TRINIDAD/TOB. VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,234	10	205	+ 1,028
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	861	45	18	+ 843
Tuberculosis	3	758	43	22	+ 736
Malaria	4	601	72	0	+ 601
Birth Trauma	5	596	40	25	+ 571
Low Birth Weight	6	571	23	83	+ 488
Coronary Heart Disease	7	365	1	1,476	- 1,110
Stroke	8	344	3	822	- 479
Congenital Anomalies	9	296	22	93	+ 202
HIV/AIDS	10	263	12	196	+ 67
Meningitis	11	260	52	9	+ 250
Road Traffic Accidents	12	248	15	130	+ 118
Liver Disease	13	228	14	136	+ 92
Measles	14	175	76	0	+ 175
Maternal Conditions	15	140	50	10	+ 130
Pertussis	16	139	67	0	+ 139
Other Injuries	17	135	30	61	+ 74
Diabetes Mellitus	18	134	2	1,275	- 1,141
Violence	19	110	4	549	- 440
Kidney Disease	20	108	5	439	- 331
Endocrine Disorders	21	94	18	119	- 25
Lung Disease	22	75	16	129	- 54
Breast Cancer	23	71	7	258	- 188
Hypertension	24	64	11	201	- 138
Cervical Cancer	25	63	21	97	- 34
Tetanus	26	50	65	0	+ 50
Asthma	27	49	35	40	+ 8
Falls	28	45	33	43	+ 2
Fires	29	42	48	16	+ 26
Suicide	30	42	17	121	- 79
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	40	9	215	- 174
Drownings	32	39	39	31	+ 8
Poisonings	33	39	59	1	+ 38
Drug Use	34	37	44	19	+ 19
Prostate Cancer	35	35	6	330	- 295
Malnutrition	36	35	47	17	+ 19
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	35	31	52	- 17
Syphilis	38	32	61	0	+ 32
Liver Cancer	39	31	28	66	- 34
Lymphomas	40	31	20	111	- 80
Epilepsy	41	30	37	32	- 2
Inflammatory/Heart	42	29	25	72	- 43
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	25	13	196	- 171
Diphtheria	44	23	68	0	+ 23
War	45	19	46	17	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	46	15	32	51	- 37
Leukemia	47	13	29	62	- 49
Oral Cancer	48	13	38	31	- 18
Ovary Cancer	49	13	24	80	- 67
Stomach Cancer	50	13	26	69	- 56
Pancreas Cancer	51	12	19	114	- 102
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	12	49	11	+ 0
Skin Cancers	53	12	57	4	+ 7
Schistosomiasis	54	9	71	0	+ 9
Hepatitis B	55	9	60	0	+ 8
Skin Disease	56	9	36	39	- 30
Lung Cancers	57	8	8	217	- 210
Alcohol	58	6	42	23	- 17
Encephalitis	59	6	54	6	- 1
Appendicitis	60	5	56	4	+ 0
Ascariasis	61	4	66	0	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	62	4	27	68	- 64
Bladder Cancer	63	4	34	41	- 37
Oesophagus Cancer	64	3	41	24	- 21
Hepatitis C	65	2	62	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	66	2	51	10	- 8
Upper Respiratory	67	2	64	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	68	1	58	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	1	53	8	- 7
Leishmaniasis	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	63	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	55	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

Nigeria

Trinidad/Tob.

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.