ETHIOPIA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	238,688	4	36,530	+ 202,158
Stroke	2	115,946	3	39,362	+ 76,585
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	92,584	1	59,931	+ 32,653
Lung Cancers	4	64,700	38	2,202	+ 62,498
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	63,149	21	8,258	+ 54,892
Lung Disease	6	59,375	15	11,870	+ 47,505
Hypertension	7	37,500	12	13,470	+ 24,030
Prostate Cancer	8	36,381	50	1,244	+ 35,136
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	31,973	31	3,755	+ 28,219
Falls	10	30,376	28	4,510	+ 25,866
Liver Disease	11	20,254	8	27,270	- 7,017
Other Injuries	12	20,209	16	11,735	+ 8,474
Diabetes Mellitus	13	19,362	10	16,258	+ 3,104
Kidney Disease	14	18,379	13	12,103	+ 6,276
Breast Cancer	15	18,084	20	8,485	+ 9,599
Suicide	16	17,705	25	6,030	+ 11,675
Inflammatory/Heart	17	12,501	39	2,168	+ 10,333
Lymphomas	18	11,777	33	3,590	+ 8,188
Road Traffic Accidents	19	10,891	5	31,564	- 20,673
Stomach Cancer	20	10,711	47	1,519	+ 9,193
Pancreas Cancer	21	9,781	61	488	+ 9,293
Oesophagus Cancer	22	9,506	40	1,839	+ 7,667
Oral Cancer	23	9,474	48	1,477	+ 7,997
Liver Cancer	24	8,814	42	1,730	+ 7,084
Other Neoplasms	25	8,308	66	148	+ 8,160
Bladder Cancer	26	7,937	51	1,080	+ 6,857
Parkinson's Disease	27	7,467	46	1,578	+ 5,889
Alcohol	28	7,301	55	750	+ 6,551
Cervical Cancer	29	7,197	27	5,019	+ 2,178
Leukemia	30	6,847	30	4,222	+ 2,625
Uterin Cancer	31	6,509	62	421	+ 6,088
Violence	32	6,309	22	8,076	- 1,767
Skin Cancers	33	5,556	52	1,006	+ 4,550
HIV/AIDS	34	5,097	17	11,471	- 6,375
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	4,538	41	1,758	+ 2,779
Endocrine Disorders	36	4,458	45	1,623	+ 2,835
Congenital Anomalies	37	3,976	11	15,638	- 11,662
Osteoarthritis	38	3,527	80	0	+ 3,527
Ovary Cancer	39	3,491	36	2,424	+ 1,067
Asthma	40	3,257	29	4,484	- 1,227
Skin Disease	41	2,792	53	904	+ 1,888
Drownings	42	2,494	35	3,133	- 639
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	2,229	2	44,361	- 42,131
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,749	49	1,339	+ 410
Hepatitis C	45	1,212	69	115	+ 1,098
Epilepsy	46	1,170	44	1,625	- 455
Appendicitis	47	1,123	58	677	+ 446
Low Birth Weight	48	1,062	7	28,020	- 26,958
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	936	65	221	+ 716
Meningitis	50	894	14	12,019	- 11,126
Drug Use	51	884	60	513	+ 371
Anemia	52	835	83	0	+ 835
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	816	81	0	+ 816
Schizophrenia	54	735	86	0	+ 735
Malnutrition	55	687	19	8,643	- 7,956
Hepatitis B	56	639	56	742	- 102
Multiple Sclerosis	57	599	70	61	+ 538
Fires	58	595	34	3,255	- 2,660
Birth Trauma	59	526	6	31,107	- 30,581
Tuberculosis	60	484	9	21,455	- 20,971
Maternal Conditions	61	470	18	8,887	- 8,417
Poisonings	62	186	32	3,668	- 3,483
Otitis Media	63	117	71	39	+ 78
Oral conditions	64	67	82	0	+ 67
Upper Respiratory	65	61	57	709	- 648
Encephalitis	66	61	63	386	- 325
Leprosy	67	20	79	0	+ 20
War	68	13	64	281	- 267
Syphilis	69	8	43	1,699	- 1,691
Ascariasis	70	8	68	130	- 122
Tetanus	71	7	37	2,203	- 2,195
Iodine Deficiency	72	4	76	0	+ 4
Pertussis	73	1	23	6,896	- 6,895
Dengue	74	0	73	20	- 20
Diphtheria	75	0	67	146	- 146
Measles	76	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	54	839	- 839
Malaria	82	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Leishmaniasis	83	0	59	579	- 579
Chlamydia	84	0	72	21	- 21
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.