QATAR VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		QATAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,234	10	108	+ 2,127
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,560	41	10	+ 1,550
Tuberculosis	3	1,373	44	8	+ 1,365
Malaria	4	1,088	76	0	+ 1,088
Birth Trauma	5	1,080	38	13	+ 1,067
Low Birth Weight	6	1,034	20	45	+ 990
Coronary Heart Disease	7	662	1	1,082	- 420
Stroke	8	622	3	255	+ 367
Congenital Anomalies	9	536	14	70	+ 466
HIV/AIDS	10	476	71	0	+ 476
Meningitis	11	471	47	7	+ 464
Road Traffic Accidents	12	449	4	206	+ 244
Liver Disease	13	413	5	202	+ 211
Measles	14	317	67	0	+ 317
Maternal Conditions	15	254	52	3	+ 251
Pertussis	16	251	54	2	+ 249
Other Injuries	17	245	9	115	+ 130
Diabetes Mellitus	18	243	2	459	- 216
Violence	19	198	34	14	+ 184
Kidney Disease	20	196	6	179	+ 17
Endocrine Disorders	21	170	24	39	+ 131
Lung Disease	22	135	15	68	+ 67
Breast Cancer	23	128	17	53	+ 75
Hypertension	24	115	28	26	+ 89
Cervical Cancer	25	114	36	13	+ 101
Tetanus	26	90	60	0	+ 90
Asthma	27	88	40	10	+ 78
Falls	28	81	8	129	- 47
Fires	29	77	22	42	+ 34
Suicide	30	76	7	165	- 90
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	73	12	75	- 2
Drownings	32	71	19	45	+ 26
Poisonings	33	71	42	9	+ 62
Drug Use	34	68	39	12	+ 55
Prostate Cancer	35	64	31	18	+ 46
Malnutrition	36	64	58	1	+ 63
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	63	46	7	+ 56
Syphilis	38	59	53	2	+ 56
Liver Cancer	39	57	21	44	+ 13
Lymphomas	40	56	18	48	+ 8
Epilepsy	41	54	35	13	+ 40
Inflammatory/Heart	42	52	25	32	+ 20
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	45	11	83	- 38
Diphtheria	44	41	66	0	+ 41
War	45	35	61	0	+ 35
Parkinson's Disease	46	27	26	28	- 1
Leukemia	47	24	16	57	- 33
Oral Cancer	48	24	29	25	- 1
Ovary Cancer	49	23	32	17	+ 6
Stomach Cancer	50	23	23	42	- 19
Pancreas Cancer	51	21	30	25	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	21	45	8	+ 13
Skin Cancers	53	21	43	8	+ 13
Schistosomiasis	54	16	78	0	+ 16
Hepatitis B	55	16	56	2	+ 14
Skin Disease	56	16	33	16	- 0
Lung Cancers	57	14	13	73	- 59
Alcohol	58	11	48	7	+ 4
Encephalitis	59	10	50	5	+ 5
Appendicitis	60	8	57	1	+ 7
Ascariasis	61	7	64	0	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	62	7	49	6	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	63	7	27	27	- 20
Oesophagus Cancer	64	6	37	13	- 7
Hepatitis C	65	3	63	0	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	66	3	51	3	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	67	3	65	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	68	2	55	2	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	2	59	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	62	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	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	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to QATAR

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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.