MEXICO VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	114,468	8	24,816	+ 89,652
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	79,922	29	3,476	+ 76,446
Tuberculosis	3	70,319	38	1,943	+ 68,376
Malaria	4	55,755	84	0	+ 55,755
Birth Trauma	5	55,326	36	2,552	+ 52,774
Low Birth Weight	6	52,992	18	7,163	+ 45,829
Coronary Heart Disease	7	33,893	1	116,238	- 82,345
Stroke	8	31,888	4	39,790	- 7,902
Congenital Anomalies	9	27,444	13	10,457	+ 16,987
HIV/AIDS	10	24,367	28	4,128	+ 20,239
Meningitis	11	24,106	58	357	+ 23,748
Road Traffic Accidents	12	23,024	10	16,303	+ 6,722
Liver Disease	13	21,165	6	29,838	- 8,673
Measles	14	16,257	80	0	+ 16,257
Maternal Conditions	15	13,000	54	750	+ 12,250
Pertussis	16	12,857	70	21	+ 12,836
Other Injuries	17	12,533	11	12,175	+ 359
Diabetes Mellitus	18	12,423	2	86,110	- 73,686
Violence	19	10,165	5	32,450	- 22,285
Kidney Disease	20	10,045	3	44,622	- 34,578
Endocrine Disorders	21	8,725	12	11,310	- 2,586
Lung Disease	22	6,941	7	29,123	- 22,182
Breast Cancer	23	6,563	16	7,380	- 817
Hypertension	24	5,904	9	17,806	- 11,902
Cervical Cancer	25	5,839	26	4,787	+ 1,052
Tetanus	26	4,614	71	10	+ 4,604
Asthma	27	4,524	47	1,342	+ 3,182
Falls	28	4,157	35	2,628	+ 1,529
Fires	29	3,938	56	604	+ 3,335
Suicide	30	3,876	22	6,772	- 2,896
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	3,747	30	3,447	+ 301
Drownings	32	3,636	42	1,799	+ 1,837
Poisonings	33	3,628	57	531	+ 3,097
Drug Use	34	3,464	44	1,470	+ 1,994
Prostate Cancer	35	3,266	15	7,494	- 4,228
Malnutrition	36	3,256	14	7,552	- 4,296
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	3,228	33	2,734	+ 494
Syphilis	38	3,009	73	5	+ 3,005
Liver Cancer	39	2,921	21	6,817	- 3,897
Lymphomas	40	2,872	24	4,961	- 2,089
Epilepsy	41	2,762	39	1,912	+ 850
Inflammatory/Heart	42	2,665	41	1,866	+ 799
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	2,293	20	6,871	- 4,578
Diphtheria	44	2,098	79	0	+ 2,098
War	45	1,792	66	112	+ 1,680
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,366	43	1,567	- 202
Leukemia	47	1,246	25	4,830	- 3,584
Oral Cancer	48	1,236	46	1,355	- 119
Ovary Cancer	49	1,178	34	2,649	- 1,472
Stomach Cancer	50	1,176	19	6,939	- 5,763
Pancreas Cancer	51	1,091	27	4,510	- 3,420
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	1,074	52	859	+ 215
Skin Cancers	53	1,068	40	1,909	- 841
Schistosomiasis	54	833	83	0	+ 833
Hepatitis B	55	822	61	210	+ 612
Skin Disease	56	811	31	3,029	- 2,218
Lung Cancers	57	715	17	7,349	- 6,634
Alcohol	58	570	32	2,945	- 2,376
Encephalitis	59	517	62	140	+ 377
Appendicitis	60	420	53	774	- 354
Ascariasis	61	378	72	5	+ 373
Uterin Cancer	62	375	50	902	- 527
Bladder Cancer	63	370	48	1,272	- 903
Oesophagus Cancer	64	309	49	1,252	- 942
Hepatitis C	65	168	55	625	- 458
Other Neoplasms	66	160	23	6,204	- 6,044
Upper Respiratory	67	143	64	127	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	68	99	60	295	- 197
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	91	45	1,415	- 1,324
Leishmaniasis	70	13	76	1	+ 12
Chlamydia	71	7	77	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	72	2	68	29	- 27
Dengue	73	1	67	30	- 29
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	69	24	- 24
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	80	0	63	127	- 127
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Nigeria

Mexico

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.