AFGHANISTAN VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	80,780	1	40,195	+ 40,586
Stroke	2	39,240	3	19,060	+ 20,180
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	31,334	4	14,649	+ 16,684
Lung Cancers	4	21,897	32	1,076	+ 20,821
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	21,372	23	1,765	+ 19,607
Lung Disease	6	20,095	15	4,650	+ 15,445
Hypertension	7	12,691	8	7,995	+ 4,696
Prostate Cancer	8	12,312	55	258	+ 12,055
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	10,821	39	741	+ 10,080
Falls	10	10,280	37	905	+ 9,375
Liver Disease	11	6,855	16	4,600	+ 2,255
Other Injuries	12	6,839	18	3,241	+ 3,598
Diabetes Mellitus	13	6,553	12	5,750	+ 803
Kidney Disease	14	6,220	10	6,590	- 370
Breast Cancer	15	6,120	22	1,822	+ 4,298
Suicide	16	5,992	24	1,573	+ 4,419
Inflammatory/Heart	17	4,231	45	527	+ 3,704
Lymphomas	18	3,986	36	946	+ 3,040
Road Traffic Accidents	19	3,686	11	6,033	- 2,347
Stomach Cancer	20	3,625	26	1,501	+ 2,124
Pancreas Cancer	21	3,310	56	229	+ 3,081
Oesophagus Cancer	22	3,217	29	1,314	+ 1,903
Oral Cancer	23	3,206	27	1,467	+ 1,739
Liver Cancer	24	2,983	40	657	+ 2,326
Other Neoplasms	25	2,812	63	29	+ 2,783
Bladder Cancer	26	2,686	54	272	+ 2,414
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,527	41	628	+ 1,900
Alcohol	28	2,471	58	150	+ 2,321
Cervical Cancer	29	2,436	44	541	+ 1,895
Leukemia	30	2,317	42	610	+ 1,707
Uterin Cancer	31	2,203	53	289	+ 1,914
Violence	32	2,135	19	3,217	- 1,081
Skin Cancers	33	1,880	59	145	+ 1,736
HIV/AIDS	34	1,725	46	464	+ 1,261
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,536	25	1,505	+ 31
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,509	28	1,364	+ 145
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,345	14	5,001	- 3,655
Osteoarthritis	38	1,194	84	0	+ 1,194
Ovary Cancer	39	1,181	48	369	+ 812
Asthma	40	1,102	17	3,403	- 2,300
Skin Disease	41	945	61	94	+ 851
Drownings	42	844	34	996	- 152
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	754	13	5,555	- 4,801
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	592	33	1,041	- 449
Hepatitis C	45	410	64	28	+ 382
Epilepsy	46	396	35	993	- 597
Appendicitis	47	380	52	298	+ 82
Low Birth Weight	48	360	5	12,631	- 12,271
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	317	65	25	+ 291
Meningitis	50	302	20	2,626	- 2,323
Drug Use	51	299	51	328	- 29
Anemia	52	283	83	0	+ 283
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	276	85	0	+ 276
Schizophrenia	54	249	81	0	+ 249
Malnutrition	55	232	43	589	- 357
Hepatitis B	56	216	38	863	- 647
Multiple Sclerosis	57	203	62	84	+ 119
Fires	58	201	50	348	- 147
Birth Trauma	59	178	6	10,723	- 10,545
Tuberculosis	60	164	7	9,839	- 9,675
Maternal Conditions	61	159	9	7,807	- 7,648
Poisonings	62	63	47	384	- 321
Otitis Media	63	40	71	1	+ 39
Oral conditions	64	23	86	0	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	65	21	68	9	+ 11
Encephalitis	66	21	31	1,190	- 1,169
Leprosy	67	7	75	0	+ 7
War	68	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Syphilis	69	3	60	94	- 91
Ascariasis	70	3	66	17	- 14
Tetanus	71	2	30	1,254	- 1,252
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	76	0	49	350	- 350
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	57	185	- 185
Leishmaniasis	83	0	70	1	- 1
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Cuba

Afghanistan

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.