VIET NAM VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	92,596	7	27,836	+ 64,759
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	64,651	29	4,390	+ 60,261
Tuberculosis	3	56,883	15	9,446	+ 47,437
Malaria	4	45,102	67	14	+ 45,088
Birth Trauma	5	44,755	32	2,340	+ 42,415
Low Birth Weight	6	42,866	19	7,132	+ 35,735
Coronary Heart Disease	7	27,417	2	91,939	- 64,522
Stroke	8	25,795	1	159,032	- 133,237
Congenital Anomalies	9	22,200	21	7,064	+ 15,136
HIV/AIDS	10	19,711	27	4,993	+ 14,718
Meningitis	11	19,500	51	624	+ 18,875
Road Traffic Accidents	12	18,625	5	29,475	- 10,850
Liver Disease	13	17,121	10	23,900	- 6,779
Measles	14	13,151	37	1,780	+ 11,371
Maternal Conditions	15	10,516	49	773	+ 9,743
Pertussis	16	10,400	50	705	+ 9,695
Other Injuries	17	10,139	23	5,539	+ 4,600
Diabetes Mellitus	18	10,050	4	33,860	- 23,811
Violence	19	8,223	36	1,785	+ 6,438
Kidney Disease	20	8,125	8	25,251	- 17,126
Endocrine Disorders	21	7,058	34	2,082	+ 4,975
Lung Disease	22	5,615	3	35,875	- 30,260
Breast Cancer	23	5,309	22	6,187	- 878
Hypertension	24	4,776	12	19,880	- 15,103
Cervical Cancer	25	4,724	31	2,391	+ 2,332
Tetanus	26	3,732	58	286	+ 3,446
Asthma	27	3,659	17	8,150	- 4,491
Falls	28	3,363	13	15,427	- 12,064
Fires	29	3,186	52	595	+ 2,591
Suicide	30	3,135	18	7,249	- 4,114
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	3,031	6	29,307	- 26,276
Drownings	32	2,941	26	5,097	- 2,156
Poisonings	33	2,935	48	832	+ 2,103
Drug Use	34	2,802	41	1,366	+ 1,437
Prostate Cancer	35	2,642	35	1,911	+ 731
Malnutrition	36	2,634	63	120	+ 2,514
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	2,611	43	957	+ 1,655
Syphilis	38	2,434	56	328	+ 2,106
Liver Cancer	39	2,363	9	24,995	- 22,632
Lymphomas	40	2,324	30	2,964	- 641
Epilepsy	41	2,234	53	583	+ 1,651
Inflammatory/Heart	42	2,156	24	5,357	- 3,201
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,855	16	8,258	- 6,403
Diphtheria	44	1,697	69	3	+ 1,694
War	45	1,449	65	34	+ 1,415
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,105	25	5,338	- 4,233
Leukemia	47	1,008	28	4,899	- 3,891
Oral Cancer	48	1,000	20	7,088	- 6,088
Ovary Cancer	49	953	47	864	+ 89
Stomach Cancer	50	951	14	15,134	- 14,183
Pancreas Cancer	51	882	44	929	- 47
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	869	38	1,708	- 839
Skin Cancers	53	864	54	467	+ 396
Schistosomiasis	54	674	77	0	+ 674
Hepatitis B	55	665	55	379	+ 286
Skin Disease	56	656	40	1,515	- 859
Lung Cancers	57	579	11	21,294	- 20,716
Alcohol	58	461	46	867	- 406
Encephalitis	59	418	39	1,558	- 1,140
Appendicitis	60	340	60	201	+ 138
Ascariasis	61	306	68	9	+ 297
Uterin Cancer	62	303	42	1,159	- 855
Bladder Cancer	63	299	45	896	- 597
Oesophagus Cancer	64	250	33	2,265	- 2,014
Hepatitis C	65	136	64	78	+ 57
Other Neoplasms	66	130	57	325	- 195
Upper Respiratory	67	116	66	34	+ 82
Multiple Sclerosis	68	80	61	135	- 55
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	74	59	224	- 150
Leishmaniasis	70	10	78	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	71	6	70	1	+ 5
Otitis Media	72	1	71	1	+ 1
Dengue	73	1	62	127	- 126
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Nigeria

Viet Nam

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.