NORWAY VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,824	6	1,797	+ 3,027
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	3,368	37	128	+ 3,240
Tuberculosis	3	2,963	56	15	+ 2,948
Malaria	4	2,350	84	0	+ 2,350
Birth Trauma	5	2,332	54	17	+ 2,314
Low Birth Weight	6	2,233	52	23	+ 2,210
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,428	1	5,321	- 3,893
Stroke	8	1,344	4	2,475	- 1,132
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,157	34	136	+ 1,020
HIV/AIDS	10	1,027	61	10	+ 1,017
Meningitis	11	1,016	58	14	+ 1,002
Road Traffic Accidents	12	970	42	114	+ 856
Liver Disease	13	892	30	214	+ 678
Measles	14	685	72	0	+ 685
Maternal Conditions	15	548	66	1	+ 547
Pertussis	16	542	64	1	+ 541
Other Injuries	17	528	15	583	- 55
Diabetes Mellitus	18	524	16	560	- 36
Violence	19	428	50	32	+ 396
Kidney Disease	20	423	14	611	- 187
Endocrine Disorders	21	368	19	359	+ 9
Lung Disease	22	293	3	2,723	- 2,430
Breast Cancer	23	277	11	698	- 421
Hypertension	24	249	28	230	+ 19
Cervical Cancer	25	246	39	125	+ 121
Tetanus	26	194	69	0	+ 194
Asthma	27	191	43	85	+ 106
Falls	28	175	9	777	- 602
Fires	29	166	48	45	+ 121
Suicide	30	163	13	633	- 470
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	158	2	4,464	- 4,306
Drownings	32	153	45	65	+ 89
Poisonings	33	153	57	14	+ 139
Drug Use	34	146	25	264	- 118
Prostate Cancer	35	138	8	1,172	- 1,035
Malnutrition	36	137	35	135	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	136	33	160	- 24
Syphilis	38	127	67	1	+ 126
Liver Cancer	39	123	26	259	- 136
Lymphomas	40	121	12	646	- 525
Epilepsy	41	116	40	119	- 3
Inflammatory/Heart	42	112	29	221	- 109
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	97	7	1,787	- 1,690
Diphtheria	44	88	71	0	+ 88
War	45	76	68	1	+ 75
Parkinson's Disease	46	58	17	554	- 497
Leukemia	47	53	21	354	- 301
Oral Cancer	48	52	32	168	- 116
Ovary Cancer	49	50	24	309	- 259
Stomach Cancer	50	50	22	343	- 294
Pancreas Cancer	51	46	10	770	- 724
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	45	46	61	- 16
Skin Cancers	53	45	18	407	- 362
Schistosomiasis	54	35	83	0	+ 35
Hepatitis B	55	35	63	3	+ 31
Skin Disease	56	34	38	128	- 93
Lung Cancers	57	30	5	2,320	- 2,290
Alcohol	58	24	31	205	- 181
Encephalitis	59	22	70	0	+ 22
Appendicitis	60	18	59	12	+ 6
Ascariasis	61	16	76	0	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	62	16	36	134	- 118
Bladder Cancer	63	16	20	356	- 341
Oesophagus Cancer	64	13	27	248	- 235
Hepatitis C	65	7	55	17	- 10
Other Neoplasms	66	7	23	324	- 318
Upper Respiratory	67	6	60	12	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	68	4	41	119	- 115
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	4	47	60	- 57
Leishmaniasis	70	1	81	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	65	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	53	23	- 23
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	44	75	- 75
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	49	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	27	- 27
Oral conditions	86	0	62	9	- 9
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

Nigeria

Norway

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.