NETHERLANDS VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,560	7	4,946	+ 10,614
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	10,864	33	584	+ 10,280
Tuberculosis	3	9,559	56	29	+ 9,530
Malaria	4	7,579	77	0	+ 7,579
Birth Trauma	5	7,521	52	74	+ 7,447
Low Birth Weight	6	7,204	45	167	+ 7,036
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,607	2	17,601	- 12,993
Stroke	8	4,335	4	9,707	- 5,372
Congenital Anomalies	9	3,731	35	544	+ 3,187
HIV/AIDS	10	3,312	55	33	+ 3,280
Meningitis	11	3,277	51	78	+ 3,198
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,130	31	681	+ 2,449
Liver Disease	13	2,877	28	936	+ 1,941
Measles	14	2,210	73	0	+ 2,210
Maternal Conditions	15	1,767	65	8	+ 1,759
Pertussis	16	1,748	67	1	+ 1,747
Other Injuries	17	1,704	19	1,648	+ 56
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,689	14	2,386	- 697
Violence	19	1,382	48	107	+ 1,275
Kidney Disease	20	1,365	12	2,530	- 1,165
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,186	26	1,055	+ 131
Lung Disease	22	944	5	9,567	- 8,624
Breast Cancer	23	892	9	3,535	- 2,643
Hypertension	24	803	29	818	- 16
Cervical Cancer	25	794	39	266	+ 528
Tetanus	26	627	72	0	+ 627
Asthma	27	615	46	165	+ 450
Falls	28	565	8	4,131	- 3,566
Fires	29	535	53	49	+ 486
Suicide	30	527	17	2,025	- 1,498
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	509	1	18,148	- 17,639
Drownings	32	494	49	98	+ 396
Poisonings	33	493	61	17	+ 476
Drug Use	34	471	42	231	+ 240
Prostate Cancer	35	444	10	3,265	- 2,821
Malnutrition	36	443	63	12	+ 431
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	439	47	130	+ 309
Syphilis	38	409	69	1	+ 408
Liver Cancer	39	397	24	1,163	- 766
Lymphomas	40	390	13	2,511	- 2,121
Epilepsy	41	375	38	289	+ 86
Inflammatory/Heart	42	362	23	1,201	- 838
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	312	6	5,829	- 5,518
Diphtheria	44	285	71	0	+ 285
War	45	244	66	2	+ 242
Parkinson's Disease	46	186	16	2,120	- 1,934
Leukemia	47	169	20	1,578	- 1,409
Oral Cancer	48	168	30	768	- 600
Ovary Cancer	49	160	25	1,067	- 907
Stomach Cancer	50	160	22	1,361	- 1,201
Pancreas Cancer	51	148	11	2,995	- 2,847
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	146	41	238	- 91
Skin Cancers	53	145	27	1,024	- 879
Schistosomiasis	54	113	74	0	+ 113
Hepatitis B	55	112	62	14	+ 98
Skin Disease	56	110	36	295	- 185
Lung Cancers	57	97	3	10,980	- 10,882
Alcohol	58	77	32	612	- 535
Encephalitis	59	70	68	1	+ 69
Appendicitis	60	57	58	26	+ 32
Ascariasis	61	51	82	0	+ 51
Uterin Cancer	62	51	34	566	- 515
Bladder Cancer	63	50	21	1,471	- 1,421
Oesophagus Cancer	64	42	15	2,145	- 2,103
Hepatitis C	65	23	60	20	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	66	22	18	1,831	- 1,809
Upper Respiratory	67	19	57	28	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	68	13	37	295	- 281
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	12	44	214	- 202
Leishmaniasis	70	2	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	64	10	- 10
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	50	96	- 96
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	85	0	43	220	- 220
Oral conditions	86	0	59	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Nigeria

Netherlands

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.