SOUTH AFRICA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	52,920	2	39,341	+ 13,579
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	36,949	8	15,843	+ 21,106
Tuberculosis	3	32,509	6	21,965	+ 10,544
Malaria	4	25,776	63	83	+ 25,694
Birth Trauma	5	25,578	30	3,004	+ 22,574
Low Birth Weight	6	24,499	16	6,250	+ 18,249
Coronary Heart Disease	7	15,669	3	32,739	- 17,070
Stroke	8	14,742	4	30,693	- 15,951
Congenital Anomalies	9	12,688	25	4,351	+ 8,337
HIV/AIDS	10	11,265	1	71,996	- 60,731
Meningitis	11	11,144	26	3,660	+ 7,484
Road Traffic Accidents	12	10,644	11	13,014	- 2,370
Liver Disease	13	9,785	14	9,013	+ 771
Measles	14	7,516	57	270	+ 7,245
Maternal Conditions	15	6,010	38	1,700	+ 4,310
Pertussis	16	5,944	43	1,142	+ 4,802
Other Injuries	17	5,794	17	6,014	- 219
Diabetes Mellitus	18	5,743	5	30,188	- 24,444
Violence	19	4,700	7	21,000	- 16,300
Kidney Disease	20	4,644	9	15,302	- 10,658
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,033	19	5,890	- 1,857
Lung Disease	22	3,209	13	11,895	- 8,686
Breast Cancer	23	3,034	23	4,533	- 1,499
Hypertension	24	2,730	12	12,789	- 10,059
Cervical Cancer	25	2,700	20	5,555	- 2,856
Tetanus	26	2,133	65	38	+ 2,095
Asthma	27	2,091	18	5,966	- 3,874
Falls	28	1,922	42	1,399	+ 523
Fires	29	1,821	27	3,618	- 1,797
Suicide	30	1,792	10	13,774	- 11,982
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,732	22	4,676	- 2,944
Drownings	32	1,681	32	2,403	- 722
Poisonings	33	1,677	50	975	+ 702
Drug Use	34	1,602	53	770	+ 832
Prostate Cancer	35	1,510	24	4,374	- 2,864
Malnutrition	36	1,505	34	2,381	- 875
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,492	36	1,894	- 402
Syphilis	38	1,391	44	1,130	+ 262
Liver Cancer	39	1,350	33	2,383	- 1,033
Lymphomas	40	1,328	31	2,818	- 1,490
Epilepsy	41	1,277	37	1,870	- 593
Inflammatory/Heart	42	1,232	21	5,408	- 4,176
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,060	28	3,587	- 2,527
Diphtheria	44	970	69	16	+ 954
War	45	828	64	66	+ 763
Parkinson's Disease	46	631	46	1,077	- 446
Leukemia	47	576	40	1,464	- 887
Oral Cancer	48	571	41	1,406	- 834
Ovary Cancer	49	544	51	951	- 406
Stomach Cancer	50	543	39	1,535	- 991
Pancreas Cancer	51	504	35	2,007	- 1,503
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	497	47	1,015	- 518
Skin Cancers	53	494	48	993	- 499
Schistosomiasis	54	385	66	35	+ 350
Hepatitis B	55	380	61	139	+ 241
Skin Disease	56	375	45	1,101	- 727
Lung Cancers	57	331	15	7,705	- 7,375
Alcohol	58	263	49	987	- 724
Encephalitis	59	239	59	234	+ 5
Appendicitis	60	194	56	274	- 80
Ascariasis	61	175	71	3	+ 172
Uterin Cancer	62	173	54	512	- 339
Bladder Cancer	63	171	52	829	- 658
Oesophagus Cancer	64	143	29	3,486	- 3,343
Hepatitis C	65	78	70	8	+ 70
Other Neoplasms	66	74	58	267	- 193
Upper Respiratory	67	66	60	223	- 157
Multiple Sclerosis	68	46	62	113	- 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	42	55	376	- 334
Leishmaniasis	70	6	77	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	71	3	68	18	- 15
Otitis Media	72	1	67	19	- 18
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Nigeria

South Africa

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.