ETHIOPIA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	103,795	1	59,931	+ 43,865
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	72,470	2	44,361	+ 28,109
Tuberculosis	3	63,763	9	21,455	+ 42,308
Malaria	4	50,557	26	5,626	+ 44,931
Birth Trauma	5	50,168	6	31,107	+ 19,061
Low Birth Weight	6	48,051	7	28,020	+ 20,031
Coronary Heart Disease	7	30,733	4	36,530	- 5,797
Stroke	8	28,915	3	39,362	- 10,447
Congenital Anomalies	9	24,885	11	15,638	+ 9,248
HIV/AIDS	10	22,095	17	11,471	+ 10,623
Meningitis	11	21,858	14	12,019	+ 9,839
Road Traffic Accidents	12	20,878	5	31,564	- 10,686
Liver Disease	13	19,191	8	27,270	- 8,079
Measles	14	14,741	24	6,324	+ 8,417
Maternal Conditions	15	11,788	18	8,887	+ 2,901
Pertussis	16	11,658	23	6,896	+ 4,762
Other Injuries	17	11,365	16	11,735	- 370
Diabetes Mellitus	18	11,265	10	16,258	- 4,993
Violence	19	9,217	22	8,076	+ 1,141
Kidney Disease	20	9,108	13	12,103	- 2,995
Endocrine Disorders	21	7,911	45	1,623	+ 6,288
Lung Disease	22	6,294	15	11,870	- 5,577
Breast Cancer	23	5,951	20	8,485	- 2,534
Hypertension	24	5,354	12	13,470	- 8,116
Cervical Cancer	25	5,295	27	5,019	+ 276
Tetanus	26	4,184	37	2,203	+ 1,981
Asthma	27	4,102	29	4,484	- 382
Falls	28	3,770	28	4,510	- 740
Fires	29	3,571	34	3,255	+ 316
Suicide	30	3,515	25	6,030	- 2,516
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	3,398	21	8,258	- 4,860
Drownings	32	3,297	35	3,133	+ 164
Poisonings	33	3,290	32	3,668	- 378
Drug Use	34	3,141	60	513	+ 2,628
Prostate Cancer	35	2,962	50	1,244	+ 1,717
Malnutrition	36	2,952	19	8,643	- 5,690
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	2,927	41	1,758	+ 1,169
Syphilis	38	2,729	43	1,699	+ 1,029
Liver Cancer	39	2,648	42	1,730	+ 918
Lymphomas	40	2,605	33	3,590	- 985
Epilepsy	41	2,504	44	1,625	+ 879
Inflammatory/Heart	42	2,417	39	2,168	+ 248
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	2,079	31	3,755	- 1,675
Diphtheria	44	1,903	67	146	+ 1,757
War	45	1,625	64	281	+ 1,344
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,238	46	1,578	- 339
Leukemia	47	1,130	30	4,222	- 3,092
Oral Cancer	48	1,121	48	1,477	- 356
Ovary Cancer	49	1,068	36	2,424	- 1,356
Stomach Cancer	50	1,066	47	1,519	- 453
Pancreas Cancer	51	989	61	488	+ 501
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	974	49	1,339	- 365
Skin Cancers	53	968	52	1,006	- 38
Schistosomiasis	54	755	54	839	- 84
Hepatitis B	55	745	56	742	+ 4
Skin Disease	56	735	53	904	- 169
Lung Cancers	57	649	38	2,202	- 1,553
Alcohol	58	516	55	750	- 233
Encephalitis	59	469	63	386	+ 83
Appendicitis	60	381	58	677	- 297
Ascariasis	61	343	68	130	+ 213
Uterin Cancer	62	340	62	421	- 81
Bladder Cancer	63	335	51	1,080	- 744
Oesophagus Cancer	64	281	40	1,839	- 1,558
Hepatitis C	65	152	69	115	+ 38
Other Neoplasms	66	145	66	148	- 3
Upper Respiratory	67	130	57	709	- 579
Multiple Sclerosis	68	90	70	61	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	82	65	221	- 138
Leishmaniasis	70	11	59	579	- 567
Chlamydia	71	7	72	21	- 14
Otitis Media	72	2	71	39	- 37
Dengue	73	1	73	20	- 19
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Nigeria

Ethiopia

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.