NIGERIA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	258,797	7	61,374	+ 197,423
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	212,001	31	6,786	+ 205,216
Stroke	3	145,229	8	57,744	+ 87,485
Lung Cancers	4	110,814	57	1,295	+ 109,519
Lung Disease	5	94,770	22	12,569	+ 82,201
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	84,911	43	4,152	+ 80,759
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	68,684	1	207,281	- 138,597
Kidney Disease	8	48,694	20	18,189	+ 30,505
Hypertension	9	45,639	24	10,692	+ 34,947
Diabetes Mellitus	10	38,924	18	22,497	+ 16,428
Breast Cancer	11	35,389	23	11,884	+ 23,505
Pancreas Cancer	12	33,810	51	1,975	+ 31,835
Prostate Cancer	13	32,145	35	5,914	+ 26,230
Stomach Cancer	14	29,023	50	2,129	+ 26,895
Other Injuries	15	27,721	17	22,696	+ 5,025
Lymphomas	16	26,712	40	5,202	+ 21,510
Bladder Cancer	17	26,149	63	670	+ 25,480
Liver Cancer	18	25,529	39	5,289	+ 20,241
Inflammatory/Heart	19	24,956	42	4,826	+ 20,130
Parkinson's Disease	20	24,750	46	2,473	+ 22,277
Endocrine Disorders	21	24,352	21	15,799	+ 8,553
Other Neoplasms	22	23,774	66	290	+ 23,484
Liver Disease	23	21,187	13	38,326	- 17,139
Leukemia	24	18,889	47	2,257	+ 16,633
Suicide	25	18,074	30	7,019	+ 11,055
Falls	26	16,256	28	7,528	+ 8,728
Oral Cancer	27	12,934	48	2,238	+ 10,695
Ovary Cancer	28	10,144	49	2,133	+ 8,011
Oesophagus Cancer	29	10,071	64	560	+ 9,511
Skin Disease	30	9,216	56	1,468	+ 7,747
Road Traffic Accidents	31	9,160	12	41,693	- 32,533
Skin Cancers	32	9,028	53	1,933	+ 7,095
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	8,072	52	1,946	+ 6,126
Uterin Cancer	34	8,071	62	679	+ 7,392
Asthma	35	5,673	27	8,192	- 2,518
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	5,326	2	144,724	- 139,398
Anemia	37	4,579	82	0	+ 4,579
Congenital Anomalies	38	4,321	9	49,696	- 45,375
Cervical Cancer	39	4,281	25	10,574	- 6,293
Epilepsy	40	4,126	41	5,001	- 875
Drug Use	41	3,887	34	6,273	- 2,386
Hepatitis C	42	3,266	65	304	+ 2,962
HIV/AIDS	43	2,696	10	44,124	- 41,428
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	2,379	37	5,846	- 3,466
Drownings	45	2,232	32	6,584	- 4,352
Alcohol	46	1,669	58	1,031	+ 638
Malnutrition	47	1,514	36	5,896	- 4,382
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	1,471	69	165	+ 1,306
Multiple Sclerosis	49	1,437	68	179	+ 1,258
Tuberculosis	50	1,354	3	127,335	- 125,982
Violence	51	1,310	19	18,407	- 17,098
Low Birth Weight	52	1,265	6	95,959	- 94,694
Osteoarthritis	53	1,063	85	0	+ 1,063
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	1,024	84	0	+ 1,024
Fires	55	924	29	7,132	- 6,207
Schizophrenia	56	904	80	0	+ 904
Poisonings	57	853	33	6,570	- 5,717
Hepatitis B	58	812	55	1,488	- 677
Meningitis	59	644	11	43,651	- 43,007
Birth Trauma	60	565	5	100,186	- 99,621
Appendicitis	61	397	60	760	- 363
Upper Respiratory	62	233	67	259	- 26
Oral conditions	63	219	86	0	+ 219
Maternal Conditions	64	68	15	23,540	- 23,472
Leishmaniasis	65	54	70	23	+ 31
Otitis Media	66	45	72	3	+ 42
Syphilis	67	45	38	5,449	- 5,405
War	68	28	45	3,245	- 3,217
Iodine Deficiency	69	19	79	0	+ 19
Encephalitis	70	18	59	937	- 918
Chagas disease	71	17	78	0	+ 17
Tetanus	72	9	26	8,355	- 8,346
Pertussis	73	9	16	23,282	- 23,273
Schistosomiasis	74	2	54	1,508	- 1,506
Leprosy	75	1	76	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	76	1	44	3,800	- 3,798
Dengue	77	0	73	2	- 2
Ascariasis	78	0	61	685	- 685
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Chlamydia	82	0	71	14	- 14
Malaria	83	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

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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.