ERITREA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,554	1	3,277	+ 2,278
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	3,878	3	2,292	+ 1,586
Tuberculosis	3	3,412	14	543	+ 2,869
Malaria	4	2,705	17	437	+ 2,268
Birth Trauma	5	2,685	11	616	+ 2,068
Low Birth Weight	6	2,571	16	531	+ 2,040
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,645	4	2,154	- 509
Stroke	8	1,547	2	2,564	- 1,017
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,332	18	432	+ 900
HIV/AIDS	10	1,182	25	308	+ 875
Meningitis	11	1,170	19	404	+ 765
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,117	5	1,326	- 209
Liver Disease	13	1,027	6	1,215	- 188
Measles	14	789	63	13	+ 776
Maternal Conditions	15	631	13	544	+ 87
Pertussis	16	624	36	90	+ 534
Other Injuries	17	608	15	540	+ 68
Diabetes Mellitus	18	603	7	944	- 342
Violence	19	493	20	384	+ 109
Kidney Disease	20	487	12	578	- 90
Endocrine Disorders	21	423	43	71	+ 352
Lung Disease	22	337	9	662	- 325
Breast Cancer	23	318	23	311	+ 7
Hypertension	24	287	8	926	- 639
Cervical Cancer	25	283	30	132	+ 151
Tetanus	26	224	52	37	+ 186
Asthma	27	220	22	326	- 107
Falls	28	202	26	168	+ 34
Fires	29	191	31	132	+ 59
Suicide	30	188	21	382	- 194
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	182	24	310	- 128
Drownings	32	176	33	118	+ 59
Poisonings	33	176	34	114	+ 62
Drug Use	34	168	53	36	+ 132
Prostate Cancer	35	158	47	54	+ 104
Malnutrition	36	158	10	660	- 502
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	157	27	147	+ 10
Syphilis	38	146	54	35	+ 111
Liver Cancer	39	142	45	69	+ 73
Lymphomas	40	139	28	147	- 7
Epilepsy	41	134	38	81	+ 53
Inflammatory/Heart	42	129	32	123	+ 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	111	35	113	- 2
Diphtheria	44	102	72	0	+ 101
War	45	87	71	0	+ 87
Parkinson's Disease	46	66	37	85	- 19
Leukemia	47	60	29	144	- 84
Oral Cancer	48	60	44	71	- 11
Ovary Cancer	49	57	40	79	- 22
Stomach Cancer	50	57	48	48	+ 9
Pancreas Cancer	51	53	58	20	+ 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	52	41	77	- 25
Skin Cancers	53	52	56	30	+ 22
Schistosomiasis	54	40	42	73	- 32
Hepatitis B	55	40	57	28	+ 12
Skin Disease	56	39	50	45	- 5
Lung Cancers	57	35	46	62	- 27
Alcohol	58	28	49	45	- 18
Encephalitis	59	25	62	16	+ 10
Appendicitis	60	20	55	31	- 11
Ascariasis	61	18	68	2	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	62	18	61	18	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	63	18	51	42	- 24
Oesophagus Cancer	64	15	39	81	- 66
Hepatitis C	65	8	65	6	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	66	8	66	6	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	67	7	60	18	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	68	5	67	4	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	4	64	12	- 7
Leishmaniasis	70	1	59	19	- 18
Chlamydia	71	0	70	1	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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 ERITREA

Nigeria

Eritrea

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.