NIGERIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	281,999	10	44,124	+ 237,875
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	154,094	1	207,281	- 53,187
Coronary Heart Disease	3	128,234	7	61,374	+ 66,861
Stroke	4	120,223	8	57,744	+ 62,479
Diabetes Mellitus	5	118,241	18	22,497	+ 95,745
Tuberculosis	6	86,036	3	127,335	- 41,299
Violence	7	82,253	19	18,407	+ 63,846
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	62,056	2	144,724	- 82,668
Kidney Disease	9	59,936	20	18,189	+ 41,747
Suicide	10	53,951	30	7,019	+ 46,933
Road Traffic Accidents	11	50,975	12	41,693	+ 9,282
Hypertension	12	50,092	24	10,692	+ 39,400
Lung Disease	13	46,590	22	12,569	+ 34,022
Liver Disease	14	35,304	13	38,326	- 3,021
Lung Cancers	15	30,181	57	1,295	+ 28,886
Low Birth Weight	16	24,481	6	95,959	- 71,478
Other Injuries	17	23,555	17	22,696	+ 859
Asthma	18	23,368	27	8,192	+ 15,176
Endocrine Disorders	19	23,071	21	15,799	+ 7,272
Cervical Cancer	20	21,760	25	10,574	+ 11,186
Inflammatory/Heart	21	21,183	42	4,826	+ 16,357
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	18,316	31	6,786	+ 11,530
Breast Cancer	23	17,757	23	11,884	+ 5,873
Prostate Cancer	24	17,131	35	5,914	+ 11,217
Congenital Anomalies	25	17,041	9	49,696	- 32,656
Meningitis	26	14,337	11	43,651	- 29,314
Fires	27	14,170	29	7,132	+ 7,038
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	14,049	43	4,152	+ 9,897
Oesophagus Cancer	29	13,653	64	560	+ 13,093
Birth Trauma	30	11,765	5	100,186	- 88,421
Lymphomas	31	11,037	40	5,202	+ 5,835
Drownings	32	9,413	32	6,584	+ 2,829
Liver Cancer	33	9,335	39	5,289	+ 4,046
Malnutrition	34	9,325	36	5,896	+ 3,429
Pancreas Cancer	35	7,861	51	1,975	+ 5,887
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	7,419	37	5,846	+ 1,573
Epilepsy	37	7,324	41	5,001	+ 2,323
Maternal Conditions	38	6,657	15	23,540	- 16,883
Stomach Cancer	39	6,011	50	2,129	+ 3,882
Leukemia	40	5,732	47	2,257	+ 3,476
Oral Cancer	41	5,506	48	2,238	+ 3,268
Falls	42	5,480	28	7,528	- 2,048
Pertussis	43	4,474	16	23,282	- 18,808
Syphilis	44	4,424	38	5,449	- 1,025
Skin Disease	45	4,314	56	1,468	+ 2,846
Parkinson's Disease	46	4,219	46	2,473	+ 1,746
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	3,974	52	1,946	+ 2,029
Skin Cancers	48	3,888	53	1,933	+ 1,955
Alcohol	49	3,865	58	1,031	+ 2,834
Poisonings	50	3,821	33	6,570	- 2,749
Ovary Cancer	51	3,724	49	2,133	+ 1,591
Bladder Cancer	52	3,248	63	670	+ 2,578
Drug Use	53	3,015	34	6,273	- 3,258
Uterin Cancer	54	2,007	62	679	+ 1,328
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	1,472	69	165	+ 1,307
Appendicitis	56	1,072	60	760	+ 312
Measles	57	1,059	14	29,439	- 28,379
Other Neoplasms	58	1,045	66	290	+ 755
Encephalitis	59	917	59	937	- 20
Upper Respiratory	60	873	67	259	+ 615
Hepatitis B	61	546	55	1,488	- 942
Multiple Sclerosis	62	442	68	179	+ 263
Malaria	63	324	4	100,963	- 100,639
War	64	257	45	3,245	- 2,988
Tetanus	65	148	26	8,355	- 8,206
Schistosomiasis	66	137	54	1,508	- 1,371
Otitis Media	67	75	72	3	+ 72
Chlamydia	68	71	71	14	+ 58
Diphtheria	69	63	44	3,800	- 3,736
Hepatitis C	70	31	65	304	- 273
Ascariasis	71	11	61	685	- 674
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	23	- 23
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

South Africa

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.