NIGERIA VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	298,693	7	61,374	+ 237,319
Stroke	2	286,203	8	57,744	+ 228,459
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	166,789	31	6,786	+ 160,003
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	158,913	1	207,281	- 48,368
Lung Cancers	5	102,195	57	1,295	+ 100,899
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	101,811	43	4,152	+ 97,659
Lung Disease	7	99,410	22	12,569	+ 86,841
Diabetes Mellitus	8	83,530	18	22,497	+ 61,034
Kidney Disease	9	65,021	20	18,189	+ 46,832
Stomach Cancer	10	58,729	50	2,129	+ 56,601
Prostate Cancer	11	49,260	35	5,914	+ 43,346
Breast Cancer	12	46,317	23	11,884	+ 34,433
Other Injuries	13	44,928	17	22,696	+ 22,232
Hypertension	14	43,601	24	10,692	+ 32,909
Pancreas Cancer	15	38,715	51	1,975	+ 36,740
Lymphomas	16	37,285	40	5,202	+ 32,083
Endocrine Disorders	17	35,874	21	15,799	+ 20,076
Liver Cancer	18	29,466	39	5,289	+ 24,177
Suicide	19	27,182	30	7,019	+ 20,163
Bladder Cancer	20	27,150	63	670	+ 26,481
Parkinson's Disease	21	26,427	46	2,473	+ 23,954
Liver Disease	22	26,108	13	38,326	- 12,217
Falls	23	23,952	28	7,528	+ 16,424
Leukemia	24	23,552	47	2,257	+ 21,295
Oral Cancer	25	21,154	48	2,238	+ 18,915
Inflammatory/Heart	26	21,078	42	4,826	+ 16,252
Road Traffic Accidents	27	19,441	12	41,693	- 22,252
Other Neoplasms	28	15,125	66	290	+ 14,835
Oesophagus Cancer	29	14,443	64	560	+ 13,883
Skin Cancers	30	12,142	53	1,933	+ 10,208
Epilepsy	31	9,628	41	5,001	+ 4,627
Uterin Cancer	32	9,415	62	679	+ 8,736
Ovary Cancer	33	9,216	49	2,133	+ 7,083
Cervical Cancer	34	7,626	25	10,574	- 2,947
HIV/AIDS	35	7,414	10	44,124	- 36,710
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	5,349	2	144,724	- 139,375
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	5,301	37	5,846	- 545
Tuberculosis	38	4,939	3	127,335	- 122,397
Skin Disease	39	4,694	56	1,468	+ 3,225
Congenital Anomalies	40	4,555	9	49,696	- 45,141
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	3,915	52	1,946	+ 1,969
Anemia	42	3,496	82	0	+ 3,496
Asthma	43	3,396	27	8,192	- 4,796
Drug Use	44	2,978	34	6,273	- 3,295
Alcohol	45	2,577	58	1,031	+ 1,545
Fires	46	2,511	29	7,132	- 4,620
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	2,294	69	165	+ 2,130
Violence	48	2,236	19	18,407	- 16,172
Hepatitis C	49	2,014	65	304	+ 1,710
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	1,912	84	0	+ 1,912
Drownings	51	1,840	32	6,584	- 4,745
Low Birth Weight	52	1,828	6	95,959	- 94,131
Malnutrition	53	1,824	36	5,896	- 4,072
Multiple Sclerosis	54	1,304	68	179	+ 1,125
Schizophrenia	55	1,139	80	0	+ 1,139
Meningitis	56	989	11	43,651	- 42,662
Poisonings	57	680	33	6,570	- 5,890
Osteoarthritis	58	665	85	0	+ 665
Hepatitis B	59	603	55	1,488	- 885
Birth Trauma	60	552	5	100,186	- 99,634
Appendicitis	61	483	60	760	- 277
Upper Respiratory	62	342	67	259	+ 83
Maternal Conditions	63	166	15	23,540	- 23,374
Syphilis	64	71	38	5,449	- 5,378
Oral conditions	65	68	86	0	+ 68
Otitis Media	66	58	72	3	+ 55
Encephalitis	67	30	59	937	- 907
Leishmaniasis	68	27	70	23	+ 4
War	69	24	45	3,245	- 3,221
Leprosy	70	8	76	0	+ 8
Measles	71	7	14	29,439	- 29,432
Pertussis	72	2	16	23,282	- 23,280
Tetanus	73	0	26	8,355	- 8,355
Diphtheria	74	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	71	14	- 14
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Malaria	78	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	61	685	- 685
Dengue	84	0	73	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Portugal

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.