FRANCE VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	59,864	6	19,771	+ 40,094
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	41,798	38	1,807	+ 39,990
Tuberculosis	3	36,776	50	435	+ 36,340
Malaria	4	29,159	82	0	+ 29,159
Birth Trauma	5	28,935	55	309	+ 28,626
Low Birth Weight	6	27,714	47	651	+ 27,063
Coronary Heart Disease	7	17,725	1	63,181	- 45,456
Stroke	8	16,677	3	36,354	- 19,678
Congenital Anomalies	9	14,353	35	2,012	+ 12,341
HIV/AIDS	10	12,743	54	362	+ 12,381
Meningitis	11	12,607	58	163	+ 12,443
Road Traffic Accidents	12	12,041	31	3,339	+ 8,702
Liver Disease	13	11,069	22	7,382	+ 3,687
Measles	14	8,502	77	0	+ 8,502
Maternal Conditions	15	6,799	64	52	+ 6,747
Pertussis	16	6,724	69	3	+ 6,721
Other Injuries	17	6,555	9	15,119	- 8,564
Diabetes Mellitus	18	6,497	12	10,912	- 4,414
Violence	19	5,316	49	538	+ 4,779
Kidney Disease	20	5,253	11	11,477	- 6,223
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,563	19	8,086	- 3,523
Lung Disease	22	3,630	7	18,232	- 14,602
Breast Cancer	23	3,432	8	15,536	- 12,103
Hypertension	24	3,088	23	7,109	- 4,021
Cervical Cancer	25	3,054	40	1,574	+ 1,480
Tetanus	26	2,413	70	2	+ 2,411
Asthma	27	2,366	42	1,039	+ 1,327
Falls	28	2,174	18	8,284	- 6,110
Fires	29	2,060	53	403	+ 1,657
Suicide	30	2,027	16	8,961	- 6,934
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,960	2	53,157	- 51,198
Drownings	32	1,902	45	868	+ 1,034
Poisonings	33	1,898	57	228	+ 1,670
Drug Use	34	1,812	36	1,881	- 69
Prostate Cancer	35	1,708	13	10,873	- 9,165
Malnutrition	36	1,703	29	4,212	- 2,509
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,688	43	986	+ 702
Syphilis	38	1,574	68	4	+ 1,570
Liver Cancer	39	1,527	15	9,573	- 8,046
Lymphomas	40	1,502	14	10,067	- 8,565
Epilepsy	41	1,444	37	1,865	- 421
Inflammatory/Heart	42	1,394	25	6,065	- 4,672
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,199	5	21,854	- 20,655
Diphtheria	44	1,097	75	1	+ 1,097
War	45	937	67	7	+ 930
Parkinson's Disease	46	714	20	7,570	- 6,856
Leukemia	47	652	21	7,457	- 6,805
Oral Cancer	48	646	27	4,676	- 4,029
Ovary Cancer	49	616	30	3,964	- 3,348
Stomach Cancer	50	615	26	5,530	- 4,916
Pancreas Cancer	51	570	10	12,360	- 11,789
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	562	41	1,384	- 822
Skin Cancers	53	558	32	3,256	- 2,697
Schistosomiasis	54	435	71	1	+ 435
Hepatitis B	55	430	59	135	+ 295
Skin Disease	56	424	39	1,598	- 1,174
Lung Cancers	57	374	4	35,657	- 35,283
Alcohol	58	298	33	3,189	- 2,891
Encephalitis	59	271	66	8	+ 262
Appendicitis	60	220	61	90	+ 130
Ascariasis	61	198	79	0	+ 198
Uterin Cancer	62	196	34	2,721	- 2,525
Bladder Cancer	63	193	24	6,566	- 6,372
Oesophagus Cancer	64	162	28	4,673	- 4,511
Hepatitis C	65	88	52	416	- 328
Other Neoplasms	66	84	17	8,771	- 8,687
Upper Respiratory	67	75	63	54	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	68	52	46	752	- 700
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	48	51	426	- 379
Leishmaniasis	70	7	73	1	+ 6
Chlamydia	71	4	78	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	72	1	65	16	- 15
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	48	647	- 647
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	44	973	- 973
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	62	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	85	0	56	245	- 245
Oral conditions	86	0	60	118	- 118
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

Nigeria

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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.