DOMINICAN REP. VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,777	1	14,986	+ 6,791
Stroke	2	10,578	2	7,882	+ 2,696
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,447	6	2,254	+ 6,192
Lung Cancers	4	5,903	16	1,244	+ 4,659
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	5,761	11	1,808	+ 3,954
Lung Disease	6	5,417	15	1,360	+ 4,057
Hypertension	7	3,421	10	1,894	+ 1,527
Prostate Cancer	8	3,319	12	1,655	+ 1,665
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	2,917	20	851	+ 2,066
Falls	10	2,771	30	435	+ 2,336
Liver Disease	11	1,848	5	2,680	- 832
Other Injuries	12	1,844	19	890	+ 954
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,766	4	2,762	- 996
Kidney Disease	14	1,677	7	2,121	- 444
Breast Cancer	15	1,650	14	1,460	+ 190
Suicide	16	1,615	25	530	+ 1,086
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,141	35	312	+ 829
Lymphomas	18	1,074	33	374	+ 700
Road Traffic Accidents	19	994	3	6,937	- 5,943
Stomach Cancer	20	977	24	547	+ 430
Pancreas Cancer	21	892	27	456	+ 437
Oesophagus Cancer	22	867	40	200	+ 667
Oral Cancer	23	864	31	434	+ 431
Liver Cancer	24	804	21	664	+ 140
Other Neoplasms	25	758	58	35	+ 723
Bladder Cancer	26	724	49	92	+ 632
Parkinson's Disease	27	681	28	446	+ 235
Alcohol	28	666	48	120	+ 546
Cervical Cancer	29	657	23	560	+ 96
Leukemia	30	625	32	409	+ 216
Uterin Cancer	31	594	57	43	+ 551
Violence	32	576	9	1,917	- 1,341
Skin Cancers	33	507	41	172	+ 335
HIV/AIDS	34	465	8	1,931	- 1,466
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	414	36	295	+ 119
Endocrine Disorders	36	407	22	602	- 196
Congenital Anomalies	37	363	17	1,038	- 676
Osteoarthritis	38	322	84	0	+ 322
Ovary Cancer	39	318	50	89	+ 230
Asthma	40	297	29	441	- 144
Skin Disease	41	255	53	50	+ 205
Drownings	42	228	37	248	- 20
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	203	26	504	- 301
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	160	46	123	+ 37
Hepatitis C	45	111	60	17	+ 93
Epilepsy	46	107	42	158	- 52
Appendicitis	47	102	52	67	+ 36
Low Birth Weight	48	97	13	1,532	- 1,435
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	85	54	48	+ 37
Meningitis	50	82	45	134	- 52
Drug Use	51	81	43	156	- 75
Anemia	52	76	81	0	+ 76
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	74	85	0	+ 74
Schizophrenia	54	67	83	0	+ 67
Malnutrition	55	63	34	372	- 309
Hepatitis B	56	58	63	11	+ 48
Multiple Sclerosis	57	55	62	13	+ 42
Fires	58	54	44	139	- 85
Birth Trauma	59	48	18	915	- 867
Tuberculosis	60	44	38	242	- 198
Maternal Conditions	61	43	39	202	- 160
Poisonings	62	17	55	47	- 30
Otitis Media	63	11	71	0	+ 11
Oral conditions	64	6	86	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	65	6	68	1	+ 5
Encephalitis	66	6	56	44	- 39
Leprosy	67	2	72	0	+ 2
War	68	1	67	1	+ 0
Syphilis	69	1	51	70	- 70
Ascariasis	70	1	70	1	+ 0
Tetanus	71	1	61	17	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	47	121	- 121
Dengue	74	0	64	5	- 5
Diphtheria	75	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	59	22	- 22
Malaria	82	0	65	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Cuba

Dominican Rep.

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.