MOROCCO VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	32,734	6	7,237	+ 25,497
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	22,855	27	1,192	+ 21,663
Tuberculosis	3	20,109	15	2,870	+ 17,239
Malaria	4	15,944	73	0	+ 15,944
Birth Trauma	5	15,822	23	2,067	+ 13,755
Low Birth Weight	6	15,154	14	3,305	+ 11,849
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,692	1	77,340	- 67,648
Stroke	8	9,119	2	31,861	- 22,742
Congenital Anomalies	9	7,848	22	2,124	+ 5,724
HIV/AIDS	10	6,968	49	289	+ 6,679
Meningitis	11	6,893	40	542	+ 6,351
Road Traffic Accidents	12	6,584	9	6,185	+ 399
Liver Disease	13	6,052	11	4,866	+ 1,186
Measles	14	4,649	70	0	+ 4,649
Maternal Conditions	15	3,717	38	704	+ 3,014
Pertussis	16	3,677	46	324	+ 3,352
Other Injuries	17	3,584	21	2,271	+ 1,313
Diabetes Mellitus	18	3,553	5	7,377	- 3,824
Violence	19	2,907	39	632	+ 2,275
Kidney Disease	20	2,872	4	10,216	- 7,344
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,495	28	1,129	+ 1,366
Lung Disease	22	1,985	8	6,296	- 4,311
Breast Cancer	23	1,877	12	3,604	- 1,727
Hypertension	24	1,688	3	10,736	- 9,048
Cervical Cancer	25	1,670	18	2,508	- 838
Tetanus	26	1,319	59	76	+ 1,243
Asthma	27	1,294	13	3,342	- 2,048
Falls	28	1,189	19	2,456	- 1,267
Fires	29	1,126	33	904	+ 222
Suicide	30	1,108	16	2,617	- 1,509
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,072	10	4,967	- 3,896
Drownings	32	1,040	43	426	+ 614
Poisonings	33	1,038	50	266	+ 772
Drug Use	34	991	47	321	+ 670
Prostate Cancer	35	934	24	1,914	- 980
Malnutrition	36	931	51	200	+ 731
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	923	29	1,076	- 152
Syphilis	38	861	55	140	+ 720
Liver Cancer	39	835	44	423	+ 412
Lymphomas	40	821	20	2,274	- 1,452
Epilepsy	41	790	45	336	+ 454
Inflammatory/Heart	42	762	32	1,022	- 260
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	656	17	2,556	- 1,900
Diphtheria	44	600	69	1	+ 599
War	45	512	63	22	+ 491
Parkinson's Disease	46	391	26	1,511	- 1,120
Leukemia	47	356	31	1,035	- 678
Oral Cancer	48	354	35	780	- 427
Ovary Cancer	49	337	34	800	- 463
Stomach Cancer	50	336	25	1,691	- 1,355
Pancreas Cancer	51	312	36	747	- 435
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	307	37	718	- 411
Skin Cancers	53	305	41	477	- 172
Schistosomiasis	54	238	61	67	+ 172
Hepatitis B	55	235	48	316	- 81
Skin Disease	56	232	54	149	+ 83
Lung Cancers	57	205	7	6,585	- 6,380
Alcohol	58	163	57	109	+ 54
Encephalitis	59	148	52	176	- 29
Appendicitis	60	120	56	130	- 10
Ascariasis	61	108	66	5	+ 103
Uterin Cancer	62	107	53	154	- 47
Bladder Cancer	63	106	30	1,069	- 963
Oesophagus Cancer	64	88	42	439	- 351
Hepatitis C	65	48	65	7	+ 41
Other Neoplasms	66	46	60	70	- 24
Upper Respiratory	67	41	67	4	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	68	28	58	106	- 77
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	26	62	38	- 12
Leishmaniasis	70	4	64	15	- 12
Chlamydia	71	2	68	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	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 MOROCCO

Nigeria

Morocco

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.