INDIA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,837,121	1	1,520,034	+ 1,317,087
Stroke	2	1,378,179	3	697,038	+ 681,141
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,100,480	6	392,425	+ 708,056
Lung Cancers	4	769,044	21	88,276	+ 680,768
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	750,614	17	126,593	+ 624,021
Lung Disease	6	705,754	2	879,732	- 173,979
Hypertension	7	445,743	19	108,050	+ 337,693
Prostate Cancer	8	432,432	38	30,945	+ 401,487
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	380,048	25	77,368	+ 302,680
Falls	10	361,057	10	225,755	+ 135,302
Liver Disease	11	240,742	8	268,580	- 27,838
Other Injuries	12	240,208	15	149,570	+ 90,638
Diabetes Mellitus	13	230,143	7	271,495	- 41,352
Kidney Disease	14	218,461	11	222,903	- 4,442
Breast Cancer	15	214,953	22	82,821	+ 132,133
Suicide	16	210,448	14	173,347	+ 37,101
Inflammatory/Heart	17	148,594	49	12,651	+ 135,944
Lymphomas	18	139,989	33	40,159	+ 99,830
Road Traffic Accidents	19	129,460	12	212,596	- 83,136
Stomach Cancer	20	127,316	24	81,058	+ 46,259
Pancreas Cancer	21	116,257	37	32,812	+ 83,445
Oesophagus Cancer	22	112,988	34	38,898	+ 74,090
Oral Cancer	23	112,606	16	134,187	- 21,581
Liver Cancer	24	104,761	39	30,369	+ 74,392
Other Neoplasms	25	98,756	62	2,968	+ 95,788
Bladder Cancer	26	94,339	48	14,081	+ 80,258
Parkinson's Disease	27	88,755	32	43,398	+ 45,357
Alcohol	28	86,782	43	23,097	+ 63,685
Cervical Cancer	29	85,545	30	45,319	+ 40,226
Leukemia	30	81,389	35	33,383	+ 48,006
Uterin Cancer	31	77,367	59	6,841	+ 70,526
Violence	32	74,995	27	51,767	+ 23,229
Skin Cancers	33	66,044	60	5,054	+ 60,990
HIV/AIDS	34	60,582	31	44,406	+ 16,176
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	53,935	26	68,108	- 14,173
Endocrine Disorders	36	52,989	47	15,264	+ 37,725
Congenital Anomalies	37	47,256	23	82,769	- 35,513
Osteoarthritis	38	41,929	85	0	+ 41,929
Ovary Cancer	39	41,494	44	21,947	+ 19,547
Asthma	40	38,715	13	196,051	- 157,336
Skin Disease	41	33,182	45	17,857	+ 15,325
Drownings	42	29,643	28	48,774	- 19,131
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	26,497	4	670,315	- 643,817
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	20,788	18	126,079	- 105,291
Hepatitis C	45	14,407	65	1,364	+ 13,043
Epilepsy	46	13,912	40	30,307	- 16,396
Appendicitis	47	13,351	53	11,245	+ 2,106
Low Birth Weight	48	12,627	9	238,739	- 226,112
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	11,127	50	11,931	- 804
Meningitis	50	10,621	36	33,337	- 22,716
Drug Use	51	10,510	52	11,747	- 1,238
Anemia	52	9,922	81	0	+ 9,922
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	9,696	86	0	+ 9,696
Schizophrenia	54	8,740	83	0	+ 8,740
Malnutrition	55	8,163	55	8,626	- 463
Hepatitis B	56	7,600	56	8,184	- 584
Multiple Sclerosis	57	7,122	63	2,328	+ 4,794
Fires	58	7,067	42	23,265	- 16,198
Birth Trauma	59	6,248	20	102,819	- 96,571
Tuberculosis	60	5,749	5	435,882	- 430,132
Maternal Conditions	61	5,582	41	25,917	- 20,335
Poisonings	62	2,208	61	3,540	- 1,332
Otitis Media	63	1,392	71	68	+ 1,324
Oral conditions	64	801	84	0	+ 801
Upper Respiratory	65	728	68	584	+ 144
Encephalitis	66	726	29	48,080	- 47,354
Leprosy	67	233	73	0	+ 233
War	68	158	67	890	- 732
Syphilis	69	98	64	2,007	- 1,909
Ascariasis	70	93	70	126	- 33
Tetanus	71	86	58	7,093	- 7,007
Iodine Deficiency	72	49	79	0	+ 49
Pertussis	73	7	54	10,094	- 10,087
Dengue	74	1	46	17,546	- 17,545
Diphtheria	75	0	72	65	- 65
Measles	76	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Leishmaniasis	83	0	66	973	- 973
Chlamydia	84	0	69	379	- 379
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.