BRAZIL VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	443,049	1	165,788	+ 277,261
Stroke	2	215,218	2	123,207	+ 92,012
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	171,853	3	94,705	+ 77,148
Lung Cancers	4	120,095	9	31,659	+ 88,436
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	117,217	10	30,717	+ 86,500
Lung Disease	6	110,212	6	59,373	+ 50,839
Hypertension	7	69,608	11	28,822	+ 40,786
Prostate Cancer	8	67,529	15	19,001	+ 48,528
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	59,349	12	23,161	+ 36,187
Falls	10	56,383	16	18,847	+ 37,536
Liver Disease	11	37,595	13	21,422	+ 16,173
Other Injuries	12	37,511	21	13,807	+ 23,705
Diabetes Mellitus	13	35,940	5	59,608	- 23,668
Kidney Disease	14	34,115	7	37,690	- 3,575
Breast Cancer	15	33,567	14	20,759	+ 12,808
Suicide	16	32,864	20	14,540	+ 18,324
Inflammatory/Heart	17	23,205	18	17,508	+ 5,697
Lymphomas	18	21,861	27	10,376	+ 11,485
Road Traffic Accidents	19	20,217	8	33,871	- 13,654
Stomach Cancer	20	19,882	17	17,992	+ 1,890
Pancreas Cancer	21	18,155	24	11,999	+ 6,156
Oesophagus Cancer	22	17,644	26	10,466	+ 7,179
Oral Cancer	23	17,585	28	9,951	+ 7,633
Liver Cancer	24	16,360	25	11,514	+ 4,845
Other Neoplasms	25	15,422	42	4,665	+ 10,757
Bladder Cancer	26	14,732	36	5,306	+ 9,426
Parkinson's Disease	27	13,860	41	4,770	+ 9,090
Alcohol	28	13,552	32	7,121	+ 6,431
Cervical Cancer	29	13,359	29	9,511	+ 3,848
Leukemia	30	12,710	30	8,531	+ 4,179
Uterin Cancer	31	12,082	47	2,780	+ 9,301
Violence	32	11,711	4	68,779	- 57,068
Skin Cancers	33	10,314	38	5,032	+ 5,282
HIV/AIDS	34	9,461	22	12,558	- 3,098
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	8,422	44	4,258	+ 4,164
Endocrine Disorders	36	8,275	19	16,927	- 8,652
Congenital Anomalies	37	7,380	23	12,317	- 4,937
Osteoarthritis	38	6,548	65	330	+ 6,217
Ovary Cancer	39	6,480	43	4,355	+ 2,125
Asthma	40	6,046	48	2,595	+ 3,451
Skin Disease	41	5,182	31	7,179	- 1,997
Drownings	42	4,629	39	4,937	- 308
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	4,138	35	5,659	- 1,522
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	3,246	51	2,193	+ 1,054
Hepatitis C	45	2,250	52	1,955	+ 295
Epilepsy	46	2,172	46	3,263	- 1,091
Appendicitis	47	2,085	57	1,067	+ 1,017
Low Birth Weight	48	1,972	33	6,881	- 4,909
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	1,738	61	596	+ 1,141
Meningitis	50	1,659	54	1,359	+ 300
Drug Use	51	1,641	49	2,467	- 826
Anemia	52	1,550	50	2,417	- 868
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	1,514	55	1,097	+ 418
Schizophrenia	54	1,365	60	661	+ 704
Malnutrition	55	1,275	34	6,695	- 5,421
Hepatitis B	56	1,187	59	775	+ 412
Multiple Sclerosis	57	1,112	64	356	+ 756
Fires	58	1,104	58	1,028	+ 76
Birth Trauma	59	976	45	3,777	- 2,801
Tuberculosis	60	898	40	4,895	- 3,997
Maternal Conditions	61	872	53	1,507	- 635
Poisonings	62	345	66	317	+ 28
Otitis Media	63	217	70	94	+ 124
Oral conditions	64	125	73	62	+ 63
Upper Respiratory	65	114	67	260	- 146
Encephalitis	66	113	72	65	+ 49
Leprosy	67	36	69	173	- 136
War	68	25	56	1,090	- 1,065
Syphilis	69	15	68	223	- 208
Ascariasis	70	14	78	7	+ 7
Tetanus	71	13	71	88	- 74
Iodine Deficiency	72	8	77	10	- 3
Pertussis	73	1	75	30	- 29
Dengue	74	0	76	14	- 14
Diphtheria	75	0	79	7	- 7
Measles	76	0	81	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	77	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	83	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	81	0	62	593	- 593
Malaria	82	0	74	44	- 44
Leishmaniasis	83	0	63	432	- 432
Chlamydia	84	0	80	5	- 5
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Cuba

Brazil

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.