Leading Causes of death in Nigeria

According to the latest WHO data published in 2017; Causes of death in Nigeria, demographic summary, health risks, cancer rank by type, world rankings, health profile in Nigeria. What is the leading cause of death in Nigeria?

Causes of Death

per 100,000 population POOR GOOD

CAUSES	Rate	World Rank	Deaths (%)
Influenza and Pneumonia	228.17	2	305,460 (15.03%)
Tuberculosis	190.61	1	175,124 (8.62%)
Diarrhoeal diseases	127.79	4	186,218 (9.16%)
Stroke	120.00	41	83,379 (4.10%)
HIV/AIDS	120.00	18	168,900 (8.31%)
Coronary Heart Disease	117.12	90	76,410 (3.76%)
Liver Disease	50.71	11	48,789 (2.40%)
Prostate Cancer	46.41	12	12,087 (0.59%)
Diabetes Mellitus	43.92	50	30,922 (1.52%)
Maternal Conditions	40.30	3	63,909 (3.14%)
Malaria	35.87	25	112,371 (5.53%)
Breast Cancer	30.08	7	14,932 (0.73%)
Meningitis	29.56	6	58,231 (2.87%)
Low Birth Weight	24.87	10	87,318 (4.30%)
Road Traffic Accidents	24.75	58	37,562 (1.85%)
Birth Trauma	23.20	8	81,448 (4.01%)
Other Injuries	22.63	8	39,645 (1.95%)
Falls	21.18	2	21,350 (1.05%)
Cervical Cancer	21.16	31	8,757 (0.43%)
Lung Disease	21.14	102	14,311 (0.70%)
Endocrine Disorders	19.56	10	42,961 (2.11%)
Congenital Anomalies	17.16	6	48,704 (2.40%)
Malnutrition	17.12	19	40,609 (2.00%)
Hypertension	15.17	79	10,864 (0.53%)
Suicide	14.79	33	18,095 (0.89%)
Alzheimers/Dementia	14.77	122	7,809 (0.38%)
Asthma	13.90	37	11,894 (0.59%)
Kidney Disease	13.32	98	12,605 (0.62%)
Liver Cancer	13.01	23	12,765 (0.63%)
Violence	10.41	47	17,843 (0.88%)
Measles	8.29	10	26,672 (1.31%)
Drownings	7.43	41	15,670 (0.77%)
Fires	6.57	27	10,148 (0.50%)
Inflammatory/Heart	6.49	74	6,336 (0.31%)
Drug Use	6.44	8	8,655 (0.43%)
Peptic Ulcer Disease	5.81	51	5,412 (0.27%)
Schistosomiasis	5.55	8	5,550 (0.27%)
War	5.44	10	8,826 (0.43%)
Epilepsy	5.20	28	7,446 (0.37%)
Lymphomas	4.65	102	4,421 (0.22%)
Rheumatic Heart Disease	4.41	45	3,897 (0.19%)
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4.21	147	3,648 (0.18%)
Other Neoplasms	3.96	46	3,545 (0.17%)
Tetanus	3.83	8	8,939 (0.44%)
Skin Disease	3.71	48	3,321 (0.16%)
Pertussis	3.48	4	11,345 (0.56%)
Ovary Cancer	3.05	143	(0.00%)
Syphilis	3.02	25	9,164 (0.45%)
Poisonings	2.89	21	5,601 (0.28%)
Hepatitis B	2.83	9	(0.00%)