CUBA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,781	3	8,564	+ 217
Malaria	2	7,086	82	0	+ 7,086
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,673	43	206	+ 6,467
Low Birth Weight	4	3,980	48	98	+ 3,881
Stroke	5	3,629	2	10,725	- 7,096
Coronary Heart Disease	6	3,426	1	22,079	- 18,653
Birth Trauma	7	3,343	59	49	+ 3,294
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,475	19	1,007	+ 1,468
Meningitis	9	2,180	50	83	+ 2,097
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,809	37	368	+ 1,441
Liver Disease	11	1,714	11	1,873	- 160
Other Injuries	12	1,593	12	1,869	- 277
Tuberculosis	13	1,541	60	45	+ 1,497
Maternal Conditions	14	1,381	61	43	+ 1,337
Pertussis	15	1,190	73	0	+ 1,190
Kidney Disease	16	1,137	14	1,700	- 563
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,095	13	1,791	- 696
Measles	18	1,005	76	0	+ 1,005
Violence	19	934	32	584	+ 350
Lung Disease	20	904	6	5,492	- 4,588
Malnutrition	21	903	55	64	+ 840
Asthma	22	792	40	301	+ 491
Endocrine Disorders	23	752	36	412	+ 340
Drownings	24	658	42	231	+ 427
Hypertension	25	564	7	3,469	- 2,905
Falls	26	540	10	2,810	- 2,270
Suicide	27	511	16	1,638	- 1,127
Fires	28	466	58	55	+ 411
Breast Cancer	29	448	15	1,673	- 1,225
HIV/AIDS	30	436	34	471	- 35
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	435	35	420	+ 15
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	357	5	5,841	- 5,484
Poisonings	33	321	62	17	+ 304
Inflammatory/Heart	34	320	17	1,156	- 836
Liver Cancer	35	310	24	815	- 505
Epilepsy	36	282	46	108	+ 173
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	217	9	2,958	- 2,740
Cervical Cancer	38	203	29	666	- 463
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	194	44	162	+ 33
Ovary Cancer	40	177	39	323	- 146
War	41	170	68	1	+ 169
Tetanus	42	155	71	1	+ 154
Lymphomas	43	146	18	1,089	- 944
Stomach Cancer	44	125	20	991	- 866
Skin Cancers	45	119	33	514	- 395
Hepatitis B	46	116	56	59	+ 57
Parkinson's Disease	47	115	27	691	- 576
Leukemia	48	107	30	633	- 526
Oral Cancer	49	101	23	876	- 776
Schistosomiasis	50	99	81	0	+ 99
Leishmaniasis	51	99	83	0	+ 99
Skin Disease	52	89	41	258	- 170
Bladder Cancer	53	67	26	734	- 667
Pancreas Cancer	54	57	21	905	- 847
Oesophagus Cancer	55	55	22	879	- 825
Appendicitis	56	53	47	104	- 51
Prostate Cancer	57	53	8	3,365	- 3,312
Drug Use	58	53	51	82	- 29
Ascariasis	59	52	70	1	+ 51
Alcohol	60	50	28	675	- 625
Encephalitis	61	47	66	6	+ 41
Syphilis	62	46	69	1	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	63	39	65	6	+ 33
Uterin Cancer	64	36	31	602	- 566
Diphtheria	65	25	75	0	+ 25
Hepatitis C	66	19	45	112	- 93
Lung Cancers	67	17	4	5,985	- 5,967
Other Neoplasms	68	10	25	769	- 759
Multiple Sclerosis	69	9	57	55	- 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	7	49	87	- 79
Chlamydia	71	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	63	11	- 10
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	81	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	82	0	64	6	- 6
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	68	- 68
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	52	77	- 77
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

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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.