CHINA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,851,044	2	1,771,525	+ 1,079,518
Stroke	2	1,384,942	1	2,043,210	- 658,269
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,105,881	12	183,342	+ 922,538
Lung Cancers	4	772,818	4	714,311	+ 58,507
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	754,297	6	304,455	+ 449,842
Lung Disease	6	709,217	3	968,607	- 259,390
Hypertension	7	447,930	7	301,183	+ 146,748
Prostate Cancer	8	434,554	28	51,056	+ 383,498
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	381,913	9	248,388	+ 133,524
Falls	10	362,829	16	138,878	+ 223,952
Liver Disease	11	241,923	15	145,603	+ 96,320
Other Injuries	12	241,387	25	54,087	+ 187,299
Diabetes Mellitus	13	231,273	14	161,672	+ 69,600
Kidney Disease	14	219,533	11	192,302	+ 27,230
Breast Cancer	15	216,008	19	92,757	+ 123,251
Suicide	16	211,481	17	116,324	+ 95,157
Inflammatory/Heart	17	149,324	33	29,954	+ 119,370
Lymphomas	18	140,676	23	57,838	+ 82,838
Road Traffic Accidents	19	130,095	8	250,272	- 120,177
Stomach Cancer	20	127,941	5	398,439	- 270,497
Pancreas Cancer	21	116,827	18	111,537	+ 5,290
Oesophagus Cancer	22	113,542	10	242,891	- 129,349
Oral Cancer	23	113,159	24	54,695	+ 58,463
Liver Cancer	24	105,275	13	180,952	- 75,677
Other Neoplasms	25	99,241	53	4,374	+ 94,867
Bladder Cancer	26	94,802	29	37,873	+ 56,928
Parkinson's Disease	27	89,191	20	70,699	+ 18,492
Alcohol	28	87,208	42	19,071	+ 68,136
Cervical Cancer	29	85,965	27	51,650	+ 34,315
Leukemia	30	81,788	22	58,145	+ 23,644
Uterin Cancer	31	77,746	45	11,751	+ 65,995
Violence	32	75,363	47	11,115	+ 64,248
Skin Cancers	33	66,369	41	19,669	+ 46,699
HIV/AIDS	34	60,879	34	28,746	+ 32,134
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	54,199	30	37,723	+ 16,476
Endocrine Disorders	36	53,249	37	25,613	+ 27,637
Congenital Anomalies	37	47,488	31	36,613	+ 10,875
Osteoarthritis	38	42,134	82	0	+ 42,134
Ovary Cancer	39	41,698	35	28,078	+ 13,620
Asthma	40	38,905	39	23,147	+ 15,757
Skin Disease	41	33,345	52	5,222	+ 28,123
Drownings	42	29,789	26	52,807	- 23,018
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	26,627	50	8,719	+ 17,908
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	20,890	21	65,350	- 44,460
Hepatitis C	45	14,478	66	86	+ 14,392
Epilepsy	46	13,980	46	11,365	+ 2,615
Appendicitis	47	13,416	60	1,468	+ 11,949
Low Birth Weight	48	12,689	40	21,631	- 8,942
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	11,182	49	10,108	+ 1,073
Meningitis	50	10,673	51	5,704	+ 4,970
Drug Use	51	10,561	38	24,214	- 13,653
Anemia	52	9,971	83	0	+ 9,971
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	9,743	81	0	+ 9,743
Schizophrenia	54	8,783	86	0	+ 8,783
Malnutrition	55	8,203	44	12,995	- 4,791
Hepatitis B	56	7,637	56	2,757	+ 4,880
Multiple Sclerosis	57	7,157	59	1,734	+ 5,423
Fires	58	7,101	48	10,498	- 3,397
Birth Trauma	59	6,279	43	17,644	- 11,366
Tuberculosis	60	5,778	32	34,802	- 29,025
Maternal Conditions	61	5,610	54	3,596	+ 2,013
Poisonings	62	2,219	36	25,762	- 23,543
Otitis Media	63	1,398	69	15	+ 1,383
Oral conditions	64	804	80	0	+ 804
Upper Respiratory	65	731	57	2,663	- 1,931
Encephalitis	66	730	55	2,796	- 2,066
Leprosy	67	234	72	0	+ 234
War	68	158	61	900	- 742
Syphilis	69	98	58	1,824	- 1,725
Ascariasis	70	93	68	34	+ 59
Tetanus	71	86	63	491	- 405
Iodine Deficiency	72	50	79	0	+ 50
Pertussis	73	7	64	484	- 477
Dengue	74	1	70	12	- 11
Diphtheria	75	0	71	11	- 11
Measles	76	0	62	558	- 558
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	65	400	- 400
Malaria	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	67	55	- 55
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.