EGYPT VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	223,984	1	173,871	+ 50,113
Stroke	2	108,804	3	43,839	+ 64,965
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	86,880	7	20,695	+ 66,186
Lung Cancers	4	60,714	18	5,677	+ 55,037
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	59,259	16	6,975	+ 52,284
Lung Disease	6	55,718	9	13,393	+ 42,325
Hypertension	7	35,190	5	21,094	+ 14,096
Prostate Cancer	8	34,139	35	1,282	+ 32,857
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	30,004	24	3,083	+ 26,921
Falls	10	28,505	30	2,019	+ 26,486
Liver Disease	11	19,006	2	60,122	- 41,116
Other Injuries	12	18,964	21	3,819	+ 15,145
Diabetes Mellitus	13	18,169	8	19,131	- 962
Kidney Disease	14	17,247	6	21,087	- 3,840
Breast Cancer	15	16,970	13	9,180	+ 7,790
Suicide	16	16,614	25	3,022	+ 13,592
Inflammatory/Heart	17	11,731	27	2,489	+ 9,242
Lymphomas	18	11,052	14	7,539	+ 3,513
Road Traffic Accidents	19	10,221	12	10,141	+ 80
Stomach Cancer	20	10,051	32	1,844	+ 8,207
Pancreas Cancer	21	9,178	26	2,906	+ 6,272
Oesophagus Cancer	22	8,920	41	951	+ 7,969
Oral Cancer	23	8,890	45	793	+ 8,097
Liver Cancer	24	8,271	4	24,512	- 16,242
Other Neoplasms	25	7,797	61	116	+ 7,680
Bladder Cancer	26	7,448	19	5,133	+ 2,315
Parkinson's Disease	27	7,007	28	2,391	+ 4,616
Alcohol	28	6,851	60	141	+ 6,710
Cervical Cancer	29	6,754	48	625	+ 6,129
Leukemia	30	6,425	22	3,763	+ 2,663
Uterin Cancer	31	6,108	52	422	+ 5,686
Violence	32	5,921	20	4,165	+ 1,756
Skin Cancers	33	5,214	39	1,013	+ 4,201
HIV/AIDS	34	4,783	53	397	+ 4,386
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	4,258	34	1,339	+ 2,919
Endocrine Disorders	36	4,183	29	2,372	+ 1,811
Congenital Anomalies	37	3,731	10	12,163	- 8,432
Osteoarthritis	38	3,310	85	0	+ 3,310
Ovary Cancer	39	3,276	31	1,944	+ 1,332
Asthma	40	3,056	15	7,104	- 4,047
Skin Disease	41	2,620	55	219	+ 2,400
Drownings	42	2,340	37	1,122	+ 1,218
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	2,092	23	3,692	- 1,600
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,641	36	1,248	+ 393
Hepatitis C	45	1,137	63	97	+ 1,041
Epilepsy	46	1,098	50	451	+ 647
Appendicitis	47	1,054	59	142	+ 912
Low Birth Weight	48	997	11	11,391	- 10,394
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	878	65	26	+ 853
Meningitis	50	839	43	827	+ 11
Drug Use	51	830	62	116	+ 714
Anemia	52	783	82	0	+ 783
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	765	84	0	+ 765
Schizophrenia	54	690	80	0	+ 690
Malnutrition	55	644	46	759	- 114
Hepatitis B	56	600	40	988	- 388
Multiple Sclerosis	57	562	56	213	+ 350
Fires	58	558	33	1,568	- 1,010
Birth Trauma	59	493	17	6,109	- 5,616
Tuberculosis	60	454	51	432	+ 22
Maternal Conditions	61	441	44	795	- 354
Poisonings	62	174	57	195	- 21
Otitis Media	63	110	72	0	+ 110
Oral conditions	64	63	86	0	+ 63
Upper Respiratory	65	57	68	5	+ 52
Encephalitis	66	57	38	1,046	- 988
Leprosy	67	18	73	0	+ 18
War	68	12	47	714	- 701
Syphilis	69	8	58	159	- 152
Ascariasis	70	7	67	6	+ 2
Tetanus	71	7	49	540	- 534
Iodine Deficiency	72	4	74	0	+ 4
Pertussis	73	1	42	906	- 906
Dengue	74	0	69	5	- 5
Diphtheria	75	0	70	3	- 3
Measles	76	0	64	43	- 43
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	54	220	- 220
Malaria	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	66	13	- 13
Chlamydia	84	0	71	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

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.