EQU. GUINEA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,572	2	913	+ 660
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,098	9	349	+ 749
Tuberculosis	3	966	10	321	+ 645
Malaria	4	766	3	668	+ 98
Birth Trauma	5	760	5	441	+ 319
Low Birth Weight	6	728	4	457	+ 271
Coronary Heart Disease	7	466	7	419	+ 47
Stroke	8	438	6	437	+ 1
Congenital Anomalies	9	377	12	249	+ 128
HIV/AIDS	10	335	1	1,838	- 1,504
Meningitis	11	331	19	127	+ 204
Road Traffic Accidents	12	316	8	368	- 52
Liver Disease	13	291	13	199	+ 91
Measles	14	223	15	181	+ 42
Maternal Conditions	15	179	17	139	+ 40
Pertussis	16	177	21	109	+ 68
Other Injuries	17	172	23	105	+ 67
Diabetes Mellitus	18	171	11	299	- 129
Violence	19	140	33	45	+ 95
Kidney Disease	20	138	14	198	- 60
Endocrine Disorders	21	120	25	73	+ 47
Lung Disease	22	95	20	120	- 25
Breast Cancer	23	90	24	84	+ 6
Hypertension	24	81	16	165	- 84
Cervical Cancer	25	80	28	56	+ 24
Tetanus	26	63	42	23	+ 40
Asthma	27	62	26	65	- 3
Falls	28	57	32	46	+ 11
Fires	29	54	39	30	+ 24
Suicide	30	53	22	107	- 54
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	51	29	55	- 4
Drownings	32	50	36	39	+ 10
Poisonings	33	50	44	21	+ 29
Drug Use	34	48	30	50	- 3
Prostate Cancer	35	45	35	43	+ 2
Malnutrition	36	45	31	48	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	44	43	22	+ 22
Syphilis	38	41	18	134	- 93
Liver Cancer	39	40	34	43	- 3
Lymphomas	40	39	45	19	+ 20
Epilepsy	41	38	38	32	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	42	37	27	63	- 26
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	31	40	29	+ 3
Diphtheria	44	29	64	3	+ 26
War	45	25	71	0	+ 24
Parkinson's Disease	46	19	46	18	+ 1
Leukemia	47	17	61	4	+ 13
Oral Cancer	48	17	37	35	- 18
Ovary Cancer	49	16	52	13	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	50	16	49	16	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	51	15	55	11	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	15	50	14	+ 1
Skin Cancers	53	15	48	16	- 2
Schistosomiasis	54	11	60	4	+ 7
Hepatitis B	55	11	65	3	+ 8
Skin Disease	56	11	51	13	- 2
Lung Cancers	57	10	41	27	- 17
Alcohol	58	8	53	12	- 4
Encephalitis	59	7	57	8	- 1
Appendicitis	60	6	59	6	+ 0
Ascariasis	61	5	70	0	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	62	5	58	8	- 3
Bladder Cancer	63	5	56	9	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	64	4	54	12	- 8
Hepatitis C	65	2	69	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	66	2	63	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	67	2	66	2	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	68	1	67	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	1	62	4	- 2
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	68	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	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	47	16	- 16
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Nigeria

Equ. Guinea

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.