UNITED KINGDOM VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	59,938	3	40,540	+ 19,398
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	41,849	38	1,599	+ 40,250
Tuberculosis	3	36,821	47	351	+ 36,470
Malaria	4	29,195	76	0	+ 29,195
Birth Trauma	5	28,970	54	190	+ 28,781
Low Birth Weight	6	27,748	40	1,313	+ 26,435
Coronary Heart Disease	7	17,747	2	71,728	- 53,981
Stroke	8	16,697	4	37,626	- 20,929
Congenital Anomalies	9	14,370	35	2,127	+ 12,244
HIV/AIDS	10	12,759	55	188	+ 12,571
Meningitis	11	12,622	52	232	+ 12,390
Road Traffic Accidents	12	12,056	33	2,169	+ 9,887
Liver Disease	13	11,082	14	7,666	+ 3,417
Measles	14	8,513	75	0	+ 8,513
Maternal Conditions	15	6,807	64	47	+ 6,760
Pertussis	16	6,732	69	3	+ 6,729
Other Injuries	17	6,563	19	5,464	+ 1,099
Diabetes Mellitus	18	6,505	17	5,842	+ 663
Violence	19	5,323	46	868	+ 4,455
Kidney Disease	20	5,260	18	5,471	- 211
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,568	28	3,297	+ 1,272
Lung Disease	22	3,634	6	32,896	- 29,261
Breast Cancer	23	3,437	9	12,718	- 9,282
Hypertension	24	3,092	23	5,208	- 2,116
Cervical Cancer	25	3,058	43	1,099	+ 1,959
Tetanus	26	2,416	72	0	+ 2,416
Asthma	27	2,369	41	1,302	+ 1,067
Falls	28	2,177	15	7,618	- 5,441
Fires	29	2,062	48	334	+ 1,728
Suicide	30	2,030	20	5,325	- 3,295
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,962	1	98,135	- 96,173
Drownings	32	1,904	49	301	+ 1,603
Poisonings	33	1,900	53	221	+ 1,679
Drug Use	34	1,814	31	2,824	- 1,010
Prostate Cancer	35	1,710	8	13,289	- 11,579
Malnutrition	36	1,705	58	116	+ 1,589
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,690	36	2,090	- 399
Syphilis	38	1,576	62	49	+ 1,527
Liver Cancer	39	1,529	21	5,237	- 3,707
Lymphomas	40	1,504	10	9,350	- 7,846
Epilepsy	41	1,446	42	1,193	+ 253
Inflammatory/Heart	42	1,396	29	3,126	- 1,731
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,201	7	18,446	- 17,245
Diphtheria	44	1,099	74	0	+ 1,099
War	45	938	67	10	+ 929
Parkinson's Disease	46	715	13	8,573	- 7,858
Leukemia	47	653	22	5,211	- 4,558
Oral Cancer	48	647	30	3,109	- 2,462
Ovary Cancer	49	617	25	4,019	- 3,402
Stomach Cancer	50	616	24	4,999	- 4,383
Pancreas Cancer	51	571	11	8,995	- 8,424
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	563	45	876	- 313
Skin Cancers	53	559	27	3,727	- 3,168
Schistosomiasis	54	436	78	0	+ 436
Hepatitis B	55	430	65	40	+ 390
Skin Disease	56	425	34	2,134	- 1,709
Lung Cancers	57	375	5	35,715	- 35,340
Alcohol	58	298	39	1,555	- 1,256
Encephalitis	59	271	68	6	+ 265
Appendicitis	60	220	59	105	+ 115
Ascariasis	61	198	80	0	+ 198
Uterin Cancer	62	196	32	2,346	- 2,150
Bladder Cancer	63	194	16	6,133	- 5,940
Oesophagus Cancer	64	162	12	8,727	- 8,565
Hepatitis C	65	88	51	267	- 179
Other Neoplasms	66	84	26	3,986	- 3,902
Upper Respiratory	67	75	63	48	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	68	52	37	1,856	- 1,804
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	48	44	1,014	- 966
Leishmaniasis	70	7	70	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	71	4	79	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	72	1	66	16	- 15
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	101	- 101
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Nigeria

United Kingdom

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.