NIGERIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	286,249	7	61,374	+ 224,875
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	192,171	31	6,786	+ 185,385
Stroke	3	104,674	8	57,744	+ 46,931
Lung Cancers	4	94,038	57	1,295	+ 92,743
Lung Disease	5	77,542	22	12,569	+ 64,973
Hypertension	6	66,031	24	10,692	+ 55,340
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	53,294	43	4,152	+ 49,142
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	52,083	1	207,281	- 155,197
Falls	9	51,282	28	7,528	+ 43,754
Prostate Cancer	10	42,197	35	5,914	+ 36,283
Breast Cancer	11	42,133	23	11,884	+ 30,249
Pancreas Cancer	12	39,701	51	1,975	+ 37,726
Kidney Disease	13	33,695	20	18,189	+ 15,506
Suicide	14	33,374	30	7,019	+ 26,355
Lymphomas	15	30,226	40	5,202	+ 25,024
Inflammatory/Heart	16	27,436	42	4,826	+ 22,610
Diabetes Mellitus	17	27,302	18	22,497	+ 4,805
Parkinson's Disease	18	22,902	46	2,473	+ 20,429
Liver Cancer	19	21,508	39	5,289	+ 16,219
Other Neoplasms	20	18,204	66	290	+ 17,914
Liver Disease	21	18,097	13	38,326	- 20,229
Leukemia	22	17,936	47	2,257	+ 15,679
Bladder Cancer	23	17,888	63	670	+ 17,218
Stomach Cancer	24	16,396	50	2,129	+ 14,268
Endocrine Disorders	25	15,841	21	15,799	+ 42
Oral Cancer	26	13,370	48	2,238	+ 11,132
Skin Cancers	27	13,177	53	1,933	+ 11,244
Oesophagus Cancer	28	13,115	64	560	+ 12,555
Ovary Cancer	29	12,216	49	2,133	+ 10,084
Other Injuries	30	10,944	17	22,696	- 11,751
Congenital Anomalies	31	8,154	9	49,696	- 41,543
Alcohol	32	6,117	58	1,031	+ 5,086
Uterin Cancer	33	5,976	62	679	+ 5,297
Road Traffic Accidents	34	5,157	12	41,693	- 36,536
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	4,965	2	144,724	- 139,759
Drug Use	36	4,704	34	6,273	- 1,569
Osteoarthritis	37	4,533	85	0	+ 4,533
Multiple Sclerosis	38	4,272	68	179	+ 4,093
Epilepsy	39	4,235	41	5,001	- 766
Skin Disease	40	3,454	56	1,468	+ 1,986
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	3,268	37	5,846	- 2,578
Cervical Cancer	42	2,808	25	10,574	- 7,766
Low Birth Weight	43	2,803	6	95,959	- 93,156
Anemia	44	2,715	82	0	+ 2,715
Schizophrenia	45	2,573	80	0	+ 2,573
Asthma	46	2,531	27	8,192	- 5,661
Malnutrition	47	2,248	36	5,896	- 3,648
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	2,079	52	1,946	+ 134
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	1,811	69	165	+ 1,646
Drownings	50	1,317	32	6,584	- 5,268
Violence	51	1,131	19	18,407	- 17,276
Birth Trauma	52	854	5	100,186	- 99,332
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	850	84	0	+ 850
HIV/AIDS	54	776	10	44,124	- 43,348
Fires	55	570	29	7,132	- 6,561
Tuberculosis	56	568	3	127,335	- 126,767
Meningitis	57	532	11	43,651	- 43,119
Hepatitis C	58	402	65	304	+ 98
Appendicitis	59	389	60	760	- 371
Poisonings	60	346	33	6,570	- 6,224
Upper Respiratory	61	290	67	259	+ 32
Oral conditions	62	216	86	0	+ 216
Hepatitis B	63	121	55	1,488	- 1,367
Maternal Conditions	64	114	15	23,540	- 23,426
Syphilis	65	40	38	5,449	- 5,409
Iodine Deficiency	66	30	79	0	+ 30
War	67	24	45	3,245	- 3,221
Encephalitis	68	18	59	937	- 919
Otitis Media	69	11	72	3	+ 8
Tetanus	70	11	26	8,355	- 8,344
Leishmaniasis	71	10	70	23	- 13
Schistosomiasis	72	9	54	1,508	- 1,499
Pertussis	73	1	16	23,282	- 23,281
Diphtheria	74	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Measles	75	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	71	14	- 14
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	2	- 2
Ascariasis	82	0	61	685	- 685
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Switzerland

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.