ISRAEL VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		ISRAEL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,232	8	1,519	+ 6,713
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	5,748	32	166	+ 5,582
Tuberculosis	3	5,057	57	16	+ 5,041
Malaria	4	4,010	77	0	+ 4,010
Birth Trauma	5	3,979	50	35	+ 3,944
Low Birth Weight	6	3,811	42	94	+ 3,717
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,438	1	5,122	- 2,685
Stroke	8	2,293	4	2,431	- 138
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,974	29	291	+ 1,683
HIV/AIDS	10	1,752	52	25	+ 1,727
Meningitis	11	1,734	55	20	+ 1,713
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,656	26	333	+ 1,323
Liver Disease	13	1,522	28	292	+ 1,230
Measles	14	1,169	74	0	+ 1,169
Maternal Conditions	15	935	61	6	+ 929
Pertussis	16	925	69	0	+ 925
Other Injuries	17	901	14	828	+ 74
Diabetes Mellitus	18	893	6	1,913	- 1,020
Violence	19	731	41	104	+ 627
Kidney Disease	20	722	3	2,437	- 1,714
Endocrine Disorders	21	627	12	1,002	- 375
Lung Disease	22	499	7	1,546	- 1,047
Breast Cancer	23	472	10	1,237	- 765
Hypertension	24	425	21	400	+ 24
Cervical Cancer	25	420	38	133	+ 287
Tetanus	26	332	73	0	+ 332
Asthma	27	325	36	142	+ 184
Falls	28	299	39	123	+ 176
Fires	29	283	53	24	+ 259
Suicide	30	279	19	453	- 175
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	269	2	2,996	- 2,726
Drownings	32	262	45	39	+ 222
Poisonings	33	261	63	4	+ 257
Drug Use	34	249	43	67	+ 182
Prostate Cancer	35	235	17	521	- 287
Malnutrition	36	234	48	39	+ 195
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	232	51	33	+ 199
Syphilis	38	216	71	0	+ 216
Liver Cancer	39	210	25	345	- 135
Lymphomas	40	207	13	925	- 719
Epilepsy	41	199	40	109	+ 90
Inflammatory/Heart	42	192	30	214	- 23
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	165	9	1,510	- 1,345
Diphtheria	44	151	72	0	+ 151
War	45	129	60	7	+ 122
Parkinson's Disease	46	98	22	398	- 300
Leukemia	47	90	15	612	- 522
Oral Cancer	48	89	33	150	- 61
Ovary Cancer	49	85	27	323	- 238
Stomach Cancer	50	85	16	565	- 481
Pancreas Cancer	51	78	11	1,023	- 944
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	77	35	144	- 67
Skin Cancers	53	77	23	379	- 302
Schistosomiasis	54	60	78	0	+ 60
Hepatitis B	55	59	58	16	+ 43
Skin Disease	56	58	24	368	- 310
Lung Cancers	57	51	5	2,026	- 1,974
Alcohol	58	41	49	39	+ 2
Encephalitis	59	37	66	3	+ 34
Appendicitis	60	30	64	4	+ 26
Ascariasis	61	27	83	0	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	62	27	31	202	- 175
Bladder Cancer	63	27	18	496	- 470
Oesophagus Cancer	64	22	37	138	- 116
Hepatitis C	65	12	46	39	- 27
Other Neoplasms	66	12	20	420	- 408
Upper Respiratory	67	10	62	5	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	68	7	47	39	- 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	7	54	23	- 16
Leishmaniasis	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	44	66	- 66
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	34	149	- 149
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	8	- 8
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ISRAEL

Nigeria

Israel

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.