CUBA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,601	3	8,564	+ 1,037
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	6,704	43	206	+ 6,497
Tuberculosis	3	5,898	60	45	+ 5,853
Malaria	4	4,677	82	0	+ 4,677
Birth Trauma	5	4,641	59	49	+ 4,592
Low Birth Weight	6	4,445	48	98	+ 4,347
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,843	1	22,079	- 19,236
Stroke	8	2,675	2	10,725	- 8,051
Congenital Anomalies	9	2,302	37	368	+ 1,934
HIV/AIDS	10	2,044	34	471	+ 1,572
Meningitis	11	2,022	50	83	+ 1,939
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,931	19	1,007	+ 924
Liver Disease	13	1,775	11	1,873	- 98
Measles	14	1,364	76	0	+ 1,364
Maternal Conditions	15	1,090	61	43	+ 1,047
Pertussis	16	1,078	73	0	+ 1,078
Other Injuries	17	1,051	12	1,869	- 818
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,042	13	1,791	- 749
Violence	19	853	32	584	+ 269
Kidney Disease	20	843	14	1,700	- 858
Endocrine Disorders	21	732	36	412	+ 319
Lung Disease	22	582	6	5,492	- 4,910
Breast Cancer	23	550	15	1,673	- 1,122
Hypertension	24	495	7	3,469	- 2,974
Cervical Cancer	25	490	29	666	- 176
Tetanus	26	387	71	1	+ 386
Asthma	27	379	40	301	+ 78
Falls	28	349	10	2,810	- 2,461
Fires	29	330	58	55	+ 275
Suicide	30	325	16	1,638	- 1,313
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	314	5	5,841	- 5,527
Drownings	32	305	42	231	+ 74
Poisonings	33	304	62	17	+ 287
Drug Use	34	291	51	82	+ 209
Prostate Cancer	35	274	8	3,365	- 3,091
Malnutrition	36	273	55	64	+ 210
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	271	35	420	- 149
Syphilis	38	252	69	1	+ 252
Liver Cancer	39	245	24	815	- 570
Lymphomas	40	241	18	1,089	- 848
Epilepsy	41	232	46	108	+ 123
Inflammatory/Heart	42	224	17	1,156	- 933
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	192	9	2,958	- 2,765
Diphtheria	44	176	75	0	+ 176
War	45	150	68	1	+ 149
Parkinson's Disease	46	115	27	691	- 576
Leukemia	47	105	30	633	- 529
Oral Cancer	48	104	23	876	- 773
Ovary Cancer	49	99	39	323	- 224
Stomach Cancer	50	99	20	991	- 892
Pancreas Cancer	51	91	21	905	- 813
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	90	44	162	- 72
Skin Cancers	53	90	33	514	- 424
Schistosomiasis	54	70	81	0	+ 70
Hepatitis B	55	69	56	59	+ 10
Skin Disease	56	68	41	258	- 190
Lung Cancers	57	60	4	5,985	- 5,925
Alcohol	58	48	28	675	- 628
Encephalitis	59	43	66	6	+ 38
Appendicitis	60	35	47	104	- 69
Ascariasis	61	32	70	1	+ 31
Uterin Cancer	62	31	31	602	- 571
Bladder Cancer	63	31	26	734	- 703
Oesophagus Cancer	64	26	22	879	- 853
Hepatitis C	65	14	45	112	- 98
Other Neoplasms	66	13	25	769	- 755
Upper Respiratory	67	12	65	6	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	68	8	57	55	- 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	8	49	87	- 79
Leishmaniasis	70	1	83	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	63	11	- 11
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
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	68	- 68
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	85	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Nigeria

Cuba

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.