SAUDI ARABIA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	31,996	5	6,132	+ 25,864
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	22,340	35	457	+ 21,883
Tuberculosis	3	19,656	27	752	+ 18,904
Malaria	4	15,585	75	0	+ 15,585
Birth Trauma	5	15,465	37	343	+ 15,122
Low Birth Weight	6	14,812	18	989	+ 13,823
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,474	1	39,037	- 29,563
Stroke	8	8,913	2	16,793	- 7,880
Congenital Anomalies	9	7,671	12	2,307	+ 5,364
HIV/AIDS	10	6,811	47	192	+ 6,619
Meningitis	11	6,738	45	227	+ 6,512
Road Traffic Accidents	12	6,436	3	12,317	- 5,881
Liver Disease	13	5,916	7	4,931	+ 985
Measles	14	4,544	68	1	+ 4,543
Maternal Conditions	15	3,634	48	172	+ 3,461
Pertussis	16	3,594	54	56	+ 3,538
Other Injuries	17	3,503	8	4,004	- 501
Diabetes Mellitus	18	3,473	9	3,890	- 417
Violence	19	2,841	30	646	+ 2,196
Kidney Disease	20	2,808	4	9,051	- 6,243
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,439	15	1,447	+ 991
Lung Disease	22	1,940	10	2,842	- 902
Breast Cancer	23	1,834	20	908	+ 927
Hypertension	24	1,650	22	834	+ 816
Cervical Cancer	25	1,632	49	157	+ 1,475
Tetanus	26	1,290	61	16	+ 1,274
Asthma	27	1,264	17	1,168	+ 97
Falls	28	1,162	6	5,340	- 4,178
Fires	29	1,101	23	825	+ 275
Suicide	30	1,083	13	2,046	- 962
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,047	11	2,442	- 1,395
Drownings	32	1,016	24	821	+ 195
Poisonings	33	1,014	40	279	+ 735
Drug Use	34	968	33	491	+ 477
Prostate Cancer	35	913	50	148	+ 765
Malnutrition	36	910	52	79	+ 831
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	902	41	275	+ 627
Syphilis	38	841	59	33	+ 809
Liver Cancer	39	816	21	845	- 29
Lymphomas	40	803	28	716	+ 87
Epilepsy	41	772	29	694	+ 78
Inflammatory/Heart	42	745	16	1,342	- 597
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	641	14	1,630	- 989
Diphtheria	44	587	69	1	+ 586
War	45	501	65	3	+ 498
Parkinson's Disease	46	382	25	776	- 395
Leukemia	47	348	19	925	- 576
Oral Cancer	48	346	34	465	- 119
Ovary Cancer	49	329	42	247	+ 82
Stomach Cancer	50	329	36	389	- 60
Pancreas Cancer	51	305	31	526	- 221
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	300	39	280	+ 20
Skin Cancers	53	298	55	55	+ 244
Schistosomiasis	54	233	60	25	+ 208
Hepatitis B	55	230	53	57	+ 173
Skin Disease	56	227	32	516	- 290
Lung Cancers	57	200	26	775	- 575
Alcohol	58	159	51	128	+ 31
Encephalitis	59	145	43	234	- 90
Appendicitis	60	117	58	35	+ 83
Ascariasis	61	106	66	1	+ 104
Uterin Cancer	62	105	38	323	- 218
Bladder Cancer	63	103	46	214	- 111
Oesophagus Cancer	64	86	44	229	- 143
Hepatitis C	65	47	64	7	+ 39
Other Neoplasms	66	45	57	40	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	67	40	70	1	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	68	28	56	49	- 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	25	62	9	+ 16
Leishmaniasis	70	4	67	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	2	71	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	63	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Nigeria

Saudi Arabia

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.