NIGERIA VS TURKMENISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKMENISTAN		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	409,726	7	61,374	+ 348,353
Stroke	2	196,632	8	57,744	+ 138,888
HIV/AIDS	3	123,956	10	44,124	+ 79,832
Liver Disease	4	83,156	13	38,326	+ 44,830
Low Birth Weight	5	47,860	6	95,959	- 48,099
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	46,843	1	207,281	- 160,438
Birth Trauma	7	37,572	5	100,186	- 62,615
Road Traffic Accidents	8	32,985	12	41,693	- 8,708
Congenital Anomalies	9	31,673	9	49,696	- 18,023
Diabetes Mellitus	10	28,585	18	22,497	+ 6,089
Inflammatory/Heart	11	27,339	42	4,826	+ 22,513
Kidney Disease	12	26,093	20	18,189	+ 7,904
Tuberculosis	13	24,522	3	127,335	- 102,813
Hypertension	14	19,687	24	10,692	+ 8,995
Stomach Cancer	15	18,242	50	2,129	+ 16,114
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	18,166	31	6,786	+ 11,381
Lung Cancers	17	17,206	57	1,295	+ 15,911
Breast Cancer	18	17,204	23	11,884	+ 5,320
Oesophagus Cancer	19	16,150	64	560	+ 15,589
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	14,437	2	144,724	- 130,287
Suicide	21	13,874	30	7,019	+ 6,855
Other Injuries	22	13,850	17	22,696	- 8,846
Lung Disease	23	13,108	22	12,569	+ 540
Liver Cancer	24	11,502	39	5,289	+ 6,214
Cervical Cancer	25	10,299	25	10,574	- 275
Oral Cancer	26	7,475	48	2,238	+ 5,236
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	7,298	43	4,152	+ 3,146
Violence	28	6,971	19	18,407	- 11,436
Drownings	29	6,324	32	6,584	- 260
Alcohol	30	5,886	58	1,031	+ 4,855
Endocrine Disorders	31	5,791	21	15,799	- 10,007
Leukemia	32	5,565	47	2,257	+ 3,308
Lymphomas	33	5,396	40	5,202	+ 194
Pancreas Cancer	34	5,157	51	1,975	+ 3,182
Fires	35	5,023	29	7,132	- 2,109
Falls	36	4,262	28	7,528	- 3,266
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	4,229	37	5,846	- 1,617
Epilepsy	38	4,069	41	5,001	- 932
Parkinson's Disease	39	3,958	46	2,473	+ 1,484
Ovary Cancer	40	3,847	49	2,133	+ 1,714
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	3,769	52	1,946	+ 1,823
Encephalitis	42	3,010	59	937	+ 2,073
Bladder Cancer	43	2,839	63	670	+ 2,169
Meningitis	44	2,581	11	43,651	- 41,070
Prostate Cancer	45	2,454	35	5,914	- 3,460
Uterin Cancer	46	2,398	62	679	+ 1,719
Skin Cancers	47	2,228	53	1,933	+ 295
Drug Use	48	1,888	34	6,273	- 4,385
Asthma	49	1,825	27	8,192	- 6,367
Poisonings	50	1,511	33	6,570	- 5,059
Hepatitis B	51	1,453	55	1,488	- 35
Upper Respiratory	52	1,038	67	259	+ 779
Tetanus	53	629	26	8,355	- 7,726
Skin Disease	54	412	56	1,468	- 1,056
Multiple Sclerosis	55	412	68	179	+ 233
Malnutrition	56	325	36	5,896	- 5,571
Other Neoplasms	57	292	66	290	+ 3
Appendicitis	58	280	60	760	- 480
Maternal Conditions	59	181	15	23,540	- 23,359
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	174	69	165	+ 9
Pertussis	61	144	16	23,282	- 23,138
Leishmaniasis	62	112	70	23	+ 89
Hepatitis C	63	90	65	304	- 214
War	64	81	45	3,245	- 3,164
Chlamydia	65	17	71	14	+ 4
Ascariasis	66	11	61	685	- 674
Syphilis	67	5	38	5,449	- 5,445
Dengue	68	3	73	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	0	72	3	- 3
Diphtheria	70	0	44	3,800	- 3,799
Measles	71	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Turkmenistan

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.