INDIA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,233,744	6	392,425	+ 841,319
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	861,403	4	670,315	+ 191,089
Tuberculosis	3	757,905	5	435,882	+ 322,023
Malaria	4	600,936	57	7,705	+ 593,231
Birth Trauma	5	596,312	20	102,819	+ 493,493
Low Birth Weight	6	571,151	9	238,739	+ 332,412
Coronary Heart Disease	7	365,298	1	1,520,034	- 1,154,736
Stroke	8	343,692	3	697,038	- 353,346
Congenital Anomalies	9	295,795	23	82,769	+ 213,026
HIV/AIDS	10	262,626	31	44,406	+ 218,220
Meningitis	11	259,814	36	33,337	+ 226,477
Road Traffic Accidents	12	248,160	12	212,596	+ 35,564
Liver Disease	13	228,116	8	268,580	- 40,464
Measles	14	175,220	51	11,923	+ 163,297
Maternal Conditions	15	140,110	41	25,917	+ 114,193
Pertussis	16	138,575	54	10,094	+ 128,481
Other Injuries	17	135,087	15	149,570	- 14,483
Diabetes Mellitus	18	133,901	7	271,495	- 137,595
Violence	19	109,562	27	51,767	+ 57,795
Kidney Disease	20	108,262	11	222,903	- 114,640
Endocrine Disorders	21	94,034	47	15,264	+ 78,770
Lung Disease	22	74,808	2	879,732	- 804,924
Breast Cancer	23	70,736	22	82,821	- 12,085
Hypertension	24	63,638	19	108,050	- 44,412
Cervical Cancer	25	62,936	30	45,319	+ 17,617
Tetanus	26	49,728	58	7,093	+ 42,635
Asthma	27	48,758	13	196,051	- 147,293
Falls	28	44,808	10	225,755	- 180,947
Fires	29	42,447	42	23,265	+ 19,182
Suicide	30	41,775	14	173,347	- 131,573
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	40,388	17	126,593	- 86,205
Drownings	32	39,190	28	48,774	- 9,584
Poisonings	33	39,106	61	3,540	+ 35,566
Drug Use	34	37,337	52	11,747	+ 25,590
Prostate Cancer	35	35,203	38	30,945	+ 4,258
Malnutrition	36	35,094	55	8,626	+ 26,467
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	34,795	26	68,108	- 33,313
Syphilis	38	32,434	64	2,007	+ 30,427
Liver Cancer	39	31,479	39	30,369	+ 1,110
Lymphomas	40	30,960	33	40,159	- 9,199
Epilepsy	41	29,767	40	30,307	- 540
Inflammatory/Heart	42	28,727	49	12,651	+ 16,076
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	24,713	25	77,368	- 52,655
Diphtheria	44	22,615	72	65	+ 22,551
War	45	19,313	67	890	+ 18,423
Parkinson's Disease	46	14,720	32	43,398	- 28,678
Leukemia	47	13,433	35	33,383	- 19,950
Oral Cancer	48	13,324	16	134,187	- 120,863
Ovary Cancer	49	12,693	44	21,947	- 9,254
Stomach Cancer	50	12,670	24	81,058	- 68,388
Pancreas Cancer	51	11,754	37	32,812	- 21,057
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	11,580	18	126,079	- 114,499
Skin Cancers	53	11,506	60	5,054	+ 6,452
Schistosomiasis	54	8,975	76	0	+ 8,975
Hepatitis B	55	8,858	56	8,184	+ 674
Skin Disease	56	8,739	45	17,857	- 9,118
Lung Cancers	57	7,709	21	88,276	- 80,567
Alcohol	58	6,138	43	23,097	- 16,958
Encephalitis	59	5,575	29	48,080	- 42,506
Appendicitis	60	4,524	53	11,245	- 6,721
Ascariasis	61	4,078	70	126	+ 3,951
Uterin Cancer	62	4,041	59	6,841	- 2,800
Bladder Cancer	63	3,987	48	14,081	- 10,094
Oesophagus Cancer	64	3,334	34	38,898	- 35,563
Hepatitis C	65	1,808	65	1,364	+ 444
Other Neoplasms	66	1,726	62	2,968	- 1,243
Upper Respiratory	67	1,540	68	584	+ 956
Multiple Sclerosis	68	1,066	63	2,328	- 1,262
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	980	50	11,931	- 10,951
Leishmaniasis	70	136	66	973	- 837
Chlamydia	71	81	69	379	- 298
Otitis Media	72	18	71	68	- 50
Dengue	73	10	46	17,546	- 17,536
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.