EQU. GUINEA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,616	7	419	+ 3,197
Stroke	2	1,756	6	437	+ 1,319
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,402	2	913	+ 490
Lung Cancers	4	980	41	27	+ 953
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	957	29	55	+ 901
Lung Disease	6	899	20	120	+ 779
Hypertension	7	568	16	165	+ 403
Prostate Cancer	8	551	35	43	+ 508
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	484	40	29	+ 456
Falls	10	460	32	46	+ 414
Liver Disease	11	307	13	199	+ 108
Other Injuries	12	306	23	105	+ 201
Diabetes Mellitus	13	293	11	299	- 6
Kidney Disease	14	278	14	198	+ 80
Breast Cancer	15	274	24	84	+ 190
Suicide	16	268	22	107	+ 161
Inflammatory/Heart	17	189	27	63	+ 126
Lymphomas	18	178	45	19	+ 159
Road Traffic Accidents	19	165	8	368	- 203
Stomach Cancer	20	162	49	16	+ 147
Pancreas Cancer	21	148	55	11	+ 137
Oesophagus Cancer	22	144	54	12	+ 132
Oral Cancer	23	144	37	35	+ 109
Liver Cancer	24	134	34	43	+ 90
Other Neoplasms	25	126	63	3	+ 123
Bladder Cancer	26	120	56	9	+ 112
Parkinson's Disease	27	113	46	18	+ 96
Alcohol	28	111	53	12	+ 99
Cervical Cancer	29	109	28	56	+ 53
Leukemia	30	104	61	4	+ 100
Uterin Cancer	31	99	58	8	+ 91
Violence	32	96	33	45	+ 51
Skin Cancers	33	84	48	16	+ 68
HIV/AIDS	34	77	1	1,838	- 1,761
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	69	43	22	+ 47
Endocrine Disorders	36	68	25	73	- 6
Congenital Anomalies	37	60	12	249	- 189
Osteoarthritis	38	53	81	0	+ 53
Ovary Cancer	39	53	52	13	+ 40
Asthma	40	49	26	65	- 16
Skin Disease	41	42	51	13	+ 29
Drownings	42	38	36	39	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	34	9	349	- 315
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	26	50	14	+ 12
Hepatitis C	45	18	69	0	+ 18
Epilepsy	46	18	38	32	- 15
Appendicitis	47	17	59	6	+ 11
Low Birth Weight	48	16	4	457	- 441
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	14	62	4	+ 11
Meningitis	50	14	19	127	- 113
Drug Use	51	13	30	50	- 37
Anemia	52	13	85	0	+ 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	12	82	0	+ 12
Schizophrenia	54	11	86	0	+ 11
Malnutrition	55	10	31	48	- 38
Hepatitis B	56	10	65	3	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	57	9	67	1	+ 8
Fires	58	9	39	30	- 21
Birth Trauma	59	8	5	441	- 433
Tuberculosis	60	7	10	321	- 314
Maternal Conditions	61	7	17	139	- 132
Poisonings	62	3	44	21	- 18
Otitis Media	63	2	72	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	64	1	80	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	1	66	2	- 1
Encephalitis	66	1	57	8	- 7
Leprosy	67	0	76	0	+ 0
War	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	18	134	- 134
Ascariasis	70	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	42	23	- 23
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	21	109	- 109
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	64	3	- 3
Measles	76	0	15	181	- 181
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	47	16	- 16
Schistosomiasis	81	0	60	4	- 4
Malaria	82	0	3	668	- 668
Leishmaniasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Cuba

Equ. Guinea

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.