NIGERIA VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	241,772	7	61,374	+ 180,398
Stroke	2	123,850	8	57,744	+ 66,107
Lung Cancers	3	98,702	57	1,295	+ 97,407
Lung Disease	4	70,609	22	12,569	+ 58,040
Diabetes Mellitus	5	50,377	18	22,497	+ 27,880
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	48,712	31	6,786	+ 41,926
Kidney Disease	7	47,904	20	18,189	+ 29,715
Hypertension	8	41,550	24	10,692	+ 30,858
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	36,151	1	207,281	- 171,130
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	29,850	43	4,152	+ 25,698
Stomach Cancer	11	29,080	50	2,129	+ 26,951
Pancreas Cancer	12	19,370	51	1,975	+ 17,395
Liver Disease	13	17,844	13	38,326	- 20,482
Breast Cancer	14	15,881	23	11,884	+ 3,997
Prostate Cancer	15	15,783	35	5,914	+ 9,869
Road Traffic Accidents	16	15,685	12	41,693	- 26,009
Congenital Anomalies	17	13,977	9	49,696	- 35,719
Leukemia	18	13,707	47	2,257	+ 11,450
Lymphomas	19	13,646	40	5,202	+ 8,445
Liver Cancer	20	12,784	39	5,289	+ 7,495
Bladder Cancer	21	12,623	63	670	+ 11,953
Falls	22	12,308	28	7,528	+ 4,780
Violence	23	11,287	19	18,407	- 7,120
Low Birth Weight	24	9,789	6	95,959	- 86,170
Parkinson's Disease	25	9,680	46	2,473	+ 7,207
Endocrine Disorders	26	7,351	21	15,799	- 8,447
Asthma	27	6,851	27	8,192	- 1,341
Ovary Cancer	28	6,436	49	2,133	+ 4,304
Suicide	29	5,639	30	7,019	- 1,380
Other Injuries	30	4,723	17	22,696	- 17,973
Inflammatory/Heart	31	4,594	42	4,826	- 233
Skin Cancers	32	4,357	53	1,933	+ 2,424
Oesophagus Cancer	33	3,718	64	560	+ 3,158
Cervical Cancer	34	3,690	25	10,574	- 6,884
Oral Cancer	35	3,674	48	2,238	+ 1,435
Epilepsy	36	3,228	41	5,001	- 1,773
Uterin Cancer	37	3,068	62	679	+ 2,389
Drug Use	38	2,736	34	6,273	- 3,537
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	2,222	37	5,846	- 3,624
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	2,085	2	144,724	- 142,639
Birth Trauma	41	2,026	5	100,186	- 98,160
Other Neoplasms	42	1,819	66	290	+ 1,529
Malnutrition	43	1,655	36	5,896	- 4,241
Drownings	44	1,544	32	6,584	- 5,040
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,271	52	1,946	- 675
Poisonings	46	1,038	33	6,570	- 5,532
Fires	47	964	29	7,132	- 6,167
Skin Disease	48	912	56	1,468	- 556
War	49	896	45	3,245	- 2,349
Tuberculosis	50	854	3	127,335	- 126,482
Meningitis	51	772	11	43,651	- 42,879
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	667	69	165	+ 502
HIV/AIDS	53	574	10	44,124	- 43,550
Encephalitis	54	519	59	937	- 418
Alcohol	55	513	58	1,031	- 518
Multiple Sclerosis	56	475	68	179	+ 296
Maternal Conditions	57	307	15	23,540	- 23,233
Pertussis	58	289	16	23,282	- 22,993
Appendicitis	59	262	60	760	- 498
Hepatitis B	60	204	55	1,488	- 1,284
Syphilis	61	142	38	5,449	- 5,307
Schistosomiasis	62	94	54	1,508	- 1,414
Hepatitis C	63	53	65	304	- 250
Tetanus	64	33	26	8,355	- 8,322
Measles	65	18	14	29,439	- 29,421
Upper Respiratory	66	15	67	259	- 244
Otitis Media	67	8	72	3	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	68	7	70	23	- 16
Chlamydia	69	5	71	14	- 8
Ascariasis	70	3	61	685	- 682
Diphtheria	71	2	44	3,800	- 3,798
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	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

Turkey

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.