NIGERIA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	476,664	7	61,374	+ 415,290
Stroke	2	231,547	8	57,744	+ 173,804
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	184,891	1	207,281	- 22,390
Lung Cancers	4	129,207	57	1,295	+ 127,912
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	126,110	31	6,786	+ 119,325
Lung Disease	6	118,573	22	12,569	+ 106,005
Hypertension	7	74,889	24	10,692	+ 64,197
Prostate Cancer	8	72,653	35	5,914	+ 66,738
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	63,852	43	4,152	+ 59,700
Falls	10	60,661	28	7,528	+ 53,133
Liver Disease	11	40,447	13	38,326	+ 2,121
Other Injuries	12	40,357	17	22,696	+ 17,661
Diabetes Mellitus	13	38,666	18	22,497	+ 16,170
Kidney Disease	14	36,704	20	18,189	+ 18,514
Breast Cancer	15	36,114	23	11,884	+ 24,230
Suicide	16	35,357	30	7,019	+ 28,339
Inflammatory/Heart	17	24,965	42	4,826	+ 20,139
Lymphomas	18	23,520	40	5,202	+ 18,318
Road Traffic Accidents	19	21,750	12	41,693	- 19,943
Stomach Cancer	20	21,390	50	2,129	+ 19,262
Pancreas Cancer	21	19,532	51	1,975	+ 17,557
Oesophagus Cancer	22	18,983	64	560	+ 18,423
Oral Cancer	23	18,919	48	2,238	+ 16,680
Liver Cancer	24	17,601	39	5,289	+ 12,312
Other Neoplasms	25	16,592	66	290	+ 16,302
Bladder Cancer	26	15,850	63	670	+ 15,180
Parkinson's Disease	27	14,912	46	2,473	+ 12,439
Alcohol	28	14,580	58	1,031	+ 13,549
Cervical Cancer	29	14,372	25	10,574	+ 3,799
Leukemia	30	13,674	47	2,257	+ 11,417
Uterin Cancer	31	12,998	62	679	+ 12,319
Violence	32	12,600	19	18,407	- 5,808
Skin Cancers	33	11,096	53	1,933	+ 9,163
HIV/AIDS	34	10,178	10	44,124	- 33,945
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	9,062	37	5,846	+ 3,216
Endocrine Disorders	36	8,903	21	15,799	- 6,896
Congenital Anomalies	37	7,939	9	49,696	- 41,757
Osteoarthritis	38	7,044	85	0	+ 7,044
Ovary Cancer	39	6,971	49	2,133	+ 4,839
Asthma	40	6,504	27	8,192	- 1,687
Skin Disease	41	5,575	56	1,468	+ 4,107
Drownings	42	4,980	32	6,584	- 1,604
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	4,452	2	144,724	- 140,272
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	3,493	52	1,946	+ 1,547
Hepatitis C	45	2,420	65	304	+ 2,117
Epilepsy	46	2,337	41	5,001	- 2,664
Appendicitis	47	2,243	60	760	+ 1,483
Low Birth Weight	48	2,122	6	95,959	- 93,837
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	1,869	69	165	+ 1,705
Meningitis	50	1,784	11	43,651	- 41,867
Drug Use	51	1,766	34	6,273	- 4,507
Anemia	52	1,667	82	0	+ 1,667
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	1,629	84	0	+ 1,629
Schizophrenia	54	1,468	80	0	+ 1,468
Malnutrition	55	1,371	36	5,896	- 4,525
Hepatitis B	56	1,277	55	1,488	- 211
Multiple Sclerosis	57	1,197	68	179	+ 1,018
Fires	58	1,187	29	7,132	- 5,944
Birth Trauma	59	1,050	5	100,186	- 99,136
Tuberculosis	60	966	3	127,335	- 126,369
Maternal Conditions	61	938	15	23,540	- 22,602
Poisonings	62	371	33	6,570	- 6,199
Otitis Media	63	234	72	3	+ 231
Oral conditions	64	135	86	0	+ 135
Upper Respiratory	65	122	67	259	- 136
Encephalitis	66	122	59	937	- 815
Leprosy	67	39	76	0	+ 39
War	68	26	45	3,245	- 3,218
Syphilis	69	16	38	5,449	- 5,433
Ascariasis	70	16	61	685	- 669
Tetanus	71	14	26	8,355	- 8,340
Iodine Deficiency	72	8	79	0	+ 8
Pertussis	73	1	16	23,282	- 23,281
Dengue	74	0	73	2	- 2
Diphtheria	75	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Measles	76	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Malaria	82	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Leishmaniasis	83	0	70	23	- 23
Chlamydia	84	0	71	14	- 14
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Cuba

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.