NIGERIA VS UZBEKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UZBEKISTAN		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	451,999	7	61,374	+ 390,625
Stroke	2	139,598	8	57,744	+ 81,854
Liver Disease	3	62,028	13	38,326	+ 23,702
Diabetes Mellitus	4	40,227	18	22,497	+ 17,731
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	29,649	1	207,281	- 177,632
Road Traffic Accidents	6	24,975	12	41,693	- 16,718
Kidney Disease	7	20,311	20	18,189	+ 2,122
Hypertension	8	18,079	24	10,692	+ 7,387
Suicide	9	17,199	30	7,019	+ 10,181
Low Birth Weight	10	15,399	6	95,959	- 80,560
Congenital Anomalies	11	15,026	9	49,696	- 34,671
Stomach Cancer	12	13,828	50	2,129	+ 11,699
Lung Cancers	13	13,088	57	1,295	+ 11,792
Lung Disease	14	12,871	22	12,569	+ 302
Breast Cancer	15	11,802	23	11,884	- 82
Birth Trauma	16	11,434	5	100,186	- 88,753
Tuberculosis	17	10,010	3	127,335	- 117,325
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	9,423	31	6,786	+ 2,637
Other Injuries	19	9,224	17	22,696	- 13,472
Liver Cancer	20	7,741	39	5,289	+ 2,452
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	7,623	52	1,946	+ 5,677
Drownings	22	7,437	32	6,584	+ 853
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	6,602	43	4,152	+ 2,450
Asthma	24	5,974	27	8,192	- 2,217
Cervical Cancer	25	5,443	25	10,574	- 5,131
Epilepsy	26	5,317	41	5,001	+ 316
Falls	27	4,876	28	7,528	- 2,653
HIV/AIDS	28	4,641	10	44,124	- 39,482
Pancreas Cancer	29	4,341	51	1,975	+ 2,366
Oral Cancer	30	4,338	48	2,238	+ 2,099
Oesophagus Cancer	31	4,111	64	560	+ 3,551
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	3,989	37	5,846	- 1,857
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	3,883	2	144,724	- 140,841
Lymphomas	34	3,803	40	5,202	- 1,398
Leukemia	35	3,672	47	2,257	+ 1,415
Parkinson's Disease	36	3,651	46	2,473	+ 1,178
Fires	37	3,516	29	7,132	- 3,616
Violence	38	3,147	19	18,407	- 15,261
Inflammatory/Heart	39	2,746	42	4,826	- 2,080
Encephalitis	40	2,688	59	937	+ 1,751
Prostate Cancer	41	2,189	35	5,914	- 3,726
Endocrine Disorders	42	2,151	21	15,799	- 13,648
Ovary Cancer	43	2,073	49	2,133	- 59
Poisonings	44	1,795	33	6,570	- 4,775
Upper Respiratory	45	1,789	67	259	+ 1,530
Drug Use	46	1,741	34	6,273	- 4,532
Uterin Cancer	47	1,484	62	679	+ 805
Maternal Conditions	48	1,396	15	23,540	- 22,144
Bladder Cancer	49	1,303	63	670	+ 633
Skin Cancers	50	1,063	53	1,933	- 870
Meningitis	51	848	11	43,651	- 42,803
Alcohol	52	702	58	1,031	- 329
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	620	69	165	+ 455
Hepatitis B	54	590	55	1,488	- 898
Skin Disease	55	241	56	1,468	- 1,227
Appendicitis	56	196	60	760	- 564
Other Neoplasms	57	179	66	290	- 111
Multiple Sclerosis	58	157	68	179	- 22
Tetanus	59	114	26	8,355	- 8,240
Malnutrition	60	85	36	5,896	- 5,811
Leishmaniasis	61	30	70	23	+ 7
War	62	24	45	3,245	- 3,220
Pertussis	63	16	16	23,282	- 23,265
Diphtheria	64	10	44	3,800	- 3,790
Chlamydia	65	9	71	14	- 5
Hepatitis C	66	8	65	304	- 296
Syphilis	67	4	38	5,449	- 5,445
Ascariasis	68	4	61	685	- 681
Measles	69	1	14	29,439	- 29,438
Dengue	70	0	73	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	72	3	- 3
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
Schistosomiasis	76	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Uzbekistan

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.