CUBA VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,827	1	22,079	- 13,251
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,386	5	5,841	+ 545
Stroke	3	4,232	2	10,725	- 6,493
Lung Cancers	4	3,592	4	5,985	- 2,393
Lung Disease	5	3,477	6	5,492	- 2,015
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,544	9	2,958	- 414
Diabetes Mellitus	7	1,832	13	1,791	+ 41
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,821	3	8,564	- 6,743
Prostate Cancer	9	1,543	8	3,365	- 1,822
Breast Cancer	10	1,395	15	1,673	- 278
Suicide	11	1,290	16	1,638	- 347
Kidney Disease	12	1,286	14	1,700	- 414
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,277	21	905	+ 372
Falls	14	1,276	10	2,810	- 1,533
Lymphomas	15	1,245	18	1,089	+ 155
Endocrine Disorders	16	954	36	412	+ 541
Skin Cancers	17	950	33	514	+ 436
Leukemia	18	871	30	633	+ 238
Parkinson's Disease	19	834	27	691	+ 143
Liver Cancer	20	834	24	815	+ 19
Drug Use	21	730	51	82	+ 649
Other Injuries	22	673	12	1,869	- 1,196
Hypertension	23	668	7	3,469	- 2,801
Inflammatory/Heart	24	644	17	1,156	- 513
Oesophagus Cancer	25	612	22	879	- 267
Liver Disease	26	582	11	1,873	- 1,291
Stomach Cancer	27	528	20	991	- 463
Other Neoplasms	28	513	25	769	- 256
Road Traffic Accidents	29	510	19	1,007	- 498
Bladder Cancer	30	486	26	734	- 248
Ovary Cancer	31	411	39	323	+ 88
Oral Cancer	32	398	23	876	- 478
Congenital Anomalies	33	291	37	368	- 77
Skin Disease	34	243	41	258	- 15
Uterin Cancer	35	215	31	602	- 387
Asthma	36	187	40	301	- 115
Alcohol	37	156	28	675	- 520
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	155	44	162	- 7
Cervical Cancer	39	140	29	666	- 526
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	121	43	206	- 85
Epilepsy	41	117	46	108	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	113	35	420	- 307
Low Birth Weight	43	102	48	98	+ 3
Violence	44	100	32	584	- 484
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	94	49	87	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	46	77	57	55	+ 21
Drownings	47	73	42	231	- 158
Hepatitis C	48	71	45	112	- 41
Anemia	49	64	52	77	- 13
Birth Trauma	50	57	59	49	+ 9
Malnutrition	51	48	55	64	- 16
Osteoarthritis	52	47	38	326	- 280
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	29	53	75	- 46
Schizophrenia	54	26	54	68	- 42
Fires	55	22	58	55	- 33
Tuberculosis	56	22	60	45	- 23
HIV/AIDS	57	20	34	471	- 451
Hepatitis B	58	17	56	59	- 42
Oral conditions	59	16	64	6	+ 10
Meningitis	60	15	50	83	- 67
Poisonings	61	14	62	17	- 3
Appendicitis	62	11	47	104	- 93
Maternal Conditions	63	8	61	43	- 35
Upper Respiratory	64	7	65	6	+ 1
War	65	3	68	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	2	63	11	- 8
Syphilis	67	1	69	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	1	66	6	- 5
Pertussis	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Tetanus	70	1	71	1	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	76	0	67	2	- 2
Chlamydia	77	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Australia

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.