NIGERIA VS PARAGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PARAGUAY		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	136,186	7	61,374	+ 74,812
Stroke	2	94,647	8	57,744	+ 36,903
Diabetes Mellitus	3	74,316	18	22,497	+ 51,820
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	52,289	1	207,281	- 154,992
Kidney Disease	5	50,111	20	18,189	+ 31,922
Road Traffic Accidents	6	48,834	12	41,693	+ 7,141
Lung Disease	7	37,158	22	12,569	+ 24,589
Hypertension	8	28,177	24	10,692	+ 17,485
Other Injuries	9	26,546	17	22,696	+ 3,850
Lung Cancers	10	23,215	57	1,295	+ 21,920
Congenital Anomalies	11	20,823	9	49,696	- 28,874
Low Birth Weight	12	20,281	6	95,959	- 75,678
Violence	13	17,798	19	18,407	- 609
Endocrine Disorders	14	17,688	21	15,799	+ 1,890
Prostate Cancer	15	17,197	35	5,914	+ 11,282
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	17,085	43	4,152	+ 12,933
Liver Disease	17	16,486	13	38,326	- 21,840
Cervical Cancer	18	16,224	25	10,574	+ 5,651
Other Neoplasms	19	15,317	66	290	+ 15,027
Breast Cancer	20	15,128	23	11,884	+ 3,244
HIV/AIDS	21	14,100	10	44,124	- 30,023
Suicide	22	13,379	30	7,019	+ 6,360
Alcohol	23	12,891	58	1,031	+ 11,859
Stomach Cancer	24	11,175	50	2,129	+ 9,047
Malnutrition	25	10,382	36	5,896	+ 4,486
Tuberculosis	26	8,577	3	127,335	- 118,758
Leukemia	27	8,572	47	2,257	+ 6,315
Pancreas Cancer	28	8,124	51	1,975	+ 6,149
Lymphomas	29	7,703	40	5,202	+ 2,501
Birth Trauma	30	6,691	5	100,186	- 93,495
Diarrhoeal diseases	31	6,047	2	144,724	- 138,677
Drownings	32	5,607	32	6,584	- 977
Oesophagus Cancer	33	5,454	64	560	+ 4,894
Inflammatory/Heart	34	4,847	42	4,826	+ 21
Liver Cancer	35	4,790	39	5,289	- 499
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	4,528	31	6,786	- 2,257
Skin Disease	37	4,523	56	1,468	+ 3,054
Oral Cancer	38	4,201	48	2,238	+ 1,963
Asthma	39	3,978	27	8,192	- 4,214
Skin Cancers	40	3,928	53	1,933	+ 1,995
Parkinson's Disease	41	3,830	46	2,473	+ 1,357
Syphilis	42	3,736	38	5,449	- 1,713
Falls	43	3,158	28	7,528	- 4,370
Epilepsy	44	3,097	41	5,001	- 1,904
Ovary Cancer	45	2,678	49	2,133	+ 546
Anemia	46	2,568	82	0	+ 2,568
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	2,157	37	5,846	- 3,689
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	2,065	69	165	+ 1,901
Maternal Conditions	49	2,023	15	23,540	- 21,517
Fires	50	1,997	29	7,132	- 5,135
Bladder Cancer	51	1,780	63	670	+ 1,110
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	1,649	84	0	+ 1,649
Meningitis	53	1,645	11	43,651	- 42,006
Uterin Cancer	54	1,431	62	679	+ 752
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	1,361	52	1,946	- 585
Drug Use	56	1,185	34	6,273	- 5,088
Appendicitis	57	1,173	60	760	+ 413
Osteoarthritis	58	956	85	0	+ 956
Pertussis	59	941	16	23,282	- 22,341
Chagas disease	60	605	78	0	+ 605
Leishmaniasis	61	529	70	23	+ 506
Dengue	62	514	73	2	+ 512
Poisonings	63	431	33	6,570	- 6,139
Tetanus	64	386	26	8,355	- 7,969
Leprosy	65	371	76	0	+ 371
Encephalitis	66	343	59	937	- 594
Hepatitis B	67	301	55	1,488	- 1,187
Multiple Sclerosis	68	266	68	179	+ 87
Schizophrenia	69	244	80	0	+ 244
Upper Respiratory	70	135	67	259	- 124
War	71	89	45	3,245	- 3,156
Hepatitis C	72	89	65	304	- 215
Oral conditions	73	70	86	0	+ 70
Otitis Media	74	45	72	3	+ 42
Iodine Deficiency	75	37	79	0	+ 37
Ascariasis	76	13	61	685	- 672
Diphtheria	77	1	44	3,800	- 3,799
Measles	78	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Chlamydia	79	0	71	14	- 14
Schistosomiasis	80	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Malaria	81	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Paraguay

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.