SPAIN VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	41,396	7	13,717	+ 27,679
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	28,903	36	1,064	+ 27,839
Tuberculosis	3	25,430	50	270	+ 25,160
Malaria	4	20,163	83	0	+ 20,163
Birth Trauma	5	20,008	60	113	+ 19,895
Low Birth Weight	6	19,164	52	253	+ 18,911
Coronary Heart Disease	7	12,257	1	51,684	- 39,427
Stroke	8	11,532	3	29,004	- 17,472
Congenital Anomalies	9	9,925	38	863	+ 9,062
HIV/AIDS	10	8,812	43	538	+ 8,274
Meningitis	11	8,718	59	129	+ 8,589
Road Traffic Accidents	12	8,326	31	1,829	+ 6,497
Liver Disease	13	7,654	23	4,231	+ 3,423
Measles	14	5,879	81	0	+ 5,879
Maternal Conditions	15	4,701	64	14	+ 4,688
Pertussis	16	4,650	73	2	+ 4,648
Other Injuries	17	4,533	15	5,536	- 1,003
Diabetes Mellitus	18	4,493	10	7,773	- 3,281
Violence	19	3,676	51	262	+ 3,415
Kidney Disease	20	3,633	8	9,725	- 6,092
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,155	21	4,863	- 1,708
Lung Disease	22	2,510	5	18,926	- 16,416
Breast Cancer	23	2,373	11	7,067	- 4,694
Hypertension	24	2,135	9	9,115	- 6,979
Cervical Cancer	25	2,112	39	855	+ 1,257
Tetanus	26	1,669	72	2	+ 1,667
Asthma	27	1,636	35	1,133	+ 503
Falls	28	1,503	26	3,246	- 1,743
Fires	29	1,424	55	185	+ 1,240
Suicide	30	1,402	25	3,609	- 2,208
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,355	2	42,339	- 40,983
Drownings	32	1,315	45	446	+ 869
Poisonings	33	1,312	57	170	+ 1,142
Drug Use	34	1,253	41	776	+ 476
Prostate Cancer	35	1,181	13	6,420	- 5,238
Malnutrition	36	1,178	47	302	+ 875
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,167	44	475	+ 692
Syphilis	38	1,088	67	9	+ 1,079
Liver Cancer	39	1,056	18	5,098	- 4,042
Lymphomas	40	1,039	16	5,335	- 4,296
Epilepsy	41	999	40	824	+ 175
Inflammatory/Heart	42	964	19	4,984	- 4,020
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	829	6	16,957	- 16,128
Diphtheria	44	759	76	0	+ 759
War	45	648	68	6	+ 642
Parkinson's Disease	46	494	20	4,943	- 4,449
Leukemia	47	451	24	3,772	- 3,322
Oral Cancer	48	447	27	2,583	- 2,136
Ovary Cancer	49	426	28	2,026	- 1,600
Stomach Cancer	50	425	14	5,796	- 5,371
Pancreas Cancer	51	394	12	6,752	- 6,358
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	389	33	1,612	- 1,223
Skin Cancers	53	386	32	1,803	- 1,417
Schistosomiasis	54	301	74	0	+ 301
Hepatitis B	55	297	58	162	+ 135
Skin Disease	56	293	30	1,840	- 1,547
Lung Cancers	57	259	4	22,131	- 21,872
Alcohol	58	206	46	333	- 127
Encephalitis	59	187	70	4	+ 183
Appendicitis	60	152	61	79	+ 73
Ascariasis	61	137	78	0	+ 137
Uterin Cancer	62	136	34	1,612	- 1,476
Bladder Cancer	63	134	17	5,222	- 5,088
Oesophagus Cancer	64	112	29	2,011	- 1,899
Hepatitis C	65	61	42	652	- 592
Other Neoplasms	66	58	22	4,748	- 4,690
Upper Respiratory	67	52	62	47	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	68	36	49	287	- 251
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	33	48	294	- 261
Leishmaniasis	70	5	65	11	- 6
Chlamydia	71	3	82	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	1	66	9	- 8
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	181	- 181
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	85	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Nigeria

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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.