SWITZERLAND VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,758	8	1,949	+ 5,808
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	5,416	35	186	+ 5,231
Tuberculosis	3	4,766	56	21	+ 4,744
Malaria	4	3,779	77	0	+ 3,779
Birth Trauma	5	3,750	52	32	+ 3,718
Low Birth Weight	6	3,591	43	105	+ 3,486
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,297	1	10,713	- 8,416
Stroke	8	2,161	3	3,918	- 1,756
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,860	31	305	+ 1,555
HIV/AIDS	10	1,651	54	29	+ 1,622
Meningitis	11	1,634	57	20	+ 1,614
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,560	34	193	+ 1,367
Liver Disease	13	1,434	21	677	+ 757
Measles	14	1,102	75	0	+ 1,102
Maternal Conditions	15	881	64	4	+ 877
Pertussis	16	871	73	0	+ 871
Other Injuries	17	849	30	410	+ 440
Diabetes Mellitus	18	842	17	1,022	- 180
Violence	19	689	51	42	+ 647
Kidney Disease	20	681	13	1,261	- 580
Endocrine Disorders	21	591	25	593	- 2
Lung Disease	22	470	5	2,902	- 2,432
Breast Cancer	23	445	11	1,577	- 1,132
Hypertension	24	400	6	2,471	- 2,071
Cervical Cancer	25	396	42	105	+ 291
Tetanus	26	313	70	0	+ 312
Asthma	27	307	46	95	+ 212
Falls	28	282	9	1,919	- 1,638
Fires	29	267	55	21	+ 246
Suicide	30	263	14	1,249	- 986
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	254	2	7,192	- 6,938
Drownings	32	246	50	49	+ 197
Poisonings	33	246	60	13	+ 233
Drug Use	34	235	36	176	+ 59
Prostate Cancer	35	221	10	1,579	- 1,358
Malnutrition	36	221	47	84	+ 137
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	219	41	122	+ 96
Syphilis	38	204	65	2	+ 202
Liver Cancer	39	198	19	805	- 607
Lymphomas	40	195	15	1,131	- 937
Epilepsy	41	187	39	159	+ 29
Inflammatory/Heart	42	181	16	1,027	- 846
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	155	7	1,995	- 1,839
Diphtheria	44	142	74	0	+ 142
War	45	121	67	1	+ 121
Parkinson's Disease	46	93	18	857	- 765
Leukemia	47	84	22	671	- 587
Oral Cancer	48	84	26	500	- 417
Ovary Cancer	49	80	29	457	- 377
Stomach Cancer	50	80	24	614	- 534
Pancreas Cancer	51	74	12	1,486	- 1,412
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	73	48	78	- 5
Skin Cancers	53	72	27	493	- 421
Schistosomiasis	54	56	72	0	+ 56
Hepatitis B	55	56	63	5	+ 51
Skin Disease	56	55	40	129	- 74
Lung Cancers	57	48	4	3,520	- 3,471
Alcohol	58	39	32	229	- 190
Encephalitis	59	35	68	1	+ 34
Appendicitis	60	28	59	15	+ 14
Ascariasis	61	26	82	0	+ 26
Uterin Cancer	62	25	33	224	- 198
Bladder Cancer	63	25	23	669	- 644
Oesophagus Cancer	64	21	28	491	- 470
Hepatitis C	65	11	58	15	- 4
Other Neoplasms	66	11	20	681	- 670
Upper Respiratory	67	10	61	11	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	68	7	38	160	- 153
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	6	49	68	- 62
Leishmaniasis	70	1	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	45	96	- 96
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	85	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	86	0	62	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Nigeria

Switzerland

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.