VANUATU VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		VANUATU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	278	4	124	+ 154
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	194	6	80	+ 115
Tuberculosis	3	171	22	16	+ 155
Malaria	4	136	75	0	+ 136
Birth Trauma	5	135	19	20	+ 115
Low Birth Weight	6	129	14	43	+ 86
Coronary Heart Disease	7	82	1	454	- 372
Stroke	8	78	2	288	- 211
Congenital Anomalies	9	67	10	48	+ 19
HIV/AIDS	10	59	72	0	+ 59
Meningitis	11	59	36	8	+ 51
Road Traffic Accidents	12	56	12	45	+ 11
Liver Disease	13	51	9	51	+ 0
Measles	14	40	62	0	+ 39
Maternal Conditions	15	32	24	14	+ 18
Pertussis	16	31	30	10	+ 21
Other Injuries	17	30	17	30	+ 1
Diabetes Mellitus	18	30	3	127	- 97
Violence	19	25	38	7	+ 18
Kidney Disease	20	24	7	70	- 46
Endocrine Disorders	21	21	33	9	+ 12
Lung Disease	22	17	5	108	- 92
Breast Cancer	23	16	26	13	+ 3
Hypertension	24	14	11	47	- 33
Cervical Cancer	25	14	27	13	+ 1
Tetanus	26	11	46	3	+ 8
Asthma	27	11	13	45	- 34
Falls	28	10	25	13	- 3
Fires	29	10	42	4	+ 5
Suicide	30	9	8	54	- 45
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	9	21	18	- 8
Drownings	32	9	16	35	- 26
Poisonings	33	9	47	2	+ 7
Drug Use	34	8	56	0	+ 8
Prostate Cancer	35	8	34	9	- 1
Malnutrition	36	8	31	10	- 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	8	20	18	- 11
Syphilis	38	7	37	8	- 0
Liver Cancer	39	7	18	27	- 20
Lymphomas	40	7	45	3	+ 4
Epilepsy	41	7	41	5	+ 1
Inflammatory/Heart	42	6	29	11	- 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	6	35	8	- 3
Diphtheria	44	5	60	0	+ 5
War	45	4	64	0	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	46	3	28	12	- 8
Leukemia	47	3	32	9	- 6
Oral Cancer	48	3	54	1	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	49	3	44	4	- 1
Stomach Cancer	50	3	40	6	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	51	3	53	1	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	3	15	35	- 32
Skin Cancers	53	3	86	0	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	54	2	76	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	55	2	51	1	+ 1
Skin Disease	56	2	39	7	- 5
Lung Cancers	57	2	23	15	- 13
Alcohol	58	1	43	4	- 3
Encephalitis	59	1	52	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	60	1	50	1	- 0
Ascariasis	61	1	63	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	62	1	48	2	- 1
Bladder Cancer	63	1	49	2	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	64	1	82	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	0	61	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	66	0	55	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	65	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	68	0	57	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	0	58	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	67	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	59	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VANUATU

Nigeria

Vanuatu

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.