CUBA VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,049	1	22,079	+ 8,970
Stroke	2	31,024	2	10,725	+ 20,299
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	6,448	5	5,841	+ 607
Lung Cancers	4	3,622	4	5,985	- 2,363
Lung Disease	5	3,093	6	5,492	- 2,399
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,237	3	8,564	- 6,327
Stomach Cancer	7	1,741	20	991	+ 750
Inflammatory/Heart	8	1,641	17	1,156	+ 484
Liver Cancer	9	1,531	24	815	+ 716
Hypertension	10	1,501	7	3,469	- 1,968
Kidney Disease	11	1,407	14	1,700	- 294
Liver Disease	12	1,327	11	1,873	- 546
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,301	27	691	+ 610
Road Traffic Accidents	14	1,190	19	1,007	+ 182
Bladder Cancer	15	1,164	26	734	+ 430
Prostate Cancer	16	1,097	8	3,365	- 2,269
Breast Cancer	17	810	15	1,673	- 863
Pancreas Cancer	18	793	21	905	- 112
Diabetes Mellitus	19	736	13	1,791	- 1,055
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	695	9	2,958	- 2,262
Asthma	21	680	40	301	+ 379
Leukemia	22	464	30	633	- 170
Falls	23	441	10	2,810	- 2,369
Suicide	24	441	16	1,638	- 1,197
Low Birth Weight	25	375	48	98	+ 277
Other Injuries	26	372	12	1,869	- 1,497
Violence	27	362	32	584	- 222
Congenital Anomalies	28	362	37	368	- 6
Endocrine Disorders	29	320	36	412	- 92
Oral Cancer	30	316	23	876	- 560
Lymphomas	31	243	18	1,089	- 847
Skin Cancers	32	225	33	514	- 289
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	201	35	420	- 219
Oesophagus Cancer	34	182	22	879	- 697
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	177	44	162	+ 16
Cervical Cancer	36	169	29	666	- 497
Epilepsy	37	156	46	108	+ 47
Uterin Cancer	38	148	31	602	- 454
Ovary Cancer	39	139	39	323	- 184
Multiple Sclerosis	40	137	57	55	+ 81
Birth Trauma	41	114	59	49	+ 65
HIV/AIDS	42	90	34	471	- 381
Drownings	43	90	42	231	- 141
Drug Use	44	89	51	82	+ 7
Fires	45	69	58	55	+ 14
Encephalitis	46	69	66	6	+ 64
Other Neoplasms	47	69	25	769	- 700
Alcohol	48	65	28	675	- 610
Meningitis	49	49	50	83	- 34
Upper Respiratory	50	43	65	6	+ 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	39	49	87	- 48
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	33	43	206	- 173
Poisonings	53	32	62	17	+ 14
Tuberculosis	54	30	60	45	- 15
Skin Disease	55	21	41	258	- 237
Appendicitis	56	19	47	104	- 85
Tetanus	57	10	71	1	+ 9
Malnutrition	58	9	55	64	- 54
Maternal Conditions	59	7	61	43	- 36
Pertussis	60	5	73	0	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	61	3	83	0	+ 3
Syphilis	62	3	69	1	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	2	56	59	- 57
War	64	1	68	1	- 0
Measles	65	1	76	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	0	45	112	- 112
Chlamydia	67	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	63	11	- 11
Diphtheria	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	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
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	52	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Albania

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.