NIGERIA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	338,373	7	61,374	+ 276,999
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	244,058	31	6,786	+ 237,273
Stroke	3	134,914	8	57,744	+ 77,170
Lung Disease	4	97,123	22	12,569	+ 84,555
Lung Cancers	5	83,213	57	1,295	+ 81,918
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	68,173	43	4,152	+ 64,021
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	59,440	1	207,281	- 147,841
Prostate Cancer	8	58,621	35	5,914	+ 52,706
Pancreas Cancer	9	41,328	51	1,975	+ 39,353
Hypertension	10	41,100	24	10,692	+ 30,408
Diabetes Mellitus	11	41,009	18	22,497	+ 18,513
Kidney Disease	12	36,419	20	18,189	+ 18,230
Breast Cancer	13	35,375	23	11,884	+ 23,491
Suicide	14	33,075	30	7,019	+ 26,057
Other Injuries	15	30,706	17	22,696	+ 8,010
Lymphomas	16	30,329	40	5,202	+ 25,128
Falls	17	24,794	28	7,528	+ 17,266
Other Neoplasms	18	23,162	66	290	+ 22,872
Parkinson's Disease	19	21,082	46	2,473	+ 18,609
Leukemia	20	18,455	47	2,257	+ 16,198
Bladder Cancer	21	16,995	63	670	+ 16,325
Liver Cancer	22	16,808	39	5,289	+ 11,519
Liver Disease	23	16,174	13	38,326	- 22,151
Endocrine Disorders	24	15,694	21	15,799	- 105
Skin Cancers	25	14,539	53	1,933	+ 12,606
Stomach Cancer	26	13,692	50	2,129	+ 11,564
Ovary Cancer	27	12,356	49	2,133	+ 10,223
Inflammatory/Heart	28	12,227	42	4,826	+ 7,401
Oesophagus Cancer	29	12,030	64	560	+ 11,470
Drug Use	30	9,465	34	6,273	+ 3,192
Oral Cancer	31	8,479	48	2,238	+ 6,240
Alcohol	32	8,018	58	1,031	+ 6,986
Uterin Cancer	33	7,706	62	679	+ 7,027
Road Traffic Accidents	34	7,044	12	41,693	- 34,649
Congenital Anomalies	35	6,880	9	49,696	- 42,817
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	6,468	2	144,724	- 138,256
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	6,195	37	5,846	+ 349
Cervical Cancer	38	5,086	25	10,574	- 5,487
Skin Disease	39	4,917	56	1,468	+ 3,448
Anemia	40	3,907	82	0	+ 3,907
Multiple Sclerosis	41	3,807	68	179	+ 3,627
Asthma	42	3,540	27	8,192	- 4,652
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	2,880	69	165	+ 2,715
Epilepsy	44	2,695	41	5,001	- 2,306
Malnutrition	45	2,616	36	5,896	- 3,280
Drownings	46	2,559	32	6,584	- 4,025
Violence	47	2,524	19	18,407	- 15,883
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	2,466	52	1,946	+ 521
Fires	49	1,445	29	7,132	- 5,687
Schizophrenia	50	1,418	80	0	+ 1,418
Low Birth Weight	51	1,125	6	95,959	- 94,834
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	1,025	84	0	+ 1,025
Hepatitis C	53	986	65	304	+ 682
Meningitis	54	784	11	43,651	- 42,867
Birth Trauma	55	751	5	100,186	- 99,436
Tuberculosis	56	536	3	127,335	- 126,799
Osteoarthritis	57	534	85	0	+ 534
Upper Respiratory	58	436	67	259	+ 177
Appendicitis	59	403	60	760	- 357
Poisonings	60	396	33	6,570	- 6,174
HIV/AIDS	61	283	10	44,124	- 43,840
Hepatitis B	62	212	55	1,488	- 1,277
Oral conditions	63	186	86	0	+ 186
Maternal Conditions	64	111	15	23,540	- 23,429
War	65	38	45	3,245	- 3,207
Otitis Media	66	15	72	3	+ 12
Pertussis	67	10	16	23,282	- 23,272
Tetanus	68	8	26	8,355	- 8,347
Schistosomiasis	69	8	54	1,508	- 1,500
Diphtheria	70	7	44	3,800	- 3,792
Encephalitis	71	5	59	937	- 932
Syphilis	72	0	38	5,449	- 5,449
Chlamydia	73	0	71	14	- 14
Malaria	74	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	23	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	73	2	- 2
Ascariasis	81	0	61	685	- 685
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Leprosy	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Sweden

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.