CUBA VS ALGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALGERIA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,721	1	22,079	- 9,358
Stroke	2	5,455	2	10,725	- 5,270
Road Traffic Accidents	3	2,098	19	1,007	+ 1,091
Hypertension	4	1,952	7	3,469	- 1,517
Kidney Disease	5	1,756	14	1,700	+ 56
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,700	3	8,564	- 6,864
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	1,314	5	5,841	- 4,527
Low Birth Weight	8	1,269	48	98	+ 1,171
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,091	13	1,791	- 700
Lung Disease	10	1,089	6	5,492	- 4,404
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,016	37	368	+ 648
Lung Cancers	12	917	4	5,985	- 5,068
Birth Trauma	13	886	59	49	+ 838
Breast Cancer	14	808	15	1,673	- 865
Liver Disease	15	808	11	1,873	- 1,066
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	732	9	2,958	- 2,225
Tuberculosis	17	662	60	45	+ 618
Asthma	18	476	40	301	+ 174
Stomach Cancer	19	474	20	991	- 517
Lymphomas	20	427	18	1,089	- 662
Bladder Cancer	21	332	26	734	- 402
Other Injuries	22	327	12	1,869	- 1,543
Falls	23	307	10	2,810	- 2,503
Parkinson's Disease	24	291	27	691	- 399
Leukemia	25	270	30	633	- 363
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	259	43	206	+ 53
Cervical Cancer	27	254	29	666	- 412
Suicide	28	250	16	1,638	- 1,388
Prostate Cancer	29	249	8	3,365	- 3,116
Drug Use	30	229	51	82	+ 148
Pancreas Cancer	31	227	21	905	- 678
Endocrine Disorders	32	216	36	412	- 197
Maternal Conditions	33	214	61	43	+ 170
Inflammatory/Heart	34	192	17	1,156	- 964
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	168	35	420	- 252
Violence	36	166	32	584	- 417
Skin Cancers	37	166	33	514	- 348
Oral Cancer	38	162	23	876	- 714
Fires	39	148	58	55	+ 93
Ovary Cancer	40	143	39	323	- 180
Liver Cancer	41	128	24	815	- 687
Drownings	42	105	42	231	- 126
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	84	44	162	- 77
Epilepsy	44	83	46	108	- 26
Meningitis	45	75	50	83	- 8
Oesophagus Cancer	46	73	22	879	- 806
Poisonings	47	67	62	17	+ 50
HIV/AIDS	48	45	34	471	- 426
Pertussis	49	39	73	0	+ 39
Hepatitis B	50	38	56	59	- 21
Encephalitis	51	34	66	6	+ 28
Skin Disease	52	26	41	258	- 232
Malnutrition	53	19	55	64	- 44
Alcohol	54	19	28	675	- 656
Appendicitis	55	19	47	104	- 85
Uterin Cancer	56	18	31	602	- 585
Multiple Sclerosis	57	17	57	55	- 38
Other Neoplasms	58	13	25	769	- 755
Measles	59	13	76	0	+ 13
Tetanus	60	12	71	1	+ 11
Syphilis	61	10	69	1	+ 9
War	62	10	68	1	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	63	5	81	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	5	49	87	- 82
Hepatitis C	65	1	45	112	- 111
Leishmaniasis	66	1	83	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	70	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	65	6	- 5
Chlamydia	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	63	11	- 11
Malaria	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	67	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	68	- 68
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

Algeria

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.