ROMANIA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,889	5	9,357	+ 6,532
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	11,094	46	223	+ 10,871
Tuberculosis	3	9,761	28	1,015	+ 8,746
Malaria	4	7,739	75	0	+ 7,739
Birth Trauma	5	7,680	57	38	+ 7,642
Low Birth Weight	6	7,356	41	317	+ 7,039
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,705	1	71,810	- 67,106
Stroke	8	4,426	2	49,707	- 45,281
Congenital Anomalies	9	3,810	38	367	+ 3,443
HIV/AIDS	10	3,382	47	219	+ 3,163
Meningitis	11	3,346	54	76	+ 3,270
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,196	20	1,992	+ 1,204
Liver Disease	13	2,938	6	8,920	- 5,982
Measles	14	2,257	61	7	+ 2,249
Maternal Conditions	15	1,804	58	35	+ 1,769
Pertussis	16	1,785	69	0	+ 1,785
Other Injuries	17	1,740	19	2,139	- 399
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,725	18	2,230	- 506
Violence	19	1,411	44	255	+ 1,156
Kidney Disease	20	1,394	9	5,175	- 3,780
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,211	48	193	+ 1,019
Lung Disease	22	963	7	7,359	- 6,396
Breast Cancer	23	911	11	3,851	- 2,940
Hypertension	24	820	3	11,007	- 10,188
Cervical Cancer	25	811	22	1,870	- 1,060
Tetanus	26	640	67	1	+ 639
Asthma	27	628	45	225	+ 403
Falls	28	577	24	1,504	- 927
Fires	29	547	36	421	+ 125
Suicide	30	538	21	1,886	- 1,348
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	520	15	2,839	- 2,319
Drownings	32	505	32	596	- 91
Poisonings	33	504	39	366	+ 137
Drug Use	34	481	40	346	+ 135
Prostate Cancer	35	453	16	2,449	- 1,996
Malnutrition	36	452	50	142	+ 310
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	448	33	531	- 83
Syphilis	38	418	66	1	+ 416
Liver Cancer	39	405	13	3,114	- 2,708
Lymphomas	40	399	25	1,385	- 986
Epilepsy	41	383	42	314	+ 69
Inflammatory/Heart	42	370	10	4,433	- 4,063
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	318	8	6,835	- 6,517
Diphtheria	44	291	71	0	+ 291
War	45	249	65	2	+ 246
Parkinson's Disease	46	190	31	741	- 551
Leukemia	47	173	26	1,342	- 1,169
Oral Cancer	48	172	17	2,290	- 2,118
Ovary Cancer	49	163	27	1,109	- 945
Stomach Cancer	50	163	12	3,457	- 3,294
Pancreas Cancer	51	151	14	2,935	- 2,783
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	149	35	440	- 291
Skin Cancers	53	148	29	1,003	- 855
Schistosomiasis	54	116	74	0	+ 116
Hepatitis B	55	114	59	30	+ 84
Skin Disease	56	113	53	97	+ 15
Lung Cancers	57	99	4	10,113	- 10,014
Alcohol	58	79	37	409	- 330
Encephalitis	59	72	62	6	+ 66
Appendicitis	60	58	60	21	+ 37
Ascariasis	61	53	82	0	+ 53
Uterin Cancer	62	52	34	522	- 470
Bladder Cancer	63	51	23	1,715	- 1,664
Oesophagus Cancer	64	43	30	755	- 712
Hepatitis C	65	23	52	98	- 75
Other Neoplasms	66	22	43	289	- 266
Upper Respiratory	67	20	63	3	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	68	14	55	66	- 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	13	85	0	+ 13
Leishmaniasis	70	2	70	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	51	103	- 103
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	56	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	49	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	64	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Nigeria

Romania

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.