ITALY VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	122,746	1	97,116	+ 25,630
Stroke	2	59,626	2	62,633	- 3,008
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	47,611	9	16,339	+ 31,273
Lung Cancers	4	33,272	4	34,152	- 880
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	32,475	3	41,445	- 8,970
Lung Disease	6	30,534	5	32,382	- 1,849
Hypertension	7	19,285	6	29,931	- 10,646
Prostate Cancer	8	18,709	20	8,409	+ 10,300
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	16,442	7	21,254	- 4,811
Falls	10	15,621	25	4,222	+ 11,398
Liver Disease	11	10,416	23	5,559	+ 4,856
Other Injuries	12	10,392	12	12,112	- 1,720
Diabetes Mellitus	13	9,957	8	19,836	- 9,879
Kidney Disease	14	9,452	11	12,726	- 3,274
Breast Cancer	15	9,300	10	13,868	- 4,568
Suicide	16	9,105	26	4,042	+ 5,063
Inflammatory/Heart	17	6,429	24	5,531	+ 898
Lymphomas	18	6,057	16	9,670	- 3,614
Road Traffic Accidents	19	5,601	30	3,221	+ 2,380
Stomach Cancer	20	5,508	14	10,252	- 4,744
Pancreas Cancer	21	5,030	13	12,095	- 7,065
Oesophagus Cancer	22	4,888	34	2,045	+ 2,843
Oral Cancer	23	4,872	27	3,343	+ 1,529
Liver Cancer	24	4,532	17	9,620	- 5,088
Other Neoplasms	25	4,273	15	9,984	- 5,712
Bladder Cancer	26	4,081	22	6,711	- 2,629
Parkinson's Disease	27	3,840	19	8,428	- 4,588
Alcohol	28	3,755	55	277	+ 3,478
Cervical Cancer	29	3,701	40	1,154	+ 2,547
Leukemia	30	3,521	21	6,728	- 3,207
Uterin Cancer	31	3,347	33	2,198	+ 1,149
Violence	32	3,245	50	409	+ 2,836
Skin Cancers	33	2,857	29	3,239	- 382
HIV/AIDS	34	2,621	46	520	+ 2,101
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,333	43	690	+ 1,644
Endocrine Disorders	36	2,293	18	8,431	- 6,138
Congenital Anomalies	37	2,044	37	1,443	+ 601
Osteoarthritis	38	1,814	48	481	+ 1,333
Ovary Cancer	39	1,795	28	3,282	- 1,486
Asthma	40	1,675	47	494	+ 1,181
Skin Disease	41	1,436	38	1,440	- 4
Drownings	42	1,282	52	344	+ 939
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	1,146	36	1,622	- 476
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	899	32	2,216	- 1,316
Hepatitis C	45	623	31	2,451	- 1,827
Epilepsy	46	602	39	1,337	- 735
Appendicitis	47	578	61	49	+ 529
Low Birth Weight	48	546	51	357	+ 189
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	481	42	701	- 220
Meningitis	50	460	60	128	+ 332
Drug Use	51	455	45	654	- 199
Anemia	52	429	35	1,672	- 1,243
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	419	57	241	+ 179
Schizophrenia	54	378	49	424	- 46
Malnutrition	55	353	41	775	- 422
Hepatitis B	56	329	54	334	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	57	308	44	677	- 369
Fires	58	306	56	271	+ 35
Birth Trauma	59	270	59	140	+ 130
Tuberculosis	60	249	53	336	- 87
Maternal Conditions	61	242	67	6	+ 236
Poisonings	62	96	58	154	- 58
Otitis Media	63	60	65	16	+ 44
Oral conditions	64	35	62	47	- 13
Upper Respiratory	65	31	64	20	+ 11
Encephalitis	66	31	68	5	+ 27
Leprosy	67	10	74	0	+ 10
War	68	7	66	6	+ 1
Syphilis	69	4	69	4	- 0
Ascariasis	70	4	80	0	+ 4
Tetanus	71	4	63	22	- 18
Iodine Deficiency	72	2	75	0	+ 2
Pertussis	73	0	73	1	- 0
Dengue	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	76	0	+ 0
Measles	76	0	71	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	70	3	- 3
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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.