RWANDA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,928	1	5,280	+ 6,648
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	8,328	6	3,121	+ 5,207
Tuberculosis	3	7,327	26	625	+ 6,702
Malaria	4	5,810	5	3,298	+ 2,512
Birth Trauma	5	5,765	10	1,888	+ 3,877
Low Birth Weight	6	5,522	9	2,193	+ 3,329
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,532	4	3,605	- 74
Stroke	8	3,323	2	5,060	- 1,737
Congenital Anomalies	9	2,860	12	1,777	+ 1,082
HIV/AIDS	10	2,539	7	2,826	- 286
Meningitis	11	2,512	19	847	+ 1,665
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,399	3	3,718	- 1,319
Liver Disease	13	2,205	8	2,548	- 343
Measles	14	1,694	59	51	+ 1,643
Maternal Conditions	15	1,355	21	722	+ 632
Pertussis	16	1,340	42	218	+ 1,122
Other Injuries	17	1,306	17	944	+ 362
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,295	11	1,858	- 564
Violence	19	1,059	29	548	+ 511
Kidney Disease	20	1,047	15	1,206	- 159
Endocrine Disorders	21	909	41	219	+ 690
Lung Disease	22	723	13	1,555	- 831
Breast Cancer	23	684	27	600	+ 84
Hypertension	24	615	14	1,357	- 742
Cervical Cancer	25	608	18	941	- 332
Tetanus	26	481	58	53	+ 428
Asthma	27	471	22	717	- 246
Falls	28	433	31	412	+ 21
Fires	29	410	38	270	+ 141
Suicide	30	404	24	704	- 300
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	390	25	657	- 267
Drownings	32	379	36	285	+ 94
Poisonings	33	378	40	220	+ 158
Drug Use	34	361	60	45	+ 316
Prostate Cancer	35	340	32	396	- 56
Malnutrition	36	339	16	1,168	- 829
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	336	33	362	- 26
Syphilis	38	314	46	173	+ 141
Liver Cancer	39	304	23	706	- 402
Lymphomas	40	299	30	450	- 150
Epilepsy	41	288	45	191	+ 97
Inflammatory/Heart	42	278	34	347	- 69
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	239	28	591	- 352
Diphtheria	44	219	71	1	+ 218
War	45	187	69	3	+ 184
Parkinson's Disease	46	142	47	146	- 4
Leukemia	47	130	35	317	- 187
Oral Cancer	48	129	37	272	- 143
Ovary Cancer	49	123	53	92	+ 31
Stomach Cancer	50	122	20	780	- 658
Pancreas Cancer	51	114	43	214	- 100
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	112	48	136	- 24
Skin Cancers	53	111	50	113	- 2
Schistosomiasis	54	87	51	111	- 24
Hepatitis B	55	86	55	68	+ 17
Skin Disease	56	84	52	103	- 18
Lung Cancers	57	75	39	234	- 160
Alcohol	58	59	49	125	- 66
Encephalitis	59	54	61	39	+ 15
Appendicitis	60	44	54	70	- 26
Ascariasis	61	39	67	5	+ 35
Uterin Cancer	62	39	56	58	- 19
Bladder Cancer	63	39	62	35	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	64	32	44	213	- 181
Hepatitis C	65	17	65	12	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	66	17	64	16	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	67	15	57	58	- 43
Multiple Sclerosis	68	10	66	7	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	9	63	23	- 14
Leishmaniasis	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	70	2	- 2
Otitis Media	72	0	68	4	- 4
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	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 RWANDA

Nigeria

Rwanda

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.