CUBA VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,157	1	22,079	- 12,922
Stroke	2	7,791	2	10,725	- 2,934
Diabetes Mellitus	3	5,894	13	1,791	+ 4,103
Hypertension	4	2,795	7	3,469	- 674
Prostate Cancer	5	2,763	8	3,365	- 602
Breast Cancer	6	2,758	15	1,673	+ 1,085
Kidney Disease	7	2,686	14	1,700	+ 986
Endocrine Disorders	8	2,567	36	412	+ 2,155
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,498	3	8,564	- 6,066
Other Injuries	10	2,154	12	1,869	+ 285
Lung Disease	11	1,808	6	5,492	- 3,684
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,660	9	2,958	- 1,298
Skin Disease	13	950	41	258	+ 691
Cervical Cancer	14	939	29	666	+ 274
Stomach Cancer	15	761	20	991	- 230
Lung Cancers	16	710	4	5,985	- 5,274
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	708	5	5,841	- 5,134
HIV/AIDS	18	651	34	471	+ 180
Lymphomas	19	645	18	1,089	- 445
Uterin Cancer	20	616	31	602	+ 13
Inflammatory/Heart	21	601	17	1,156	- 555
Anemia	22	552	52	77	+ 475
Pancreas Cancer	23	542	21	905	- 363
Leukemia	24	515	30	633	- 119
Liver Cancer	25	484	24	815	- 332
Congenital Anomalies	26	455	37	368	+ 87
Epilepsy	27	377	46	108	+ 269
Liver Disease	28	374	11	1,873	- 1,499
Alcohol	29	368	28	675	- 308
Ovary Cancer	30	355	39	323	+ 33
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	345	53	75	+ 270
Other Neoplasms	32	319	25	769	- 449
Oral Cancer	33	272	23	876	- 604
Violence	34	251	32	584	- 333
Drownings	35	250	42	231	+ 20
Asthma	36	205	40	301	- 96
Low Birth Weight	37	180	48	98	+ 82
Malnutrition	38	142	55	64	+ 78
Appendicitis	39	137	47	104	+ 34
Drug Use	40	133	51	82	+ 51
Bladder Cancer	41	119	26	734	- 615
Parkinson's Disease	42	108	27	691	- 583
Skin Cancers	43	108	33	514	- 406
Birth Trauma	44	103	59	49	+ 54
Schizophrenia	45	99	54	68	+ 31
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	89	43	206	- 118
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	88	35	420	- 332
Poisonings	48	77	62	17	+ 59
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	64	44	162	- 98
Tuberculosis	50	58	60	45	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	48	49	87	- 39
Maternal Conditions	52	46	61	43	+ 3
Meningitis	53	44	50	83	- 39
Suicide	54	41	16	1,638	- 1,597
Otitis Media	55	31	63	11	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	56	29	57	55	- 27
Fires	57	18	58	55	- 37
Oesophagus Cancer	58	12	22	879	- 867
War	59	2	68	1	+ 1
Syphilis	60	0	69	1	- 1
Chlamydia	61	0	84	0	- 0
Diphtheria	62	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	71	1	- 1
Pertussis	64	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	65	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	67	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	68	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	72	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	65	6	- 6
Leprosy	72	0	67	2	- 2
Encephalitis	73	0	66	6	- 6
Hepatitis B	74	0	56	59	- 59
Hepatitis C	75	0	45	112	- 112
Leishmaniasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	19	1,007	- 1,007
Falls	82	0	10	2,810	- 2,810
Oral conditions	83	0	64	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	84	0	38	326	- 326
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Antigua/Bar.

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.