CUBA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,986	1	22,079	- 11,093
War	2	7,002	68	1	+ 7,001
Stroke	3	5,210	2	10,725	- 5,516
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,004	3	8,564	- 4,560
Low Birth Weight	5	3,452	48	98	+ 3,354
Birth Trauma	6	2,931	59	49	+ 2,882
Tuberculosis	7	2,689	60	45	+ 2,644
Hypertension	8	2,185	7	3,469	- 1,284
Maternal Conditions	9	2,134	61	43	+ 2,090
Kidney Disease	10	1,801	14	1,700	+ 101
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,649	19	1,007	+ 642
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,571	13	1,791	- 220
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	1,518	43	206	+ 1,312
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,367	37	368	+ 999
Lung Disease	15	1,271	6	5,492	- 4,221
Liver Disease	16	1,257	11	1,873	- 616
Asthma	17	930	40	301	+ 629
Other Injuries	18	886	12	1,869	- 983
Violence	19	879	32	584	+ 296
Meningitis	20	718	50	83	+ 635
Pertussis	21	576	73	0	+ 576
Breast Cancer	22	498	15	1,673	- 1,175
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	482	5	5,841	- 5,359
Suicide	24	430	16	1,638	- 1,208
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	411	35	420	- 8
Stomach Cancer	26	410	20	991	- 581
Oral Cancer	27	401	23	876	- 475
Endocrine Disorders	28	373	36	412	- 40
Oesophagus Cancer	29	359	22	879	- 520
Tetanus	30	343	71	1	+ 342
Encephalitis	31	325	66	6	+ 320
Lung Cancers	32	294	4	5,985	- 5,691
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	284	44	162	+ 123
Drownings	34	272	42	231	+ 42
Epilepsy	35	271	46	108	+ 163
Lymphomas	36	259	18	1,089	- 831
Falls	37	247	10	2,810	- 2,562
Hepatitis B	38	236	56	59	+ 177
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	203	9	2,958	- 2,755
Liver Cancer	40	180	24	815	- 636
Parkinson's Disease	41	172	27	691	- 519
Leukemia	42	167	30	633	- 467
Malnutrition	43	161	55	64	+ 98
Cervical Cancer	44	148	29	666	- 518
Inflammatory/Heart	45	144	17	1,156	- 1,012
HIV/AIDS	46	127	34	471	- 345
Poisonings	47	105	62	17	+ 88
Ovary Cancer	48	101	39	323	- 222
Measles	49	96	76	0	+ 96
Fires	50	95	58	55	+ 40
Drug Use	51	90	51	82	+ 8
Appendicitis	52	82	47	104	- 22
Uterin Cancer	53	79	31	602	- 523
Bladder Cancer	54	74	26	734	- 660
Prostate Cancer	55	70	8	3,365	- 3,295
Pancreas Cancer	56	63	21	905	- 842
Malaria	57	51	82	0	+ 51
Alcohol	58	41	28	675	- 634
Skin Cancers	59	40	33	514	- 474
Syphilis	60	26	69	1	+ 25
Skin Disease	61	26	41	258	- 233
Multiple Sclerosis	62	23	57	55	- 32
Other Neoplasms	63	8	25	769	- 761
Hepatitis C	64	8	45	112	- 105
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	7	49	87	- 80
Ascariasis	66	5	70	1	+ 4
Diphtheria	67	5	75	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	68	3	65	6	- 3
Chlamydia	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	63	11	- 11
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	68	- 68
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	52	77	- 77
Osteoarthritis	84	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	75	- 75
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Afghanistan

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.