JORDAN VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		JORDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,783	8	937	+ 8,846
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	6,831	30	152	+ 6,679
Tuberculosis	3	6,010	53	12	+ 5,998
Malaria	4	4,765	77	0	+ 4,765
Birth Trauma	5	4,729	20	271	+ 4,458
Low Birth Weight	6	4,529	10	857	+ 3,672
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,897	1	4,856	- 1,960
Stroke	8	2,725	2	2,908	- 183
Congenital Anomalies	9	2,346	9	934	+ 1,411
HIV/AIDS	10	2,083	63	2	+ 2,081
Meningitis	11	2,060	37	78	+ 1,982
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,968	3	1,717	+ 251
Liver Disease	13	1,809	14	494	+ 1,315
Measles	14	1,389	65	1	+ 1,389
Maternal Conditions	15	1,111	44	53	+ 1,059
Pertussis	16	1,099	43	55	+ 1,044
Other Injuries	17	1,071	19	294	+ 777
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,062	4	1,684	- 622
Violence	19	869	21	269	+ 600
Kidney Disease	20	858	6	1,494	- 635
Endocrine Disorders	21	746	26	180	+ 565
Lung Disease	22	593	15	444	+ 149
Breast Cancer	23	561	12	686	- 125
Hypertension	24	505	5	1,532	- 1,027
Cervical Cancer	25	499	41	64	+ 435
Tetanus	26	394	56	11	+ 384
Asthma	27	387	35	114	+ 272
Falls	28	355	24	191	+ 165
Fires	29	337	29	153	+ 184
Suicide	30	331	28	165	+ 166
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	320	11	706	- 386
Drownings	32	311	36	107	+ 204
Poisonings	33	310	47	47	+ 263
Drug Use	34	296	34	115	+ 181
Prostate Cancer	35	279	33	131	+ 148
Malnutrition	36	278	51	15	+ 263
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	276	40	67	+ 209
Syphilis	38	257	45	52	+ 205
Liver Cancer	39	250	25	186	+ 64
Lymphomas	40	246	18	323	- 78
Epilepsy	41	236	46	49	+ 187
Inflammatory/Heart	42	228	38	74	+ 153
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	196	13	616	- 420
Diphtheria	44	179	67	0	+ 179
War	45	153	59	6	+ 147
Parkinson's Disease	46	117	27	169	- 52
Leukemia	47	107	16	370	- 263
Oral Cancer	48	106	31	143	- 37
Ovary Cancer	49	101	32	139	- 39
Stomach Cancer	50	100	17	365	- 265
Pancreas Cancer	51	93	22	245	- 152
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	92	50	22	+ 69
Skin Cancers	53	91	49	38	+ 53
Schistosomiasis	54	71	62	3	+ 69
Hepatitis B	55	70	60	4	+ 66
Skin Disease	56	69	48	42	+ 27
Lung Cancers	57	61	7	1,059	- 997
Alcohol	58	49	55	11	+ 38
Encephalitis	59	44	52	14	+ 31
Appendicitis	60	36	58	8	+ 28
Ascariasis	61	32	68	0	+ 32
Uterin Cancer	62	32	39	74	- 42
Bladder Cancer	63	32	23	213	- 181
Oesophagus Cancer	64	26	42	63	- 37
Hepatitis C	65	14	64	1	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	66	14	57	9	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	67	12	69	0	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	68	8	54	12	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	8	61	4	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	70	1	66	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JORDAN

Nigeria

Jordan

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.