ZAMBIA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,210	2	9,517	+ 8,694
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	12,715	5	6,275	+ 6,439
Tuberculosis	3	11,187	6	5,941	+ 5,246
Malaria	4	8,870	4	7,882	+ 988
Birth Trauma	5	8,802	7	5,062	+ 3,740
Low Birth Weight	6	8,430	8	4,857	+ 3,573
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,392	10	4,432	+ 960
Stroke	8	5,073	3	7,948	- 2,875
Congenital Anomalies	9	4,366	12	3,146	+ 1,220
HIV/AIDS	10	3,876	1	17,234	- 13,358
Meningitis	11	3,835	16	1,976	+ 1,859
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,663	11	3,654	+ 9
Liver Disease	13	3,367	9	4,501	- 1,134
Measles	14	2,586	61	48	+ 2,538
Maternal Conditions	15	2,068	22	1,188	+ 880
Pertussis	16	2,045	25	743	+ 1,303
Other Injuries	17	1,994	19	1,729	+ 265
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,976	14	2,395	- 419
Violence	19	1,617	23	1,153	+ 464
Kidney Disease	20	1,598	18	1,760	- 162
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,388	37	354	+ 1,034
Lung Disease	22	1,104	21	1,273	- 168
Breast Cancer	23	1,044	35	366	+ 678
Hypertension	24	939	13	2,616	- 1,677
Cervical Cancer	25	929	17	1,799	- 870
Tetanus	26	734	44	190	+ 544
Asthma	27	720	26	741	- 21
Falls	28	661	28	596	+ 65
Fires	29	627	32	546	+ 80
Suicide	30	617	20	1,303	- 686
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	596	29	590	+ 6
Drownings	32	578	27	689	- 110
Poisonings	33	577	34	456	+ 121
Drug Use	34	551	53	122	+ 429
Prostate Cancer	35	520	30	561	- 42
Malnutrition	36	518	15	2,303	- 1,785
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	514	40	246	+ 268
Syphilis	38	479	24	885	- 406
Liver Cancer	39	465	46	177	+ 288
Lymphomas	40	457	31	548	- 91
Epilepsy	41	439	38	332	+ 107
Inflammatory/Heart	42	424	33	501	- 77
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	365	43	203	+ 162
Diphtheria	44	334	73	3	+ 331
War	45	285	69	6	+ 279
Parkinson's Disease	46	217	47	164	+ 53
Leukemia	47	198	39	261	- 63
Oral Cancer	48	197	48	155	+ 41
Ovary Cancer	49	187	57	82	+ 105
Stomach Cancer	50	187	42	206	- 19
Pancreas Cancer	51	173	62	42	+ 131
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	171	45	190	- 19
Skin Cancers	53	170	54	108	+ 62
Schistosomiasis	54	132	51	128	+ 4
Hepatitis B	55	131	55	104	+ 27
Skin Disease	56	129	52	126	+ 3
Lung Cancers	57	114	41	226	- 112
Alcohol	58	91	49	140	- 49
Encephalitis	59	82	59	70	+ 12
Appendicitis	60	67	56	84	- 17
Ascariasis	61	60	68	9	+ 52
Uterin Cancer	62	60	64	30	+ 30
Bladder Cancer	63	59	50	132	- 73
Oesophagus Cancer	64	49	36	359	- 309
Hepatitis C	65	27	66	18	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	66	25	65	20	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	67	23	60	68	- 45
Multiple Sclerosis	68	16	67	13	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	14	63	30	- 15
Leishmaniasis	70	2	58	72	- 70
Chlamydia	71	1	71	3	- 2
Otitis Media	72	0	70	5	- 5
Dengue	73	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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 ZAMBIA

Nigeria

Zambia

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.