PORTUGAL VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,937	4	6,851	+ 2,085
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	6,240	36	231	+ 6,009
Tuberculosis	3	5,490	38	213	+ 5,277
Malaria	4	4,353	78	0	+ 4,353
Birth Trauma	5	4,319	60	24	+ 4,296
Low Birth Weight	6	4,137	52	79	+ 4,058
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,646	1	12,878	- 10,232
Stroke	8	2,490	2	12,339	- 9,850
Congenital Anomalies	9	2,143	40	196	+ 1,946
HIV/AIDS	10	1,902	35	320	+ 1,583
Meningitis	11	1,882	56	43	+ 1,839
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,798	27	838	+ 959
Liver Disease	13	1,652	22	1,126	+ 527
Measles	14	1,269	71	0	+ 1,269
Maternal Conditions	15	1,015	63	7	+ 1,008
Pertussis	16	1,004	72	0	+ 1,004
Other Injuries	17	979	13	1,937	- 958
Diabetes Mellitus	18	970	8	3,601	- 2,631
Violence	19	794	48	96	+ 697
Kidney Disease	20	784	9	2,803	- 2,019
Endocrine Disorders	21	681	17	1,547	- 866
Lung Disease	22	542	7	4,286	- 3,744
Breast Cancer	23	512	12	1,997	- 1,485
Hypertension	24	461	14	1,880	- 1,419
Cervical Cancer	25	456	34	329	+ 127
Tetanus	26	360	73	0	+ 360
Asthma	27	353	43	146	+ 207
Falls	28	325	23	1,033	- 708
Fires	29	307	46	108	+ 199
Suicide	30	303	19	1,172	- 869
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	293	3	7,191	- 6,898
Drownings	32	284	51	79	+ 205
Poisonings	33	283	57	29	+ 254
Drug Use	34	270	44	128	+ 142
Prostate Cancer	35	255	11	2,124	- 1,869
Malnutrition	36	254	53	79	+ 176
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	252	37	229	+ 23
Syphilis	38	235	64	3	+ 232
Liver Cancer	39	228	18	1,270	- 1,042
Lymphomas	40	224	16	1,608	- 1,383
Epilepsy	41	216	31	415	- 199
Inflammatory/Heart	42	208	26	909	- 701
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	179	6	4,389	- 4,210
Diphtheria	44	164	74	0	+ 164
War	45	140	69	1	+ 139
Parkinson's Disease	46	107	21	1,139	- 1,033
Leukemia	47	97	24	1,015	- 918
Oral Cancer	48	97	25	912	- 816
Ovary Cancer	49	92	33	397	- 305
Stomach Cancer	50	92	10	2,532	- 2,440
Pancreas Cancer	51	85	15	1,669	- 1,584
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	84	41	169	- 85
Skin Cancers	53	83	30	523	- 440
Schistosomiasis	54	65	77	0	+ 65
Hepatitis B	55	64	59	26	+ 38
Skin Disease	56	63	39	202	- 139
Lung Cancers	57	56	5	4,406	- 4,350
Alcohol	58	44	45	111	- 67
Encephalitis	59	40	67	1	+ 39
Appendicitis	60	33	61	21	+ 12
Ascariasis	61	30	83	0	+ 30
Uterin Cancer	62	29	32	406	- 377
Bladder Cancer	63	29	20	1,171	- 1,142
Oesophagus Cancer	64	24	29	623	- 599
Hepatitis C	65	13	49	87	- 74
Other Neoplasms	66	13	28	652	- 640
Upper Respiratory	67	11	62	15	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	68	8	54	56	- 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	7	47	99	- 92
Leishmaniasis	70	1	68	1	- 0
Chlamydia	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	66	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	55	49	- 49
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Nigeria

Portugal

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.