NIGERIA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	339,372	31	6,786	+ 332,587
Coronary Heart Disease	2	248,051	7	61,374	+ 186,678
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	140,197	1	207,281	- 67,084
Stroke	4	130,121	8	57,744	+ 72,377
Lung Cancers	5	123,510	57	1,295	+ 122,215
Lung Disease	6	113,761	22	12,569	+ 101,193
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	63,791	43	4,152	+ 59,639
Prostate Cancer	8	45,958	35	5,914	+ 40,043
Breast Cancer	9	43,983	23	11,884	+ 32,099
Lymphomas	10	32,336	40	5,202	+ 27,134
Pancreas Cancer	11	31,108	51	1,975	+ 29,133
Oesophagus Cancer	12	30,179	64	560	+ 29,619
Parkinson's Disease	13	29,646	46	2,473	+ 27,173
Liver Disease	14	26,509	13	38,326	- 11,816
Falls	15	26,346	28	7,528	+ 18,817
Bladder Cancer	16	21,211	63	670	+ 20,541
Diabetes Mellitus	17	20,204	18	22,497	- 2,293
Kidney Disease	18	18,920	20	18,189	+ 730
Other Injuries	19	18,896	17	22,696	- 3,800
Suicide	20	18,415	30	7,019	+ 11,397
Liver Cancer	21	18,109	39	5,289	+ 12,820
Leukemia	22	18,021	47	2,257	+ 15,764
Hypertension	23	18,011	24	10,692	+ 7,319
Stomach Cancer	24	17,288	50	2,129	+ 15,159
Ovary Cancer	25	13,898	49	2,133	+ 11,765
Other Neoplasms	26	13,784	66	290	+ 13,494
Skin Cancers	27	12,889	53	1,933	+ 10,956
Endocrine Disorders	28	11,401	21	15,799	- 4,397
Inflammatory/Heart	29	10,812	42	4,826	+ 5,985
Oral Cancer	30	10,751	48	2,238	+ 8,512
Drug Use	31	9,767	34	6,273	+ 3,494
Uterin Cancer	32	8,114	62	679	+ 7,435
Road Traffic Accidents	33	7,501	12	41,693	- 34,192
Skin Disease	34	7,379	56	1,468	+ 5,911
Congenital Anomalies	35	7,354	9	49,696	- 42,342
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	7,227	37	5,846	+ 1,381
Multiple Sclerosis	37	6,418	68	179	+ 6,238
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	5,529	2	144,724	- 139,195
Alcohol	39	5,376	58	1,031	+ 4,345
Low Birth Weight	40	4,542	6	95,959	- 91,417
Asthma	41	4,504	27	8,192	- 3,688
Epilepsy	42	4,127	41	5,001	- 874
Cervical Cancer	43	3,801	25	10,574	- 6,773
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	3,506	69	165	+ 3,341
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	3,029	52	1,946	+ 1,084
Violence	46	3,001	19	18,407	- 15,407
Tuberculosis	47	1,215	3	127,335	- 126,121
Fires	48	1,157	29	7,132	- 5,975
Drownings	49	1,040	32	6,584	- 5,544
Anemia	50	957	82	0	+ 957
Hepatitis C	51	924	65	304	+ 620
Meningitis	52	804	11	43,651	- 42,848
Poisonings	53	763	33	6,570	- 5,808
Birth Trauma	54	656	5	100,186	- 99,530
HIV/AIDS	55	650	10	44,124	- 43,474
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	636	84	0	+ 636
Osteoarthritis	57	578	85	0	+ 578
Malnutrition	58	400	36	5,896	- 5,496
Appendicitis	59	364	60	760	- 396
Schizophrenia	60	351	80	0	+ 351
Oral conditions	61	186	86	0	+ 186
Syphilis	62	169	38	5,449	- 5,281
Upper Respiratory	63	167	67	259	- 92
Maternal Conditions	64	161	15	23,540	- 23,378
Hepatitis B	65	138	55	1,488	- 1,350
Otitis Media	66	54	72	3	+ 51
War	67	33	45	3,245	- 3,211
Encephalitis	68	20	59	937	- 917
Pertussis	69	10	16	23,282	- 23,272
Leishmaniasis	70	1	70	23	- 21
Chagas disease	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	1	26	8,355	- 8,353
Dengue	73	1	73	2	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	44	3,800	- 3,799
Measles	75	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Malaria	76	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Chlamydia	79	0	71	14	- 14
Ascariasis	80	0	61	685	- 685
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

United Kingdom

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.