NIGERIA VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	247,950	7	61,374	+ 186,576
Diabetes Mellitus	2	214,293	18	22,497	+ 191,797
Stroke	3	138,177	8	57,744	+ 80,434
Violence	4	92,301	19	18,407	+ 73,893
Kidney Disease	5	73,823	20	18,189	+ 55,634
Prostate Cancer	6	55,424	35	5,914	+ 49,509
Breast Cancer	7	43,399	23	11,884	+ 31,515
Lung Cancers	8	36,508	57	1,295	+ 35,213
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	36,094	31	6,786	+ 29,309
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	34,514	1	207,281	- 172,767
Hypertension	11	33,819	24	10,692	+ 23,127
HIV/AIDS	12	32,934	10	44,124	- 11,190
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	32,876	43	4,152	+ 28,724
Liver Disease	14	22,843	13	38,326	- 15,483
Road Traffic Accidents	15	21,872	12	41,693	- 19,822
Lung Disease	16	21,714	22	12,569	+ 9,146
Suicide	17	20,335	30	7,019	+ 13,317
Endocrine Disorders	18	20,058	21	15,799	+ 4,259
Pancreas Cancer	19	19,129	51	1,975	+ 17,155
Lymphomas	20	18,726	40	5,202	+ 13,525
Cervical Cancer	21	16,285	25	10,574	+ 5,711
Congenital Anomalies	22	15,676	9	49,696	- 34,020
Low Birth Weight	23	13,927	6	95,959	- 82,031
Ovary Cancer	24	13,469	49	2,133	+ 11,337
Inflammatory/Heart	25	12,114	42	4,826	+ 7,288
Stomach Cancer	26	11,606	50	2,129	+ 9,477
Uterin Cancer	27	11,379	62	679	+ 10,700
Liver Cancer	28	11,076	39	5,289	+ 5,787
Leukemia	29	10,478	47	2,257	+ 8,222
Other Injuries	30	10,242	17	22,696	- 12,454
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	8,730	37	5,846	+ 2,885
Parkinson's Disease	32	8,622	46	2,473	+ 6,149
Falls	33	7,228	28	7,528	- 300
Bladder Cancer	34	6,813	63	670	+ 6,143
Asthma	35	6,776	27	8,192	- 1,415
Skin Disease	36	6,525	56	1,468	+ 5,057
Epilepsy	37	5,391	41	5,001	+ 390
Oral Cancer	38	5,191	48	2,238	+ 2,953
Drownings	39	5,184	32	6,584	- 1,400
Birth Trauma	40	4,242	5	100,186	- 95,945
Oesophagus Cancer	41	4,091	64	560	+ 3,531
Alcohol	42	3,887	58	1,031	+ 2,856
Tuberculosis	43	3,620	3	127,335	- 123,716
Drug Use	44	3,148	34	6,273	- 3,125
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	3,022	2	144,724	- 141,702
War	46	2,834	45	3,245	- 410
Malnutrition	47	2,782	36	5,896	- 3,114
Fires	48	2,744	29	7,132	- 4,387
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,875	52	1,946	- 70
Maternal Conditions	50	1,745	15	23,540	- 21,795
Other Neoplasms	51	1,702	66	290	+ 1,412
Meningitis	52	1,595	11	43,651	- 42,056
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	1,368	69	165	+ 1,204
Encephalitis	54	1,027	59	937	+ 90
Dengue	55	880	73	2	+ 879
Appendicitis	56	739	60	760	- 21
Skin Cancers	57	719	53	1,933	- 1,214
Multiple Sclerosis	58	380	68	179	+ 200
Poisonings	59	247	33	6,570	- 6,323
Hepatitis B	60	78	55	1,488	- 1,410
Syphilis	61	22	38	5,449	- 5,427
Hepatitis C	62	20	65	304	- 284
Chlamydia	63	17	71	14	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	64	11	67	259	- 247
Tetanus	65	9	26	8,355	- 8,346
Ascariasis	66	6	61	685	- 679
Pertussis	67	1	16	23,282	- 23,281
Diphtheria	68	0	44	3,800	- 3,799
Otitis Media	69	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Malaria	72	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	23	- 23
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Trinidad/Tob.

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.