SOUTH KOREA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	45,600	2	26,650	+ 18,950
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	31,838	35	929	+ 30,909
Tuberculosis	3	28,012	24	1,950	+ 26,062
Malaria	4	22,211	71	1	+ 22,210
Birth Trauma	5	22,040	54	88	+ 21,952
Low Birth Weight	6	21,110	45	370	+ 20,739
Coronary Heart Disease	7	13,502	1	28,043	- 14,541
Stroke	8	12,703	3	25,596	- 12,893
Congenital Anomalies	9	10,933	41	518	+ 10,415
HIV/AIDS	10	9,707	55	84	+ 9,622
Meningitis	11	9,603	58	51	+ 9,552
Road Traffic Accidents	12	9,172	15	4,399	+ 4,773
Liver Disease	13	8,431	14	6,348	+ 2,083
Measles	14	6,476	83	0	+ 6,476
Maternal Conditions	15	5,179	61	34	+ 5,144
Pertussis	16	5,122	67	6	+ 5,116
Other Injuries	17	4,993	18	3,634	+ 1,359
Diabetes Mellitus	18	4,949	13	6,812	- 1,863
Violence	19	4,049	44	386	+ 3,663
Kidney Disease	20	4,001	9	10,107	- 6,106
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,476	25	1,891	+ 1,585
Lung Disease	22	2,765	11	8,526	- 5,762
Breast Cancer	23	2,614	21	2,880	- 266
Hypertension	24	2,352	17	3,711	- 1,359
Cervical Cancer	25	2,326	34	1,065	+ 1,261
Tetanus	26	1,838	69	5	+ 1,833
Asthma	27	1,802	32	1,150	+ 652
Falls	28	1,656	20	2,934	- 1,278
Fires	29	1,569	47	263	+ 1,306
Suicide	30	1,544	5	14,636	- 13,092
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,493	6	12,145	- 10,652
Drownings	32	1,448	42	501	+ 948
Poisonings	33	1,445	52	115	+ 1,330
Drug Use	34	1,380	50	154	+ 1,226
Prostate Cancer	35	1,301	22	2,316	- 1,014
Malnutrition	36	1,297	53	88	+ 1,209
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,286	38	540	+ 746
Syphilis	38	1,199	62	27	+ 1,172
Liver Cancer	39	1,163	7	11,589	- 10,426
Lymphomas	40	1,144	19	3,477	- 2,333
Epilepsy	41	1,100	40	524	+ 576
Inflammatory/Heart	42	1,062	31	1,325	- 263
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	913	8	10,180	- 9,267
Diphtheria	44	836	73	0	+ 836
War	45	714	68	5	+ 709
Parkinson's Disease	46	544	16	3,951	- 3,407
Leukemia	47	496	23	2,140	- 1,644
Oral Cancer	48	492	29	1,457	- 965
Ovary Cancer	49	469	30	1,330	- 861
Stomach Cancer	50	468	10	8,625	- 8,157
Pancreas Cancer	51	434	12	6,994	- 6,559
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	428	48	224	+ 204
Skin Cancers	53	425	37	585	- 159
Schistosomiasis	54	332	72	1	+ 331
Hepatitis B	55	327	39	526	- 199
Skin Disease	56	323	36	704	- 381
Lung Cancers	57	285	4	20,293	- 20,008
Alcohol	58	227	33	1,081	- 854
Encephalitis	59	206	65	19	+ 187
Appendicitis	60	167	57	54	+ 113
Ascariasis	61	151	74	0	+ 151
Uterin Cancer	62	149	43	420	- 270
Bladder Cancer	63	147	27	1,768	- 1,621
Oesophagus Cancer	64	123	28	1,733	- 1,609
Hepatitis C	65	67	49	168	- 101
Other Neoplasms	66	64	26	1,807	- 1,743
Upper Respiratory	67	57	63	26	+ 31
Multiple Sclerosis	68	39	66	11	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	36	51	150	- 114
Leishmaniasis	70	5	79	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	71	3	84	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	1	70	5	- 4
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	77	- 77
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Nigeria

South Korea

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.