FRANCE VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	137,665	1	63,181	+ 74,483
Stroke	2	66,873	3	36,354	+ 30,518
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	53,398	6	19,771	+ 33,628
Lung Cancers	4	37,316	4	35,657	+ 1,659
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	36,422	2	53,157	- 16,736
Lung Disease	6	34,245	7	18,232	+ 16,013
Hypertension	7	21,629	23	7,109	+ 14,519
Prostate Cancer	8	20,983	13	10,873	+ 10,110
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	18,441	5	21,854	- 3,413
Falls	10	17,519	18	8,284	+ 9,235
Liver Disease	11	11,681	22	7,382	+ 4,299
Other Injuries	12	11,656	9	15,119	- 3,464
Diabetes Mellitus	13	11,167	12	10,912	+ 256
Kidney Disease	14	10,600	11	11,477	- 876
Breast Cancer	15	10,430	8	15,536	- 5,106
Suicide	16	10,211	16	8,961	+ 1,251
Inflammatory/Heart	17	7,210	25	6,065	+ 1,145
Lymphomas	18	6,793	14	10,067	- 3,275
Road Traffic Accidents	19	6,282	31	3,339	+ 2,943
Stomach Cancer	20	6,178	26	5,530	+ 647
Pancreas Cancer	21	5,641	10	12,360	- 6,719
Oesophagus Cancer	22	5,482	28	4,673	+ 809
Oral Cancer	23	5,464	27	4,676	+ 788
Liver Cancer	24	5,083	15	9,573	- 4,490
Other Neoplasms	25	4,792	17	8,771	- 3,979
Bladder Cancer	26	4,578	24	6,566	- 1,988
Parkinson's Disease	27	4,307	20	7,570	- 3,263
Alcohol	28	4,211	33	3,189	+ 1,022
Cervical Cancer	29	4,151	40	1,574	+ 2,577
Leukemia	30	3,949	21	7,457	- 3,507
Uterin Cancer	31	3,754	34	2,721	+ 1,033
Violence	32	3,639	49	538	+ 3,101
Skin Cancers	33	3,205	32	3,256	- 51
HIV/AIDS	34	2,940	54	362	+ 2,578
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,617	43	986	+ 1,631
Endocrine Disorders	36	2,571	19	8,086	- 5,515
Congenital Anomalies	37	2,293	35	2,012	+ 281
Osteoarthritis	38	2,034	56	245	+ 1,789
Ovary Cancer	39	2,013	30	3,964	- 1,950
Asthma	40	1,879	42	1,039	+ 840
Skin Disease	41	1,610	39	1,598	+ 12
Drownings	42	1,438	45	868	+ 571
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	1,286	38	1,807	- 522
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,009	41	1,384	- 376
Hepatitis C	45	699	52	416	+ 283
Epilepsy	46	675	37	1,865	- 1,190
Appendicitis	47	648	61	90	+ 558
Low Birth Weight	48	613	47	651	- 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	540	51	426	+ 113
Meningitis	50	515	58	163	+ 352
Drug Use	51	510	36	1,881	- 1,371
Anemia	52	481	44	973	- 491
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	470	62	75	+ 395
Schizophrenia	54	424	48	647	- 223
Malnutrition	55	396	29	4,212	- 3,815
Hepatitis B	56	369	59	135	+ 234
Multiple Sclerosis	57	346	46	752	- 407
Fires	58	343	53	403	- 60
Birth Trauma	59	303	55	309	- 6
Tuberculosis	60	279	50	435	- 156
Maternal Conditions	61	271	64	52	+ 219
Poisonings	62	107	57	228	- 121
Otitis Media	63	68	65	16	+ 52
Oral conditions	64	39	60	118	- 79
Upper Respiratory	65	35	63	54	- 18
Encephalitis	66	35	66	8	+ 27
Leprosy	67	11	72	1	+ 11
War	68	8	67	7	+ 1
Syphilis	69	5	68	4	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	5	79	0	+ 5
Tetanus	71	4	70	2	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	72	2	74	1	+ 2
Pertussis	73	0	69	3	- 2
Dengue	74	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	75	1	- 1
Measles	76	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	71	1	- 1
Malaria	82	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	73	1	- 1
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 FRANCE

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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.