GUINEA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,160	6	5,665	+ 22,494
Stroke	2	13,679	5	5,777	+ 7,902
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	10,923	1	12,790	- 1,867
Lung Cancers	4	7,633	50	128	+ 7,505
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	7,450	30	579	+ 6,871
Lung Disease	6	7,005	20	1,373	+ 5,632
Hypertension	7	4,424	21	1,348	+ 3,076
Prostate Cancer	8	4,292	32	525	+ 3,767
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	3,772	53	100	+ 3,672
Falls	10	3,584	33	480	+ 3,104
Liver Disease	11	2,389	12	2,550	- 161
Other Injuries	12	2,384	18	1,504	+ 880
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,284	15	2,138	+ 146
Kidney Disease	14	2,168	16	1,939	+ 229
Breast Cancer	15	2,134	38	345	+ 1,789
Suicide	16	2,089	29	892	+ 1,197
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,475	35	439	+ 1,035
Lymphomas	18	1,389	48	158	+ 1,232
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,285	9	3,788	- 2,503
Stomach Cancer	20	1,264	41	245	+ 1,018
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,154	65	19	+ 1,135
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,121	63	20	+ 1,102
Oral Cancer	23	1,118	52	122	+ 996
Liver Cancer	24	1,040	23	1,167	- 128
Other Neoplasms	25	980	68	16	+ 964
Bladder Cancer	26	936	60	32	+ 905
Parkinson's Disease	27	881	44	212	+ 669
Alcohol	28	861	55	83	+ 778
Cervical Cancer	29	849	19	1,491	- 642
Leukemia	30	808	67	17	+ 791
Uterin Cancer	31	768	59	38	+ 730
Violence	32	744	26	1,128	- 384
Skin Cancers	33	656	49	152	+ 503
HIV/AIDS	34	601	10	3,020	- 2,418
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	535	34	448	+ 87
Endocrine Disorders	36	526	25	1,140	- 614
Congenital Anomalies	37	469	14	2,181	- 1,712
Osteoarthritis	38	416	85	0	+ 416
Ovary Cancer	39	412	54	93	+ 319
Asthma	40	384	22	1,179	- 795
Skin Disease	41	329	51	127	+ 202
Drownings	42	294	31	528	- 234
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	263	3	6,788	- 6,525
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	206	42	238	- 32
Hepatitis C	45	143	61	22	+ 121
Epilepsy	46	138	37	350	- 211
Appendicitis	47	133	57	41	+ 91
Low Birth Weight	48	125	8	4,319	- 4,193
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	110	70	13	+ 98
Meningitis	50	105	11	2,633	- 2,527
Drug Use	51	104	46	169	- 64
Anemia	52	98	83	0	+ 98
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	96	84	0	+ 96
Schizophrenia	54	87	81	0	+ 87
Malnutrition	55	81	28	1,032	- 951
Hepatitis B	56	75	47	162	- 87
Multiple Sclerosis	57	71	66	18	+ 53
Fires	58	70	36	410	- 340
Birth Trauma	59	62	7	4,797	- 4,735
Tuberculosis	60	57	13	2,369	- 2,312
Maternal Conditions	61	55	17	1,793	- 1,738
Poisonings	62	22	40	295	- 273
Otitis Media	63	14	72	0	+ 14
Oral conditions	64	8	86	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	65	7	69	15	- 8
Encephalitis	66	7	56	81	- 74
Leprosy	67	2	79	0	+ 2
War	68	2	64	20	- 18
Syphilis	69	1	39	328	- 327
Ascariasis	70	1	62	22	- 21
Tetanus	71	1	45	170	- 169
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	24	1,165	- 1,165
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	58	40	- 40
Measles	76	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Schistosomiasis	81	0	43	232	- 232
Malaria	82	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Leishmaniasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

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.