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 | Rate | World Rank | Deaths (%) |
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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%) |
Value | World Rank | |
---|---|---|
Population total | 190,632,261 | 7 |
Sex ratio m / f | 1.04 | 23 |
Population 0-14 | 42.5% | 17 |
Population 15-64 | 54.3% | 180 |
Population 65 + | 3.1% | 165 |
Total | World Rank | |
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Alcohol Liters | 13.4 | 4 |
Male | Female | World Rank | |
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Smoking Percent | 17.4 | 1.1 | 118 / 115 |
Male | Female | World Rank | |
---|---|---|---|
Obesity Percent | 4.6 | 13.1 | 154 / 145 |
Total | World Rank | |
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Happiness Score | 5.16 | 87 |
CAUSES | Rate | World Rank |
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Prostate Cancer | 46.41 | 12 |
Breast Cancer | 30.08 | 7 |
Cervical Cancer | 21.16 | 31 |
Liver Cancer | 13.01 | 23 |
Colon-Rectum Cancers | 4.21 | 147 |
Ovary Cancer | 3.05 | 143 |