BHUTAN VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,781	1	702	+ 1,079
Stroke	2	865	3	360	+ 505
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	691	4	177	+ 514
Lung Cancers	4	483	21	44	+ 439
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	471	13	105	+ 367
Lung Disease	6	443	2	524	- 81
Hypertension	7	280	16	77	+ 203
Prostate Cancer	8	271	55	3	+ 268
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	239	31	24	+ 214
Falls	10	227	12	111	+ 116
Liver Disease	11	151	6	166	- 14
Other Injuries	12	151	24	43	+ 108
Diabetes Mellitus	13	144	7	164	- 19
Kidney Disease	14	137	8	149	- 11
Breast Cancer	15	135	43	8	+ 127
Suicide	16	132	26	35	+ 97
Inflammatory/Heart	17	93	45	8	+ 86
Lymphomas	18	88	52	5	+ 83
Road Traffic Accidents	19	81	10	123	- 42
Stomach Cancer	20	80	11	118	- 38
Pancreas Cancer	21	73	33	20	+ 53
Oesophagus Cancer	22	71	22	44	+ 27
Oral Cancer	23	71	23	43	+ 28
Liver Cancer	24	66	27	35	+ 31
Other Neoplasms	25	62	57	2	+ 60
Bladder Cancer	26	59	48	6	+ 53
Parkinson's Disease	27	56	28	31	+ 24
Alcohol	28	54	49	6	+ 49
Cervical Cancer	29	54	29	30	+ 23
Leukemia	30	51	34	19	+ 33
Uterin Cancer	31	49	71	0	+ 49
Violence	32	47	35	18	+ 29
Skin Cancers	33	41	41	9	+ 32
HIV/AIDS	34	38	18	58	- 20
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	34	25	39	- 5
Endocrine Disorders	36	33	39	11	+ 22
Congenital Anomalies	37	30	20	50	- 21
Osteoarthritis	38	26	78	0	+ 26
Ovary Cancer	39	26	37	14	+ 12
Asthma	40	24	15	78	- 53
Skin Disease	41	21	46	7	+ 14
Drownings	42	19	32	20	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	17	5	169	- 153
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	13	17	68	- 55
Hepatitis C	45	9	64	1	+ 8
Epilepsy	46	9	38	14	- 5
Appendicitis	47	8	51	5	+ 3
Low Birth Weight	48	8	14	79	- 71
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	7	50	5	+ 2
Meningitis	50	7	36	17	- 11
Drug Use	51	7	47	7	- 0
Anemia	52	6	72	0	+ 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	6	77	0	+ 6
Schizophrenia	54	5	75	0	+ 5
Malnutrition	55	5	54	3	+ 2
Hepatitis B	56	5	53	4	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	57	4	62	1	+ 3
Fires	58	4	44	8	- 3
Birth Trauma	59	4	19	51	- 47
Tuberculosis	60	4	9	138	- 134
Maternal Conditions	61	4	42	9	- 6
Poisonings	62	1	59	2	- 1
Otitis Media	63	1	69	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	64	1	76	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	0	61	1	- 1
Encephalitis	66	0	30	28	- 28
Leprosy	67	0	85	0	+ 0
War	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	40	11	- 11
Ascariasis	70	0	66	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	60	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	86	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	63	1	- 1
Dengue	74	0	56	3	- 3
Diphtheria	75	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	58	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	65	1	- 1
Chlamydia	84	0	67	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

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.