PAKISTAN VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	220,954	6	83,483	+ 137,470
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	154,270	3	104,383	+ 49,888
Tuberculosis	3	135,735	11	42,103	+ 93,632
Malaria	4	107,623	63	587	+ 107,036
Birth Trauma	5	106,795	8	59,559	+ 47,236
Low Birth Weight	6	102,289	4	93,373	+ 8,916
Coronary Heart Disease	7	65,422	1	240,720	- 175,298
Stroke	8	61,553	2	141,432	- 79,880
Congenital Anomalies	9	52,974	14	26,320	+ 26,655
HIV/AIDS	10	47,034	32	6,797	+ 40,237
Meningitis	11	46,531	19	18,025	+ 28,505
Road Traffic Accidents	12	44,443	12	28,170	+ 16,273
Liver Disease	13	40,854	10	54,835	- 13,981
Measles	14	31,381	49	2,579	+ 28,801
Maternal Conditions	15	25,093	24	12,392	+ 12,700
Pertussis	16	24,818	34	6,358	+ 18,460
Other Injuries	17	24,193	13	27,010	- 2,817
Diabetes Mellitus	18	23,981	7	63,852	- 39,872
Violence	19	19,622	23	12,925	+ 6,697
Kidney Disease	20	19,389	9	56,796	- 37,407
Endocrine Disorders	21	16,841	25	11,439	+ 5,401
Lung Disease	22	13,398	5	86,968	- 73,570
Breast Cancer	23	12,668	20	18,009	- 5,341
Hypertension	24	11,397	16	22,917	- 11,520
Cervical Cancer	25	11,271	44	4,009	+ 7,262
Tetanus	26	8,906	30	7,541	+ 1,365
Asthma	27	8,732	17	20,750	- 12,018
Falls	28	8,025	28	8,642	- 617
Fires	29	7,602	42	4,305	+ 3,297
Suicide	30	7,482	18	19,331	- 11,849
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	7,233	22	15,216	- 7,983
Drownings	32	7,019	37	5,376	+ 1,643
Poisonings	33	7,004	47	3,364	+ 3,639
Drug Use	34	6,687	61	829	+ 5,858
Prostate Cancer	35	6,305	45	3,559	+ 2,745
Malnutrition	36	6,285	27	8,852	- 2,567
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	6,231	36	5,450	+ 781
Syphilis	38	5,809	57	1,289	+ 4,520
Liver Cancer	39	5,638	41	4,427	+ 1,211
Lymphomas	40	5,545	31	7,020	- 1,475
Epilepsy	41	5,331	40	4,873	+ 458
Inflammatory/Heart	42	5,145	52	2,318	+ 2,827
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	4,426	38	5,279	- 853
Diphtheria	44	4,050	69	68	+ 3,982
War	45	3,459	62	597	+ 2,862
Parkinson's Disease	46	2,636	35	6,145	- 3,509
Leukemia	47	2,406	39	5,254	- 2,848
Oral Cancer	48	2,386	21	17,181	- 14,795
Ovary Cancer	49	2,273	46	3,533	- 1,260
Stomach Cancer	50	2,269	43	4,044	- 1,775
Pancreas Cancer	51	2,105	60	1,069	+ 1,036
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	2,074	15	26,017	- 23,943
Skin Cancers	53	2,061	54	1,539	+ 522
Schistosomiasis	54	1,607	74	0	+ 1,607
Hepatitis B	55	1,586	53	2,267	- 680
Skin Disease	56	1,565	67	132	+ 1,433
Lung Cancers	57	1,381	26	9,688	- 8,307
Alcohol	58	1,099	50	2,520	- 1,421
Encephalitis	59	998	33	6,651	- 5,653
Appendicitis	60	810	51	2,472	- 1,662
Ascariasis	61	730	68	75	+ 655
Uterin Cancer	62	724	59	1,191	- 468
Bladder Cancer	63	714	48	2,727	- 2,013
Oesophagus Cancer	64	597	29	7,866	- 7,268
Hepatitis C	65	324	58	1,227	- 903
Other Neoplasms	66	309	64	412	- 102
Upper Respiratory	67	276	66	288	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	68	191	65	411	- 221
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	176	56	1,388	- 1,212
Leishmaniasis	70	24	72	4	+ 20
Chlamydia	71	14	70	44	- 30
Otitis Media	72	3	71	28	- 25
Dengue	73	2	55	1,429	- 1,427
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PAKISTAN

Nigeria

Pakistan

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.