BOLIVIA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,789	1	11,051	+ 13,737
Stroke	2	12,042	3	7,206	+ 4,835
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	9,615	2	8,069	+ 1,546
Lung Cancers	4	6,719	20	901	+ 5,818
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	6,558	8	2,479	+ 4,079
Lung Disease	6	6,166	7	3,735	+ 2,431
Hypertension	7	3,895	10	1,927	+ 1,968
Prostate Cancer	8	3,778	28	550	+ 3,228
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	3,321	30	407	+ 2,913
Falls	10	3,155	17	1,066	+ 2,088
Liver Disease	11	2,103	6	3,987	- 1,884
Other Injuries	12	2,099	11	1,279	+ 819
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,011	5	4,927	- 2,916
Kidney Disease	14	1,909	4	5,879	- 3,970
Breast Cancer	15	1,878	29	482	+ 1,396
Suicide	16	1,839	26	715	+ 1,124
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,298	35	374	+ 924
Lymphomas	18	1,223	41	219	+ 1,004
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,131	9	2,430	- 1,299
Stomach Cancer	20	1,112	23	785	+ 327
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,016	36	332	+ 684
Oesophagus Cancer	22	987	48	133	+ 854
Oral Cancer	23	984	56	91	+ 893
Liver Cancer	24	915	25	720	+ 195
Other Neoplasms	25	863	58	43	+ 820
Bladder Cancer	26	824	59	43	+ 781
Parkinson's Disease	27	775	22	852	- 77
Alcohol	28	758	33	384	+ 374
Cervical Cancer	29	747	16	1,071	- 324
Leukemia	30	711	34	380	+ 331
Uterin Cancer	31	676	47	151	+ 525
Violence	32	655	14	1,097	- 442
Skin Cancers	33	577	43	190	+ 387
HIV/AIDS	34	529	45	174	+ 355
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	471	27	678	- 207
Endocrine Disorders	36	463	32	384	+ 79
Congenital Anomalies	37	413	15	1,080	- 667
Osteoarthritis	38	366	82	0	+ 366
Ovary Cancer	39	363	54	102	+ 261
Asthma	40	338	38	258	+ 80
Skin Disease	41	290	55	101	+ 189
Drownings	42	259	31	406	- 147
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	232	21	883	- 651
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	182	37	292	- 110
Hepatitis C	45	126	67	3	+ 123
Epilepsy	46	122	42	199	- 78
Appendicitis	47	117	46	156	- 39
Low Birth Weight	48	110	12	1,265	- 1,154
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	97	51	111	- 14
Meningitis	50	93	49	128	- 35
Drug Use	51	92	40	244	- 152
Anemia	52	87	84	0	+ 87
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	85	81	0	+ 85
Schizophrenia	54	76	85	0	+ 76
Malnutrition	55	71	18	1,031	- 960
Hepatitis B	56	66	64	6	+ 61
Multiple Sclerosis	57	62	61	22	+ 40
Fires	58	62	44	181	- 120
Birth Trauma	59	55	19	984	- 930
Tuberculosis	60	50	13	1,187	- 1,137
Maternal Conditions	61	49	39	245	- 197
Poisonings	62	19	57	66	- 46
Otitis Media	63	12	71	0	+ 12
Oral conditions	64	7	80	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	65	6	62	15	- 9
Encephalitis	66	6	52	110	- 103
Leprosy	67	2	72	0	+ 2
War	68	1	63	9	- 8
Syphilis	69	1	53	105	- 104
Ascariasis	70	1	69	2	- 1
Tetanus	71	1	60	31	- 30
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	50	121	- 121
Dengue	74	0	66	4	- 4
Diphtheria	75	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	24	755	- 755
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	65	5	- 5
Chlamydia	84	0	68	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Cuba

Bolivia

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.