GERMANY VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	169,364	1	147,055	+ 22,309
Stroke	2	82,272	3	49,794	+ 32,478
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	65,694	9	20,712	+ 44,982
Lung Cancers	4	45,909	4	46,560	- 651
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	44,809	2	51,168	- 6,360
Lung Disease	6	42,131	5	42,797	- 666
Hypertension	7	26,609	6	26,796	- 187
Prostate Cancer	8	25,814	12	16,487	+ 9,327
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	22,687	7	26,026	- 3,339
Falls	10	21,554	14	15,325	+ 6,229
Liver Disease	11	14,371	15	15,194	- 823
Other Injuries	12	14,339	23	8,248	+ 6,091
Diabetes Mellitus	13	13,739	13	15,560	- 1,821
Kidney Disease	14	13,041	8	22,770	- 9,729
Breast Cancer	15	12,832	10	18,842	- 6,010
Suicide	16	12,563	19	10,284	+ 2,279
Inflammatory/Heart	17	8,870	21	8,891	- 21
Lymphomas	18	8,357	17	12,249	- 3,892
Road Traffic Accidents	19	7,728	34	3,160	+ 4,568
Stomach Cancer	20	7,600	20	9,658	- 2,057
Pancreas Cancer	21	6,940	11	17,971	- 11,031
Oesophagus Cancer	22	6,745	27	6,212	+ 532
Oral Cancer	23	6,722	29	6,023	+ 699
Liver Cancer	24	6,254	25	8,057	- 1,804
Other Neoplasms	25	5,895	24	8,161	- 2,266
Bladder Cancer	26	5,632	28	6,193	- 561
Parkinson's Disease	27	5,298	16	12,594	- 7,295
Alcohol	28	5,181	26	6,257	- 1,077
Cervical Cancer	29	5,107	39	2,131	+ 2,975
Leukemia	30	4,859	22	8,737	- 3,878
Uterin Cancer	31	4,618	37	2,231	+ 2,388
Violence	32	4,477	46	769	+ 3,708
Skin Cancers	33	3,943	31	4,055	- 113
HIV/AIDS	34	3,616	54	345	+ 3,271
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	3,220	38	2,166	+ 1,054
Endocrine Disorders	36	3,163	18	10,677	- 7,514
Congenital Anomalies	37	2,821	36	2,291	+ 530
Osteoarthritis	38	2,503	52	364	+ 2,139
Ovary Cancer	39	2,477	30	5,192	- 2,715
Asthma	40	2,311	44	924	+ 1,387
Skin Disease	41	1,981	42	1,543	+ 438
Drownings	42	1,770	49	459	+ 1,311
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	1,582	32	3,830	- 2,248
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,241	33	3,615	- 2,375
Hepatitis C	45	860	48	507	+ 353
Epilepsy	46	830	35	3,091	- 2,261
Appendicitis	47	797	62	129	+ 668
Low Birth Weight	48	754	45	770	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	664	47	543	+ 121
Meningitis	50	634	60	168	+ 466
Drug Use	51	627	40	1,930	- 1,303
Anemia	52	592	43	994	- 401
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	579	55	292	+ 287
Schizophrenia	54	522	51	391	+ 131
Malnutrition	55	487	50	450	+ 37
Hepatitis B	56	454	59	182	+ 272
Multiple Sclerosis	57	425	41	1,571	- 1,146
Fires	58	422	53	359	+ 63
Birth Trauma	59	373	57	239	+ 134
Tuberculosis	60	343	56	281	+ 62
Maternal Conditions	61	333	64	38	+ 295
Poisonings	62	132	58	216	- 85
Otitis Media	63	83	65	16	+ 67
Oral conditions	64	48	63	62	- 14
Upper Respiratory	65	43	61	138	- 95
Encephalitis	66	43	67	8	+ 36
Leprosy	67	14	84	0	+ 14
War	68	9	66	10	- 1
Syphilis	69	6	68	6	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	6	81	0	+ 6
Tetanus	71	5	75	1	+ 5
Iodine Deficiency	72	3	71	2	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	77	0	+ 0
Measles	76	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	73	1	- 1
Malaria	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	72	1	- 1
Chlamydia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.