MICRONESIA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		MICRONESIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	87	5	52	+ 35
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	61	16	13	+ 47
Tuberculosis	3	54	19	13	+ 41
Malaria	4	42	77	0	+ 42
Birth Trauma	5	42	21	11	+ 31
Low Birth Weight	6	40	14	15	+ 25
Coronary Heart Disease	7	26	1	193	- 167
Stroke	8	24	3	119	- 95
Congenital Anomalies	9	21	18	13	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	10	19	74	0	+ 19
Meningitis	11	18	39	3	+ 15
Road Traffic Accidents	12	18	58	0	+ 17
Liver Disease	13	16	9	24	- 8
Measles	14	12	56	0	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	15	10	34	4	+ 6
Pertussis	16	10	37	4	+ 6
Other Injuries	17	10	17	13	- 4
Diabetes Mellitus	18	9	2	123	- 113
Violence	19	8	31	5	+ 2
Kidney Disease	20	8	4	56	- 49
Endocrine Disorders	21	7	30	5	+ 1
Lung Disease	22	5	6	41	- 36
Breast Cancer	23	5	12	17	- 12
Hypertension	24	4	8	27	- 23
Cervical Cancer	25	4	23	8	- 4
Tetanus	26	4	59	0	+ 3
Asthma	27	3	13	16	- 12
Falls	28	3	27	6	- 3
Fires	29	3	48	2	+ 1
Suicide	30	3	7	32	- 29
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	3	26	7	- 4
Drownings	32	3	11	17	- 14
Poisonings	33	3	50	1	+ 2
Drug Use	34	3	52	1	+ 2
Prostate Cancer	35	2	29	6	- 3
Malnutrition	36	2	44	3	- 0
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	2	25	7	- 4
Syphilis	38	2	40	3	- 1
Liver Cancer	39	2	24	8	- 6
Lymphomas	40	2	36	4	- 1
Epilepsy	41	2	43	3	- 1
Inflammatory/Heart	42	2	28	6	- 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	2	22	8	- 7
Diphtheria	44	2	64	0	+ 2
War	45	1	66	0	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	46	1	33	5	- 4
Leukemia	47	1	32	5	- 4
Oral Cancer	48	1	38	3	- 2
Ovary Cancer	49	1	45	2	- 1
Stomach Cancer	50	1	20	12	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	51	1	35	4	- 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	1	15	14	- 13
Skin Cancers	53	1	51	1	- 0
Schistosomiasis	54	1	79	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	55	1	57	0	+ 0
Skin Disease	56	1	42	3	- 2
Lung Cancers	57	1	10	23	- 22
Alcohol	58	0	46	2	- 2
Encephalitis	59	0	53	1	- 0
Appendicitis	60	0	54	0	- 0
Ascariasis	61	0	65	0	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	62	0	41	3	- 3
Bladder Cancer	63	0	49	2	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	64	0	47	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	65	0	63	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	66	0	55	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	68	0	62	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	0	60	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	61	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MICRONESIA

Nigeria

Micronesia

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.