NIGERIA VS SERBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SERBIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	775,001	7	61,374	+ 713,627
Stroke	2	577,997	8	57,744	+ 520,254
Inflammatory/Heart	3	543,583	42	4,826	+ 538,756
Lung Cancers	4	232,706	57	1,295	+ 231,411
Kidney Disease	5	148,366	20	18,189	+ 130,177
Lung Disease	6	137,113	22	12,569	+ 124,545
Diabetes Mellitus	7	128,510	18	22,497	+ 106,013
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	122,047	43	4,152	+ 117,895
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	102,346	31	6,786	+ 95,560
Breast Cancer	10	81,303	23	11,884	+ 69,419
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	65,212	1	207,281	- 142,069
Hypertension	12	57,683	24	10,692	+ 46,992
Pancreas Cancer	13	49,893	51	1,975	+ 47,919
Prostate Cancer	14	46,878	35	5,914	+ 40,964
Stomach Cancer	15	42,808	50	2,129	+ 40,680
Suicide	16	35,463	30	7,019	+ 28,445
Liver Cancer	17	32,674	39	5,289	+ 27,386
Bladder Cancer	18	31,776	63	670	+ 31,106
Liver Disease	19	31,584	13	38,326	- 6,742
Lymphomas	20	29,585	40	5,202	+ 24,383
Parkinson's Disease	21	28,609	46	2,473	+ 26,136
Leukemia	22	25,284	47	2,257	+ 23,027
Oral Cancer	23	24,218	48	2,238	+ 21,979
Road Traffic Accidents	24	23,328	12	41,693	- 18,365
Cervical Cancer	25	22,723	25	10,574	+ 12,149
Skin Cancers	26	22,722	53	1,933	+ 20,788
Other Neoplasms	27	21,399	66	290	+ 21,109
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	21,156	37	5,846	+ 15,310
Ovary Cancer	29	19,757	49	2,133	+ 17,625
Other Injuries	30	14,462	17	22,696	- 8,233
Asthma	31	13,876	27	8,192	+ 5,684
Uterin Cancer	32	13,127	62	679	+ 12,448
Falls	33	12,867	28	7,528	+ 5,339
Alcohol	34	12,141	58	1,031	+ 11,110
Oesophagus Cancer	35	11,799	64	560	+ 11,239
Endocrine Disorders	36	10,983	21	15,799	- 4,815
Epilepsy	37	7,930	41	5,001	+ 2,929
Low Birth Weight	38	6,668	6	95,959	- 89,291
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	5,944	2	144,724	- 138,780
Congenital Anomalies	40	5,756	9	49,696	- 43,940
Anemia	41	5,403	82	0	+ 5,403
Multiple Sclerosis	42	5,209	68	179	+ 5,030
Skin Disease	43	4,024	56	1,468	+ 2,555
Schizophrenia	44	3,865	80	0	+ 3,865
Violence	45	3,828	19	18,407	- 14,579
Tuberculosis	46	3,572	3	127,335	- 123,764
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	2,780	52	1,946	+ 834
Drownings	48	2,606	32	6,584	- 3,979
Drug Use	49	2,556	34	6,273	- 3,717
Fires	50	2,271	29	7,132	- 4,860
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	1,824	84	0	+ 1,824
Birth Trauma	52	1,610	5	100,186	- 98,576
Hepatitis B	53	1,278	55	1,488	- 211
Meningitis	54	1,259	11	43,651	- 42,392
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	1,215	69	165	+ 1,050
HIV/AIDS	56	886	10	44,124	- 43,238
Poisonings	57	805	33	6,570	- 5,766
Appendicitis	58	567	60	760	- 193
Maternal Conditions	59	426	15	23,540	- 23,114
Hepatitis C	60	420	65	304	+ 116
Malnutrition	61	353	36	5,896	- 5,543
Osteoarthritis	62	252	85	0	+ 252
Pertussis	63	230	16	23,282	- 23,052
Upper Respiratory	64	90	67	259	- 169
Tetanus	65	86	26	8,355	- 8,269
Encephalitis	66	68	59	937	- 868
Syphilis	67	61	38	5,449	- 5,389
Otitis Media	68	46	72	3	+ 43
Oral conditions	69	38	86	0	+ 38
Iodine Deficiency	70	34	79	0	+ 34
War	71	31	45	3,245	- 3,214
Measles	72	23	14	29,439	- 29,415
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	14	83	0	+ 14
Leishmaniasis	74	1	70	23	- 22
Diphtheria	75	0	44	3,800	- 3,799
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	14	- 14
Leprosy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	73	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	61	685	- 685
Trichuriasis	85	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Serbia

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.