CUBA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,152	3	8,564	+ 1,588
Tuberculosis	2	9,128	60	45	+ 9,083
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	9,089	43	206	+ 8,883
HIV/AIDS	4	7,282	34	471	+ 6,811
Stroke	5	6,372	2	10,725	- 4,353
Malaria	6	6,364	82	0	+ 6,364
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,628	1	22,079	- 16,451
Low Birth Weight	8	4,323	48	98	+ 4,225
Birth Trauma	9	4,253	59	49	+ 4,204
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,473	19	1,007	+ 2,466
Measles	11	3,154	76	0	+ 3,154
Hypertension	12	2,430	7	3,469	- 1,039
Maternal Conditions	13	2,279	61	43	+ 2,235
Liver Disease	14	2,238	11	1,873	+ 365
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,215	13	1,791	+ 424
Meningitis	16	1,969	50	83	+ 1,886
Violence	17	1,957	32	584	+ 1,374
Lung Disease	18	1,855	6	5,492	- 3,637
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,505	37	368	+ 1,137
Asthma	20	1,476	40	301	+ 1,175
Kidney Disease	21	1,378	14	1,700	- 322
Malnutrition	22	1,340	55	64	+ 1,277
Other Injuries	23	1,204	12	1,869	- 665
Suicide	24	1,135	16	1,638	- 503
Endocrine Disorders	25	821	36	412	+ 408
Breast Cancer	26	668	15	1,673	- 1,005
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	615	35	420	+ 196
War	28	608	68	1	+ 607
Tetanus	29	544	71	1	+ 543
Inflammatory/Heart	30	524	17	1,156	- 633
Pertussis	31	515	73	0	+ 515
Cervical Cancer	32	446	29	666	- 219
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	396	5	5,841	- 5,446
Drownings	34	392	42	231	+ 162
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	376	44	162	+ 214
Falls	36	352	10	2,810	- 2,458
Schistosomiasis	37	328	81	0	+ 328
Prostate Cancer	38	303	8	3,365	- 3,062
Fires	39	275	58	55	+ 220
Poisonings	40	260	62	17	+ 243
Syphilis	41	233	69	1	+ 232
Lymphomas	42	231	18	1,089	- 858
Epilepsy	43	231	46	108	+ 122
Liver Cancer	44	226	24	815	- 589
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	226	9	2,958	- 2,732
Oral Cancer	46	177	23	876	- 700
Leukemia	47	171	30	633	- 462
Parkinson's Disease	48	130	27	691	- 560
Stomach Cancer	49	127	20	991	- 864
Ovary Cancer	50	124	39	323	- 199
Appendicitis	51	120	47	104	+ 16
Alcohol	52	120	28	675	- 556
Oesophagus Cancer	53	93	22	879	- 786
Skin Disease	54	93	41	258	- 165
Lung Cancers	55	91	4	5,985	- 5,894
Leishmaniasis	56	88	83	0	+ 88
Drug Use	57	85	51	82	+ 3
Skin Cancers	58	83	33	514	- 431
Trypanosomiasis	59	77	80	0	+ 77
Pancreas Cancer	60	71	21	905	- 834
Hepatitis B	61	64	56	59	+ 5
Encephalitis	62	54	66	6	+ 49
Upper Respiratory	63	47	65	6	+ 42
Bladder Cancer	64	45	26	734	- 689
Uterin Cancer	65	38	31	602	- 564
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	29	49	87	- 57
Diphtheria	67	21	75	0	+ 21
Otitis Media	68	12	63	11	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	11	45	112	- 101
Other Neoplasms	70	9	25	769	- 759
Ascariasis	71	9	70	1	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	72	7	57	55	- 48
Chlamydia	73	4	84	0	+ 4
Dengue	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	67	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	81	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	82	0	64	6	- 6
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	68	- 68
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Central Africa

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.