GHANA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	69,641	3	14,103	+ 55,539
Stroke	2	33,829	2	15,163	+ 18,666
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	27,013	1	16,262	+ 10,751
Lung Cancers	4	18,877	55	237	+ 18,640
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	18,425	29	1,294	+ 17,131
Lung Disease	6	17,324	15	3,120	+ 14,204
Hypertension	7	10,941	19	2,231	+ 8,711
Prostate Cancer	8	10,615	31	1,031	+ 9,584
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	9,329	34	803	+ 8,526
Falls	10	8,863	30	1,168	+ 7,695
Liver Disease	11	5,909	11	6,053	- 144
Other Injuries	12	5,896	18	2,433	+ 3,464
Diabetes Mellitus	13	5,649	12	5,929	- 280
Kidney Disease	14	5,362	13	4,161	+ 1,201
Breast Cancer	15	5,276	25	1,937	+ 3,339
Suicide	16	5,166	21	1,993	+ 3,173
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,647	28	1,615	+ 2,033
Lymphomas	18	3,436	32	875	+ 2,561
Road Traffic Accidents	19	3,178	7	7,808	- 4,630
Stomach Cancer	20	3,125	33	870	+ 2,255
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,854	46	334	+ 2,520
Oesophagus Cancer	22	2,773	49	285	+ 2,488
Oral Cancer	23	2,764	42	483	+ 2,281
Liver Cancer	24	2,572	17	2,851	- 280
Other Neoplasms	25	2,424	63	48	+ 2,376
Bladder Cancer	26	2,316	53	245	+ 2,070
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,179	43	387	+ 1,792
Alcohol	28	2,130	54	244	+ 1,886
Cervical Cancer	29	2,100	20	2,161	- 61
Leukemia	30	1,998	45	340	+ 1,658
Uterin Cancer	31	1,899	57	219	+ 1,680
Violence	32	1,841	27	1,857	- 16
Skin Cancers	33	1,621	58	214	+ 1,407
HIV/AIDS	34	1,487	4	13,565	- 12,078
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,324	48	321	+ 1,003
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,301	24	1,965	- 664
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,160	14	3,935	- 2,775
Osteoarthritis	38	1,029	84	0	+ 1,029
Ovary Cancer	39	1,019	38	698	+ 320
Asthma	40	950	23	1,979	- 1,029
Skin Disease	41	815	50	264	+ 550
Drownings	42	728	36	740	- 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	650	9	6,538	- 5,888
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	510	52	256	+ 255
Hepatitis C	45	354	65	28	+ 326
Epilepsy	46	341	47	329	+ 12
Appendicitis	47	328	59	146	+ 182
Low Birth Weight	48	310	8	6,662	- 6,352
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	273	67	16	+ 257
Meningitis	50	261	16	2,983	- 2,723
Drug Use	51	258	39	630	- 372
Anemia	52	244	83	0	+ 244
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	238	85	0	+ 238
Schizophrenia	54	215	81	0	+ 215
Malnutrition	55	200	26	1,868	- 1,668
Hepatitis B	56	187	62	101	+ 85
Multiple Sclerosis	57	175	61	113	+ 62
Fires	58	173	37	729	- 556
Birth Trauma	59	153	10	6,194	- 6,041
Tuberculosis	60	141	6	10,214	- 10,073
Maternal Conditions	61	137	22	1,991	- 1,854
Poisonings	62	54	40	522	- 467
Otitis Media	63	34	72	0	+ 34
Oral conditions	64	20	86	0	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	65	18	66	16	+ 2
Encephalitis	66	18	44	357	- 339
Leprosy	67	6	73	0	+ 6
War	68	4	64	29	- 25
Syphilis	69	2	41	483	- 480
Ascariasis	70	2	68	12	- 10
Tetanus	71	2	56	220	- 218
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	79	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	35	744	- 744
Dengue	74	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	76	0	60	135	- 135
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	51	257	- 257
Malaria	82	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

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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.