GREECE VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,159	3	8,282	+ 877
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	6,395	44	95	+ 6,300
Tuberculosis	3	5,627	46	66	+ 5,560
Malaria	4	4,461	78	0	+ 4,461
Birth Trauma	5	4,427	57	17	+ 4,410
Low Birth Weight	6	4,240	41	127	+ 4,113
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,712	1	21,124	- 18,412
Stroke	8	2,552	2	14,077	- 11,526
Congenital Anomalies	9	2,196	38	174	+ 2,022
HIV/AIDS	10	1,950	50	47	+ 1,902
Meningitis	11	1,929	53	33	+ 1,896
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,842	22	870	+ 972
Liver Disease	13	1,693	23	809	+ 884
Measles	14	1,301	68	0	+ 1,301
Maternal Conditions	15	1,040	61	2	+ 1,038
Pertussis	16	1,029	69	0	+ 1,029
Other Injuries	17	1,003	17	1,453	- 450
Diabetes Mellitus	18	994	20	1,266	- 271
Violence	19	813	42	104	+ 709
Kidney Disease	20	804	6	4,759	- 3,955
Endocrine Disorders	21	698	29	526	+ 172
Lung Disease	22	555	5	5,526	- 4,971
Breast Cancer	23	525	11	2,520	- 1,995
Hypertension	24	472	9	2,922	- 2,450
Cervical Cancer	25	467	36	243	+ 224
Tetanus	26	369	62	2	+ 367
Asthma	27	362	55	27	+ 335
Falls	28	333	21	1,245	- 912
Fires	29	315	39	146	+ 169
Suicide	30	310	28	533	- 223
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	300	7	3,940	- 3,640
Drownings	32	291	32	435	- 144
Poisonings	33	290	56	19	+ 271
Drug Use	34	277	37	193	+ 84
Prostate Cancer	35	261	12	2,023	- 1,762
Malnutrition	36	261	66	1	+ 260
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	258	26	611	- 352
Syphilis	38	241	65	1	+ 240
Liver Cancer	39	234	14	1,566	- 1,332
Lymphomas	40	230	19	1,268	- 1,039
Epilepsy	41	221	34	249	- 28
Inflammatory/Heart	42	213	24	725	- 512
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	183	8	3,264	- 3,080
Diphtheria	44	168	70	0	+ 168
War	45	143	64	1	+ 142
Parkinson's Disease	46	109	10	2,646	- 2,537
Leukemia	47	100	18	1,354	- 1,254
Oral Cancer	48	99	30	440	- 341
Ovary Cancer	49	94	27	557	- 463
Stomach Cancer	50	94	16	1,535	- 1,441
Pancreas Cancer	51	87	13	1,904	- 1,817
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	86	43	100	- 14
Skin Cancers	53	85	31	438	- 353
Schistosomiasis	54	67	75	0	+ 67
Hepatitis B	55	66	48	56	+ 10
Skin Disease	56	65	47	56	+ 9
Lung Cancers	57	57	4	7,355	- 7,298
Alcohol	58	46	49	50	- 5
Encephalitis	59	41	67	1	+ 41
Appendicitis	60	34	58	9	+ 24
Ascariasis	61	30	73	0	+ 30
Uterin Cancer	62	30	33	373	- 343
Bladder Cancer	63	30	15	1,551	- 1,521
Oesophagus Cancer	64	25	35	246	- 221
Hepatitis C	65	13	52	38	- 25
Other Neoplasms	66	13	25	679	- 666
Upper Respiratory	67	11	59	8	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	68	8	40	135	- 127
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	7	45	67	- 59
Leishmaniasis	70	1	60	4	- 3
Chlamydia	71	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	81	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	54	27	- 27
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Nigeria

Greece

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.