ANGOLA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	74,902	9	10,020	+ 64,882
Stroke	2	36,385	8	10,687	+ 25,698
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	29,054	1	24,897	+ 4,156
Lung Cancers	4	20,303	45	401	+ 19,902
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	19,817	29	1,198	+ 18,619
Lung Disease	6	18,632	22	2,447	+ 16,185
Hypertension	7	11,768	15	3,667	+ 8,101
Prostate Cancer	8	11,417	33	1,071	+ 10,346
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	10,034	42	477	+ 9,556
Falls	10	9,532	30	1,147	+ 8,385
Liver Disease	11	6,356	12	6,103	+ 253
Other Injuries	12	6,342	21	2,682	+ 3,659
Diabetes Mellitus	13	6,076	13	4,413	+ 1,663
Kidney Disease	14	5,768	20	2,746	+ 3,021
Breast Cancer	15	5,675	31	1,141	+ 4,534
Suicide	16	5,556	23	1,936	+ 3,620
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,923	28	1,305	+ 2,618
Lymphomas	18	3,696	38	608	+ 3,088
Road Traffic Accidents	19	3,418	10	8,317	- 4,899
Stomach Cancer	20	3,361	47	349	+ 3,013
Pancreas Cancer	21	3,069	59	142	+ 2,927
Oesophagus Cancer	22	2,983	48	310	+ 2,673
Oral Cancer	23	2,973	41	507	+ 2,466
Liver Cancer	24	2,766	39	579	+ 2,187
Other Neoplasms	25	2,607	67	40	+ 2,567
Bladder Cancer	26	2,491	58	162	+ 2,329
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,343	49	293	+ 2,051
Alcohol	28	2,291	51	219	+ 2,072
Cervical Cancer	29	2,258	24	1,931	+ 328
Leukemia	30	2,149	46	361	+ 1,788
Uterin Cancer	31	2,043	64	76	+ 1,966
Violence	32	1,980	19	2,928	- 948
Skin Cancers	33	1,744	43	467	+ 1,277
HIV/AIDS	34	1,599	6	12,805	- 11,206
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,424	35	679	+ 745
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,399	32	1,119	+ 280
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,248	11	7,402	- 6,155
Osteoarthritis	38	1,107	84	0	+ 1,107
Ovary Cancer	39	1,095	53	210	+ 885
Asthma	40	1,022	25	1,681	- 659
Skin Disease	41	876	50	224	+ 652
Drownings	42	783	26	1,600	- 817
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	700	3	15,245	- 14,546
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	549	44	436	+ 113
Hepatitis C	45	380	70	15	+ 366
Epilepsy	46	367	36	647	- 280
Appendicitis	47	352	54	207	+ 146
Low Birth Weight	48	333	7	11,184	- 10,851
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	294	65	61	+ 232
Meningitis	50	280	16	3,564	- 3,284
Drug Use	51	277	55	206	+ 72
Anemia	52	262	82	0	+ 262
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	256	85	0	+ 256
Schizophrenia	54	231	81	0	+ 231
Malnutrition	55	216	17	3,509	- 3,293
Hepatitis B	56	201	61	117	+ 84
Multiple Sclerosis	57	188	69	19	+ 169
Fires	58	187	34	839	- 652
Birth Trauma	59	165	5	12,983	- 12,818
Tuberculosis	60	152	2	16,991	- 16,839
Maternal Conditions	61	147	18	3,268	- 3,121
Poisonings	62	58	37	639	- 581
Otitis Media	63	37	72	8	+ 29
Oral conditions	64	21	86	0	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	65	19	60	130	- 110
Encephalitis	66	19	56	190	- 171
Leprosy	67	6	78	0	+ 6
War	68	4	68	23	- 19
Syphilis	69	3	27	1,316	- 1,313
Ascariasis	70	2	66	40	- 38
Tetanus	71	2	40	510	- 508
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	14	4,197	- 4,197
Dengue	74	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	62	111	- 111
Measles	76	0	63	95	- 95
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	71	12	- 12
Schistosomiasis	81	0	52	216	- 216
Malaria	82	0	4	13,608	- 13,608
Leishmaniasis	83	0	57	166	- 166
Chlamydia	84	0	73	5	- 5
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ANGOLA

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.