NEW ZEALAND VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,519	7	920	+ 3,599
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	3,155	37	81	+ 3,074
Tuberculosis	3	2,776	52	17	+ 2,759
Malaria	4	2,201	78	0	+ 2,201
Birth Trauma	5	2,184	54	15	+ 2,170
Low Birth Weight	6	2,092	38	78	+ 2,014
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,338	1	5,095	- 3,757
Stroke	8	1,259	3	2,378	- 1,119
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,083	30	176	+ 908
HIV/AIDS	10	962	57	10	+ 952
Meningitis	11	952	59	9	+ 943
Road Traffic Accidents	12	909	16	458	+ 451
Liver Disease	13	836	32	158	+ 678
Measles	14	642	82	0	+ 642
Maternal Conditions	15	513	63	5	+ 508
Pertussis	16	508	65	1	+ 507
Other Injuries	17	495	28	218	+ 277
Diabetes Mellitus	18	490	8	769	- 278
Violence	19	401	42	57	+ 344
Kidney Disease	20	397	17	432	- 35
Endocrine Disorders	21	344	21	325	+ 20
Lung Disease	22	274	5	1,815	- 1,541
Breast Cancer	23	259	10	737	- 478
Hypertension	24	233	20	327	- 94
Cervical Cancer	25	231	41	61	+ 170
Tetanus	26	182	69	0	+ 182
Asthma	27	179	36	91	+ 88
Falls	28	164	11	627	- 463
Fires	29	155	53	17	+ 139
Suicide	30	153	15	528	- 375
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	148	2	3,032	- 2,884
Drownings	32	144	44	54	+ 89
Poisonings	33	143	58	9	+ 134
Drug Use	34	137	40	69	+ 68
Prostate Cancer	35	129	9	739	- 610
Malnutrition	36	129	55	14	+ 114
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	127	39	70	+ 57
Syphilis	38	119	70	0	+ 118
Liver Cancer	39	115	24	288	- 173
Lymphomas	40	113	13	608	- 495
Epilepsy	41	109	43	55	+ 54
Inflammatory/Heart	42	105	23	313	- 208
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	91	6	1,495	- 1,404
Diphtheria	44	83	83	0	+ 83
War	45	71	68	1	+ 70
Parkinson's Disease	46	54	19	353	- 299
Leukemia	47	49	18	391	- 342
Oral Cancer	48	49	31	164	- 115
Ovary Cancer	49	46	29	207	- 160
Stomach Cancer	50	46	22	323	- 276
Pancreas Cancer	51	43	14	543	- 500
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	42	35	113	- 70
Skin Cancers	53	42	12	612	- 569
Schistosomiasis	54	33	77	0	+ 33
Hepatitis B	55	32	56	14	+ 19
Skin Disease	56	32	34	118	- 86
Lung Cancers	57	28	4	1,873	- 1,845
Alcohol	58	22	45	51	- 29
Encephalitis	59	20	66	1	+ 20
Appendicitis	60	17	62	6	+ 11
Ascariasis	61	15	76	0	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	62	15	33	145	- 130
Bladder Cancer	63	15	26	267	- 252
Oesophagus Cancer	64	12	25	279	- 267
Hepatitis C	65	7	48	30	- 23
Other Neoplasms	66	6	27	245	- 239
Upper Respiratory	67	6	64	4	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	68	4	47	43	- 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	4	46	47	- 43
Leishmaniasis	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	8	- 8
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	51	17	- 17
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	50	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	85	0	49	24	- 24
Oral conditions	86	0	61	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Nigeria

New Zealand

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.