NAMIBIA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,455	2	1,464	+ 990
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,714	8	645	+ 1,069
Tuberculosis	3	1,508	3	1,416	+ 92
Malaria	4	1,196	51	22	+ 1,174
Birth Trauma	5	1,186	13	345	+ 842
Low Birth Weight	6	1,136	9	516	+ 620
Coronary Heart Disease	7	727	5	1,221	- 494
Stroke	8	684	4	1,333	- 649
Congenital Anomalies	9	589	16	283	+ 305
HIV/AIDS	10	523	1	2,928	- 2,406
Meningitis	11	517	27	109	+ 408
Road Traffic Accidents	12	494	6	868	- 375
Liver Disease	13	454	14	336	+ 118
Measles	14	349	65	2	+ 347
Maternal Conditions	15	279	25	110	+ 169
Pertussis	16	276	37	54	+ 222
Other Injuries	17	269	19	207	+ 62
Diabetes Mellitus	18	266	7	724	- 458
Violence	19	218	11	450	- 232
Kidney Disease	20	215	15	322	- 106
Endocrine Disorders	21	187	33	73	+ 114
Lung Disease	22	149	10	461	- 312
Breast Cancer	23	141	24	121	+ 20
Hypertension	24	127	12	428	- 301
Cervical Cancer	25	125	23	133	- 8
Tetanus	26	99	62	6	+ 93
Asthma	27	97	20	200	- 103
Falls	28	89	34	62	+ 27
Fires	29	84	28	109	- 24
Suicide	30	83	17	243	- 160
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	80	21	176	- 95
Drownings	32	78	26	110	- 32
Poisonings	33	78	39	46	+ 31
Drug Use	34	74	46	32	+ 43
Prostate Cancer	35	70	31	94	- 24
Malnutrition	36	70	18	224	- 154
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	69	32	76	- 7
Syphilis	38	65	43	35	+ 30
Liver Cancer	39	63	41	45	+ 18
Lymphomas	40	62	40	46	+ 16
Epilepsy	41	59	38	49	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	42	57	22	162	- 105
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	49	36	54	- 5
Diphtheria	44	45	71	0	+ 45
War	45	38	67	0	+ 38
Parkinson's Disease	46	29	42	43	- 14
Leukemia	47	27	49	24	+ 3
Oral Cancer	48	27	30	100	- 73
Ovary Cancer	49	25	50	23	+ 2
Stomach Cancer	50	25	45	33	- 7
Pancreas Cancer	51	23	53	18	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	23	44	33	- 10
Skin Cancers	53	23	29	108	- 85
Schistosomiasis	54	18	55	14	+ 4
Hepatitis B	55	18	63	4	+ 13
Skin Disease	56	17	47	31	- 14
Lung Cancers	57	15	35	59	- 43
Alcohol	58	12	48	28	- 16
Encephalitis	59	11	59	8	+ 3
Appendicitis	60	9	58	9	+ 0
Ascariasis	61	8	69	0	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	62	8	56	11	- 3
Bladder Cancer	63	8	54	16	- 8
Oesophagus Cancer	64	7	52	21	- 14
Hepatitis C	65	4	66	1	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	66	3	60	8	- 4
Upper Respiratory	67	3	61	6	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	68	2	64	2	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	2	57	9	- 8
Leishmaniasis	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

Nigeria

Namibia

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.