CUBA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	15,823	2	10,725	+ 5,098
Coronary Heart Disease	2	13,719	1	22,079	- 8,360
Lung Disease	3	7,501	6	5,492	+ 2,009
Lung Cancers	4	5,532	4	5,985	- 453
Stomach Cancer	5	3,086	20	991	+ 2,095
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,358	5	5,841	- 3,484
Hypertension	7	2,332	7	3,469	- 1,136
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,938	19	1,007	+ 931
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	1,924	9	2,958	- 1,034
Oesophagus Cancer	10	1,881	22	879	+ 1,002
Kidney Disease	11	1,489	14	1,700	- 211
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	1,420	3	8,564	- 7,144
Liver Cancer	13	1,401	24	815	+ 586
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,252	13	1,791	- 539
Liver Disease	15	1,128	11	1,873	- 746
Falls	16	1,075	10	2,810	- 1,734
Suicide	17	901	16	1,638	- 737
Pancreas Cancer	18	864	21	905	- 41
Breast Cancer	19	718	15	1,673	- 954
Parkinson's Disease	20	548	27	691	- 143
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	506	44	162	+ 344
Leukemia	22	450	30	633	- 183
Lymphomas	23	448	18	1,089	- 642
Oral Cancer	24	424	23	876	- 453
Other Injuries	25	419	12	1,869	- 1,450
Drownings	26	409	42	231	+ 178
Cervical Cancer	27	400	29	666	- 266
Prostate Cancer	28	395	8	3,365	- 2,970
Bladder Cancer	29	293	26	734	- 441
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	292	35	420	- 128
Congenital Anomalies	31	284	37	368	- 84
Tuberculosis	32	270	60	45	+ 225
Inflammatory/Heart	33	232	17	1,156	- 924
HIV/AIDS	34	223	34	471	- 249
Ovary Cancer	35	217	39	323	- 105
Poisonings	36	200	62	17	+ 182
Endocrine Disorders	37	198	36	412	- 214
Drug Use	38	188	51	82	+ 106
Asthma	39	179	40	301	- 122
Low Birth Weight	40	168	48	98	+ 69
Skin Cancers	41	152	33	514	- 362
Alcohol	42	148	28	675	- 528
Birth Trauma	43	137	59	49	+ 88
Malnutrition	44	101	55	64	+ 37
Uterin Cancer	45	91	31	602	- 511
Epilepsy	46	88	46	108	- 20
Violence	47	86	32	584	- 498
Fires	48	81	58	55	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	78	49	87	- 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	68	43	206	- 139
Meningitis	51	44	50	83	- 38
Skin Disease	52	40	41	258	- 218
Other Neoplasms	53	34	25	769	- 735
Maternal Conditions	54	28	61	43	- 16
Encephalitis	55	22	66	6	+ 16
Hepatitis B	56	21	56	59	- 38
Upper Respiratory	57	21	65	6	+ 15
Syphilis	58	14	69	1	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	59	13	57	55	- 42
Appendicitis	60	11	47	104	- 93
War	61	7	68	1	+ 6
Measles	62	4	76	0	+ 4
Tetanus	63	4	71	1	+ 3
Pertussis	64	4	73	0	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	65	3	81	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	66	1	45	112	- 111
Chlamydia	67	0	84	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	70	1	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	63	11	- 11
Dengue	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	67	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	82	0	38	326	- 326
Anemia	83	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	68	- 68
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

China

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.