GREECE VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,062	1	21,124	- 62
Stroke	2	10,231	2	14,077	- 3,846
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,170	3	8,282	- 113
Lung Cancers	4	5,709	4	7,355	- 1,646
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	5,572	7	3,940	+ 1,633
Lung Disease	6	5,239	5	5,526	- 287
Hypertension	7	3,309	9	2,922	+ 387
Prostate Cancer	8	3,210	12	2,023	+ 1,187
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	2,821	8	3,264	- 442
Falls	10	2,680	21	1,245	+ 1,435
Liver Disease	11	1,787	23	809	+ 978
Other Injuries	12	1,783	17	1,453	+ 330
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,709	20	1,266	+ 443
Kidney Disease	14	1,622	6	4,759	- 3,137
Breast Cancer	15	1,596	11	2,520	- 925
Suicide	16	1,562	28	533	+ 1,030
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,103	24	725	+ 378
Lymphomas	18	1,039	19	1,268	- 229
Road Traffic Accidents	19	961	22	870	+ 91
Stomach Cancer	20	945	16	1,535	- 590
Pancreas Cancer	21	863	13	1,904	- 1,041
Oesophagus Cancer	22	839	35	246	+ 593
Oral Cancer	23	836	30	440	+ 396
Liver Cancer	24	778	14	1,566	- 788
Other Neoplasms	25	733	25	679	+ 55
Bladder Cancer	26	700	15	1,551	- 850
Parkinson's Disease	27	659	10	2,646	- 1,987
Alcohol	28	644	49	50	+ 594
Cervical Cancer	29	635	36	243	+ 392
Leukemia	30	604	18	1,354	- 750
Uterin Cancer	31	574	33	373	+ 202
Violence	32	557	42	104	+ 453
Skin Cancers	33	490	31	438	+ 52
HIV/AIDS	34	450	50	47	+ 403
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	400	26	611	- 210
Endocrine Disorders	36	393	29	526	- 133
Congenital Anomalies	37	351	38	174	+ 177
Osteoarthritis	38	311	85	0	+ 311
Ovary Cancer	39	308	27	557	- 249
Asthma	40	287	55	27	+ 260
Skin Disease	41	246	47	56	+ 190
Drownings	42	220	32	435	- 215
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	197	44	95	+ 102
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	154	43	100	+ 54
Hepatitis C	45	107	52	38	+ 68
Epilepsy	46	103	34	249	- 146
Appendicitis	47	99	58	9	+ 90
Low Birth Weight	48	94	41	127	- 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	83	45	67	+ 16
Meningitis	50	79	53	33	+ 46
Drug Use	51	78	37	193	- 115
Anemia	52	74	51	47	+ 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	72	86	0	+ 72
Schizophrenia	54	65	54	27	+ 37
Malnutrition	55	61	66	1	+ 60
Hepatitis B	56	56	48	56	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	57	53	40	135	- 82
Fires	58	52	39	146	- 94
Birth Trauma	59	46	57	17	+ 30
Tuberculosis	60	43	46	66	- 24
Maternal Conditions	61	41	61	2	+ 39
Poisonings	62	16	56	19	- 3
Otitis Media	63	10	82	0	+ 10
Oral conditions	64	6	63	2	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	65	5	59	8	- 3
Encephalitis	66	5	67	1	+ 5
Leprosy	67	2	81	0	+ 2
War	68	1	64	1	+ 0
Syphilis	69	1	65	1	- 0
Ascariasis	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	1	62	2	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	76	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	60	4	- 4
Chlamydia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Cuba

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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.