IRELAND VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,582	6	1,298	+ 3,284
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	3,199	45	53	+ 3,147
Tuberculosis	3	2,815	50	23	+ 2,792
Malaria	4	2,232	75	0	+ 2,232
Birth Trauma	5	2,215	56	10	+ 2,205
Low Birth Weight	6	2,121	44	56	+ 2,065
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,357	1	4,762	- 3,405
Stroke	8	1,276	5	1,770	- 493
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,099	32	153	+ 946
HIV/AIDS	10	975	57	9	+ 967
Meningitis	11	965	58	7	+ 958
Road Traffic Accidents	12	922	33	153	+ 769
Liver Disease	13	847	19	279	+ 568
Measles	14	651	83	0	+ 651
Maternal Conditions	15	520	61	3	+ 517
Pertussis	16	515	67	0	+ 515
Other Injuries	17	502	30	171	+ 331
Diabetes Mellitus	18	497	16	414	+ 84
Violence	19	407	47	38	+ 369
Kidney Disease	20	402	10	566	- 164
Endocrine Disorders	21	349	24	249	+ 100
Lung Disease	22	278	4	1,915	- 1,638
Breast Cancer	23	263	8	760	- 497
Hypertension	24	236	29	175	+ 62
Cervical Cancer	25	234	35	103	+ 131
Tetanus	26	185	81	0	+ 185
Asthma	27	181	41	58	+ 123
Falls	28	166	25	247	- 80
Fires	29	158	48	30	+ 128
Suicide	30	155	14	470	- 315
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	150	2	3,209	- 3,059
Drownings	32	146	43	57	+ 88
Poisonings	33	145	53	14	+ 131
Drug Use	34	139	31	167	- 28
Prostate Cancer	35	131	9	585	- 454
Malnutrition	36	130	63	2	+ 129
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	129	38	67	+ 62
Syphilis	38	120	68	0	+ 120
Liver Cancer	39	117	18	318	- 201
Lymphomas	40	115	13	513	- 398
Epilepsy	41	111	36	85	+ 26
Inflammatory/Heart	42	107	26	240	- 133
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	92	7	1,095	- 1,003
Diphtheria	44	84	82	0	+ 84
War	45	72	65	0	+ 71
Parkinson's Disease	46	55	12	530	- 475
Leukemia	47	50	20	274	- 224
Oral Cancer	48	49	28	183	- 133
Ovary Cancer	49	47	21	273	- 226
Stomach Cancer	50	47	17	357	- 310
Pancreas Cancer	51	44	11	530	- 487
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	43	46	50	- 7
Skin Cancers	53	43	23	252	- 209
Schistosomiasis	54	33	72	0	+ 33
Hepatitis B	55	33	59	6	+ 27
Skin Disease	56	32	42	58	- 25
Lung Cancers	57	29	3	1,916	- 1,887
Alcohol	58	23	39	64	- 41
Encephalitis	59	21	66	0	+ 21
Appendicitis	60	17	60	3	+ 13
Ascariasis	61	15	77	0	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	62	15	34	126	- 111
Bladder Cancer	63	15	22	256	- 241
Oesophagus Cancer	64	12	15	419	- 406
Hepatitis C	65	7	52	19	- 12
Other Neoplasms	66	6	27	218	- 211
Upper Respiratory	67	6	64	1	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	68	4	37	83	- 79
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	4	40	59	- 55
Leishmaniasis	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	55	12	- 12
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	49	29	- 29
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	14	- 14
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	20	- 20
Oral conditions	86	0	62	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Nigeria

Ireland

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.