SINGAPORE VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,278	2	5,189	+ 89
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	3,685	39	28	+ 3,658
Tuberculosis	3	3,242	40	26	+ 3,217
Malaria	4	2,571	75	0	+ 2,571
Birth Trauma	5	2,551	55	3	+ 2,548
Low Birth Weight	6	2,443	41	25	+ 2,418
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,563	1	5,292	- 3,729
Stroke	8	1,470	3	1,559	- 88
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,265	31	80	+ 1,186
HIV/AIDS	10	1,124	45	18	+ 1,105
Meningitis	11	1,112	48	8	+ 1,103
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,062	26	121	+ 941
Liver Disease	13	976	20	209	+ 767
Measles	14	750	72	0	+ 750
Maternal Conditions	15	599	53	3	+ 596
Pertussis	16	593	62	0	+ 593
Other Injuries	17	578	32	79	+ 499
Diabetes Mellitus	18	573	28	108	+ 465
Violence	19	469	46	15	+ 454
Kidney Disease	20	463	6	1,028	- 565
Endocrine Disorders	21	402	37	30	+ 372
Lung Disease	22	320	14	383	- 63
Breast Cancer	23	303	10	605	- 303
Hypertension	24	272	8	732	- 460
Cervical Cancer	25	269	30	85	+ 184
Tetanus	26	213	73	0	+ 213
Asthma	27	209	35	37	+ 172
Falls	28	192	18	218	- 26
Fires	29	182	49	7	+ 175
Suicide	30	179	9	650	- 472
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	173	36	32	+ 140
Drownings	32	168	38	29	+ 139
Poisonings	33	167	60	1	+ 166
Drug Use	34	160	44	19	+ 141
Prostate Cancer	35	151	16	303	- 152
Malnutrition	36	150	63	0	+ 150
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	149	33	69	+ 80
Syphilis	38	139	65	0	+ 139
Liver Cancer	39	135	7	746	- 611
Lymphomas	40	132	13	397	- 264
Epilepsy	41	127	42	25	+ 103
Inflammatory/Heart	42	123	19	215	- 92
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	106	5	1,203	- 1,097
Diphtheria	44	97	64	0	+ 97
War	45	83	59	2	+ 80
Parkinson's Disease	46	63	29	90	- 27
Leukemia	47	57	17	249	- 192
Oral Cancer	48	57	15	317	- 260
Ovary Cancer	49	54	21	204	- 149
Stomach Cancer	50	54	12	405	- 350
Pancreas Cancer	51	50	11	537	- 487
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	50	43	22	+ 27
Skin Cancers	53	49	34	56	- 7
Schistosomiasis	54	38	78	0	+ 38
Hepatitis B	55	38	52	4	+ 34
Skin Disease	56	37	25	136	- 99
Lung Cancers	57	33	4	1,540	- 1,507
Alcohol	58	26	47	10	+ 16
Encephalitis	59	24	61	0	+ 24
Appendicitis	60	19	50	6	+ 13
Ascariasis	61	17	67	0	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	62	17	23	147	- 130
Bladder Cancer	63	17	27	120	- 103
Oesophagus Cancer	64	14	24	137	- 123
Hepatitis C	65	8	56	3	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	66	7	22	195	- 188
Upper Respiratory	67	7	54	3	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	68	5	57	3	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	4	58	2	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	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	51	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Nigeria

Singapore

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.