NIGERIA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	228,631	7	61,374	+ 167,258
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	191,824	31	6,786	+ 185,038
Lung Disease	3	117,001	22	12,569	+ 104,433
Stroke	4	106,366	8	57,744	+ 48,623
Lung Cancers	5	99,682	57	1,295	+ 98,387
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	77,198	1	207,281	- 130,083
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	76,768	43	4,152	+ 72,616
Prostate Cancer	8	50,369	35	5,914	+ 44,454
Falls	9	33,406	28	7,528	+ 25,878
Pancreas Cancer	10	33,088	51	1,975	+ 31,114
Breast Cancer	11	29,993	23	11,884	+ 18,109
Lymphomas	12	27,744	40	5,202	+ 22,542
Suicide	13	27,216	30	7,019	+ 20,198
Kidney Disease	14	26,244	20	18,189	+ 8,055
Other Injuries	15	25,049	17	22,696	+ 2,353
Diabetes Mellitus	16	24,042	18	22,497	+ 1,546
Parkinson's Disease	17	23,811	46	2,473	+ 21,338
Skin Cancers	18	17,506	53	1,933	+ 15,573
Endocrine Disorders	19	15,420	21	15,799	- 379
Bladder Cancer	20	15,301	63	670	+ 14,632
Leukemia	21	15,200	47	2,257	+ 12,943
Stomach Cancer	22	14,754	50	2,129	+ 12,625
Other Neoplasms	23	13,937	66	290	+ 13,647
Ovary Cancer	24	13,275	49	2,133	+ 11,142
Drug Use	25	11,325	34	6,273	+ 5,052
Liver Cancer	26	11,137	39	5,289	+ 5,848
Oesophagus Cancer	27	10,650	64	560	+ 10,089
Hypertension	28	9,877	24	10,692	- 815
Inflammatory/Heart	29	9,495	42	4,826	+ 4,668
Liver Disease	30	9,179	13	38,326	- 29,147
Alcohol	31	8,791	58	1,031	+ 7,759
Oral Cancer	32	7,205	48	2,238	+ 4,967
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	6,860	37	5,846	+ 1,015
Congenital Anomalies	34	5,856	9	49,696	- 43,840
Malnutrition	35	5,806	36	5,896	- 90
Uterin Cancer	36	5,762	62	679	+ 5,083
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	5,492	2	144,724	- 139,232
Skin Disease	38	5,485	56	1,468	+ 4,016
Cervical Cancer	39	5,370	25	10,574	- 5,204
Epilepsy	40	5,125	41	5,001	+ 124
Multiple Sclerosis	41	5,117	68	179	+ 4,938
Road Traffic Accidents	42	4,907	12	41,693	- 36,786
Asthma	43	3,633	27	8,192	- 4,559
Anemia	44	3,205	82	0	+ 3,205
Drownings	45	2,778	32	6,584	- 3,807
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	2,636	52	1,946	+ 691
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	2,597	69	165	+ 2,432
Fires	48	1,916	29	7,132	- 5,215
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	1,392	84	0	+ 1,392
Violence	50	1,372	19	18,407	- 17,035
Osteoarthritis	51	1,173	85	0	+ 1,173
Low Birth Weight	52	1,006	6	95,959	- 94,953
Schizophrenia	53	980	80	0	+ 980
Birth Trauma	54	750	5	100,186	- 99,436
Hepatitis C	55	724	65	304	+ 420
Tuberculosis	56	643	3	127,335	- 126,693
Poisonings	57	617	33	6,570	- 5,953
Meningitis	58	585	11	43,651	- 43,066
Appendicitis	59	518	60	760	- 242
Upper Respiratory	60	499	67	259	+ 240
HIV/AIDS	61	445	10	44,124	- 43,679
Oral conditions	62	371	86	0	+ 371
Hepatitis B	63	145	55	1,488	- 1,343
Pertussis	64	54	16	23,282	- 23,228
Otitis Media	65	50	72	3	+ 47
Maternal Conditions	66	49	15	23,540	- 23,491
Syphilis	67	36	38	5,449	- 5,414
War	68	23	45	3,245	- 3,222
Tetanus	69	16	26	8,355	- 8,339
Encephalitis	70	8	59	937	- 929
Diphtheria	71	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Measles	72	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	2	- 2
Ascariasis	76	0	61	685	- 685
Chlamydia	77	0	71	14	- 14
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	70	23	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Malaria	84	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Norway

Nigeria

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.