CUBA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,990	1	22,079	- 8,089
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,621	5	5,841	+ 2,779
Stroke	3	6,782	2	10,725	- 3,943
Lung Cancers	4	6,204	4	5,985	+ 220
Lung Disease	5	5,894	6	5,492	+ 402
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,198	3	8,564	- 3,366
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,048	9	2,958	+ 90
Kidney Disease	8	2,702	14	1,700	+ 1,002
Breast Cancer	9	2,368	15	1,673	+ 695
Suicide	10	1,933	16	1,638	+ 295
Other Injuries	11	1,837	12	1,869	- 32
Other Neoplasms	12	1,673	25	769	+ 905
Prostate Cancer	13	1,670	8	3,365	- 1,695
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,657	21	905	+ 752
Falls	15	1,607	10	2,810	- 1,203
Lymphomas	16	1,421	18	1,089	+ 332
Liver Disease	17	1,312	11	1,873	- 562
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,311	36	412	+ 898
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,261	27	691	+ 571
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,162	13	1,791	- 629
Leukemia	21	1,098	30	633	+ 465
Bladder Cancer	22	987	26	734	+ 253
Inflammatory/Heart	23	971	17	1,156	- 185
Liver Cancer	24	893	24	815	+ 78
Oesophagus Cancer	25	822	22	879	- 57
Stomach Cancer	26	790	20	991	- 201
Hypertension	27	677	7	3,469	- 2,792
Oral Cancer	28	618	23	876	- 259
Road Traffic Accidents	29	610	19	1,007	- 398
Ovary Cancer	30	597	39	323	+ 275
Skin Cancers	31	478	33	514	- 36
Alcohol	32	457	28	675	- 218
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	382	43	206	+ 176
Uterin Cancer	34	352	31	602	- 250
Skin Disease	35	347	41	258	+ 89
Epilepsy	36	318	46	108	+ 210
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	268	44	162	+ 106
Malnutrition	38	266	55	64	+ 203
Drug Use	39	263	51	82	+ 181
Congenital Anomalies	40	258	37	368	- 110
Cervical Cancer	41	222	29	666	- 443
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	195	35	420	- 225
Anemia	43	182	52	77	+ 105
Violence	44	137	32	584	- 447
Multiple Sclerosis	45	135	57	55	+ 79
Asthma	46	117	40	301	- 184
Drownings	47	72	42	231	- 159
Fires	48	69	58	55	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	66	49	87	- 20
Low Birth Weight	50	64	48	98	- 34
Osteoarthritis	51	54	38	326	- 273
Hepatitis C	52	49	45	112	- 64
Birth Trauma	53	43	59	49	- 6
Tuberculosis	54	42	60	45	- 3
Poisonings	55	38	62	17	+ 20
Schizophrenia	56	36	54	68	- 32
HIV/AIDS	57	33	34	471	- 438
Meningitis	58	26	50	83	- 57
Upper Respiratory	59	20	65	6	+ 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	18	53	75	- 57
Oral conditions	61	17	64	6	+ 11
Appendicitis	62	15	47	104	- 89
Hepatitis B	63	15	56	59	- 44
Maternal Conditions	64	5	61	43	- 38
Otitis Media	65	2	63	11	- 9
Encephalitis	66	1	66	6	- 4
War	67	1	68	1	- 0
Pertussis	68	1	73	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	69	1	- 1
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	67	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	83	0	74	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

Belgium

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.