NIGERIA VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	91,749	1	207,281	- 115,532
Stroke	2	87,937	8	57,744	+ 30,194
Road Traffic Accidents	3	64,619	12	41,693	+ 22,926
Coronary Heart Disease	4	62,656	7	61,374	+ 1,283
Malaria	5	57,313	4	100,963	- 43,650
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	54,241	2	144,724	- 90,483
HIV/AIDS	7	49,102	10	44,124	+ 4,979
Liver Disease	8	44,281	13	38,326	+ 5,955
Low Birth Weight	9	38,105	6	95,959	- 57,854
Birth Trauma	10	32,813	5	100,186	- 67,373
Diabetes Mellitus	11	32,296	18	22,497	+ 9,799
Congenital Anomalies	12	30,885	9	49,696	- 18,811
Lung Disease	13	27,016	22	12,569	+ 14,447
Hypertension	14	23,589	24	10,692	+ 12,897
Kidney Disease	15	20,954	20	18,189	+ 2,765
Malnutrition	16	20,295	36	5,896	+ 14,399
Other Injuries	17	16,407	17	22,696	- 6,289
Cervical Cancer	18	16,344	25	10,574	+ 5,770
Meningitis	19	14,724	11	43,651	- 28,928
Stomach Cancer	20	13,557	50	2,129	+ 11,428
Maternal Conditions	21	12,554	15	23,540	- 10,985
Asthma	22	12,464	27	8,192	+ 4,272
Liver Cancer	23	12,276	39	5,289	+ 6,987
Suicide	24	12,227	30	7,019	+ 5,208
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	11,423	31	6,786	+ 4,637
Tuberculosis	26	10,859	3	127,335	- 116,477
Breast Cancer	27	10,422	23	11,884	- 1,462
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	10,272	43	4,152	+ 6,120
Violence	29	9,523	19	18,407	- 8,885
Lymphomas	30	7,813	40	5,202	+ 2,611
Falls	31	7,164	28	7,528	- 364
Prostate Cancer	32	6,883	35	5,914	+ 968
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	6,296	37	5,846	+ 450
Inflammatory/Heart	34	6,027	42	4,826	+ 1,201
Leukemia	35	5,507	47	2,257	+ 3,250
Drownings	36	4,946	32	6,584	- 1,638
Oral Cancer	37	4,726	48	2,238	+ 2,488
Fires	38	4,687	29	7,132	- 2,445
Lung Cancers	39	4,068	57	1,295	+ 2,773
Poisonings	40	3,824	33	6,570	- 2,746
Endocrine Disorders	41	3,814	21	15,799	- 11,984
Pertussis	42	3,784	16	23,282	- 19,498
Pancreas Cancer	43	3,714	51	1,975	+ 1,739
Oesophagus Cancer	44	3,704	64	560	+ 3,143
Epilepsy	45	3,324	41	5,001	- 1,678
Syphilis	46	2,999	38	5,449	- 2,450
Parkinson's Disease	47	2,538	46	2,473	+ 65
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	2,362	52	1,946	+ 417
Alcohol	49	2,180	58	1,031	+ 1,149
Skin Cancers	50	1,960	53	1,933	+ 26
Schistosomiasis	51	1,929	54	1,508	+ 422
Skin Disease	52	1,787	56	1,468	+ 318
Ovary Cancer	53	1,601	49	2,133	- 532
Appendicitis	54	1,219	60	760	+ 459
Hepatitis B	55	1,185	55	1,488	- 303
Uterin Cancer	56	1,013	62	679	+ 334
Upper Respiratory	57	1,012	67	259	+ 754
Tetanus	58	916	26	8,355	- 7,438
Measles	59	895	14	29,439	- 28,544
Drug Use	60	774	34	6,273	- 5,499
Encephalitis	61	675	59	937	- 261
Bladder Cancer	62	612	63	670	- 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	401	69	165	+ 237
Other Neoplasms	64	282	66	290	- 8
Hepatitis C	65	213	65	304	- 90
Multiple Sclerosis	66	126	68	179	- 53
Ascariasis	67	81	61	685	- 605
Otitis Media	68	64	72	3	+ 61
War	69	45	45	3,245	- 3,200
Chlamydia	70	41	71	14	+ 27
Diphtheria	71	19	44	3,800	- 3,780
Dengue	72	6	73	2	+ 4
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	23	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Rwanda

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.