USA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	299,402	11	60,317	+ 239,084
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	209,043	37	9,955	+ 199,088
Tuberculosis	3	183,926	62	546	+ 183,380
Malaria	4	145,833	77	0	+ 145,833
Birth Trauma	5	144,711	54	1,233	+ 143,478
Low Birth Weight	6	138,605	39	6,924	+ 131,681
Coronary Heart Disease	7	88,650	1	504,904	- 416,254
Stroke	8	83,406	4	158,520	- 75,114
Congenital Anomalies	9	71,783	34	11,762	+ 60,021
HIV/AIDS	10	63,733	42	5,660	+ 58,073
Meningitis	11	63,051	60	606	+ 62,445
Road Traffic Accidents	12	60,223	17	41,694	+ 18,528
Liver Disease	13	55,359	16	43,402	+ 11,956
Measles	14	42,522	80	0	+ 42,522
Maternal Conditions	15	34,002	56	779	+ 33,223
Pertussis	16	33,629	69	16	+ 33,613
Other Injuries	17	32,783	25	25,997	+ 6,785
Diabetes Mellitus	18	32,495	10	61,418	- 28,924
Violence	19	26,588	27	18,976	+ 7,612
Kidney Disease	20	26,273	6	85,861	- 59,588
Endocrine Disorders	21	22,820	14	46,985	- 24,165
Lung Disease	22	18,154	3	195,387	- 177,233
Breast Cancer	23	17,166	13	48,671	- 31,505
Hypertension	24	15,443	8	65,960	- 50,517
Cervical Cancer	25	15,273	38	6,984	+ 8,289
Tetanus	26	12,068	71	2	+ 12,066
Asthma	27	11,832	46	3,818	+ 8,014
Falls	28	10,874	18	40,418	- 29,544
Fires	29	10,301	49	3,183	+ 7,118
Suicide	30	10,138	12	53,099	- 42,961
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	9,801	2	287,198	- 277,397
Drownings	32	9,511	45	4,070	+ 5,441
Poisonings	33	9,490	53	1,674	+ 7,816
Drug Use	34	9,061	7	74,435	- 65,374
Prostate Cancer	35	8,543	20	35,612	- 27,069
Malnutrition	36	8,516	40	6,762	+ 1,754
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	8,444	48	3,461	+ 4,983
Syphilis	38	7,871	66	49	+ 7,822
Liver Cancer	39	7,639	23	27,064	- 19,425
Lymphomas	40	7,513	19	40,281	- 32,768
Epilepsy	41	7,224	50	3,162	+ 4,061
Inflammatory/Heart	42	6,971	22	32,529	- 25,558
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	5,997	9	61,827	- 55,830
Diphtheria	44	5,488	75	0	+ 5,488
War	45	4,687	55	1,198	+ 3,489
Parkinson's Disease	46	3,572	21	34,491	- 30,919
Leukemia	47	3,260	24	26,966	- 23,706
Oral Cancer	48	3,233	35	11,555	- 8,322
Ovary Cancer	49	3,080	31	14,591	- 11,511
Stomach Cancer	50	3,075	33	13,077	- 10,002
Pancreas Cancer	51	2,852	15	44,293	- 41,440
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	2,810	47	3,646	- 836
Skin Cancers	53	2,792	32	14,311	- 11,519
Schistosomiasis	54	2,178	72	1	+ 2,177
Hepatitis B	55	2,150	59	608	+ 1,542
Skin Disease	56	2,121	43	5,409	- 3,288
Lung Cancers	57	1,871	5	155,533	- 153,662
Alcohol	58	1,490	30	14,659	- 13,170
Encephalitis	59	1,353	68	25	+ 1,328
Appendicitis	60	1,098	63	424	+ 673
Ascariasis	61	990	82	0	+ 990
Uterin Cancer	62	981	36	10,063	- 9,082
Bladder Cancer	63	967	26	19,622	- 18,655
Oesophagus Cancer	64	809	28	17,829	- 17,020
Hepatitis C	65	439	41	5,684	- 5,245
Other Neoplasms	66	419	29	17,743	- 17,324
Upper Respiratory	67	374	65	229	+ 144
Multiple Sclerosis	68	259	44	5,059	- 4,800
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	238	52	2,461	- 2,223
Leishmaniasis	70	33	79	0	+ 33
Chlamydia	71	20	84	0	+ 20
Otitis Media	72	4	67	34	- 30
Dengue	73	2	76	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Nigeria

United States

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.