NIGERIA VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	936,783	7	61,374	+ 875,409
Stroke	2	648,444	8	57,744	+ 590,700
Hypertension	3	143,593	24	10,692	+ 132,901
Lung Cancers	4	131,932	57	1,295	+ 130,636
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	122,064	1	207,281	- 85,217
Liver Disease	6	116,361	13	38,326	+ 78,035
Lung Disease	7	96,001	22	12,569	+ 83,432
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	89,167	43	4,152	+ 85,015
Kidney Disease	9	67,505	20	18,189	+ 49,316
Inflammatory/Heart	10	57,829	42	4,826	+ 53,002
Breast Cancer	11	50,232	23	11,884	+ 38,347
Stomach Cancer	12	45,098	50	2,129	+ 42,969
Liver Cancer	13	40,617	39	5,289	+ 35,328
Pancreas Cancer	14	38,286	51	1,975	+ 36,311
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	37,037	31	6,786	+ 30,251
Prostate Cancer	16	31,946	35	5,914	+ 26,032
Oral Cancer	17	29,871	48	2,238	+ 27,632
Diabetes Mellitus	18	29,097	18	22,497	+ 6,600
Other Injuries	19	27,906	17	22,696	+ 5,210
Road Traffic Accidents	20	25,988	12	41,693	- 15,705
Suicide	21	24,608	30	7,019	+ 17,590
Cervical Cancer	22	24,396	25	10,574	+ 13,822
Bladder Cancer	23	22,373	63	670	+ 21,703
Falls	24	19,621	28	7,528	+ 12,093
Lymphomas	25	18,063	40	5,202	+ 12,862
Leukemia	26	17,511	47	2,257	+ 15,254
Ovary Cancer	27	14,466	49	2,133	+ 12,333
Tuberculosis	28	13,247	3	127,335	- 114,088
Skin Cancers	29	13,088	53	1,933	+ 11,155
Oesophagus Cancer	30	9,847	64	560	+ 9,286
Parkinson's Disease	31	9,663	46	2,473	+ 7,190
Drownings	32	7,777	32	6,584	+ 1,192
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	6,929	37	5,846	+ 1,084
Uterin Cancer	34	6,813	62	679	+ 6,134
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	5,745	52	1,946	+ 3,800
Fires	36	5,495	29	7,132	- 1,636
Alcohol	37	5,338	58	1,031	+ 4,306
Congenital Anomalies	38	4,784	9	49,696	- 44,912
Poisonings	39	4,779	33	6,570	- 1,791
Drug Use	40	4,513	34	6,273	- 1,760
Low Birth Weight	41	4,132	6	95,959	- 91,827
Epilepsy	42	4,099	41	5,001	- 903
Other Neoplasms	43	3,765	66	290	+ 3,475
Violence	44	3,330	19	18,407	- 15,077
Asthma	45	2,936	27	8,192	- 5,256
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	2,915	2	144,724	- 141,809
HIV/AIDS	47	2,855	10	44,124	- 41,269
Endocrine Disorders	48	2,511	21	15,799	- 13,287
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	1,871	84	0	+ 1,871
Malnutrition	50	1,848	36	5,896	- 4,048
Schizophrenia	51	1,341	80	0	+ 1,341
Hepatitis C	52	1,284	65	304	+ 981
Skin Disease	53	1,271	56	1,468	- 197
Meningitis	54	998	11	43,651	- 42,654
Multiple Sclerosis	55	864	68	179	+ 685
Anemia	56	767	82	0	+ 767
Birth Trauma	57	499	5	100,186	- 99,687
Maternal Conditions	58	461	15	23,540	- 23,079
Hepatitis B	59	397	55	1,488	- 1,091
Appendicitis	60	273	60	760	- 487
Measles	61	96	14	29,439	- 29,342
Encephalitis	62	77	59	937	- 860
Upper Respiratory	63	35	67	259	- 223
Oral conditions	64	31	86	0	+ 31
War	65	29	45	3,245	- 3,216
Syphilis	66	19	38	5,449	- 5,430
Tetanus	67	18	26	8,355	- 8,336
Otitis Media	68	14	72	3	+ 11
Pertussis	69	2	16	23,282	- 23,280
Leishmaniasis	70	1	70	23	- 22
Diphtheria	71	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Malaria	75	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	71	14	- 14
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	2	- 2
Ascariasis	82	0	61	685	- 685
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	69	165	- 165
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Romania

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.