LUXEMBOURG VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	588	8	111	+ 477
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	410	42	6	+ 404
Tuberculosis	3	361	55	2	+ 359
Malaria	4	286	81	0	+ 286
Birth Trauma	5	284	59	1	+ 283
Low Birth Weight	6	272	49	3	+ 269
Coronary Heart Disease	7	174	1	655	- 481
Stroke	8	164	4	257	- 93
Congenital Anomalies	9	141	37	10	+ 130
HIV/AIDS	10	125	52	2	+ 123
Meningitis	11	124	58	1	+ 123
Road Traffic Accidents	12	118	30	25	+ 93
Liver Disease	13	109	12	75	+ 34
Measles	14	83	70	0	+ 83
Maternal Conditions	15	67	63	0	+ 66
Pertussis	16	66	68	0	+ 66
Other Injuries	17	64	10	88	- 24
Diabetes Mellitus	18	64	17	61	+ 3
Violence	19	52	48	3	+ 49
Kidney Disease	20	52	9	91	- 39
Endocrine Disorders	21	45	21	53	- 8
Lung Disease	22	36	5	242	- 207
Breast Cancer	23	34	7	113	- 80
Hypertension	24	30	19	54	- 23
Cervical Cancer	25	30	38	10	+ 20
Tetanus	26	24	69	0	+ 24
Asthma	27	23	45	5	+ 19
Falls	28	21	18	61	- 39
Fires	29	20	51	3	+ 18
Suicide	30	20	13	69	- 49
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	19	2	298	- 279
Drownings	32	19	54	2	+ 17
Poisonings	33	19	56	1	+ 17
Drug Use	34	18	39	9	+ 8
Prostate Cancer	35	17	15	64	- 47
Malnutrition	36	17	32	19	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	17	41	7	+ 10
Syphilis	38	15	66	0	+ 15
Liver Cancer	39	15	25	49	- 34
Lymphomas	40	15	14	64	- 50
Epilepsy	41	14	35	17	- 3
Inflammatory/Heart	42	14	23	49	- 35
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	12	6	131	- 119
Diphtheria	44	11	71	0	+ 11
War	45	9	67	0	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	46	7	16	62	- 55
Leukemia	47	6	20	53	- 47
Oral Cancer	48	6	33	19	- 13
Ovary Cancer	49	6	27	35	- 29
Stomach Cancer	50	6	22	51	- 45
Pancreas Cancer	51	6	11	82	- 76
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	6	34	19	- 13
Skin Cancers	53	5	31	22	- 16
Schistosomiasis	54	4	80	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	55	4	60	1	+ 4
Skin Disease	56	4	44	5	- 1
Lung Cancers	57	4	3	260	- 256
Alcohol	58	3	29	25	- 22
Encephalitis	59	3	65	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	60	2	62	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	61	2	76	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	62	2	36	16	- 14
Bladder Cancer	63	2	26	44	- 42
Oesophagus Cancer	64	2	28	32	- 30
Hepatitis C	65	1	47	4	- 3
Other Neoplasms	66	1	24	49	- 48
Upper Respiratory	67	1	61	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	68	1	46	4	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	0	53	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	43	6	- 6
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	40	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	85	0	50	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	64	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Nigeria

Luxembourg

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.