NIGERIA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	196,172	10	44,124	+ 152,048
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	108,326	1	207,281	- 98,954
Stroke	3	90,468	8	57,744	+ 32,724
Malaria	4	89,717	4	100,963	- 11,246
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	71,429	2	144,724	- 73,295
Tuberculosis	6	67,625	3	127,335	- 59,710
Birth Trauma	7	57,614	5	100,186	- 42,572
Low Birth Weight	8	55,285	6	95,959	- 40,674
Liver Disease	9	51,230	13	38,326	+ 12,904
Coronary Heart Disease	10	50,445	7	61,374	- 10,929
Road Traffic Accidents	11	41,591	12	41,693	- 102
Congenital Anomalies	12	35,807	9	49,696	- 13,890
Hypertension	13	29,781	24	10,692	+ 19,089
Diabetes Mellitus	14	27,261	18	22,497	+ 4,765
Malnutrition	15	26,210	36	5,896	+ 20,314
Meningitis	16	22,491	11	43,651	- 21,160
Cervical Cancer	17	20,472	25	10,574	+ 9,898
Kidney Disease	18	20,038	20	18,189	+ 1,848
Other Injuries	19	19,676	17	22,696	- 3,020
Suicide	20	14,826	30	7,019	+ 7,807
Lung Disease	21	14,485	22	12,569	+ 1,916
Maternal Conditions	22	13,522	15	23,540	- 10,018
Violence	23	13,126	19	18,407	- 5,281
Syphilis	24	10,071	38	5,449	+ 4,621
Pertussis	25	8,454	16	23,282	- 14,828
Asthma	26	8,432	27	8,192	+ 240
Drownings	27	7,841	32	6,584	+ 1,257
Falls	28	6,788	28	7,528	- 740
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	6,712	31	6,786	- 73
Prostate Cancer	30	6,391	35	5,914	+ 477
Lymphomas	31	6,235	40	5,202	+ 1,034
Fires	32	6,218	29	7,132	- 914
Inflammatory/Heart	33	5,706	42	4,826	+ 879
Poisonings	34	5,192	33	6,570	- 1,378
Breast Cancer	35	4,164	23	11,884	- 7,720
Oesophagus Cancer	36	4,082	64	560	+ 3,522
Endocrine Disorders	37	4,025	21	15,799	- 11,774
Epilepsy	38	3,779	41	5,001	- 1,222
Leukemia	39	2,972	47	2,257	+ 716
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,795	37	5,846	- 3,051
Lung Cancers	41	2,570	57	1,295	+ 1,275
Stomach Cancer	42	2,350	50	2,129	+ 221
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	2,307	43	4,152	- 1,845
Tetanus	44	2,160	26	8,355	- 6,194
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	2,159	52	1,946	+ 213
Liver Cancer	46	2,012	39	5,289	- 3,277
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,866	46	2,473	- 607
Oral Cancer	48	1,766	48	2,238	- 472
Alcohol	49	1,593	58	1,031	+ 561
Bladder Cancer	50	1,499	63	670	+ 829
Schistosomiasis	51	1,459	54	1,508	- 49
Skin Disease	52	1,432	56	1,468	- 36
Drug Use	53	1,394	34	6,273	- 4,879
Skin Cancers	54	1,229	53	1,933	- 704
Hepatitis B	55	1,186	55	1,488	- 302
Appendicitis	56	954	60	760	+ 194
Ovary Cancer	57	939	49	2,133	- 1,193
Leishmaniasis	58	824	70	23	+ 801
Encephalitis	59	798	59	937	- 139
Upper Respiratory	60	770	67	259	+ 512
Measles	61	550	14	29,439	- 28,889
Pancreas Cancer	62	482	51	1,975	- 1,493
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	340	69	165	+ 176
Uterin Cancer	64	339	62	679	- 340
Other Neoplasms	65	226	66	290	- 64
Hepatitis C	66	201	65	304	- 102
Multiple Sclerosis	67	153	68	179	- 26
Ascariasis	68	98	61	685	- 587
War	69	74	45	3,245	- 3,171
Otitis Media	70	57	72	3	+ 53
Chlamydia	71	39	71	14	+ 26
Trypanosomiasis	72	36	77	0	+ 36
Diphtheria	73	31	44	3,800	- 3,768
Dengue	74	12	73	2	+ 10
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	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

Zambia

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.