COLOMBIA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	99,841	1	43,066	+ 56,775
Stroke	2	48,499	3	16,573	+ 31,927
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	38,727	5	10,773	+ 27,953
Lung Cancers	4	27,063	10	5,250	+ 21,813
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	26,415	22	2,157	+ 24,258
Lung Disease	6	24,836	4	15,928	+ 8,908
Hypertension	7	15,686	8	6,400	+ 9,287
Prostate Cancer	8	15,218	14	3,584	+ 11,633
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	13,374	12	4,371	+ 9,003
Falls	10	12,706	29	1,518	+ 11,188
Liver Disease	11	8,472	19	2,426	+ 6,046
Other Injuries	12	8,453	28	1,592	+ 6,861
Diabetes Mellitus	13	8,099	11	5,028	+ 3,071
Kidney Disease	14	7,688	7	6,834	+ 854
Breast Cancer	15	7,564	13	3,669	+ 3,895
Suicide	16	7,406	26	1,965	+ 5,441
Inflammatory/Heart	17	5,229	31	1,329	+ 3,900
Lymphomas	18	4,926	18	2,603	+ 2,323
Road Traffic Accidents	19	4,556	6	7,765	- 3,209
Stomach Cancer	20	4,480	9	6,112	- 1,632
Pancreas Cancer	21	4,091	25	2,022	+ 2,069
Oesophagus Cancer	22	3,976	36	835	+ 3,141
Oral Cancer	23	3,963	37	807	+ 3,156
Liver Cancer	24	3,687	24	2,065	+ 1,622
Other Neoplasms	25	3,475	15	3,205	+ 271
Bladder Cancer	26	3,320	42	609	+ 2,711
Parkinson's Disease	27	3,123	47	383	+ 2,740
Alcohol	28	3,054	68	23	+ 3,031
Cervical Cancer	29	3,010	20	2,266	+ 744
Leukemia	30	2,864	21	2,208	+ 656
Uterin Cancer	31	2,723	45	423	+ 2,300
Violence	32	2,639	2	19,268	- 16,629
Skin Cancers	33	2,324	35	1,028	+ 1,296
HIV/AIDS	34	2,132	17	2,683	- 551
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,898	39	698	+ 1,200
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,865	30	1,367	+ 498
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,663	16	2,963	- 1,300
Osteoarthritis	38	1,476	58	67	+ 1,409
Ovary Cancer	39	1,460	33	1,122	+ 338
Asthma	40	1,362	54	191	+ 1,171
Skin Disease	41	1,168	34	1,102	+ 66
Drownings	42	1,043	40	689	+ 354
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	932	38	747	+ 185
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	732	63	38	+ 694
Hepatitis C	45	507	59	65	+ 442
Epilepsy	46	490	43	597	- 108
Appendicitis	47	470	52	213	+ 257
Low Birth Weight	48	444	23	2,095	- 1,651
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	392	51	242	+ 149
Meningitis	50	374	50	244	+ 130
Drug Use	51	370	44	492	- 122
Anemia	52	349	57	101	+ 249
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	341	48	333	+ 8
Schizophrenia	54	308	70	18	+ 290
Malnutrition	55	287	27	1,878	- 1,591
Hepatitis B	56	267	62	50	+ 217
Multiple Sclerosis	57	251	60	62	+ 188
Fires	58	249	56	127	+ 122
Birth Trauma	59	220	41	648	- 429
Tuberculosis	60	202	32	1,272	- 1,070
Maternal Conditions	61	196	46	394	- 197
Poisonings	62	78	61	61	+ 17
Otitis Media	63	49	73	7	+ 42
Oral conditions	64	28	75	7	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	65	26	66	27	- 1
Encephalitis	66	26	64	38	- 12
Leprosy	67	8	72	8	- 0
War	68	6	49	260	- 254
Syphilis	69	3	65	30	- 27
Ascariasis	70	3	76	5	- 1
Tetanus	71	3	71	14	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	72	2	82	0	+ 2
Pertussis	73	0	69	18	- 18
Dengue	74	0	55	133	- 133
Diphtheria	75	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	77	1	- 1
Malaria	82	0	67	26	- 26
Leishmaniasis	83	0	74	7	- 7
Chlamydia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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.