GUATEMALA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,755	1	9,825	+ 26,930
Stroke	2	17,854	6	4,849	+ 13,006
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,257	2	9,245	+ 5,011
Lung Cancers	4	9,963	35	391	+ 9,572
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	9,724	12	1,957	+ 7,767
Lung Disease	6	9,143	13	1,901	+ 7,242
Hypertension	7	5,775	26	679	+ 5,095
Prostate Cancer	8	5,602	24	846	+ 4,757
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	4,924	31	464	+ 4,459
Falls	10	4,677	20	1,371	+ 3,306
Liver Disease	11	3,119	5	5,684	- 2,566
Other Injuries	12	3,112	10	2,466	+ 646
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,981	3	6,932	- 3,950
Kidney Disease	14	2,830	4	6,277	- 3,447
Breast Cancer	15	2,785	28	495	+ 2,289
Suicide	16	2,726	22	1,039	+ 1,687
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,925	44	225	+ 1,700
Lymphomas	18	1,814	43	229	+ 1,584
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,677	8	4,026	- 2,349
Stomach Cancer	20	1,649	17	1,570	+ 79
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,506	38	282	+ 1,224
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,464	48	144	+ 1,320
Oral Cancer	23	1,459	49	142	+ 1,317
Liver Cancer	24	1,357	15	1,765	- 408
Other Neoplasms	25	1,279	56	42	+ 1,237
Bladder Cancer	26	1,222	55	57	+ 1,165
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,150	34	393	+ 757
Alcohol	28	1,124	14	1,799	- 675
Cervical Cancer	29	1,108	25	808	+ 301
Leukemia	30	1,054	27	601	+ 454
Uterin Cancer	31	1,002	59	27	+ 975
Violence	32	972	7	4,411	- 3,439
Skin Cancers	33	856	46	195	+ 661
HIV/AIDS	34	785	21	1,173	- 388
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	699	23	1,029	- 331
Endocrine Disorders	36	686	29	486	+ 201
Congenital Anomalies	37	612	18	1,517	- 904
Osteoarthritis	38	543	84	0	+ 543
Ovary Cancer	39	538	50	133	+ 405
Asthma	40	502	36	335	+ 167
Skin Disease	41	430	42	232	+ 198
Drownings	42	384	32	463	- 79
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	343	9	2,617	- 2,274
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	269	54	62	+ 207
Hepatitis C	45	187	66	2	+ 184
Epilepsy	46	180	33	463	- 283
Appendicitis	47	173	47	164	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	48	164	16	1,658	- 1,495
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	144	52	82	+ 62
Meningitis	50	138	41	271	- 133
Drug Use	51	136	40	272	- 135
Anemia	52	129	83	0	+ 129
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	126	85	0	+ 126
Schizophrenia	54	113	80	0	+ 113
Malnutrition	55	106	11	1,981	- 1,875
Hepatitis B	56	98	65	2	+ 96
Multiple Sclerosis	57	92	60	21	+ 72
Fires	58	92	45	207	- 116
Birth Trauma	59	81	19	1,466	- 1,385
Tuberculosis	60	74	37	301	- 227
Maternal Conditions	61	72	30	468	- 396
Poisonings	62	29	39	275	- 247
Otitis Media	63	18	70	0	+ 18
Oral conditions	64	10	86	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	65	9	57	34	- 25
Encephalitis	66	9	51	104	- 94
Leprosy	67	3	77	0	+ 3
War	68	2	68	2	- 0
Syphilis	69	1	64	3	- 2
Ascariasis	70	1	63	7	- 6
Tetanus	71	1	62	10	- 9
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	53	70	- 70
Dengue	74	0	58	33	- 33
Diphtheria	75	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	61	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	69	1	- 1
Chlamydia	84	0	67	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Cuba

Guatemala

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.