NIGERIA VS SLOVENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVENIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	408,167	7	61,374	+ 346,793
Stroke	2	223,125	8	57,744	+ 165,382
Lung Cancers	3	142,295	57	1,295	+ 140,999
Hypertension	4	99,395	24	10,692	+ 88,703
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	83,834	43	4,152	+ 79,682
Falls	6	79,845	28	7,528	+ 72,317
Lung Disease	7	76,135	22	12,569	+ 63,566
Alcohol	8	57,656	58	1,031	+ 56,625
Breast Cancer	9	54,611	23	11,884	+ 42,726
Prostate Cancer	10	53,727	35	5,914	+ 47,812
Lymphomas	11	52,474	40	5,202	+ 47,273
Liver Disease	12	48,439	13	38,326	+ 10,113
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	46,447	1	207,281	- 160,834
Suicide	14	46,406	30	7,019	+ 39,387
Pancreas Cancer	15	46,193	51	1,975	+ 44,218
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	42,368	31	6,786	+ 35,582
Stomach Cancer	17	38,437	50	2,129	+ 36,309
Diabetes Mellitus	18	38,396	18	22,497	+ 15,899
Liver Cancer	19	32,109	39	5,289	+ 26,820
Inflammatory/Heart	20	26,987	42	4,826	+ 22,160
Leukemia	21	25,435	47	2,257	+ 23,179
Bladder Cancer	22	23,860	63	670	+ 23,190
Other Injuries	23	22,903	17	22,696	+ 208
Parkinson's Disease	24	22,158	46	2,473	+ 19,685
Skin Cancers	25	21,515	53	1,933	+ 19,582
Rheumatic Heart Disease	26	17,096	52	1,946	+ 15,150
Oral Cancer	27	16,347	48	2,238	+ 14,108
Kidney Disease	28	16,178	20	18,189	- 2,011
Ovary Cancer	29	13,816	49	2,133	+ 11,683
Uterin Cancer	30	11,912	62	679	+ 11,233
Road Traffic Accidents	31	11,849	12	41,693	- 29,844
Oesophagus Cancer	32	10,453	64	560	+ 9,893
Endocrine Disorders	33	10,445	21	15,799	- 5,353
Other Neoplasms	34	7,797	66	290	+ 7,507
Epilepsy	35	7,024	41	5,001	+ 2,023
Cervical Cancer	36	6,826	25	10,574	- 3,748
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	6,157	37	5,846	+ 311
Congenital Anomalies	38	5,534	9	49,696	- 44,162
Multiple Sclerosis	39	3,922	68	179	+ 3,743
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	3,340	69	165	+ 3,176
Drug Use	41	2,709	34	6,273	- 3,564
Violence	42	2,120	19	18,407	- 16,287
Low Birth Weight	43	1,900	6	95,959	- 94,059
Drownings	44	1,893	32	6,584	- 4,692
Asthma	45	1,847	27	8,192	- 6,344
Tuberculosis	46	1,642	3	127,335	- 125,694
Schizophrenia	47	1,045	80	0	+ 1,045
Fires	48	910	29	7,132	- 6,221
Skin Disease	49	580	56	1,468	- 888
Meningitis	50	579	11	43,651	- 43,072
Poisonings	51	463	33	6,570	- 6,107
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	461	2	144,724	- 144,263
Oral conditions	53	345	86	0	+ 345
Appendicitis	54	241	60	760	- 519
Syphilis	55	224	38	5,449	- 5,225
Maternal Conditions	56	148	15	23,540	- 23,392
Birth Trauma	57	147	5	100,186	- 100,039
Hepatitis B	58	127	55	1,488	- 1,362
Tetanus	59	116	26	8,355	- 8,238
Anemia	60	116	82	0	+ 116
War	61	24	45	3,245	- 3,221
Leishmaniasis	62	4	70	23	- 19
Upper Respiratory	63	2	67	259	- 257
Malnutrition	64	1	36	5,896	- 5,895
Encephalitis	65	1	59	937	- 936
Pertussis	66	1	16	23,282	- 23,281
Hepatitis C	67	0	65	304	- 303
Otitis Media	68	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	69	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	10	44,124	- 44,124
Chlamydia	71	0	71	14	- 14
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	61	685	- 685
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	2	- 2
Measles	76	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Diphtheria	77	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Schistosomiasis	82	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Slovenia

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.