GERMANY VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	73,649	9	20,712	+ 52,937
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	51,422	32	3,830	+ 47,592
Tuberculosis	3	45,244	56	281	+ 44,963
Malaria	4	35,873	79	0	+ 35,873
Birth Trauma	5	35,597	57	239	+ 35,358
Low Birth Weight	6	34,095	45	770	+ 33,325
Coronary Heart Disease	7	21,807	1	147,055	- 125,248
Stroke	8	20,517	3	49,794	- 29,277
Congenital Anomalies	9	17,658	36	2,291	+ 15,366
HIV/AIDS	10	15,678	54	345	+ 15,332
Meningitis	11	15,510	60	168	+ 15,342
Road Traffic Accidents	12	14,814	34	3,160	+ 11,654
Liver Disease	13	13,618	15	15,194	- 1,576
Measles	14	10,460	70	2	+ 10,458
Maternal Conditions	15	8,364	64	38	+ 8,326
Pertussis	16	8,272	69	2	+ 8,270
Other Injuries	17	8,064	23	8,248	- 184
Diabetes Mellitus	18	7,993	13	15,560	- 7,567
Violence	19	6,540	46	769	+ 5,772
Kidney Disease	20	6,463	8	22,770	- 16,308
Endocrine Disorders	21	5,613	18	10,677	- 5,064
Lung Disease	22	4,466	5	42,797	- 38,331
Breast Cancer	23	4,223	10	18,842	- 14,619
Hypertension	24	3,799	6	26,796	- 22,997
Cervical Cancer	25	3,757	39	2,131	+ 1,626
Tetanus	26	2,969	75	1	+ 2,968
Asthma	27	2,911	44	924	+ 1,986
Falls	28	2,675	14	15,325	- 12,650
Fires	29	2,534	53	359	+ 2,175
Suicide	30	2,494	19	10,284	- 7,790
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,411	2	51,168	- 48,757
Drownings	32	2,339	49	459	+ 1,881
Poisonings	33	2,334	58	216	+ 2,118
Drug Use	34	2,229	40	1,930	+ 299
Prostate Cancer	35	2,101	12	16,487	- 14,386
Malnutrition	36	2,095	50	450	+ 1,645
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	2,077	38	2,166	- 89
Syphilis	38	1,936	68	6	+ 1,931
Liver Cancer	39	1,879	25	8,057	- 6,178
Lymphomas	40	1,848	17	12,249	- 10,401
Epilepsy	41	1,777	35	3,091	- 1,314
Inflammatory/Heart	42	1,715	21	8,891	- 7,176
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,475	7	26,026	- 24,551
Diphtheria	44	1,350	77	0	+ 1,350
War	45	1,153	66	10	+ 1,143
Parkinson's Disease	46	879	16	12,594	- 11,715
Leukemia	47	802	22	8,737	- 7,935
Oral Cancer	48	795	29	6,023	- 5,228
Ovary Cancer	49	758	30	5,192	- 4,435
Stomach Cancer	50	756	20	9,658	- 8,901
Pancreas Cancer	51	702	11	17,971	- 17,270
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	691	33	3,615	- 2,924
Skin Cancers	53	687	31	4,055	- 3,369
Schistosomiasis	54	536	73	1	+ 535
Hepatitis B	55	529	59	182	+ 347
Skin Disease	56	522	42	1,543	- 1,021
Lung Cancers	57	460	4	46,560	- 46,100
Alcohol	58	366	26	6,257	- 5,891
Encephalitis	59	333	67	8	+ 325
Appendicitis	60	270	62	129	+ 141
Ascariasis	61	243	81	0	+ 243
Uterin Cancer	62	241	37	2,231	- 1,990
Bladder Cancer	63	238	28	6,193	- 5,955
Oesophagus Cancer	64	199	27	6,212	- 6,013
Hepatitis C	65	108	48	507	- 399
Other Neoplasms	66	103	24	8,161	- 8,058
Upper Respiratory	67	92	61	138	- 47
Multiple Sclerosis	68	64	41	1,571	- 1,507
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	59	47	543	- 484
Leishmaniasis	70	8	72	1	+ 7
Chlamydia	71	5	85	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	72	1	65	16	- 15
Dengue	73	1	83	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	80	0	51	391	- 391
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	43	994	- 994
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	55	292	- 292
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	364	- 364
Oral conditions	86	0	63	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.