CENTRAL AFRICA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,378	7	2,900	+ 8,478
Stroke	2	5,527	5	3,284	+ 2,243
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,413	1	5,231	- 818
Lung Cancers	4	3,084	55	47	+ 3,037
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	3,010	33	204	+ 2,806
Lung Disease	6	2,830	18	956	+ 1,874
Hypertension	7	1,788	12	1,252	+ 535
Prostate Cancer	8	1,734	38	156	+ 1,578
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	1,524	45	116	+ 1,408
Falls	10	1,448	36	181	+ 1,267
Liver Disease	11	965	14	1,153	- 188
Other Injuries	12	963	23	621	+ 343
Diabetes Mellitus	13	923	15	1,141	- 218
Kidney Disease	14	876	21	710	+ 166
Breast Cancer	15	862	26	344	+ 518
Suicide	16	844	24	585	+ 259
Inflammatory/Heart	17	596	30	270	+ 326
Lymphomas	18	561	42	119	+ 442
Road Traffic Accidents	19	519	10	1,790	- 1,271
Stomach Cancer	20	511	49	65	+ 445
Pancreas Cancer	21	466	60	37	+ 430
Oesophagus Cancer	22	453	53	48	+ 405
Oral Cancer	23	452	46	91	+ 361
Liver Cancer	24	420	44	117	+ 303
Other Neoplasms	25	396	70	5	+ 391
Bladder Cancer	26	378	64	23	+ 355
Parkinson's Disease	27	356	48	67	+ 289
Alcohol	28	348	52	62	+ 286
Cervical Cancer	29	343	32	230	+ 113
Leukemia	30	326	47	88	+ 238
Uterin Cancer	31	310	65	20	+ 291
Violence	32	301	17	1,009	- 708
Skin Cancers	33	265	58	43	+ 222
HIV/AIDS	34	243	4	3,753	- 3,510
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	216	27	317	- 101
Endocrine Disorders	36	212	25	423	- 210
Congenital Anomalies	37	190	19	776	- 586
Osteoarthritis	38	168	81	0	+ 168
Ovary Cancer	39	166	50	64	+ 102
Asthma	40	155	20	761	- 606
Skin Disease	41	133	54	48	+ 85
Drownings	42	119	34	202	- 83
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	106	3	4,684	- 4,578
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	83	35	194	- 111
Hepatitis C	45	58	69	6	+ 52
Epilepsy	46	56	43	119	- 63
Appendicitis	47	54	51	62	- 8
Low Birth Weight	48	51	8	2,228	- 2,177
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	45	66	15	+ 30
Meningitis	50	43	16	1,015	- 972
Drug Use	51	42	57	44	- 2
Anemia	52	40	84	0	+ 40
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	39	80	0	+ 39
Schizophrenia	54	35	86	0	+ 35
Malnutrition	55	33	22	691	- 658
Hepatitis B	56	30	61	33	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	57	29	72	4	+ 25
Fires	58	28	39	142	- 113
Birth Trauma	59	25	9	2,192	- 2,167
Tuberculosis	60	23	2	4,704	- 4,681
Maternal Conditions	61	22	13	1,174	- 1,152
Poisonings	62	9	40	134	- 125
Otitis Media	63	6	68	6	- 1
Oral conditions	64	3	82	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	65	3	63	24	- 21
Encephalitis	66	3	62	28	- 25
Leprosy	67	1	78	0	+ 1
War	68	1	28	314	- 313
Syphilis	69	0	41	120	- 120
Ascariasis	70	0	71	5	- 4
Tetanus	71	0	29	280	- 280
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	31	265	- 265
Dengue	74	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	67	11	- 11
Measles	76	0	11	1,625	- 1,625
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	59	40	- 40
Schistosomiasis	81	0	37	169	- 169
Malaria	82	0	6	3,279	- 3,279
Leishmaniasis	83	0	56	46	- 46
Chlamydia	84	0	73	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Cuba

Central Africa

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.