CROATIA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,356	1	12,307	- 3,951
Stroke	2	4,059	2	6,275	- 2,216
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,241	10	1,021	+ 2,220
Lung Cancers	4	2,265	3	2,842	- 577
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	2,211	9	1,066	+ 1,144
Lung Disease	6	2,079	5	2,111	- 32
Hypertension	7	1,313	8	1,102	+ 211
Prostate Cancer	8	1,274	14	852	+ 422
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	1,119	4	2,189	- 1,070
Falls	10	1,063	12	974	+ 89
Liver Disease	11	709	13	924	- 215
Other Injuries	12	707	23	428	+ 280
Diabetes Mellitus	13	678	6	1,963	- 1,285
Kidney Disease	14	643	7	1,392	- 749
Breast Cancer	15	633	11	1,019	- 385
Suicide	16	620	17	676	- 56
Inflammatory/Heart	17	438	21	457	- 19
Lymphomas	18	412	18	556	- 144
Road Traffic Accidents	19	381	27	328	+ 53
Stomach Cancer	20	375	15	786	- 411
Pancreas Cancer	21	342	16	754	- 412
Oesophagus Cancer	22	333	33	189	+ 144
Oral Cancer	23	332	25	338	- 6
Liver Cancer	24	309	19	501	- 193
Other Neoplasms	25	291	29	283	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	26	278	20	499	- 221
Parkinson's Disease	27	261	24	423	- 162
Alcohol	28	256	30	219	+ 37
Cervical Cancer	29	252	34	156	+ 96
Leukemia	30	240	22	435	- 196
Uterin Cancer	31	228	32	199	+ 29
Violence	32	221	48	45	+ 176
Skin Cancers	33	195	26	332	- 137
HIV/AIDS	34	178	59	8	+ 171
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	159	31	207	- 48
Endocrine Disorders	36	156	42	72	+ 84
Congenital Anomalies	37	139	37	94	+ 45
Osteoarthritis	38	123	84	0	+ 123
Ovary Cancer	39	122	28	308	- 186
Asthma	40	114	41	74	+ 40
Skin Disease	41	98	58	8	+ 90
Drownings	42	87	38	86	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	78	39	82	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	61	35	137	- 75
Hepatitis C	45	42	47	45	- 2
Epilepsy	46	41	36	94	- 53
Appendicitis	47	39	57	9	+ 31
Low Birth Weight	48	37	56	10	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	33	46	47	- 14
Meningitis	50	31	52	16	+ 15
Drug Use	51	31	43	70	- 40
Anemia	52	29	53	16	+ 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	29	49	43	- 14
Schizophrenia	54	26	40	79	- 53
Malnutrition	55	24	70	0	+ 24
Hepatitis B	56	22	51	17	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	57	21	45	55	- 34
Fires	58	21	50	34	- 13
Birth Trauma	59	18	55	11	+ 7
Tuberculosis	60	17	44	61	- 45
Maternal Conditions	61	16	61	2	+ 14
Poisonings	62	7	54	16	- 9
Otitis Media	63	4	60	3	+ 1
Oral conditions	64	2	64	2	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	2	63	2	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	2	65	1	+ 1
Leprosy	67	1	79	0	+ 1
War	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	62	2	- 2
Pertussis	73	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CROATIA

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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.