CONGO VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,277	4	2,494	+ 9,783
Stroke	2	5,964	5	2,267	+ 3,697
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,762	3	2,576	+ 2,186
Lung Cancers	4	3,328	47	54	+ 3,274
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	3,248	25	230	+ 3,018
Lung Disease	6	3,054	17	541	+ 2,513
Hypertension	7	1,929	12	933	+ 996
Prostate Cancer	8	1,871	28	198	+ 1,673
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	1,645	38	89	+ 1,556
Falls	10	1,562	33	149	+ 1,414
Liver Disease	11	1,042	13	931	+ 111
Other Injuries	12	1,039	20	333	+ 706
Diabetes Mellitus	13	996	10	1,050	- 54
Kidney Disease	14	945	15	613	+ 332
Breast Cancer	15	930	32	159	+ 771
Suicide	16	911	19	349	+ 562
Inflammatory/Heart	17	643	26	220	+ 423
Lymphomas	18	606	45	61	+ 545
Road Traffic Accidents	19	560	7	1,598	- 1,038
Stomach Cancer	20	551	39	88	+ 463
Pancreas Cancer	21	503	52	42	+ 461
Oesophagus Cancer	22	489	57	19	+ 469
Oral Cancer	23	487	54	33	+ 455
Liver Cancer	24	453	30	169	+ 284
Other Neoplasms	25	427	63	8	+ 420
Bladder Cancer	26	408	61	15	+ 394
Parkinson's Disease	27	384	42	69	+ 315
Alcohol	28	376	49	46	+ 330
Cervical Cancer	29	370	29	196	+ 174
Leukemia	30	352	46	57	+ 295
Uterin Cancer	31	335	60	15	+ 320
Violence	32	325	18	539	- 214
Skin Cancers	33	286	53	36	+ 250
HIV/AIDS	34	262	1	4,509	- 4,247
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	233	35	105	+ 128
Endocrine Disorders	36	229	27	208	+ 21
Congenital Anomalies	37	204	14	729	- 524
Osteoarthritis	38	181	85	0	+ 181
Ovary Cancer	39	180	48	49	+ 130
Asthma	40	168	23	291	- 123
Skin Disease	41	144	50	46	+ 98
Drownings	42	128	36	104	+ 24
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	115	8	1,304	- 1,190
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	90	43	67	+ 23
Hepatitis C	45	62	67	2	+ 60
Epilepsy	46	60	40	76	- 16
Appendicitis	47	58	58	18	+ 39
Low Birth Weight	48	55	9	1,283	- 1,228
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	48	59	15	+ 33
Meningitis	50	46	22	299	- 253
Drug Use	51	45	44	65	- 20
Anemia	52	43	82	0	+ 43
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	42	84	0	+ 42
Schizophrenia	54	38	81	0	+ 38
Malnutrition	55	35	24	272	- 236
Hepatitis B	56	33	62	14	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	57	31	66	4	+ 27
Fires	58	31	37	90	- 60
Birth Trauma	59	27	11	997	- 970
Tuberculosis	60	25	2	2,781	- 2,756
Maternal Conditions	61	24	16	578	- 553
Poisonings	62	10	41	71	- 61
Otitis Media	63	6	71	1	+ 5
Oral conditions	64	3	86	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	65	3	64	7	- 4
Encephalitis	66	3	56	20	- 17
Leprosy	67	1	77	0	+ 1
War	68	1	72	1	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	34	107	- 106
Ascariasis	70	0	69	1	- 1
Tetanus	71	0	55	23	- 23
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	21	329	- 329
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	68	2	- 2
Measles	76	0	31	159	- 159
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	65	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	81	0	51	45	- 45
Malaria	82	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Leishmaniasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

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.