CUBA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	8,110	34	471	+ 7,638
Tuberculosis	2	5,001	60	45	+ 4,957
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,633	3	8,564	- 3,931
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,486	1	22,079	- 17,593
Stroke	5	4,076	2	10,725	- 6,649
Malaria	6	3,555	82	0	+ 3,555
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,874	19	1,007	+ 1,867
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,345	43	206	+ 2,139
Low Birth Weight	9	2,307	48	98	+ 2,209
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,888	13	1,791	+ 97
Birth Trauma	11	1,794	59	49	+ 1,745
Hypertension	12	1,677	7	3,469	- 1,792
Liver Disease	13	1,673	11	1,873	- 200
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,311	37	368	+ 943
Kidney Disease	15	1,102	14	1,700	- 598
Maternal Conditions	16	1,039	61	43	+ 995
Lung Disease	17	973	6	5,492	- 4,520
Violence	18	969	32	584	+ 385
Suicide	19	627	16	1,638	- 1,011
Other Injuries	20	599	12	1,869	- 1,270
Pertussis	21	592	73	0	+ 592
Meningitis	22	538	50	83	+ 455
Asthma	23	523	40	301	+ 222
Malnutrition	24	489	55	64	+ 425
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	414	5	5,841	- 5,427
Inflammatory/Heart	26	395	17	1,156	- 762
Endocrine Disorders	27	374	36	412	- 39
Prostate Cancer	28	356	8	3,365	- 3,010
Cervical Cancer	29	353	29	666	- 313
Liver Cancer	30	305	24	815	- 510
Measles	31	287	76	0	+ 287
Breast Cancer	32	285	15	1,673	- 1,387
Falls	33	267	10	2,810	- 2,542
Syphilis	34	192	69	1	+ 191
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	189	35	420	- 231
Drownings	36	187	42	231	- 44
Fires	37	162	58	55	+ 107
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	160	9	2,958	- 2,798
Stomach Cancer	39	158	20	991	- 833
Epilepsy	40	137	46	108	+ 28
Poisonings	41	127	62	17	+ 110
Parkinson's Disease	42	124	27	691	- 567
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	120	44	162	- 42
Drug Use	44	118	51	82	+ 36
Lymphomas	45	110	18	1,089	- 980
Leukemia	46	103	30	633	- 530
Lung Cancers	47	97	4	5,985	- 5,888
Ovary Cancer	48	89	39	323	- 234
Alcohol	49	83	28	675	- 593
Skin Disease	50	82	41	258	- 176
Schistosomiasis	51	81	81	0	+ 81
Pancreas Cancer	52	75	21	905	- 829
Skin Cancers	53	65	33	514	- 449
Oral Cancer	54	59	23	876	- 818
Tetanus	55	41	71	1	+ 41
Encephalitis	56	36	66	6	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	57	35	22	879	- 844
Appendicitis	58	33	47	104	- 71
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	27	49	87	- 60
Uterin Cancer	60	26	31	602	- 576
Bladder Cancer	61	26	26	734	- 708
Hepatitis B	62	26	56	59	- 33
Other Neoplasms	63	14	25	769	- 755
Upper Respiratory	64	12	65	6	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	65	12	80	0	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	57	55	- 49
Hepatitis C	67	4	45	112	- 108
Diphtheria	68	3	75	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	70	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	2	84	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	63	11	- 10
War	72	1	68	1	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	67	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	68	- 68
Anemia	82	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	85	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
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.