CUBA VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,708	1	22,079	- 13,371
Lung Disease	2	6,502	6	5,492	+ 1,009
Stroke	3	4,466	2	10,725	- 6,259
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,195	3	8,564	- 6,369
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,100	43	206	+ 1,893
Liver Disease	6	2,052	11	1,873	+ 179
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,032	13	1,791	+ 241
Kidney Disease	8	1,843	14	1,700	+ 142
Tuberculosis	9	1,708	60	45	+ 1,663
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,531	19	1,007	+ 523
Stomach Cancer	11	1,464	20	991	+ 474
Falls	12	1,375	10	2,810	- 1,435
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,296	5	5,841	- 4,545
Low Birth Weight	14	982	48	98	+ 884
Asthma	15	964	40	301	+ 663
Hypertension	16	949	7	3,469	- 2,520
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	838	44	162	+ 676
HIV/AIDS	18	719	34	471	+ 248
Birth Trauma	19	635	59	49	+ 587
Congenital Anomalies	20	623	37	368	+ 255
Lung Cancers	21	546	4	5,985	- 5,439
Oesophagus Cancer	22	542	22	879	- 337
Oral Cancer	23	534	23	876	- 343
Other Injuries	24	528	12	1,869	- 1,341
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	479	35	420	+ 59
Suicide	26	436	16	1,638	- 1,202
Liver Cancer	27	433	24	815	- 382
Parkinson's Disease	28	389	27	691	- 301
Cervical Cancer	29	378	29	666	- 288
Encephalitis	30	347	66	6	+ 342
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	300	9	2,958	- 2,658
Drownings	32	252	42	231	+ 21
Pancreas Cancer	33	247	21	905	- 657
Leukemia	34	230	30	633	- 403
Violence	35	227	32	584	- 356
Meningitis	36	213	50	83	+ 131
Ovary Cancer	37	177	39	323	- 146
Epilepsy	38	171	46	108	+ 63
Endocrine Disorders	39	136	36	412	- 276
Syphilis	40	132	69	1	+ 131
Skin Cancers	41	114	33	514	- 400
Maternal Conditions	42	113	61	43	+ 70
Breast Cancer	43	98	15	1,673	- 1,575
Fires	44	98	58	55	+ 43
Inflammatory/Heart	45	95	17	1,156	- 1,061
Skin Disease	46	90	41	258	- 168
Drug Use	47	85	51	82	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	48	80	26	734	- 654
Alcohol	49	74	28	675	- 601
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	66	49	87	- 21
Appendicitis	51	62	47	104	- 42
Lymphomas	52	60	18	1,089	- 1,029
Hepatitis B	53	50	56	59	- 9
Malnutrition	54	43	55	64	- 21
Prostate Cancer	55	42	8	3,365	- 3,323
Dengue	56	41	74	0	+ 41
Other Neoplasms	57	27	25	769	- 742
Measles	58	25	76	0	+ 25
Poisonings	59	24	62	17	+ 6
Tetanus	60	17	71	1	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	61	13	65	6	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	62	12	57	55	- 43
Pertussis	63	12	73	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	64	11	45	112	- 101
Leishmaniasis	65	11	83	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	66	2	70	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	1	84	0	+ 1
War	68	1	68	1	- 0
Otitis Media	69	1	63	11	- 10
Diphtheria	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	71	0	31	602	- 602
Anemia	72	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	54	68	- 68
Oral conditions	76	0	64	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	78	0	38	326	- 326
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	72	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

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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.