ESTONIA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,404	1	3,009	- 605
Stroke	2	1,168	3	1,116	+ 52
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	932	6	349	+ 584
Lung Cancers	4	652	4	657	- 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	636	12	229	+ 406
Lung Disease	6	598	13	229	+ 369
Hypertension	7	378	2	2,700	- 2,323
Prostate Cancer	8	366	8	298	+ 68
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	322	5	527	- 205
Falls	10	306	24	119	+ 187
Liver Disease	11	204	7	328	- 125
Other Injuries	12	204	20	141	+ 62
Diabetes Mellitus	13	195	19	146	+ 49
Kidney Disease	14	185	17	176	+ 9
Breast Cancer	15	182	11	260	- 78
Suicide	16	178	16	197	- 19
Inflammatory/Heart	17	126	14	217	- 91
Lymphomas	18	119	15	213	- 94
Road Traffic Accidents	19	110	35	59	+ 50
Stomach Cancer	20	108	9	290	- 182
Pancreas Cancer	21	98	10	268	- 170
Oesophagus Cancer	22	96	27	99	- 3
Oral Cancer	23	95	25	110	- 15
Liver Cancer	24	89	26	107	- 18
Other Neoplasms	25	84	23	123	- 40
Bladder Cancer	26	80	21	126	- 46
Parkinson's Disease	27	75	29	82	- 7
Alcohol	28	74	18	148	- 75
Cervical Cancer	29	72	32	68	+ 5
Leukemia	30	69	22	126	- 57
Uterin Cancer	31	66	34	60	+ 5
Violence	32	64	42	28	+ 35
Skin Cancers	33	56	30	79	- 23
HIV/AIDS	34	51	39	40	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	46	36	55	- 9
Endocrine Disorders	36	45	33	66	- 21
Congenital Anomalies	37	40	43	25	+ 15
Osteoarthritis	38	36	50	10	+ 25
Ovary Cancer	39	35	28	87	- 52
Asthma	40	33	44	24	+ 9
Skin Disease	41	28	41	29	- 0
Drownings	42	25	40	30	- 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	22	53	8	+ 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	18	45	22	- 4
Hepatitis C	45	12	58	4	+ 8
Epilepsy	46	12	37	45	- 33
Appendicitis	47	11	59	2	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	48	11	55	7	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	9	46	17	- 8
Meningitis	50	9	54	7	+ 2
Drug Use	51	9	31	75	- 66
Anemia	52	8	51	9	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	8	49	12	- 4
Schizophrenia	54	7	56	6	+ 1
Malnutrition	55	7	79	0	+ 7
Hepatitis B	56	6	65	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	57	6	48	16	- 10
Fires	58	6	38	41	- 35
Birth Trauma	59	5	57	5	+ 0
Tuberculosis	60	5	47	16	- 12
Maternal Conditions	61	5	61	1	+ 4
Poisonings	62	2	52	8	- 6
Otitis Media	63	1	67	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	64	1	60	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	65	1	66	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	1	63	0	+ 0
Leprosy	67	0	68	0	+ 0
War	68	0	64	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	62	1	- 1
Ascariasis	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	82	0	+ 0
Measles	76	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ESTONIA

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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.