DJIBOUTI VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		DJIBOUTI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,003	1	687	+ 1,316
Stroke	2	973	2	680	+ 293
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	777	3	671	+ 106
Lung Cancers	4	543	42	20	+ 523
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	530	21	90	+ 440
Lung Disease	6	498	16	120	+ 378
Hypertension	7	315	12	211	+ 104
Prostate Cancer	8	305	44	17	+ 288
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	268	32	38	+ 231
Falls	10	255	26	45	+ 209
Liver Disease	11	170	6	295	- 125
Other Injuries	12	170	10	233	- 63
Diabetes Mellitus	13	163	7	284	- 122
Kidney Disease	14	154	13	186	- 32
Breast Cancer	15	152	20	91	+ 61
Suicide	16	149	19	94	+ 55
Inflammatory/Heart	17	105	28	45	+ 60
Lymphomas	18	99	30	40	+ 59
Road Traffic Accidents	19	91	11	229	- 137
Stomach Cancer	20	90	50	14	+ 76
Pancreas Cancer	21	82	58	6	+ 77
Oesophagus Cancer	22	80	36	27	+ 53
Oral Cancer	23	80	45	17	+ 63
Liver Cancer	24	74	43	19	+ 55
Other Neoplasms	25	70	65	2	+ 67
Bladder Cancer	26	67	47	15	+ 51
Parkinson's Disease	27	63	41	23	+ 40
Alcohol	28	61	49	15	+ 47
Cervical Cancer	29	60	29	40	+ 20
Leukemia	30	57	27	45	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	31	55	60	4	+ 50
Violence	32	53	24	64	- 11
Skin Cancers	33	47	53	12	+ 34
HIV/AIDS	34	43	5	348	- 306
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	38	34	32	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	36	37	38	25	+ 12
Congenital Anomalies	37	33	18	113	- 80
Osteoarthritis	38	30	81	0	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	39	29	40	23	+ 6
Asthma	40	27	22	68	- 41
Skin Disease	41	23	55	12	+ 11
Drownings	42	21	35	28	- 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	19	4	364	- 346
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	15	48	15	- 0
Hepatitis C	45	10	68	1	+ 9
Epilepsy	46	10	37	26	- 16
Appendicitis	47	9	57	6	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	48	9	8	251	- 242
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	8	62	3	+ 5
Meningitis	50	7	17	117	- 109
Drug Use	51	7	54	12	- 5
Anemia	52	7	85	0	+ 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	7	80	0	+ 7
Schizophrenia	54	6	84	0	+ 6
Malnutrition	55	6	14	170	- 164
Hepatitis B	56	5	56	8	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	57	5	67	2	+ 4
Fires	58	5	33	33	- 28
Birth Trauma	59	4	15	166	- 162
Tuberculosis	60	4	9	243	- 239
Maternal Conditions	61	4	31	40	- 36
Poisonings	62	2	39	25	- 23
Otitis Media	63	1	72	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	64	1	82	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	1	61	4	- 3
Encephalitis	66	1	59	5	- 5
Leprosy	67	0	79	0	+ 0
War	68	0	63	3	- 3
Syphilis	69	0	52	13	- 13
Ascariasis	70	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	46	16	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	25	50	- 50
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	76	0	66	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	64	3	- 3
Malaria	82	0	23	66	- 66
Leishmaniasis	83	0	51	14	- 14
Chlamydia	84	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DJIBOUTI

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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.