ITALY VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	53,377	9	16,339	+ 37,039
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	37,268	36	1,622	+ 35,646
Tuberculosis	3	32,790	53	336	+ 32,454
Malaria	4	25,999	79	0	+ 25,999
Birth Trauma	5	25,799	59	140	+ 25,659
Low Birth Weight	6	24,710	51	357	+ 24,353
Coronary Heart Disease	7	15,804	1	97,116	- 81,312
Stroke	8	14,870	2	62,633	- 47,764
Congenital Anomalies	9	12,797	37	1,443	+ 11,354
HIV/AIDS	10	11,362	46	520	+ 10,842
Meningitis	11	11,241	60	128	+ 11,113
Road Traffic Accidents	12	10,736	30	3,221	+ 7,516
Liver Disease	13	9,869	23	5,559	+ 4,310
Measles	14	7,581	71	1	+ 7,579
Maternal Conditions	15	6,062	67	6	+ 6,056
Pertussis	16	5,995	73	1	+ 5,995
Other Injuries	17	5,844	12	12,112	- 6,268
Diabetes Mellitus	18	5,793	8	19,836	- 14,043
Violence	19	4,740	50	409	+ 4,332
Kidney Disease	20	4,684	11	12,726	- 8,042
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,068	18	8,431	- 4,362
Lung Disease	22	3,237	5	32,382	- 29,146
Breast Cancer	23	3,060	10	13,868	- 10,808
Hypertension	24	2,753	6	29,931	- 27,178
Cervical Cancer	25	2,723	40	1,154	+ 1,569
Tetanus	26	2,151	63	22	+ 2,130
Asthma	27	2,109	47	494	+ 1,616
Falls	28	1,939	25	4,222	- 2,284
Fires	29	1,836	56	271	+ 1,565
Suicide	30	1,807	26	4,042	- 2,234
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,747	3	41,445	- 39,697
Drownings	32	1,696	52	344	+ 1,352
Poisonings	33	1,692	58	154	+ 1,538
Drug Use	34	1,615	45	654	+ 961
Prostate Cancer	35	1,523	20	8,409	- 6,886
Malnutrition	36	1,518	41	775	+ 743
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,505	43	690	+ 815
Syphilis	38	1,403	69	4	+ 1,399
Liver Cancer	39	1,362	17	9,620	- 8,258
Lymphomas	40	1,339	16	9,670	- 8,331
Epilepsy	41	1,288	39	1,337	- 49
Inflammatory/Heart	42	1,243	24	5,531	- 4,288
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,069	7	21,254	- 20,184
Diphtheria	44	978	76	0	+ 978
War	45	836	66	6	+ 829
Parkinson's Disease	46	637	19	8,428	- 7,791
Leukemia	47	581	21	6,728	- 6,147
Oral Cancer	48	576	27	3,343	- 2,767
Ovary Cancer	49	549	28	3,282	- 2,732
Stomach Cancer	50	548	14	10,252	- 9,704
Pancreas Cancer	51	509	13	12,095	- 11,586
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	501	32	2,216	- 1,715
Skin Cancers	53	498	29	3,239	- 2,741
Schistosomiasis	54	388	78	0	+ 388
Hepatitis B	55	383	54	334	+ 49
Skin Disease	56	378	38	1,440	- 1,062
Lung Cancers	57	334	4	34,152	- 33,819
Alcohol	58	266	55	277	- 11
Encephalitis	59	241	68	5	+ 237
Appendicitis	60	196	61	49	+ 147
Ascariasis	61	176	80	0	+ 176
Uterin Cancer	62	175	33	2,198	- 2,023
Bladder Cancer	63	172	22	6,711	- 6,538
Oesophagus Cancer	64	144	34	2,045	- 1,901
Hepatitis C	65	78	31	2,451	- 2,372
Other Neoplasms	66	75	15	9,984	- 9,909
Upper Respiratory	67	67	64	20	+ 46
Multiple Sclerosis	68	46	44	677	- 631
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	42	42	701	- 659
Leishmaniasis	70	6	70	3	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	3	84	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	1	65	16	- 15
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	49	424	- 424
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	85	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Nigeria

Italy

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.