FINLAND VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,926	21	436	+ 4,490
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	3,439	52	15	+ 3,424
Tuberculosis	3	3,026	46	32	+ 2,994
Malaria	4	2,399	74	0	+ 2,399
Birth Trauma	5	2,381	56	8	+ 2,373
Low Birth Weight	6	2,281	48	26	+ 2,254
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,459	2	9,831	- 8,372
Stroke	8	1,372	3	4,115	- 2,743
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,181	35	192	+ 989
HIV/AIDS	10	1,049	59	6	+ 1,043
Meningitis	11	1,037	55	9	+ 1,028
Road Traffic Accidents	12	991	33	215	+ 776
Liver Disease	13	911	10	1,068	- 157
Measles	14	700	72	0	+ 700
Maternal Conditions	15	559	64	2	+ 558
Pertussis	16	553	69	0	+ 553
Other Injuries	17	539	20	437	+ 103
Diabetes Mellitus	18	535	22	418	+ 117
Violence	19	437	43	64	+ 373
Kidney Disease	20	432	26	342	+ 90
Endocrine Disorders	21	375	31	257	+ 119
Lung Disease	22	299	8	1,289	- 991
Breast Cancer	23	282	12	948	- 666
Hypertension	24	254	5	2,030	- 1,776
Cervical Cancer	25	251	44	62	+ 189
Tetanus	26	199	70	0	+ 199
Asthma	27	195	40	85	+ 110
Falls	28	179	7	1,325	- 1,146
Fires	29	169	45	62	+ 108
Suicide	30	167	15	846	- 679
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	161	1	11,120	- 10,959
Drownings	32	156	37	106	+ 51
Poisonings	33	156	49	25	+ 131
Drug Use	34	149	30	269	- 120
Prostate Cancer	35	141	11	970	- 830
Malnutrition	36	140	57	7	+ 134
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	139	36	151	- 13
Syphilis	38	130	67	0	+ 129
Liver Cancer	39	126	16	545	- 419
Lymphomas	40	124	14	851	- 727
Epilepsy	41	119	38	104	+ 15
Inflammatory/Heart	42	115	17	518	- 403
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	99	6	1,433	- 1,335
Diphtheria	44	90	71	0	+ 90
War	45	77	65	1	+ 77
Parkinson's Disease	46	59	13	853	- 794
Leukemia	47	54	24	371	- 318
Oral Cancer	48	53	34	207	- 154
Ovary Cancer	49	51	25	344	- 294
Stomach Cancer	50	51	19	447	- 396
Pancreas Cancer	51	47	9	1,247	- 1,200
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	46	50	19	+ 27
Skin Cancers	53	46	29	297	- 251
Schistosomiasis	54	36	77	0	+ 36
Hepatitis B	55	35	63	2	+ 34
Skin Disease	56	35	47	27	+ 8
Lung Cancers	57	31	4	2,312	- 2,281
Alcohol	58	25	18	464	- 440
Encephalitis	59	22	66	0	+ 22
Appendicitis	60	18	54	10	+ 9
Ascariasis	61	16	81	0	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	62	16	32	225	- 209
Bladder Cancer	63	16	28	308	- 292
Oesophagus Cancer	64	13	27	320	- 306
Hepatitis C	65	7	60	5	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	66	7	23	377	- 370
Upper Respiratory	67	6	62	2	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	68	4	42	80	- 76
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	4	41	83	- 79
Leishmaniasis	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	39	93	- 93
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	58	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	17	- 17
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Nigeria

Finland

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.