TANZANIA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	59,066	2	26,028	+ 33,038
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	41,240	6	17,587	+ 23,653
Tuberculosis	3	36,285	4	20,269	+ 16,016
Malaria	4	28,770	3	21,758	+ 7,012
Birth Trauma	5	28,548	8	15,086	+ 13,463
Low Birth Weight	6	27,344	10	12,173	+ 15,171
Coronary Heart Disease	7	17,489	9	13,215	+ 4,274
Stroke	8	16,454	7	16,894	- 440
Congenital Anomalies	9	14,161	11	9,791	+ 4,371
HIV/AIDS	10	12,573	1	27,402	- 14,828
Meningitis	11	12,439	21	3,188	+ 9,250
Road Traffic Accidents	12	11,881	5	18,054	- 6,173
Liver Disease	13	10,921	13	6,586	+ 4,335
Measles	14	8,389	55	295	+ 8,094
Maternal Conditions	15	6,708	12	6,835	- 127
Pertussis	16	6,634	23	2,774	+ 3,860
Other Injuries	17	6,467	20	4,270	+ 2,197
Diabetes Mellitus	18	6,411	15	6,247	+ 164
Violence	19	5,245	18	4,713	+ 533
Kidney Disease	20	5,183	19	4,547	+ 636
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,502	29	1,778	+ 2,724
Lung Disease	22	3,581	22	3,051	+ 530
Breast Cancer	23	3,386	37	1,285	+ 2,102
Hypertension	24	3,047	17	5,209	- 2,162
Cervical Cancer	25	3,013	14	6,424	- 3,411
Tetanus	26	2,381	49	402	+ 1,979
Asthma	27	2,334	30	1,700	+ 634
Falls	28	2,145	34	1,533	+ 612
Fires	29	2,032	35	1,424	+ 608
Suicide	30	2,000	24	2,474	- 474
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,934	27	2,048	- 114
Drownings	32	1,876	32	1,642	+ 234
Poisonings	33	1,872	40	1,170	+ 702
Drug Use	34	1,788	48	404	+ 1,383
Prostate Cancer	35	1,685	28	1,819	- 134
Malnutrition	36	1,680	16	5,574	- 3,894
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,666	46	462	+ 1,204
Syphilis	38	1,553	26	2,115	- 562
Liver Cancer	39	1,507	36	1,413	+ 94
Lymphomas	40	1,482	41	805	+ 677
Epilepsy	41	1,425	43	707	+ 718
Inflammatory/Heart	42	1,375	38	1,227	+ 148
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,183	33	1,567	- 384
Diphtheria	44	1,083	70	11	+ 1,072
War	45	925	67	30	+ 895
Parkinson's Disease	46	705	45	513	+ 191
Leukemia	47	643	47	416	+ 227
Oral Cancer	48	638	31	1,646	- 1,008
Ovary Cancer	49	608	53	337	+ 271
Stomach Cancer	50	607	39	1,190	- 584
Pancreas Cancer	51	563	62	158	+ 405
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	554	50	401	+ 154
Skin Cancers	53	551	42	744	- 194
Schistosomiasis	54	430	51	371	+ 59
Hepatitis B	55	424	60	168	+ 256
Skin Disease	56	418	52	359	+ 59
Lung Cancers	57	369	61	159	+ 210
Alcohol	58	294	56	270	+ 23
Encephalitis	59	267	59	199	+ 68
Appendicitis	60	217	58	218	- 1
Ascariasis	61	195	65	56	+ 140
Uterin Cancer	62	193	57	218	- 25
Bladder Cancer	63	191	44	667	- 476
Oesophagus Cancer	64	160	25	2,247	- 2,087
Hepatitis C	65	87	66	40	+ 47
Other Neoplasms	66	83	64	58	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	67	74	54	299	- 225
Multiple Sclerosis	68	51	68	27	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	47	63	81	- 34
Leishmaniasis	70	7	77	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	71	4	71	9	- 5
Otitis Media	72	1	69	17	- 16
Dengue	73	0	73	2	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	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 TANZANIA

Nigeria

Tanzania

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.