JAPAN VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	107,868	3	107,899	- 31
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	75,314	37	2,731	+ 72,583
Tuberculosis	3	66,265	34	3,459	+ 62,806
Malaria	4	52,541	79	0	+ 52,541
Birth Trauma	5	52,136	61	104	+ 52,032
Low Birth Weight	6	49,936	55	202	+ 49,734
Coronary Heart Disease	7	31,939	1	163,905	- 131,967
Stroke	8	30,049	2	121,823	- 91,773
Congenital Anomalies	9	25,862	40	2,473	+ 23,389
HIV/AIDS	10	22,962	63	48	+ 22,914
Meningitis	11	22,716	52	308	+ 22,408
Road Traffic Accidents	12	21,697	31	4,566	+ 17,131
Liver Disease	13	19,944	17	14,195	+ 5,749
Measles	14	15,320	75	0	+ 15,320
Maternal Conditions	15	12,250	64	39	+ 12,211
Pertussis	16	12,116	71	1	+ 12,114
Other Injuries	17	11,811	12	22,068	- 10,257
Diabetes Mellitus	18	11,707	29	5,433	+ 6,274
Violence	19	9,579	53	266	+ 9,313
Kidney Disease	20	9,466	9	44,779	- 35,313
Endocrine Disorders	21	8,222	21	11,486	- 3,265
Lung Disease	22	6,541	5	78,169	- 71,629
Breast Cancer	23	6,185	15	15,805	- 9,620
Hypertension	24	5,564	28	6,673	- 1,109
Cervical Cancer	25	5,503	32	3,799	+ 1,704
Tetanus	26	4,348	67	9	+ 4,339
Asthma	27	4,263	42	1,922	+ 2,341
Falls	28	3,918	23	9,736	- 5,818
Fires	29	3,711	48	1,007	+ 2,704
Suicide	30	3,652	13	19,466	- 15,814
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	3,531	7	56,937	- 53,406
Drownings	32	3,426	25	8,409	- 4,982
Poisonings	33	3,419	54	255	+ 3,165
Drug Use	34	3,264	50	732	+ 2,533
Prostate Cancer	35	3,078	19	13,515	- 10,437
Malnutrition	36	3,068	43	1,910	+ 1,159
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	3,042	35	2,922	+ 120
Syphilis	38	2,836	65	16	+ 2,820
Liver Cancer	39	2,752	11	29,384	- 26,632
Lymphomas	40	2,707	14	19,273	- 16,566
Epilepsy	41	2,603	45	1,558	+ 1,044
Inflammatory/Heart	42	2,512	27	8,232	- 5,721
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	2,161	6	57,340	- 55,180
Diphtheria	44	1,977	74	0	+ 1,977
War	45	1,689	66	15	+ 1,674
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,287	18	14,007	- 12,720
Leukemia	47	1,174	24	9,607	- 8,432
Oral Cancer	48	1,165	26	8,333	- 7,168
Ovary Cancer	49	1,110	30	5,061	- 3,951
Stomach Cancer	50	1,108	8	50,433	- 49,325
Pancreas Cancer	51	1,028	10	37,027	- 35,999
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	1,012	39	2,555	- 1,543
Skin Cancers	53	1,006	44	1,843	- 837
Schistosomiasis	54	785	72	0	+ 784
Hepatitis B	55	774	46	1,423	- 648
Skin Disease	56	764	36	2,806	- 2,042
Lung Cancers	57	674	4	79,688	- 79,014
Alcohol	58	537	51	576	- 39
Encephalitis	59	487	69	5	+ 483
Appendicitis	60	396	58	126	+ 270
Ascariasis	61	357	82	0	+ 357
Uterin Cancer	62	353	33	3,461	- 3,108
Bladder Cancer	63	349	22	9,936	- 9,588
Oesophagus Cancer	64	292	20	12,316	- 12,024
Hepatitis C	65	158	41	2,220	- 2,062
Other Neoplasms	66	151	16	15,120	- 14,969
Upper Respiratory	67	135	57	159	- 24
Multiple Sclerosis	68	93	59	108	- 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	86	38	2,618	- 2,532
Leishmaniasis	70	12	77	0	+ 12
Chlamydia	71	7	80	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	72	2	68	8	- 6
Dengue	73	1	83	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	80	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	85	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Nigeria

Japan

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.