NIGER VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,038	6	8,229	+ 44,809
Stroke	2	25,764	5	8,717	+ 17,047
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	20,573	1	21,093	- 521
Lung Cancers	4	14,377	67	42	+ 14,335
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	14,032	32	858	+ 13,174
Lung Disease	6	13,194	20	2,172	+ 11,022
Hypertension	7	8,333	25	1,356	+ 6,977
Prostate Cancer	8	8,084	57	128	+ 7,956
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	7,105	37	522	+ 6,583
Falls	10	6,750	26	1,297	+ 5,452
Liver Disease	11	4,501	11	4,116	+ 384
Other Injuries	12	4,491	12	3,826	+ 665
Diabetes Mellitus	13	4,302	17	2,630	+ 1,672
Kidney Disease	14	4,084	16	2,732	+ 1,352
Breast Cancer	15	4,018	29	1,075	+ 2,943
Suicide	16	3,934	27	1,227	+ 2,707
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,778	34	769	+ 2,009
Lymphomas	18	2,617	43	350	+ 2,267
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,420	8	5,946	- 3,526
Stomach Cancer	20	2,380	44	300	+ 2,080
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,173	54	138	+ 2,035
Oesophagus Cancer	22	2,112	55	132	+ 1,981
Oral Cancer	23	2,105	49	242	+ 1,863
Liver Cancer	24	1,958	35	745	+ 1,213
Other Neoplasms	25	1,846	68	24	+ 1,822
Bladder Cancer	26	1,764	53	161	+ 1,602
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,659	47	275	+ 1,384
Alcohol	28	1,622	60	120	+ 1,502
Cervical Cancer	29	1,599	38	487	+ 1,112
Leukemia	30	1,522	48	258	+ 1,264
Uterin Cancer	31	1,446	64	86	+ 1,360
Violence	32	1,402	19	2,244	- 842
Skin Cancers	33	1,235	45	287	+ 948
HIV/AIDS	34	1,133	30	1,048	+ 85
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,008	31	1,044	- 36
Endocrine Disorders	36	991	23	1,806	- 816
Congenital Anomalies	37	883	10	4,346	- 3,462
Osteoarthritis	38	784	81	0	+ 784
Ovary Cancer	39	776	40	425	+ 351
Asthma	40	724	22	1,902	- 1,178
Skin Disease	41	620	52	213	+ 408
Drownings	42	554	24	1,581	- 1,027
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	495	3	16,030	- 15,535
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	389	39	467	- 78
Hepatitis C	45	269	66	46	+ 224
Epilepsy	46	260	36	676	- 416
Appendicitis	47	250	56	128	+ 122
Low Birth Weight	48	236	4	9,560	- 9,324
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	208	70	18	+ 190
Meningitis	50	199	9	5,237	- 5,039
Drug Use	51	196	58	126	+ 70
Anemia	52	185	85	0	+ 185
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	181	80	0	+ 181
Schizophrenia	54	163	83	0	+ 163
Malnutrition	55	153	21	2,170	- 2,017
Hepatitis B	56	142	46	279	- 137
Multiple Sclerosis	57	133	69	22	+ 111
Fires	58	132	28	1,120	- 988
Birth Trauma	59	117	7	8,030	- 7,914
Tuberculosis	60	107	13	3,703	- 3,596
Maternal Conditions	61	104	14	3,317	- 3,213
Poisonings	62	41	33	771	- 730
Otitis Media	63	26	72	1	+ 25
Oral conditions	64	15	82	0	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	65	14	63	94	- 80
Encephalitis	66	14	61	112	- 99
Leprosy	67	4	76	0	+ 4
War	68	3	41	409	- 406
Syphilis	69	2	62	110	- 108
Ascariasis	70	2	59	125	- 123
Tetanus	71	2	42	372	- 371
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	15	2,858	- 2,857
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	65	60	- 60
Measles	76	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	50	237	- 237
Malaria	82	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Leishmaniasis	83	0	51	237	- 237
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.