RUSSIA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	123,294	10	32,404	+ 90,889
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	86,084	55	403	+ 85,681
Tuberculosis	3	75,741	30	8,422	+ 67,319
Malaria	4	60,054	74	0	+ 60,054
Birth Trauma	5	59,592	53	714	+ 58,878
Low Birth Weight	6	57,078	44	2,153	+ 54,925
Coronary Heart Disease	7	36,506	1	562,711	- 526,205
Stroke	8	34,347	2	327,199	- 292,852
Congenital Anomalies	9	29,560	41	4,201	+ 25,359
HIV/AIDS	10	26,245	15	21,262	+ 4,984
Meningitis	11	25,964	48	1,037	+ 24,927
Road Traffic Accidents	12	24,800	19	17,507	+ 7,293
Liver Disease	13	22,797	6	45,463	- 22,666
Measles	14	17,511	68	0	+ 17,511
Maternal Conditions	15	14,002	56	267	+ 13,735
Pertussis	16	13,848	65	2	+ 13,846
Other Injuries	17	13,500	14	22,517	- 9,017
Diabetes Mellitus	18	13,381	18	18,345	- 4,963
Violence	19	10,949	23	11,450	- 501
Kidney Disease	20	10,819	22	11,581	- 762
Endocrine Disorders	21	9,397	45	2,004	+ 7,394
Lung Disease	22	7,476	9	36,600	- 29,124
Breast Cancer	23	7,069	13	23,242	- 16,173
Hypertension	24	6,360	17	18,348	- 11,988
Cervical Cancer	25	6,289	34	7,423	- 1,133
Tetanus	26	4,970	63	3	+ 4,966
Asthma	27	4,873	46	1,764	+ 3,109
Falls	28	4,478	21	11,705	- 7,227
Fires	29	4,242	37	6,387	- 2,145
Suicide	30	4,175	8	36,625	- 32,451
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	4,036	5	48,522	- 44,486
Drownings	32	3,916	36	6,629	- 2,712
Poisonings	33	3,908	40	5,565	- 1,657
Drug Use	34	3,731	27	9,113	- 5,382
Prostate Cancer	35	3,518	20	14,107	- 10,589
Malnutrition	36	3,507	57	242	+ 3,265
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	3,477	28	8,938	- 5,461
Syphilis	38	3,241	62	19	+ 3,223
Liver Cancer	39	3,146	24	11,165	- 8,019
Lymphomas	40	3,094	29	8,919	- 5,825
Epilepsy	41	2,975	52	718	+ 2,256
Inflammatory/Heart	42	2,871	4	54,060	- 51,189
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	2,470	7	42,633	- 40,163
Diphtheria	44	2,260	67	0	+ 2,260
War	45	1,930	59	123	+ 1,807
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,471	26	9,371	- 7,900
Leukemia	47	1,342	31	8,238	- 6,895
Oral Cancer	48	1,331	25	10,880	- 9,549
Ovary Cancer	49	1,268	32	8,123	- 6,854
Stomach Cancer	50	1,266	11	29,386	- 28,120
Pancreas Cancer	51	1,175	16	20,282	- 19,107
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	1,157	42	2,770	- 1,613
Skin Cancers	53	1,150	39	5,612	- 4,462
Schistosomiasis	54	897	72	0	+ 897
Hepatitis B	55	885	60	43	+ 842
Skin Disease	56	873	43	2,735	- 1,862
Lung Cancers	57	770	3	54,361	- 53,591
Alcohol	58	613	12	27,984	- 27,371
Encephalitis	59	557	47	1,076	- 519
Appendicitis	60	452	54	409	+ 44
Ascariasis	61	407	77	0	+ 407
Uterin Cancer	62	404	35	6,867	- 6,463
Bladder Cancer	63	398	38	6,307	- 5,909
Oesophagus Cancer	64	333	33	7,431	- 7,098
Hepatitis C	65	181	66	2	+ 179
Other Neoplasms	66	172	51	729	- 556
Upper Respiratory	67	154	58	158	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	68	107	49	827	- 720
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	98	50	750	- 652
Leishmaniasis	70	14	73	0	+ 14
Chlamydia	71	8	61	25	- 17
Otitis Media	72	2	64	3	- 1
Dengue	73	1	79	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

Nigeria

Russia

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.