ZIMBABWE VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,016	2	10,779	+ 4,236
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	10,484	6	4,595	+ 5,889
Tuberculosis	3	9,224	16	1,999	+ 7,225
Malaria	4	7,314	15	2,003	+ 5,311
Birth Trauma	5	7,258	8	3,405	+ 3,852
Low Birth Weight	6	6,951	7	4,038	+ 2,914
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,446	3	8,493	- 4,047
Stroke	8	4,183	5	5,126	- 943
Congenital Anomalies	9	3,600	11	2,217	+ 1,383
HIV/AIDS	10	3,196	1	19,988	- 16,792
Meningitis	11	3,162	22	1,325	+ 1,837
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,020	4	6,037	- 3,017
Liver Disease	13	2,776	17	1,941	+ 835
Measles	14	2,133	63	30	+ 2,102
Maternal Conditions	15	1,705	19	1,749	- 44
Pertussis	16	1,687	42	419	+ 1,268
Other Injuries	17	1,644	20	1,656	- 11
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,630	9	3,344	- 1,714
Violence	19	1,333	18	1,916	- 583
Kidney Disease	20	1,318	12	2,214	- 896
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,144	34	553	+ 591
Lung Disease	22	910	23	1,163	- 253
Breast Cancer	23	861	28	839	+ 22
Hypertension	24	775	24	1,146	- 371
Cervical Cancer	25	766	14	2,023	- 1,257
Tetanus	26	605	57	102	+ 504
Asthma	27	593	21	1,531	- 937
Falls	28	545	41	465	+ 81
Fires	29	517	30	793	- 276
Suicide	30	508	13	2,069	- 1,560
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	492	31	768	- 276
Drownings	32	477	27	956	- 479
Poisonings	33	476	37	515	- 39
Drug Use	34	454	48	213	+ 242
Prostate Cancer	35	428	32	628	- 200
Malnutrition	36	427	10	2,396	- 1,969
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	423	35	548	- 125
Syphilis	38	395	55	124	+ 270
Liver Cancer	39	383	38	510	- 127
Lymphomas	40	377	26	960	- 583
Epilepsy	41	362	39	508	- 145
Inflammatory/Heart	42	350	25	1,047	- 698
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	301	40	505	- 204
Diphtheria	44	275	72	2	+ 273
War	45	235	65	26	+ 209
Parkinson's Disease	46	179	46	226	- 47
Leukemia	47	163	45	244	- 80
Oral Cancer	48	162	49	208	- 45
Ovary Cancer	49	154	51	173	- 19
Stomach Cancer	50	154	33	559	- 405
Pancreas Cancer	51	143	47	217	- 74
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	141	36	542	- 401
Skin Cancers	53	140	44	264	- 124
Schistosomiasis	54	109	53	172	- 63
Hepatitis B	55	108	60	57	+ 51
Skin Disease	56	106	52	173	- 67
Lung Cancers	57	94	43	286	- 192
Alcohol	58	75	61	48	+ 26
Encephalitis	59	68	56	117	- 50
Appendicitis	60	55	58	66	- 11
Ascariasis	61	50	70	2	+ 47
Uterin Cancer	62	49	50	182	- 133
Bladder Cancer	63	49	54	125	- 76
Oesophagus Cancer	64	41	29	801	- 761
Hepatitis C	65	22	66	14	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	66	21	62	37	- 16
Upper Respiratory	67	19	59	65	- 46
Multiple Sclerosis	68	13	67	14	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	12	64	26	- 14
Leishmaniasis	70	2	77	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	69	3	- 2
Otitis Media	72	0	68	3	- 3
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Nigeria

Zimbabwe

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.