DENMARK VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,026	1	5,341	+ 6,685
Stroke	2	5,842	5	3,662	+ 2,180
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,665	6	2,244	+ 2,421
Lung Cancers	4	3,260	4	3,721	- 461
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	3,182	2	5,218	- 2,036
Lung Disease	6	2,992	3	4,387	- 1,395
Hypertension	7	1,889	15	642	+ 1,247
Prostate Cancer	8	1,833	8	1,480	+ 353
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	1,611	7	2,147	- 536
Falls	10	1,530	22	541	+ 990
Liver Disease	11	1,020	14	692	+ 328
Other Injuries	12	1,018	30	347	+ 671
Diabetes Mellitus	13	976	10	1,284	- 308
Kidney Disease	14	926	12	911	+ 15
Breast Cancer	15	911	9	1,299	- 388
Suicide	16	892	16	617	+ 275
Inflammatory/Heart	17	630	31	284	+ 345
Lymphomas	18	593	13	730	- 136
Road Traffic Accidents	19	549	33	213	+ 335
Stomach Cancer	20	540	23	484	+ 56
Pancreas Cancer	21	493	11	1,096	- 603
Oesophagus Cancer	22	479	24	477	+ 2
Oral Cancer	23	477	28	371	+ 107
Liver Cancer	24	444	25	464	- 20
Other Neoplasms	25	419	27	378	+ 41
Bladder Cancer	26	400	21	545	- 146
Parkinson's Disease	27	376	17	600	- 224
Alcohol	28	368	18	598	- 231
Cervical Cancer	29	363	37	153	+ 210
Leukemia	30	345	20	558	- 213
Uterin Cancer	31	328	35	156	+ 172
Violence	32	318	47	63	+ 255
Skin Cancers	33	280	26	388	- 109
HIV/AIDS	34	257	55	23	+ 234
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	229	32	216	+ 12
Endocrine Disorders	36	225	19	575	- 350
Congenital Anomalies	37	200	36	153	+ 47
Osteoarthritis	38	178	51	25	+ 152
Ovary Cancer	39	176	29	367	- 191
Asthma	40	164	44	82	+ 82
Skin Disease	41	141	45	79	+ 62
Drownings	42	126	50	37	+ 88
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	112	38	145	- 32
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	88	42	96	- 8
Hepatitis C	45	61	60	9	+ 52
Epilepsy	46	59	40	125	- 66
Appendicitis	47	57	54	23	+ 34
Low Birth Weight	48	54	41	116	- 63
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	47	43	84	- 37
Meningitis	50	45	52	25	+ 20
Drug Use	51	45	34	197	- 152
Anemia	52	42	46	73	- 31
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	41	53	25	+ 17
Schizophrenia	54	37	48	57	- 20
Malnutrition	55	35	59	14	+ 21
Hepatitis B	56	32	61	6	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	57	30	39	132	- 102
Fires	58	30	49	53	- 23
Birth Trauma	59	26	56	21	+ 5
Tuberculosis	60	24	57	16	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	61	24	64	2	+ 21
Poisonings	62	9	62	6	+ 4
Otitis Media	63	6	65	2	+ 4
Oral conditions	64	3	63	4	- 1
Upper Respiratory	65	3	58	15	- 12
Encephalitis	66	3	67	1	+ 3
Leprosy	67	1	74	0	+ 1
War	68	1	66	1	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	76	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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.