NIGERIA VS PANAMA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PANAMA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	138,967	7	61,374	+ 77,593
Stroke	2	106,236	8	57,744	+ 48,493
Kidney Disease	3	58,586	20	18,189	+ 40,397
Diabetes Mellitus	4	56,672	18	22,497	+ 34,176
Lung Disease	5	43,169	22	12,569	+ 30,600
Violence	6	38,647	19	18,407	+ 20,239
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	36,907	1	207,281	- 170,374
HIV/AIDS	8	34,588	10	44,124	- 9,535
Road Traffic Accidents	9	31,308	12	41,693	- 10,385
Hypertension	10	27,006	24	10,692	+ 16,314
Stomach Cancer	11	21,024	50	2,129	+ 18,896
Prostate Cancer	12	20,646	35	5,914	+ 14,732
Congenital Anomalies	13	19,995	9	49,696	- 29,701
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	18,659	43	4,152	+ 14,507
Liver Disease	15	17,238	13	38,326	- 21,088
Lung Cancers	16	16,039	57	1,295	+ 14,744
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	15,691	31	6,786	+ 8,906
Endocrine Disorders	18	14,780	21	15,799	- 1,019
Breast Cancer	19	14,756	23	11,884	+ 2,871
Inflammatory/Heart	20	14,294	42	4,826	+ 9,468
Other Neoplasms	21	13,564	66	290	+ 13,274
Low Birth Weight	22	12,593	6	95,959	- 83,366
Tuberculosis	23	11,808	3	127,335	- 115,528
Lymphomas	24	10,835	40	5,202	+ 5,633
Leukemia	25	10,006	47	2,257	+ 7,749
Cervical Cancer	26	9,773	25	10,574	- 801
Liver Cancer	27	9,616	39	5,289	+ 4,327
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	8,632	2	144,724	- 136,092
Pancreas Cancer	29	7,152	51	1,975	+ 5,177
Skin Disease	30	6,748	56	1,468	+ 5,280
Malnutrition	31	6,475	36	5,896	+ 579
Suicide	32	6,424	30	7,019	- 594
Parkinson's Disease	33	6,067	46	2,473	+ 3,594
Drownings	34	5,471	32	6,584	- 1,113
Other Injuries	35	5,285	17	22,696	- 17,411
Birth Trauma	36	4,961	5	100,186	- 95,225
Falls	37	4,865	28	7,528	- 2,663
Oral Cancer	38	4,145	48	2,238	+ 1,907
Epilepsy	39	3,522	41	5,001	- 1,480
Uterin Cancer	40	3,475	62	679	+ 2,796
Ovary Cancer	41	3,371	49	2,133	+ 1,239
Anemia	42	3,339	82	0	+ 3,339
Asthma	43	2,973	27	8,192	- 5,218
Skin Cancers	44	2,954	53	1,933	+ 1,021
Oesophagus Cancer	45	2,728	64	560	+ 2,168
Bladder Cancer	46	1,740	63	670	+ 1,070
Drug Use	47	1,737	34	6,273	- 4,536
Maternal Conditions	48	1,720	15	23,540	- 21,820
Alcohol	49	1,601	58	1,031	+ 570
Peptic Ulcer Disease	50	1,587	37	5,846	- 4,258
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	1,487	84	0	+ 1,487
Meningitis	52	1,435	11	43,651	- 42,216
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	1,314	52	1,946	- 632
Upper Respiratory	54	725	67	259	+ 466
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	721	69	165	+ 556
Appendicitis	56	599	60	760	- 161
Fires	57	597	29	7,132	- 6,535
Schizophrenia	58	514	80	0	+ 514
Hepatitis B	59	385	55	1,488	- 1,103
Osteoarthritis	60	227	85	0	+ 227
Poisonings	61	209	33	6,570	- 6,361
Multiple Sclerosis	62	146	68	179	- 33
Encephalitis	63	139	59	937	- 798
Dengue	64	102	73	2	+ 100
Syphilis	65	75	38	5,449	- 5,374
Hepatitis C	66	34	65	304	- 269
War	67	26	45	3,245	- 3,219
Otitis Media	68	21	72	3	+ 18
Tetanus	69	20	26	8,355	- 8,335
Leishmaniasis	70	20	70	23	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	71	18	79	0	+ 18
Oral conditions	72	18	86	0	+ 18
Chagas disease	73	16	78	0	+ 16
Pertussis	74	11	16	23,282	- 23,271
Ascariasis	75	4	61	685	- 681
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Measles	79	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Schistosomiasis	80	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Malaria	81	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Panama

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.