SWEDEN VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,272	7	2,659	+ 6,613
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	6,474	36	289	+ 6,184
Tuberculosis	3	5,696	56	24	+ 5,672
Malaria	4	4,516	74	0	+ 4,516
Birth Trauma	5	4,481	55	34	+ 4,448
Low Birth Weight	6	4,292	51	50	+ 4,242
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,745	1	15,136	- 12,390
Stroke	8	2,583	3	6,035	- 3,452
Congenital Anomalies	9	2,223	35	308	+ 1,915
HIV/AIDS	10	1,974	61	13	+ 1,961
Meningitis	11	1,953	54	35	+ 1,917
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,865	34	315	+ 1,550
Liver Disease	13	1,714	23	723	+ 991
Measles	14	1,317	83	0	+ 1,317
Maternal Conditions	15	1,053	64	5	+ 1,048
Pertussis	16	1,041	67	0	+ 1,041
Other Injuries	17	1,015	15	1,374	- 358
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,006	11	1,834	- 828
Violence	19	823	47	113	+ 710
Kidney Disease	20	814	12	1,629	- 815
Endocrine Disorders	21	707	24	702	+ 5
Lung Disease	22	562	4	4,344	- 3,782
Breast Cancer	23	532	13	1,582	- 1,051
Hypertension	24	478	10	1,838	- 1,360
Cervical Cancer	25	473	38	228	+ 245
Tetanus	26	374	68	0	+ 373
Asthma	27	366	42	158	+ 208
Falls	28	337	17	1,109	- 772
Fires	29	319	49	65	+ 254
Suicide	30	314	14	1,479	- 1,166
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	304	2	10,917	- 10,613
Drownings	32	295	46	114	+ 180
Poisonings	33	294	60	18	+ 276
Drug Use	34	281	30	423	- 143
Prostate Cancer	35	265	8	2,622	- 2,358
Malnutrition	36	264	45	117	+ 147
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	261	37	277	- 16
Syphilis	38	244	72	0	+ 244
Liver Cancer	39	237	22	752	- 515
Lymphomas	40	233	16	1,357	- 1,124
Epilepsy	41	224	44	121	+ 103
Inflammatory/Heart	42	216	28	547	- 331
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	186	6	3,049	- 2,864
Diphtheria	44	170	70	0	+ 170
War	45	145	65	2	+ 143
Parkinson's Disease	46	111	19	943	- 832
Leukemia	47	101	20	825	- 725
Oral Cancer	48	100	31	379	- 279
Ovary Cancer	49	95	27	553	- 457
Stomach Cancer	50	95	26	612	- 517
Pancreas Cancer	51	88	9	1,849	- 1,760
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	87	48	110	- 23
Skin Cancers	53	86	25	650	- 564
Schistosomiasis	54	67	69	0	+ 67
Hepatitis B	55	67	62	9	+ 57
Skin Disease	56	66	39	220	- 154
Lung Cancers	57	58	5	3,722	- 3,664
Alcohol	58	46	32	359	- 313
Encephalitis	59	42	71	0	+ 42
Appendicitis	60	34	59	18	+ 16
Ascariasis	61	31	81	0	+ 31
Uterin Cancer	62	30	33	345	- 314
Bladder Cancer	63	30	21	760	- 730
Oesophagus Cancer	64	25	29	538	- 513
Hepatitis C	65	14	53	44	- 30
Other Neoplasms	66	13	18	1,036	- 1,023
Upper Respiratory	67	12	58	20	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	68	8	41	170	- 162
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	7	43	129	- 121
Leishmaniasis	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	50	63	- 63
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	86	0	63	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Nigeria

Sweden

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.