NIGERIA VS TAJIKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TAJIKISTAN		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	327,059	7	61,374	+ 265,685
Stroke	2	140,530	8	57,744	+ 82,787
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	71,079	1	207,281	- 136,202
Liver Disease	4	46,972	13	38,326	+ 8,647
Hypertension	5	39,190	24	10,692	+ 28,498
Diabetes Mellitus	6	36,822	18	22,497	+ 14,325
Low Birth Weight	7	35,588	6	95,959	- 60,371
Road Traffic Accidents	8	33,273	12	41,693	- 8,420
Birth Trauma	9	28,945	5	100,186	- 71,241
Lung Disease	10	26,817	22	12,569	+ 14,248
Congenital Anomalies	11	24,689	9	49,696	- 25,007
Stomach Cancer	12	17,163	50	2,129	+ 15,035
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	16,719	2	144,724	- 128,006
Tuberculosis	14	16,687	3	127,335	- 110,648
Drownings	15	13,208	32	6,584	+ 6,624
Oesophagus Cancer	16	12,363	64	560	+ 11,803
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	11,791	31	6,786	+ 5,006
Epilepsy	18	9,713	41	5,001	+ 4,712
Kidney Disease	19	9,303	20	18,189	- 8,886
Suicide	20	9,084	30	7,019	+ 2,065
Falls	21	8,421	28	7,528	+ 893
Meningitis	22	7,744	11	43,651	- 35,907
Fires	23	7,240	29	7,132	+ 108
Lung Cancers	24	6,957	57	1,295	+ 5,662
HIV/AIDS	25	6,651	10	44,124	- 37,473
Pertussis	26	6,607	16	23,282	- 16,675
Other Injuries	27	6,548	17	22,696	- 16,147
Asthma	28	6,279	27	8,192	- 1,913
Parkinson's Disease	29	5,789	46	2,473	+ 3,316
Liver Cancer	30	5,380	39	5,289	+ 91
Rheumatic Heart Disease	31	5,057	52	1,946	+ 3,112
Lymphomas	32	5,057	40	5,202	- 144
Breast Cancer	33	4,901	23	11,884	- 6,984
Endocrine Disorders	34	4,638	21	15,799	- 11,161
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	4,594	43	4,152	+ 442
Violence	36	3,865	19	18,407	- 14,542
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	3,673	37	5,846	- 2,173
Alcohol	38	2,892	58	1,031	+ 1,861
Cervical Cancer	39	2,602	25	10,574	- 7,972
Uterin Cancer	40	2,526	62	679	+ 1,847
Oral Cancer	41	2,447	48	2,238	+ 209
Leukemia	42	2,408	47	2,257	+ 152
Pancreas Cancer	43	2,211	51	1,975	+ 237
Inflammatory/Heart	44	1,786	42	4,826	- 3,040
Maternal Conditions	45	1,431	15	23,540	- 22,109
Ovary Cancer	46	1,353	49	2,133	- 780
Upper Respiratory	47	1,255	67	259	+ 996
Bladder Cancer	48	1,168	63	670	+ 498
Hepatitis B	49	917	55	1,488	- 571
Poisonings	50	880	33	6,570	- 5,690
Skin Cancers	51	830	53	1,933	- 1,103
Prostate Cancer	52	746	35	5,914	- 5,168
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	628	69	165	+ 463
Encephalitis	54	624	59	937	- 313
Drug Use	55	486	34	6,273	- 5,787
Syphilis	56	463	38	5,449	- 4,987
Tetanus	57	457	26	8,355	- 7,898
Appendicitis	58	400	60	760	- 360
Skin Disease	59	209	56	1,468	- 1,260
Hepatitis C	60	181	65	304	- 123
Other Neoplasms	61	165	66	290	- 125
Multiple Sclerosis	62	162	68	179	- 17
Leishmaniasis	63	87	70	23	+ 64
Malnutrition	64	58	36	5,896	- 5,838
Chlamydia	65	31	71	14	+ 17
War	66	24	45	3,245	- 3,221
Diphtheria	67	16	44	3,800	- 3,783
Ascariasis	68	11	61	685	- 674
Dengue	69	2	73	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	72	3	- 2
Measles	71	1	14	29,439	- 29,438
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Schistosomiasis	76	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Tajikistan

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.