SERBIA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		SERBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,824	11	1,832	+ 3,992
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	4,067	39	167	+ 3,899
Tuberculosis	3	3,578	46	100	+ 3,478
Malaria	4	2,837	77	0	+ 2,837
Birth Trauma	5	2,815	52	45	+ 2,770
Low Birth Weight	6	2,696	38	187	+ 2,509
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,724	1	21,776	- 20,052
Stroke	8	1,623	2	16,241	- 14,618
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,396	40	162	+ 1,235
HIV/AIDS	10	1,240	56	25	+ 1,215
Meningitis	11	1,227	54	35	+ 1,191
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,172	24	655	+ 516
Liver Disease	13	1,077	19	887	+ 189
Measles	14	827	72	1	+ 827
Maternal Conditions	15	661	59	12	+ 649
Pertussis	16	654	63	6	+ 648
Other Injuries	17	638	30	406	+ 231
Diabetes Mellitus	18	632	7	3,611	- 2,979
Violence	19	517	45	108	+ 410
Kidney Disease	20	511	5	4,169	- 3,658
Endocrine Disorders	21	444	36	309	+ 135
Lung Disease	22	353	6	3,853	- 3,500
Breast Cancer	23	334	10	2,284	- 1,951
Hypertension	24	300	12	1,621	- 1,320
Cervical Cancer	25	297	25	638	- 341
Tetanus	26	235	65	2	+ 232
Asthma	27	230	31	390	- 160
Falls	28	212	33	362	- 150
Fires	29	200	50	64	+ 137
Suicide	30	197	16	996	- 799
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	191	9	2,876	- 2,685
Drownings	32	185	48	73	+ 112
Poisonings	33	185	57	23	+ 162
Drug Use	34	176	49	72	+ 104
Prostate Cancer	35	166	14	1,317	- 1,151
Malnutrition	36	166	61	10	+ 156
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	164	28	594	- 430
Syphilis	38	153	67	2	+ 151
Liver Cancer	39	149	17	918	- 769
Lymphomas	40	146	20	831	- 685
Epilepsy	41	141	37	223	- 82
Inflammatory/Heart	42	136	3	15,274	- 15,138
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	117	8	3,429	- 3,313
Diphtheria	44	107	75	0	+ 107
War	45	91	71	1	+ 90
Parkinson's Disease	46	69	21	804	- 734
Leukemia	47	63	22	710	- 647
Oral Cancer	48	63	23	680	- 618
Ovary Cancer	49	60	29	555	- 495
Stomach Cancer	50	60	15	1,203	- 1,143
Pancreas Cancer	51	55	13	1,402	- 1,346
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	55	47	78	- 23
Skin Cancers	53	54	26	638	- 584
Schistosomiasis	54	42	78	0	+ 42
Hepatitis B	55	42	53	36	+ 6
Skin Disease	56	41	43	113	- 72
Lung Cancers	57	36	4	6,539	- 6,502
Alcohol	58	29	34	341	- 312
Encephalitis	59	26	66	2	+ 24
Appendicitis	60	21	58	16	+ 5
Ascariasis	61	19	84	0	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	62	19	32	369	- 350
Bladder Cancer	63	19	18	893	- 874
Oesophagus Cancer	64	16	35	332	- 316
Hepatitis C	65	9	60	12	- 3
Other Neoplasms	66	8	27	601	- 593
Upper Respiratory	67	7	64	3	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	68	5	42	146	- 141
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	5	55	34	- 30
Leishmaniasis	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	44	109	- 109
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	41	152	- 152
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	51	- 51
Osteoarthritis	85	0	62	7	- 7
Oral conditions	86	0	69	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SERBIA

Nigeria

Serbia

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.