ARGENTINA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	94,618	1	48,765	+ 45,853
Stroke	2	45,962	4	22,878	+ 23,085
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	36,701	2	40,986	- 4,285
Lung Cancers	4	25,648	6	10,014	+ 15,634
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	25,033	19	3,737	+ 21,296
Lung Disease	6	23,537	3	23,234	+ 303
Hypertension	7	14,866	11	5,799	+ 9,067
Prostate Cancer	8	14,422	15	4,507	+ 9,914
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	12,675	7	8,931	+ 3,744
Falls	10	12,041	43	506	+ 11,535
Liver Disease	11	8,029	16	4,029	+ 4,000
Other Injuries	12	8,011	12	5,642	+ 2,369
Diabetes Mellitus	13	7,675	9	6,838	+ 837
Kidney Disease	14	7,286	5	13,588	- 6,302
Breast Cancer	15	7,169	8	7,063	+ 106
Suicide	16	7,018	18	3,747	+ 3,271
Inflammatory/Heart	17	4,956	13	5,495	- 539
Lymphomas	18	4,669	24	2,708	+ 1,961
Road Traffic Accidents	19	4,317	10	6,298	- 1,980
Stomach Cancer	20	4,246	20	3,523	+ 723
Pancreas Cancer	21	3,877	14	4,607	- 729
Oesophagus Cancer	22	3,768	29	2,054	+ 1,714
Oral Cancer	23	3,755	35	1,073	+ 2,683
Liver Cancer	24	3,494	30	2,045	+ 1,449
Other Neoplasms	25	3,294	21	3,224	+ 69
Bladder Cancer	26	3,146	31	1,675	+ 1,471
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,960	36	965	+ 1,995
Alcohol	28	2,894	46	442	+ 2,453
Cervical Cancer	29	2,853	25	2,480	+ 373
Leukemia	30	2,714	27	2,189	+ 525
Uterin Cancer	31	2,580	37	944	+ 1,636
Violence	32	2,501	23	2,712	- 211
Skin Cancers	33	2,203	34	1,073	+ 1,130
HIV/AIDS	34	2,020	32	1,481	+ 539
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,799	44	488	+ 1,311
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,767	17	3,987	- 2,220
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,576	26	2,419	- 843
Osteoarthritis	38	1,398	59	73	+ 1,325
Ovary Cancer	39	1,384	33	1,307	+ 77
Asthma	40	1,291	47	403	+ 888
Skin Disease	41	1,107	22	3,171	- 2,064
Drownings	42	989	48	380	+ 608
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	884	42	578	+ 305
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	693	56	139	+ 554
Hepatitis C	45	480	57	113	+ 368
Epilepsy	46	464	50	332	+ 132
Appendicitis	47	445	60	71	+ 375
Low Birth Weight	48	421	28	2,183	- 1,762
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	371	54	243	+ 128
Meningitis	50	354	51	316	+ 38
Drug Use	51	350	39	826	- 475
Anemia	52	331	40	691	- 360
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	323	63	48	+ 275
Schizophrenia	54	291	61	59	+ 232
Malnutrition	55	272	38	929	- 657
Hepatitis B	56	253	62	56	+ 198
Multiple Sclerosis	57	238	58	101	+ 136
Fires	58	236	52	280	- 44
Birth Trauma	59	208	49	373	- 165
Tuberculosis	60	192	41	655	- 463
Maternal Conditions	61	186	53	279	- 93
Poisonings	62	74	55	193	- 120
Otitis Media	63	46	73	2	+ 45
Oral conditions	64	27	66	14	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	65	24	67	12	+ 12
Encephalitis	66	24	64	17	+ 7
Leprosy	67	8	69	5	+ 3
War	68	5	70	5	+ 0
Syphilis	69	3	65	15	- 11
Ascariasis	70	3	77	0	+ 3
Tetanus	71	3	71	3	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	2	74	1	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	68	10	- 10
Dengue	74	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	78	0	+ 0
Measles	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	45	451	- 451
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	72	2	- 2
Chlamydia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

Cuba

Argentina

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.