HAITI VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		HAITI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,665	1	13,208	+ 10,457
Stroke	2	11,496	2	11,779	- 283
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	9,179	3	7,064	+ 2,116
Lung Cancers	4	6,415	36	492	+ 5,923
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	6,261	23	955	+ 5,306
Lung Disease	6	5,887	11	2,334	+ 3,553
Hypertension	7	3,718	7	2,632	+ 1,086
Prostate Cancer	8	3,607	17	1,356	+ 2,251
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	3,170	32	680	+ 2,490
Falls	10	3,012	35	549	+ 2,463
Liver Disease	11	2,008	10	2,425	- 417
Other Injuries	12	2,004	16	1,499	+ 505
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,920	4	5,026	- 3,106
Kidney Disease	14	1,822	6	2,701	- 879
Breast Cancer	15	1,793	30	705	+ 1,088
Suicide	16	1,755	21	1,085	+ 670
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,239	25	941	+ 299
Lymphomas	18	1,168	47	235	+ 932
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,080	13	2,115	- 1,035
Stomach Cancer	20	1,062	26	863	+ 199
Pancreas Cancer	21	970	44	268	+ 701
Oesophagus Cancer	22	942	49	155	+ 787
Oral Cancer	23	939	45	261	+ 678
Liver Cancer	24	874	33	662	+ 211
Other Neoplasms	25	824	60	31	+ 793
Bladder Cancer	26	787	55	92	+ 695
Parkinson's Disease	27	740	42	329	+ 411
Alcohol	28	724	39	428	+ 296
Cervical Cancer	29	714	34	573	+ 141
Leukemia	30	679	43	300	+ 378
Uterin Cancer	31	645	57	42	+ 603
Violence	32	626	12	2,330	- 1,704
Skin Cancers	33	551	56	56	+ 495
HIV/AIDS	34	505	5	2,706	- 2,200
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	450	31	704	- 254
Endocrine Disorders	36	442	24	951	- 509
Congenital Anomalies	37	394	15	1,819	- 1,425
Osteoarthritis	38	350	80	0	+ 350
Ovary Cancer	39	346	51	153	+ 193
Asthma	40	323	20	1,107	- 784
Skin Disease	41	277	40	425	- 148
Drownings	42	247	19	1,306	- 1,059
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	221	8	2,540	- 2,319
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	173	27	814	- 641
Hepatitis C	45	120	65	7	+ 113
Epilepsy	46	116	41	409	- 293
Appendicitis	47	111	48	172	- 60
Low Birth Weight	48	105	9	2,516	- 2,410
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	93	58	37	+ 56
Meningitis	50	89	28	780	- 691
Drug Use	51	88	52	140	- 52
Anemia	52	83	86	0	+ 83
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	81	81	0	+ 81
Schizophrenia	54	73	83	0	+ 73
Malnutrition	55	68	29	717	- 649
Hepatitis B	56	63	62	26	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	57	59	61	28	+ 31
Fires	58	59	37	470	- 411
Birth Trauma	59	52	14	2,100	- 2,048
Tuberculosis	60	48	22	1,007	- 959
Maternal Conditions	61	47	18	1,349	- 1,302
Poisonings	62	18	50	154	- 136
Otitis Media	63	12	70	1	+ 10
Oral conditions	64	7	82	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	65	6	63	19	- 13
Encephalitis	66	6	54	118	- 112
Leprosy	67	2	71	0	+ 2
War	68	1	66	5	- 4
Syphilis	69	1	46	251	- 250
Ascariasis	70	1	67	5	- 4
Tetanus	71	1	53	119	- 118
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	38	446	- 446
Dengue	74	0	64	17	- 17
Diphtheria	75	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	59	36	- 36
Leishmaniasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	5	- 5
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HAITI

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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.