NIGERIA VS SEYCHELLES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SEYCHELLES		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	250,532	7	61,374	+ 189,158
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	180,535	1	207,281	- 26,746
Stroke	3	160,339	8	57,744	+ 102,595
Kidney Disease	4	102,861	20	18,189	+ 84,672
Hypertension	5	101,118	24	10,692	+ 90,426
Liver Disease	6	75,393	13	38,326	+ 37,067
Diabetes Mellitus	7	61,577	18	22,497	+ 39,080
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	59,532	43	4,152	+ 55,380
Lung Disease	9	54,138	22	12,569	+ 41,570
Prostate Cancer	10	48,294	35	5,914	+ 42,379
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	45,145	31	6,786	+ 38,359
Lung Cancers	12	43,876	57	1,295	+ 42,581
Breast Cancer	13	34,924	23	11,884	+ 23,039
Violence	14	34,900	19	18,407	+ 16,492
Oral Cancer	15	32,141	48	2,238	+ 29,903
Drownings	16	28,117	32	6,584	+ 21,532
Road Traffic Accidents	17	26,547	12	41,693	- 15,146
Inflammatory/Heart	18	23,999	42	4,826	+ 19,172
Cervical Cancer	19	21,894	25	10,574	+ 11,320
Lymphomas	20	20,394	40	5,202	+ 15,192
Suicide	21	19,068	30	7,019	+ 12,049
Pancreas Cancer	22	18,045	51	1,975	+ 16,071
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	16,895	37	5,846	+ 11,049
Congenital Anomalies	24	16,808	9	49,696	- 32,888
Stomach Cancer	25	16,502	50	2,129	+ 14,373
Leukemia	26	15,089	47	2,257	+ 12,832
Asthma	27	14,891	27	8,192	+ 6,700
Parkinson's Disease	28	14,438	46	2,473	+ 11,965
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	14,286	2	144,724	- 130,438
Endocrine Disorders	30	14,238	21	15,799	- 1,561
Liver Cancer	31	14,134	39	5,289	+ 8,846
Oesophagus Cancer	32	14,019	64	560	+ 13,458
Low Birth Weight	33	13,532	6	95,959	- 82,427
Falls	34	13,428	28	7,528	+ 5,900
Ovary Cancer	35	12,145	49	2,133	+ 10,013
Bladder Cancer	36	10,684	63	670	+ 10,014
Other Injuries	37	10,274	17	22,696	- 12,422
Meningitis	38	5,700	11	43,651	- 37,951
Birth Trauma	39	4,384	5	100,186	- 95,803
Skin Disease	40	4,352	56	1,468	+ 2,884
Fires	41	4,287	29	7,132	- 2,844
Malnutrition	42	4,092	36	5,896	- 1,804
Uterin Cancer	43	4,092	62	679	+ 3,413
Skin Cancers	44	2,857	53	1,933	+ 924
Maternal Conditions	45	2,276	15	23,540	- 21,264
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	2,030	52	1,946	+ 85
Drug Use	47	1,987	34	6,273	- 4,286
Encephalitis	48	1,946	59	937	+ 1,009
Alcohol	49	1,529	58	1,031	+ 497
Epilepsy	50	1,324	41	5,001	- 3,677
Poisonings	51	1,249	33	6,570	- 5,321
Appendicitis	52	1,201	60	760	+ 441
Other Neoplasms	53	1,015	66	290	+ 725
Pertussis	54	919	16	23,282	- 22,363
Multiple Sclerosis	55	608	68	179	+ 429
Hepatitis B	56	552	55	1,488	- 936
Syphilis	57	516	38	5,449	- 4,933
Dengue	58	362	73	2	+ 360
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	210	69	165	+ 45
Tetanus	60	200	26	8,355	- 8,155
War	61	178	45	3,245	- 3,066
Hepatitis C	62	96	65	304	- 207
Upper Respiratory	63	48	67	259	- 210
Chlamydia	64	39	71	14	+ 25
Ascariasis	65	17	61	685	- 668
Tuberculosis	66	10	3	127,335	- 127,326
Diphtheria	67	5	44	3,800	- 3,795
Otitis Media	68	2	72	3	- 1
Leprosy	69	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	10	44,124	- 44,124
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	23	- 23
Schistosomiasis	76	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Seychelles

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.