VENEZUELA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	27,361	7	7,188	+ 20,173
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	19,103	22	1,359	+ 17,744
Tuberculosis	3	16,808	31	748	+ 16,061
Malaria	4	13,327	42	402	+ 12,925
Birth Trauma	5	13,224	24	1,087	+ 12,137
Low Birth Weight	6	12,666	12	3,088	+ 9,579
Coronary Heart Disease	7	8,101	1	26,905	- 18,804
Stroke	8	7,622	3	12,133	- 4,511
Congenital Anomalies	9	6,560	14	2,846	+ 3,714
HIV/AIDS	10	5,824	6	7,490	- 1,666
Meningitis	11	5,762	49	251	+ 5,511
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,503	5	11,127	- 5,624
Liver Disease	13	5,059	16	2,340	+ 2,719
Measles	14	3,886	79	0	+ 3,886
Maternal Conditions	15	3,107	39	422	+ 2,685
Pertussis	16	3,073	64	26	+ 3,048
Other Injuries	17	2,996	21	1,693	+ 1,303
Diabetes Mellitus	18	2,970	4	11,176	- 8,207
Violence	19	2,430	2	18,132	- 15,702
Kidney Disease	20	2,401	8	5,932	- 3,531
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,085	30	760	+ 1,326
Lung Disease	22	1,659	10	5,150	- 3,491
Breast Cancer	23	1,569	15	2,563	- 994
Hypertension	24	1,411	9	5,195	- 3,784
Cervical Cancer	25	1,396	20	1,986	- 591
Tetanus	26	1,103	68	8	+ 1,095
Asthma	27	1,081	46	311	+ 770
Falls	28	994	28	865	+ 128
Fires	29	941	54	144	+ 797
Suicide	30	926	34	585	+ 341
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	896	35	572	+ 324
Drownings	32	869	43	388	+ 481
Poisonings	33	867	58	68	+ 800
Drug Use	34	828	50	225	+ 603
Prostate Cancer	35	781	13	2,848	- 2,068
Malnutrition	36	778	32	629	+ 149
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	772	40	418	+ 354
Syphilis	38	719	67	15	+ 704
Liver Cancer	39	698	26	1,029	- 331
Lymphomas	40	687	23	1,248	- 561
Epilepsy	41	660	41	411	+ 250
Inflammatory/Heart	42	637	33	599	+ 38
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	548	19	2,037	- 1,489
Diphtheria	44	502	78	0	+ 502
War	45	428	51	185	+ 243
Parkinson's Disease	46	326	48	252	+ 75
Leukemia	47	298	27	1,007	- 710
Oral Cancer	48	295	38	544	- 249
Ovary Cancer	49	281	36	563	- 281
Stomach Cancer	50	281	17	2,175	- 1,894
Pancreas Cancer	51	261	25	1,082	- 821
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	257	57	80	+ 177
Skin Cancers	53	255	37	553	- 298
Schistosomiasis	54	199	76	1	+ 198
Hepatitis B	55	196	63	30	+ 167
Skin Disease	56	194	66	18	+ 176
Lung Cancers	57	171	11	3,900	- 3,729
Alcohol	58	136	62	34	+ 102
Encephalitis	59	124	61	37	+ 87
Appendicitis	60	100	56	98	+ 3
Ascariasis	61	90	70	5	+ 86
Uterin Cancer	62	90	47	309	- 220
Bladder Cancer	63	88	45	365	- 276
Oesophagus Cancer	64	74	44	370	- 296
Hepatitis C	65	40	65	21	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	66	38	18	2,167	- 2,129
Upper Respiratory	67	34	74	1	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	68	24	60	51	- 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	22	52	180	- 158
Leishmaniasis	70	3	73	3	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	2	82	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	0	75	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	59	65	- 65
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	29	826	- 826
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	69	6	- 6
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	85	0	72	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Nigeria

Venezuela

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.