CUBA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,325	1	22,079	- 10,754
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,754	5	5,841	+ 2,913
Lung Cancers	3	5,918	4	5,985	- 67
Lung Disease	4	4,017	6	5,492	- 1,475
Stroke	5	4,002	2	10,725	- 6,723
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,728	9	2,958	- 230
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,101	3	8,564	- 6,463
Breast Cancer	8	1,671	15	1,673	- 2
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,616	13	1,791	- 175
Lymphomas	10	1,455	18	1,089	+ 365
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,430	21	905	+ 525
Falls	12	1,365	10	2,810	- 1,445
Prostate Cancer	13	1,332	8	3,365	- 2,034
Kidney Disease	14	1,294	14	1,700	- 406
Suicide	15	1,248	16	1,638	- 389
Drug Use	16	1,042	51	82	+ 960
Liver Disease	17	1,024	11	1,873	- 849
Parkinson's Disease	18	949	27	691	+ 259
Endocrine Disorders	19	914	36	412	+ 501
Liver Cancer	20	880	24	815	+ 65
Leukemia	21	876	30	633	+ 242
Hypertension	22	724	7	3,469	- 2,744
Bladder Cancer	23	712	26	734	- 22
Other Injuries	24	676	12	1,869	- 1,193
Oesophagus Cancer	25	630	22	879	- 249
Stomach Cancer	26	615	20	991	- 375
Inflammatory/Heart	27	582	17	1,156	- 574
Road Traffic Accidents	28	565	19	1,007	- 443
Ovary Cancer	29	538	39	323	+ 215
Skin Cancers	30	496	33	514	- 18
Other Neoplasms	31	474	25	769	- 294
Oral Cancer	32	450	23	876	- 426
Alcohol	33	421	28	675	- 254
Uterin Cancer	34	334	31	602	- 268
Congenital Anomalies	35	306	37	368	- 62
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	238	43	206	+ 31
Multiple Sclerosis	37	196	57	55	+ 140
Skin Disease	38	192	41	258	- 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	180	44	162	+ 18
Violence	40	171	32	584	- 413
Cervical Cancer	41	163	29	666	- 502
Low Birth Weight	42	156	48	98	+ 58
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	125	35	420	- 295
Epilepsy	44	109	46	108	+ 0
Hepatitis C	45	103	45	112	- 10
Anemia	46	97	52	77	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	91	49	87	+ 5
Drownings	48	80	42	231	- 151
Asthma	49	74	40	301	- 227
Birth Trauma	50	55	59	49	+ 6
Malnutrition	51	54	55	64	- 9
Fires	52	54	58	55	- 1
HIV/AIDS	53	46	34	471	- 425
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	40	53	75	- 35
Osteoarthritis	55	39	38	326	- 287
Poisonings	56	34	62	17	+ 17
Schizophrenia	57	33	54	68	- 35
Tuberculosis	58	28	60	45	- 17
Meningitis	59	19	50	83	- 63
Hepatitis B	60	19	56	59	- 41
Oral conditions	61	14	64	6	+ 8
Appendicitis	62	14	47	104	- 90
Upper Respiratory	63	13	65	6	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	64	13	61	43	- 31
War	65	6	68	1	+ 5
Otitis Media	66	2	63	11	- 9
Syphilis	67	1	69	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	68	1	66	6	- 5
Pertussis	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	67	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	1	- 1
Chlamydia	83	0	84	0	- 0
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

Canada

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.