NIGERIA VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	946,027	7	61,374	+ 884,653
Stroke	2	550,085	8	57,744	+ 492,342
Lung Cancers	3	91,392	57	1,295	+ 90,097
Inflammatory/Heart	4	90,885	42	4,826	+ 86,059
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	81,574	31	6,786	+ 74,789
Liver Disease	6	76,431	13	38,326	+ 38,106
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	71,674	43	4,152	+ 67,522
Suicide	8	61,574	30	7,019	+ 54,556
Lung Disease	9	61,532	22	12,569	+ 48,964
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	54,478	1	207,281	- 152,803
Stomach Cancer	11	49,403	50	2,129	+ 47,275
Alcohol	12	47,047	58	1,031	+ 46,016
Breast Cancer	13	39,074	23	11,884	+ 27,190
Other Injuries	14	37,855	17	22,696	+ 15,159
HIV/AIDS	15	35,745	10	44,124	- 8,379
Pancreas Cancer	16	34,098	51	1,975	+ 32,123
Hypertension	17	30,846	24	10,692	+ 20,154
Diabetes Mellitus	18	30,841	18	22,497	+ 8,344
Road Traffic Accidents	19	29,433	12	41,693	- 12,261
Prostate Cancer	20	23,717	35	5,914	+ 17,802
Falls	21	19,678	28	7,528	+ 12,150
Kidney Disease	22	19,470	20	18,189	+ 1,281
Violence	23	19,250	19	18,407	+ 843
Liver Cancer	24	18,770	39	5,289	+ 13,481
Oral Cancer	25	18,291	48	2,238	+ 16,053
Parkinson's Disease	26	15,754	46	2,473	+ 13,281
Drug Use	27	15,320	34	6,273	+ 9,047
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	15,026	37	5,846	+ 9,180
Lymphomas	29	14,995	40	5,202	+ 9,794
Tuberculosis	30	14,159	3	127,335	- 113,177
Leukemia	31	13,849	47	2,257	+ 11,592
Ovary Cancer	32	13,656	49	2,133	+ 11,523
Oesophagus Cancer	33	12,494	64	560	+ 11,933
Cervical Cancer	34	12,479	25	10,574	+ 1,906
Uterin Cancer	35	11,545	62	679	+ 10,866
Drownings	36	11,144	32	6,584	+ 4,560
Fires	37	10,738	29	7,132	+ 3,607
Bladder Cancer	38	10,603	63	670	+ 9,933
Skin Cancers	39	9,434	53	1,933	+ 7,501
Poisonings	40	9,356	33	6,570	+ 2,786
Congenital Anomalies	41	7,063	9	49,696	- 42,633
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	4,657	52	1,946	+ 2,712
Skin Disease	43	4,599	56	1,468	+ 3,131
Low Birth Weight	44	3,619	6	95,959	- 92,340
Endocrine Disorders	45	3,369	21	15,799	- 12,430
Asthma	46	2,966	27	8,192	- 5,226
Encephalitis	47	1,809	59	937	+ 873
Meningitis	48	1,744	11	43,651	- 41,907
Multiple Sclerosis	49	1,390	68	179	+ 1,211
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	1,261	69	165	+ 1,096
Other Neoplasms	51	1,225	66	290	+ 935
Epilepsy	52	1,208	41	5,001	- 3,794
Birth Trauma	53	1,200	5	100,186	- 98,986
Appendicitis	54	687	60	760	- 73
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	678	2	144,724	- 144,046
Maternal Conditions	56	450	15	23,540	- 23,090
Malnutrition	57	407	36	5,896	- 5,489
Upper Respiratory	58	266	67	259	+ 7
War	59	206	45	3,245	- 3,039
Hepatitis B	60	73	55	1,488	- 1,415
Chlamydia	61	42	71	14	+ 29
Syphilis	62	31	38	5,449	- 5,418
Tetanus	63	6	26	8,355	- 8,349
Otitis Media	64	5	72	3	+ 2
Pertussis	65	3	16	23,282	- 23,279
Hepatitis C	66	3	65	304	- 301
Diphtheria	67	1	44	3,800	- 3,799
Measles	68	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	23	- 23
Malaria	74	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	61	685	- 685
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	73	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Russia

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.