PHILIPPINES VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	103,556	2	93,807	+ 9,749
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	72,303	22	6,189	+ 66,114
Tuberculosis	3	63,616	8	27,061	+ 36,555
Malaria	4	50,440	69	94	+ 50,346
Birth Trauma	5	50,052	18	7,960	+ 42,092
Low Birth Weight	6	47,940	14	10,141	+ 37,800
Coronary Heart Disease	7	30,662	1	129,955	- 99,293
Stroke	8	28,848	3	74,167	- 45,318
Congenital Anomalies	9	24,828	17	8,051	+ 16,777
HIV/AIDS	10	22,044	66	204	+ 21,839
Meningitis	11	21,808	47	1,041	+ 20,767
Road Traffic Accidents	12	20,830	10	13,017	+ 7,813
Liver Disease	13	19,147	20	7,076	+ 12,071
Measles	14	14,707	48	894	+ 13,814
Maternal Conditions	15	11,760	38	2,042	+ 9,719
Pertussis	16	11,631	43	1,760	+ 9,872
Other Injuries	17	11,339	31	3,536	+ 7,803
Diabetes Mellitus	18	11,239	7	32,260	- 21,021
Violence	19	9,196	9	14,835	- 5,638
Kidney Disease	20	9,087	4	39,380	- 30,293
Endocrine Disorders	21	7,893	12	10,464	- 2,571
Lung Disease	22	6,279	6	32,559	- 26,280
Breast Cancer	23	5,937	15	9,802	- 3,865
Hypertension	24	5,342	5	34,500	- 29,158
Cervical Cancer	25	5,283	33	3,076	+ 2,207
Tetanus	26	4,174	59	521	+ 3,653
Asthma	27	4,093	11	11,404	- 7,311
Falls	28	3,761	28	3,861	- 100
Fires	29	3,563	54	600	+ 2,963
Suicide	30	3,506	35	2,325	+ 1,181
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	3,390	39	2,010	+ 1,380
Drownings	32	3,289	27	3,881	- 591
Poisonings	33	3,282	65	226	+ 3,056
Drug Use	34	3,134	52	695	+ 2,439
Prostate Cancer	35	2,955	26	4,149	- 1,195
Malnutrition	36	2,946	24	4,311	- 1,365
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	2,921	21	6,865	- 3,945
Syphilis	38	2,722	44	1,157	+ 1,566
Liver Cancer	39	2,642	19	7,663	- 5,021
Lymphomas	40	2,599	36	2,279	+ 320
Epilepsy	41	2,499	45	1,120	+ 1,379
Inflammatory/Heart	42	2,411	30	3,545	- 1,134
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	2,074	16	8,063	- 5,989
Diphtheria	44	1,898	75	14	+ 1,884
War	45	1,621	49	817	+ 804
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,236	55	594	+ 642
Leukemia	47	1,127	29	3,596	- 2,469
Oral Cancer	48	1,118	34	2,916	- 1,798
Ovary Cancer	49	1,065	40	1,994	- 928
Stomach Cancer	50	1,063	41	1,868	- 805
Pancreas Cancer	51	987	37	2,121	- 1,134
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	972	42	1,807	- 835
Skin Cancers	53	966	61	368	+ 598
Schistosomiasis	54	753	64	233	+ 520
Hepatitis B	55	744	56	590	+ 154
Skin Disease	56	734	25	4,229	- 3,496
Lung Cancers	57	647	13	10,296	- 9,648
Alcohol	58	515	60	401	+ 115
Encephalitis	59	468	67	185	+ 283
Appendicitis	60	380	63	276	+ 104
Ascariasis	61	342	76	13	+ 329
Uterin Cancer	62	339	50	761	- 421
Bladder Cancer	63	335	58	569	- 235
Oesophagus Cancer	64	280	53	672	- 392
Hepatitis C	65	152	81	0	+ 151
Other Neoplasms	66	145	23	5,146	- 5,002
Upper Respiratory	67	129	70	39	+ 91
Multiple Sclerosis	68	89	72	31	+ 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	82	62	323	- 240
Leishmaniasis	70	11	82	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	71	7	78	4	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	2	74	23	- 21
Dengue	73	1	46	1,060	- 1,059
Hookworm Disease	74	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	37	- 37
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	80	0	68	127	- 127
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	752	- 752
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	570	- 570
Oral conditions	86	0	73	28	- 28
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Nigeria

Philippines

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.