NIGERIA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	203,831	7	61,374	+ 142,458
Violence	2	137,365	19	18,407	+ 118,957
Stroke	3	91,918	8	57,744	+ 34,175
Diabetes Mellitus	4	84,671	18	22,497	+ 62,174
Road Traffic Accidents	5	84,297	12	41,693	+ 42,604
HIV/AIDS	6	56,744	10	44,124	+ 12,621
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	54,456	1	207,281	- 152,825
Kidney Disease	8	44,938	20	18,189	+ 26,749
Hypertension	9	39,355	24	10,692	+ 28,664
Lung Disease	10	39,012	22	12,569	+ 26,444
Lung Cancers	11	29,544	57	1,295	+ 28,249
Low Birth Weight	12	23,394	6	95,959	- 72,565
Prostate Cancer	13	21,580	35	5,914	+ 15,665
Congenital Anomalies	14	21,558	9	49,696	- 28,138
Breast Cancer	15	19,418	23	11,884	+ 7,534
Liver Disease	16	17,730	13	38,326	- 20,596
Stomach Cancer	17	16,478	50	2,129	+ 14,349
Other Neoplasms	18	16,420	66	290	+ 16,130
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	15,435	43	4,152	+ 11,283
Cervical Cancer	20	15,048	25	10,574	+ 4,474
Other Injuries	21	12,827	17	22,696	- 9,869
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	10,296	2	144,724	- 134,428
Lymphomas	23	9,453	40	5,202	+ 4,251
Birth Trauma	24	8,235	5	100,186	- 91,951
Pancreas Cancer	25	8,198	51	1,975	+ 6,223
Liver Cancer	26	7,798	39	5,289	+ 2,509
Leukemia	27	7,632	47	2,257	+ 5,376
Falls	28	6,555	28	7,528	- 973
Chagas disease	29	6,258	78	0	+ 6,258
Endocrine Disorders	30	5,757	21	15,799	- 10,042
Tuberculosis	31	5,663	3	127,335	- 121,672
Malnutrition	32	4,765	36	5,896	- 1,131
Inflammatory/Heart	33	4,538	42	4,826	- 289
Suicide	34	4,433	30	7,019	- 2,586
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	4,334	31	6,786	- 2,452
Ovary Cancer	36	4,262	49	2,133	+ 2,130
Skin Cancers	37	4,190	53	1,933	+ 2,257
Oral Cancer	38	4,123	48	2,238	+ 1,884
Maternal Conditions	39	3,198	15	23,540	- 20,342
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	3,164	37	5,846	- 2,682
Epilepsy	41	3,110	41	5,001	- 1,891
Malaria	42	3,045	4	100,963	- 97,918
Drownings	43	2,942	32	6,584	- 3,642
Oesophagus Cancer	44	2,802	64	560	+ 2,242
Bladder Cancer	45	2,762	63	670	+ 2,092
Asthma	46	2,357	27	8,192	- 5,835
Uterin Cancer	47	2,343	62	679	+ 1,665
Parkinson's Disease	48	1,907	46	2,473	- 567
Meningitis	49	1,899	11	43,651	- 41,752
Drug Use	50	1,707	34	6,273	- 4,566
War	51	1,401	45	3,245	- 1,844
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	1,363	69	165	+ 1,198
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	1,142	84	0	+ 1,142
Fires	54	1,094	29	7,132	- 6,037
Anemia	55	952	82	0	+ 952
Appendicitis	56	739	60	760	- 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	607	52	1,946	- 1,339
Poisonings	58	511	33	6,570	- 6,059
Dengue	59	492	73	2	+ 490
Multiple Sclerosis	60	384	68	179	+ 205
Encephalitis	61	280	59	937	- 656
Alcohol	62	260	58	1,031	- 771
Hepatitis B	63	225	55	1,488	- 1,264
Pertussis	64	194	16	23,282	- 23,088
Hepatitis C	65	161	65	304	- 143
Skin Disease	66	133	56	1,468	- 1,335
Syphilis	67	115	38	5,449	- 5,334
Tetanus	68	57	26	8,355	- 8,297
Schizophrenia	69	45	80	0	+ 45
Ascariasis	70	37	61	685	- 648
Leprosy	71	32	76	0	+ 32
Osteoarthritis	72	22	85	0	+ 22
Leishmaniasis	73	21	70	23	- 2
Upper Respiratory	74	10	67	259	- 248
Otitis Media	75	10	72	3	+ 7
Schistosomiasis	76	6	54	1,508	- 1,501
Iodine Deficiency	77	3	79	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	78	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Measles	79	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	71	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Venezuela

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.