INDONESIA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		INDONESIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	246,518	9	52,539	+ 193,979
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	172,120	7	63,966	+ 108,154
Tuberculosis	3	151,439	4	90,077	+ 61,363
Malaria	4	120,075	55	1,156	+ 118,919
Birth Trauma	5	119,151	25	14,511	+ 104,640
Low Birth Weight	6	114,124	17	22,326	+ 91,798
Coronary Heart Disease	7	72,991	2	259,297	- 186,305
Stroke	8	68,674	1	357,183	- 288,509
Congenital Anomalies	9	59,104	24	14,900	+ 44,204
HIV/AIDS	10	52,476	11	34,321	+ 18,156
Meningitis	11	51,914	43	3,140	+ 48,774
Road Traffic Accidents	12	49,586	12	30,668	+ 18,918
Liver Disease	13	45,581	5	89,583	- 44,002
Measles	14	35,011	65	215	+ 34,796
Maternal Conditions	15	27,996	35	6,214	+ 21,782
Pertussis	16	27,689	48	2,200	+ 25,489
Other Injuries	17	26,992	30	9,499	+ 17,493
Diabetes Mellitus	18	26,755	3	110,513	- 83,758
Violence	19	21,892	27	11,606	+ 10,286
Kidney Disease	20	21,632	10	43,039	- 21,407
Endocrine Disorders	21	18,789	39	4,027	+ 14,762
Lung Disease	22	14,948	6	78,285	- 63,337
Breast Cancer	23	14,134	16	24,160	- 10,026
Hypertension	24	12,716	8	54,904	- 42,188
Cervical Cancer	25	12,575	20	19,306	- 6,731
Tetanus	26	9,936	46	2,742	+ 7,194
Asthma	27	9,742	14	27,635	- 17,892
Falls	28	8,953	21	18,404	- 9,451
Fires	29	8,481	52	1,388	+ 7,093
Suicide	30	8,347	34	6,544	+ 1,804
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	8,070	15	27,054	- 18,984
Drownings	32	7,831	38	4,518	+ 3,313
Poisonings	33	7,814	58	800	+ 7,014
Drug Use	34	7,460	57	959	+ 6,501
Prostate Cancer	35	7,034	36	5,707	+ 1,327
Malnutrition	36	7,012	18	19,978	- 12,966
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	6,952	49	2,174	+ 4,779
Syphilis	38	6,481	50	2,166	+ 4,314
Liver Cancer	39	6,290	19	19,721	- 13,431
Lymphomas	40	6,186	28	11,251	- 5,064
Epilepsy	41	5,948	59	706	+ 5,242
Inflammatory/Heart	42	5,740	29	9,548	- 3,808
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	4,938	22	18,064	- 13,126
Diphtheria	44	4,519	69	18	+ 4,501
War	45	3,859	66	163	+ 3,696
Parkinson's Disease	46	2,941	32	8,492	- 5,551
Leukemia	47	2,684	26	11,719	- 9,035
Oral Cancer	48	2,662	23	16,080	- 13,417
Ovary Cancer	49	2,536	31	8,499	- 5,963
Stomach Cancer	50	2,532	45	2,821	- 289
Pancreas Cancer	51	2,349	37	5,410	- 3,061
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	2,314	53	1,251	+ 1,063
Skin Cancers	53	2,299	40	3,756	- 1,457
Schistosomiasis	54	1,793	71	10	+ 1,783
Hepatitis B	55	1,770	44	2,853	- 1,083
Skin Disease	56	1,746	41	3,734	- 1,987
Lung Cancers	57	1,540	13	28,633	- 27,092
Alcohol	58	1,227	61	589	+ 637
Encephalitis	59	1,114	51	1,549	- 435
Appendicitis	60	904	56	1,109	- 205
Ascariasis	61	815	68	29	+ 786
Uterin Cancer	62	807	47	2,625	- 1,817
Bladder Cancer	63	797	42	3,720	- 2,923
Oesophagus Cancer	64	666	54	1,175	- 509
Hepatitis C	65	361	62	550	- 189
Other Neoplasms	66	345	60	681	- 336
Upper Respiratory	67	308	67	78	+ 230
Multiple Sclerosis	68	213	64	250	- 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	196	63	421	- 225
Leishmaniasis	70	27	76	0	+ 27
Chlamydia	71	16	70	15	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	4	72	3	+ 1
Dengue	73	2	33	7,938	- 7,936
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDONESIA

Nigeria

Indonesia

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.