LATVIA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,577	9	501	+ 1,076
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,101	54	14	+ 1,087
Tuberculosis	3	969	40	71	+ 898
Malaria	4	768	79	0	+ 768
Birth Trauma	5	762	55	12	+ 751
Low Birth Weight	6	730	56	11	+ 719
Coronary Heart Disease	7	467	1	8,099	- 7,632
Stroke	8	439	2	5,893	- 5,453
Congenital Anomalies	9	378	43	46	+ 332
HIV/AIDS	10	336	39	74	+ 262
Meningitis	11	332	52	15	+ 317
Road Traffic Accidents	12	317	27	154	+ 164
Liver Disease	13	292	15	365	- 73
Measles	14	224	72	0	+ 224
Maternal Conditions	15	179	60	5	+ 175
Pertussis	16	177	70	0	+ 177
Other Injuries	17	173	16	362	- 190
Diabetes Mellitus	18	171	8	529	- 358
Violence	19	140	37	94	+ 46
Kidney Disease	20	138	17	356	- 218
Endocrine Disorders	21	120	41	59	+ 61
Lung Disease	22	96	18	346	- 251
Breast Cancer	23	90	10	472	- 382
Hypertension	24	81	3	1,194	- 1,112
Cervical Cancer	25	80	33	128	- 47
Tetanus	26	64	71	0	+ 64
Asthma	27	62	46	42	+ 21
Falls	28	57	23	201	- 144
Fires	29	54	36	103	- 49
Suicide	30	53	14	384	- 330
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	52	7	664	- 612
Drownings	32	50	34	127	- 77
Poisonings	33	50	49	23	+ 27
Drug Use	34	48	48	41	+ 7
Prostate Cancer	35	45	12	464	- 419
Malnutrition	36	45	64	2	+ 43
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	44	31	142	- 97
Syphilis	38	41	65	1	+ 40
Liver Cancer	39	40	26	157	- 116
Lymphomas	40	40	19	245	- 206
Epilepsy	41	38	45	44	- 6
Inflammatory/Heart	42	37	5	921	- 884
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	32	6	722	- 690
Diphtheria	44	29	67	1	+ 28
War	45	25	68	0	+ 24
Parkinson's Disease	46	19	35	125	- 107
Leukemia	47	17	25	186	- 169
Oral Cancer	48	17	22	214	- 197
Ovary Cancer	49	16	24	196	- 180
Stomach Cancer	50	16	11	470	- 453
Pancreas Cancer	51	15	13	436	- 421
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	15	47	41	- 26
Skin Cancers	53	15	30	144	- 130
Schistosomiasis	54	11	78	0	+ 11
Hepatitis B	55	11	63	3	+ 8
Skin Disease	56	11	38	76	- 65
Lung Cancers	57	10	4	956	- 947
Alcohol	58	8	21	227	- 220
Encephalitis	59	7	69	0	+ 7
Appendicitis	60	6	59	5	+ 1
Ascariasis	61	5	84	0	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	62	5	29	148	- 143
Bladder Cancer	63	5	20	228	- 223
Oesophagus Cancer	64	4	32	131	- 127
Hepatitis C	65	2	42	53	- 51
Other Neoplasms	66	2	28	153	- 150
Upper Respiratory	67	2	62	4	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	68	1	50	20	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	1	51	20	- 19
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	7	- 7
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	53	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	44	45	- 45
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	7	- 7
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Nigeria

Latvia

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.