5 Deadly Diseases In Nigeria

Usually these deadly diseases kill the most vulnerable part of nation  women and children. Annually they kill much more people than Ebola. 

1. Malaria (20% of deaths annually)
Malaria Consortium Nigeria informs that 11% of all child deaths in the world happen in Nigeria.
The leading reason for them is malaria. Nearly 250,000 of Nigerian children die every year from malaria. Despite the fact that the most vulnerable for this diseases are pregnant women and children, the entire population is at risk.
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2. Lower Respiratory Infections (19%)
Pneumonia and some other lower respiratory
 the diseases are the second leading case of deaths in Nigeria.
The main way of preventing it – an early treatment. These kind of diseases affect children and adults equally.

3. HIV (9%)

Nigeria has the second-largest number of people living with HIV. in Nigeria the HIV prevalence rate among adults ages 15–49 was 3.1% in the beginning of 2014. Youth is more vulnerable to this disease and young women are at higher risk that young men. Main cases of getting HIV in Nigeria – heterosexual transmissions.
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4. Diarrheal Diseases (5%)

Diarrheal diseas are common at the vast of African countries. According to the UNESCO statistics, the diarrhea death rate in Nigeria is 18.8% and is one of the worst result in sub-Sahara Africa. Diarrhea is a case of over 16% of child deaths in Nigeria. 150,000 deaths mainly amongst children under five occur annually because this disease. Usually  it is  caused by poor sanitation and hygiene practices.
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 5. Meningitis (3%)

The worst thing about meningitis is that it usually has very bad consequences for general health even after recovery. For example on 2009 large outbreak of this illness caused more than 75 000 cases and 4000 deaths in northern Nigeria and southern Niger.