NIGERIA VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	260,122	7	61,374	+ 198,749
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	187,766	1	207,281	- 19,514
Stroke	3	148,454	8	57,744	+ 90,710
Kidney Disease	4	78,825	20	18,189	+ 60,636
Hypertension	5	69,056	24	10,692	+ 58,364
Lung Disease	6	65,172	22	12,569	+ 52,603
Diabetes Mellitus	7	64,573	18	22,497	+ 42,077
Tuberculosis	8	54,165	3	127,335	- 73,170
Violence	9	29,694	19	18,407	+ 11,286
Road Traffic Accidents	10	26,055	12	41,693	- 15,639
Asthma	11	22,826	27	8,192	+ 14,635
Endocrine Disorders	12	20,944	21	15,799	+ 5,146
Lung Cancers	13	20,608	57	1,295	+ 19,313
Low Birth Weight	14	20,298	6	95,959	- 75,661
Breast Cancer	15	19,621	23	11,884	+ 7,736
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	16,139	43	4,152	+ 11,987
Congenital Anomalies	17	16,115	9	49,696	- 33,581
Birth Trauma	18	15,933	5	100,186	- 84,253
Liver Cancer	19	15,339	39	5,289	+ 10,051
Liver Disease	20	14,164	13	38,326	- 24,161
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	13,742	37	5,846	+ 7,896
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	12,388	2	144,724	- 132,337
Other Neoplasms	23	10,301	66	290	+ 10,011
Malnutrition	24	8,629	36	5,896	+ 2,733
Skin Disease	25	8,466	56	1,468	+ 6,997
Prostate Cancer	26	8,306	35	5,914	+ 2,391
Drownings	27	7,768	32	6,584	+ 1,184
Falls	28	7,728	28	7,528	+ 200
Leukemia	29	7,198	47	2,257	+ 4,941
Inflammatory/Heart	30	7,096	42	4,826	+ 2,270
Other Injuries	31	7,077	17	22,696	- 15,619
Anemia	32	6,876	82	0	+ 6,876
Cervical Cancer	33	6,156	25	10,574	- 4,418
Oral Cancer	34	5,837	48	2,238	+ 3,599
Suicide	35	4,655	30	7,019	- 2,364
Lymphomas	36	4,561	40	5,202	- 640
Pancreas Cancer	37	4,246	51	1,975	+ 2,271
Maternal Conditions	38	4,086	15	23,540	- 19,453
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	4,024	31	6,786	- 2,762
Ovary Cancer	40	3,991	49	2,133	+ 1,858
Stomach Cancer	41	3,740	50	2,129	+ 1,611
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	3,616	52	1,946	+ 1,671
Pertussis	43	3,523	16	23,282	- 19,759
Syphilis	44	2,316	38	5,449	- 3,134
Epilepsy	45	2,241	41	5,001	- 2,760
Dengue	46	2,122	73	2	+ 2,120
Meningitis	47	2,084	11	43,651	- 41,567
Measles	48	1,789	14	29,439	- 27,650
War	49	1,636	45	3,245	- 1,609
Uterin Cancer	50	1,522	62	679	+ 844
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	1,505	84	0	+ 1,505
Drug Use	52	1,391	34	6,273	- 4,882
Oesophagus Cancer	53	1,345	64	560	+ 785
Fires	54	1,200	29	7,132	- 5,932
Parkinson's Disease	55	1,189	46	2,473	- 1,284
Hepatitis B	56	1,180	55	1,488	- 308
Osteoarthritis	57	1,140	85	0	+ 1,140
Bladder Cancer	58	1,140	63	670	+ 470
Tetanus	59	1,043	26	8,355	- 7,312
Alcohol	60	802	58	1,031	- 230
Skin Cancers	61	737	53	1,933	- 1,196
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	646	69	165	+ 481
Appendicitis	63	552	60	760	- 208
Schistosomiasis	64	466	54	1,508	- 1,042
Poisonings	65	452	33	6,570	- 6,118
HIV/AIDS	66	409	10	44,124	- 43,715
Encephalitis	67	370	59	937	- 567
Schizophrenia	68	255	80	0	+ 255
Malaria	69	188	4	100,963	- 100,775
Upper Respiratory	70	77	67	259	- 182
Leprosy	71	73	76	0	+ 73
Multiple Sclerosis	72	62	68	179	- 117
Oral conditions	73	57	86	0	+ 57
Otitis Media	74	46	72	3	+ 43
Diphtheria	75	28	44	3,800	- 3,771
Ascariasis	76	27	61	685	- 659
Iodine Deficiency	77	7	79	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	78	7	71	14	- 6
Chagas disease	79	4	78	0	+ 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	3	83	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	81	1	65	304	- 303
Leishmaniasis	82	0	70	23	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Philippines

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.