ECUADOR VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,865	1	9,805	+ 27,060
Stroke	2	17,908	3	5,429	+ 12,479
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,299	4	5,083	+ 9,217
Lung Cancers	4	9,993	20	1,075	+ 8,918
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	9,753	9	2,565	+ 7,189
Lung Disease	6	9,170	8	2,576	+ 6,594
Hypertension	7	5,792	10	2,507	+ 3,285
Prostate Cancer	8	5,619	12	1,362	+ 4,257
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	4,938	19	1,109	+ 3,829
Falls	10	4,692	18	1,114	+ 3,577
Liver Disease	11	3,128	7	3,330	- 202
Other Injuries	12	3,121	17	1,161	+ 1,960
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,990	5	4,321	- 1,331
Kidney Disease	14	2,839	2	6,184	- 3,345
Breast Cancer	15	2,793	25	825	+ 1,968
Suicide	16	2,735	14	1,326	+ 1,408
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,931	36	308	+ 1,623
Lymphomas	18	1,819	22	883	+ 936
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,682	6	3,490	- 1,808
Stomach Cancer	20	1,654	11	2,089	- 434
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,511	30	562	+ 949
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,468	42	180	+ 1,288
Oral Cancer	23	1,463	45	166	+ 1,297
Liver Cancer	24	1,361	21	954	+ 408
Other Neoplasms	25	1,283	57	64	+ 1,219
Bladder Cancer	26	1,226	44	168	+ 1,058
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,153	26	658	+ 495
Alcohol	28	1,128	39	280	+ 848
Cervical Cancer	29	1,112	24	840	+ 272
Leukemia	30	1,058	23	882	+ 176
Uterin Cancer	31	1,005	48	129	+ 877
Violence	32	974	15	1,210	- 235
Skin Cancers	33	858	37	308	+ 551
HIV/AIDS	34	787	27	609	+ 178
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	701	33	417	+ 284
Endocrine Disorders	36	689	31	507	+ 182
Congenital Anomalies	37	614	13	1,335	- 721
Osteoarthritis	38	545	85	0	+ 545
Ovary Cancer	39	539	35	322	+ 217
Asthma	40	503	53	85	+ 418
Skin Disease	41	431	51	103	+ 329
Drownings	42	385	32	470	- 85
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	344	34	410	- 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	270	47	163	+ 108
Hepatitis C	45	187	67	1	+ 186
Epilepsy	46	181	40	273	- 92
Appendicitis	47	173	50	110	+ 63
Low Birth Weight	48	164	16	1,172	- 1,008
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	145	49	124	+ 21
Meningitis	50	138	52	90	+ 48
Drug Use	51	137	41	214	- 77
Anemia	52	129	82	0	+ 129
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	126	86	0	+ 126
Schizophrenia	54	114	83	0	+ 114
Malnutrition	55	106	28	578	- 472
Hepatitis B	56	99	64	3	+ 96
Multiple Sclerosis	57	93	60	18	+ 75
Fires	58	92	43	175	- 83
Birth Trauma	59	81	38	302	- 221
Tuberculosis	60	75	29	574	- 499
Maternal Conditions	61	73	46	164	- 92
Poisonings	62	29	58	59	- 30
Otitis Media	63	18	70	0	+ 18
Oral conditions	64	10	84	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	65	9	63	8	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	9	55	82	- 73
Leprosy	67	3	71	0	+ 3
War	68	2	66	2	+ 0
Syphilis	69	1	54	85	- 84
Ascariasis	70	1	65	2	- 1
Tetanus	71	1	62	9	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	56	79	- 79
Dengue	74	0	61	10	- 10
Diphtheria	75	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	76	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	59	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

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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.