CUBA VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	13,863	2	10,725	+ 3,137
Coronary Heart Disease	2	12,898	1	22,079	- 9,181
Diabetes Mellitus	3	9,374	13	1,791	+ 7,583
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,975	3	8,564	- 589
Prostate Cancer	5	5,951	8	3,365	+ 2,585
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,146	9	2,958	+ 1,189
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	4,113	5	5,841	- 1,728
Breast Cancer	8	3,428	15	1,673	+ 1,755
Endocrine Disorders	9	3,365	36	412	+ 2,953
Kidney Disease	10	3,327	14	1,700	+ 1,627
Other Injuries	11	2,831	12	1,869	+ 961
Lung Disease	12	2,662	6	5,492	- 2,830
Hypertension	13	2,595	7	3,469	- 874
Skin Disease	14	2,250	41	258	+ 1,992
Lymphomas	15	1,830	18	1,089	+ 741
Lung Cancers	16	1,539	4	5,985	- 4,446
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,406	17	1,156	+ 250
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,397	21	905	+ 492
Violence	19	1,166	32	584	+ 582
Leukemia	20	1,049	30	633	+ 415
HIV/AIDS	21	1,015	34	471	+ 543
Stomach Cancer	22	999	20	991	+ 8
Cervical Cancer	23	993	29	666	+ 327
Other Neoplasms	24	931	25	769	+ 163
Road Traffic Accidents	25	846	19	1,007	- 161
Liver Disease	26	823	11	1,873	- 1,050
Uterin Cancer	27	764	31	602	+ 162
Oral Cancer	28	644	23	876	- 232
Congenital Anomalies	29	644	37	368	+ 276
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	624	53	75	+ 549
Parkinson's Disease	31	591	27	691	- 100
Ovary Cancer	32	560	39	323	+ 237
Liver Cancer	33	519	24	815	- 296
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	511	35	420	+ 91
Asthma	35	468	40	301	+ 167
Oesophagus Cancer	36	415	22	879	- 464
Anemia	37	402	52	77	+ 324
Epilepsy	38	339	46	108	+ 231
Bladder Cancer	39	338	26	734	- 396
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	246	43	206	+ 40
Falls	41	238	10	2,810	- 2,572
Low Birth Weight	42	190	48	98	+ 92
Birth Trauma	43	187	59	49	+ 139
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	168	49	87	+ 81
Meningitis	45	156	50	83	+ 73
Alcohol	46	146	28	675	- 530
Skin Cancers	47	142	33	514	- 372
Poisonings	48	74	62	17	+ 57
Malnutrition	49	71	55	64	+ 8
Osteoarthritis	50	71	38	326	- 256
Suicide	51	64	16	1,638	- 1,574
Hepatitis B	52	58	56	59	- 1
Drug Use	53	53	51	82	- 28
Dengue	54	49	74	0	+ 49
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	42	44	162	- 119
Maternal Conditions	56	42	61	43	- 2
Drownings	57	40	42	231	- 191
Upper Respiratory	58	38	65	6	+ 32
Schizophrenia	59	37	54	68	- 31
Tuberculosis	60	37	60	45	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	61	27	57	55	- 28
Fires	62	20	58	55	- 35
Oral conditions	63	20	64	6	+ 14
Syphilis	64	14	69	1	+ 13
Appendicitis	65	12	47	104	- 92
War	66	1	68	1	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	67	2	- 2
Otitis Media	72	0	63	11	- 11
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Encephalitis	82	0	66	6	- 6
Hepatitis C	83	0	45	112	- 112
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Barbados

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.