CUBA VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,524	1	22,079	- 12,555
Violence	2	4,261	32	584	+ 3,677
Stroke	3	3,665	2	10,725	- 7,060
Lung Disease	4	3,522	6	5,492	- 1,970
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,382	3	8,564	- 6,182
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,717	19	1,007	+ 710
Kidney Disease	7	1,511	14	1,700	- 189
Hypertension	8	1,415	7	3,469	- 2,054
Stomach Cancer	9	1,352	20	991	+ 361
Lung Cancers	10	1,161	4	5,985	- 4,824
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,112	13	1,791	- 679
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	967	9	2,958	- 1,991
Breast Cancer	13	811	15	1,673	- 861
Prostate Cancer	14	793	8	3,365	- 2,573
Other Neoplasms	15	709	25	769	- 60
Congenital Anomalies	16	655	37	368	+ 287
HIV/AIDS	17	593	34	471	+ 122
Lymphomas	18	576	18	1,089	- 514
Liver Disease	19	537	11	1,873	- 1,337
Cervical Cancer	20	501	29	666	- 165
Leukemia	21	488	30	633	- 145
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	477	5	5,841	- 5,364
Low Birth Weight	23	463	48	98	+ 365
Liver Cancer	24	457	24	815	- 359
Pancreas Cancer	25	447	21	905	- 458
Suicide	26	435	16	1,638	- 1,203
Malnutrition	27	415	55	64	+ 352
Other Injuries	28	352	12	1,869	- 1,517
Falls	29	336	10	2,810	- 2,474
Endocrine Disorders	30	302	36	412	- 110
Inflammatory/Heart	31	294	17	1,156	- 862
Tuberculosis	32	281	60	45	+ 237
Ovary Cancer	33	248	39	323	- 75
Skin Disease	34	244	41	258	- 15
Skin Cancers	35	227	33	514	- 287
Oesophagus Cancer	36	185	22	879	- 695
Oral Cancer	37	178	23	876	- 698
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	165	43	206	- 41
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	154	35	420	- 265
Drownings	40	152	42	231	- 78
Birth Trauma	41	143	59	49	+ 95
Bladder Cancer	42	135	26	734	- 600
Epilepsy	43	132	46	108	+ 24
Drug Use	44	109	51	82	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	45	94	31	602	- 509
Maternal Conditions	46	87	61	43	+ 44
Parkinson's Disease	47	85	27	691	- 606
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	74	53	75	- 2
War	49	57	68	1	+ 56
Meningitis	50	54	50	83	- 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	54	49	87	- 33
Appendicitis	52	47	47	104	- 57
Chagas disease	53	45	79	0	+ 45
Asthma	54	42	40	301	- 259
Dengue	55	29	74	0	+ 29
Fires	56	28	58	55	- 27
Anemia	57	22	52	77	- 55
Osteoarthritis	58	15	38	326	- 312
Hepatitis C	59	14	45	112	- 98
Multiple Sclerosis	60	14	57	55	- 42
Poisonings	61	13	62	17	- 4
Hepatitis B	62	11	56	59	- 48
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	8	44	162	- 153
Encephalitis	64	8	66	6	+ 3
Syphilis	65	7	69	1	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	66	6	65	6	+ 0
Malaria	67	6	82	0	+ 6
Alcohol	68	5	28	675	- 670
Pertussis	69	4	73	0	+ 4
Schizophrenia	70	4	54	68	- 64
Tetanus	71	3	71	1	+ 2
Leprosy	72	2	67	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	2	63	11	- 9
Leishmaniasis	74	2	83	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	75	2	64	6	- 5
Ascariasis	76	1	70	1	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	81	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Colombia

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.