67	6	+ 316
Uterin Cancer	62	319	52	422	- 103
Bladder Cancer	63	315	19	5,133	- 4,818
Oesophagus Cancer	64	263	41	951	- 688
Hepatitis C	65	143	63	97	+ 46
Other Neoplasms	66	136	61	116	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	67	122	68	5	+ 117
Multiple Sclerosis	68	84	56	213	- 129
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	77	65	26	+ 51
Leishmaniasis	70	11	66	13	- 3
Chlamydia	71	6	71	1	+ 5
Otitis Media	72	1	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	1	69	5	- 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Nigeria

Egypt

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.