NEPAL VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	27,249	6	6,237	+ 21,012
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	19,025	7	6,071	+ 12,955
Tuberculosis	3	16,739	3	16,535	+ 205
Malaria	4	13,272	72	0	+ 13,272
Birth Trauma	5	13,170	15	2,676	+ 10,495
Low Birth Weight	6	12,615	11	3,822	+ 8,792
Coronary Heart Disease	7	8,068	2	19,677	- 11,608
Stroke	8	7,591	4	12,909	- 5,318
Congenital Anomalies	9	6,533	21	1,949	+ 4,584
HIV/AIDS	10	5,800	34	737	+ 5,064
Meningitis	11	5,738	43	377	+ 5,361
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,481	9	4,654	+ 826
Liver Disease	13	5,038	5	6,383	- 1,345
Measles	14	3,870	59	60	+ 3,810
Maternal Conditions	15	3,095	28	977	+ 2,118
Pertussis	16	3,061	40	453	+ 2,608
Other Injuries	17	2,984	22	1,655	+ 1,329
Diabetes Mellitus	18	2,957	14	2,929	+ 28
Violence	19	2,420	35	704	+ 1,716
Kidney Disease	20	2,391	10	4,284	- 1,893
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,077	45	257	+ 1,819
Lung Disease	22	1,652	1	27,027	- 25,375
Breast Cancer	23	1,562	27	1,038	+ 524
Hypertension	24	1,406	18	2,092	- 686
Cervical Cancer	25	1,390	20	1,969	- 579
Tetanus	26	1,098	53	134	+ 964
Asthma	27	1,077	8	5,930	- 4,853
Falls	28	990	13	3,321	- 2,332
Fires	29	937	50	184	+ 754
Suicide	30	923	16	2,571	- 1,648
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	892	19	2,022	- 1,130
Drownings	32	866	23	1,505	- 640
Poisonings	33	864	39	474	+ 390
Drug Use	34	825	57	93	+ 731
Prostate Cancer	35	777	58	85	+ 692
Malnutrition	36	775	31	845	- 70
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	768	49	191	+ 577
Syphilis	38	716	54	134	+ 582
Liver Cancer	39	695	46	256	+ 439
Lymphomas	40	684	32	768	- 84
Epilepsy	41	657	30	874	- 216
Inflammatory/Heart	42	634	48	217	+ 417
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	546	26	1,167	- 622
Diphtheria	44	499	71	1	+ 498
War	45	427	65	24	+ 402
Parkinson's Disease	46	325	33	760	- 435
Leukemia	47	297	36	668	- 371
Oral Cancer	48	294	24	1,389	- 1,094
Ovary Cancer	49	280	37	585	- 304
Stomach Cancer	50	280	25	1,379	- 1,099
Pancreas Cancer	51	260	41	445	- 186
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	256	17	2,320	- 2,064
Skin Cancers	53	254	42	400	- 146
Schistosomiasis	54	198	73	0	+ 198
Hepatitis B	55	196	56	117	+ 79
Skin Disease	56	193	67	17	+ 176
Lung Cancers	57	170	12	3,586	- 3,416
Alcohol	58	136	52	168	- 32
Encephalitis	59	123	29	882	- 759
Appendicitis	60	100	47	220	- 121
Ascariasis	61	90	69	4	+ 86
Uterin Cancer	62	89	60	56	+ 33
Bladder Cancer	63	88	44	325	- 237
Oesophagus Cancer	64	74	38	491	- 417
Hepatitis C	65	40	64	29	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	66	38	61	50	- 12
Upper Respiratory	67	34	66	24	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	68	24	63	38	- 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	22	51	173	- 151
Leishmaniasis	70	3	62	39	- 36
Chlamydia	71	2	68	5	- 3
Otitis Media	72	0	70	4	- 3
Dengue	73	0	55	120	- 120
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	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	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	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 NEPAL

Nigeria

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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.