OMAN VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	NIGERIA		OMAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,416	4	701	+ 2,715
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,385	28	78	+ 2,307
Tuberculosis	3	2,099	48	18	+ 2,081
Malaria	4	1,664	74	0	+ 1,664
Birth Trauma	5	1,651	29	77	+ 1,574
Low Birth Weight	6	1,582	15	207	+ 1,375
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,012	1	5,287	- 4,276
Stroke	8	952	2	1,648	- 696
Congenital Anomalies	9	819	7	386	+ 433
HIV/AIDS	10	727	41	31	+ 696
Meningitis	11	719	47	21	+ 699
Road Traffic Accidents	12	687	5	527	+ 160
Liver Disease	13	632	6	406	+ 226
Measles	14	485	76	0	+ 485
Maternal Conditions	15	388	46	22	+ 366
Pertussis	16	384	51	13	+ 371
Other Injuries	17	374	20	130	+ 244
Diabetes Mellitus	18	371	3	1,029	- 658
Violence	19	303	39	34	+ 269
Kidney Disease	20	300	11	312	- 12
Endocrine Disorders	21	260	32	53	+ 207
Lung Disease	22	207	9	325	- 118
Breast Cancer	23	196	18	141	+ 55
Hypertension	24	176	8	360	- 183
Cervical Cancer	25	174	34	42	+ 132
Tetanus	26	138	63	1	+ 137
Asthma	27	135	55	11	+ 124
Falls	28	124	12	292	- 168
Fires	29	118	36	38	+ 79
Suicide	30	116	13	241	- 126
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	112	10	323	- 211
Drownings	32	109	14	211	- 102
Poisonings	33	108	33	47	+ 61
Drug Use	34	103	42	29	+ 75
Prostate Cancer	35	97	37	37	+ 61
Malnutrition	36	97	60	2	+ 95
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	96	38	36	+ 60
Syphilis	38	90	61	2	+ 88
Liver Cancer	39	87	24	116	- 29
Lymphomas	40	86	19	138	- 52
Epilepsy	41	82	44	22	+ 60
Inflammatory/Heart	42	80	21	127	- 48
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	68	16	205	- 136
Diphtheria	44	63	68	0	+ 63
War	45	53	58	4	+ 49
Parkinson's Disease	46	41	26	110	- 69
Leukemia	47	37	22	127	- 90
Oral Cancer	48	37	31	70	- 33
Ovary Cancer	49	35	43	26	+ 9
Stomach Cancer	50	35	17	185	- 150
Pancreas Cancer	51	33	30	77	- 44
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	32	53	12	+ 21
Skin Cancers	53	32	45	22	+ 10
Schistosomiasis	54	25	59	2	+ 23
Hepatitis B	55	25	64	0	+ 24
Skin Disease	56	24	27	92	- 68
Lung Cancers	57	21	25	113	- 92
Alcohol	58	17	50	13	+ 4
Encephalitis	59	15	23	126	- 110
Appendicitis	60	13	57	5	+ 8
Ascariasis	61	11	65	0	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	62	11	54	11	- 0
Bladder Cancer	63	11	35	41	- 30
Oesophagus Cancer	64	9	40	32	- 23
Hepatitis C	65	5	71	0	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	66	5	56	7	- 2
Upper Respiratory	67	4	67	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	68	3	52	12	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	3	62	2	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	49	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to OMAN

Nigeria

Oman

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.