JAPAN VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	248,053	1	163,905	+ 84,148
Stroke	2	120,496	2	121,823	- 1,327
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	96,216	3	107,899	- 11,682
Lung Cancers	4	67,239	4	79,688	- 12,450
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	65,627	7	56,937	+ 8,690
Lung Disease	6	61,705	5	78,169	- 16,464
Hypertension	7	38,972	28	6,673	+ 32,299
Prostate Cancer	8	37,808	19	13,515	+ 24,293
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	33,228	6	57,340	- 24,112
Falls	10	31,568	23	9,736	+ 21,832
Liver Disease	11	21,048	17	14,195	+ 6,853
Other Injuries	12	21,002	12	22,068	- 1,066
Diabetes Mellitus	13	20,122	29	5,433	+ 14,689
Kidney Disease	14	19,100	9	44,779	- 25,679
Breast Cancer	15	18,794	15	15,805	+ 2,989
Suicide	16	18,400	13	19,466	- 1,066
Inflammatory/Heart	17	12,992	27	8,232	+ 4,759
Lymphomas	18	12,239	14	19,273	- 7,033
Road Traffic Accidents	19	11,319	31	4,566	+ 6,753
Stomach Cancer	20	11,131	8	50,433	- 39,301
Pancreas Cancer	21	10,164	10	37,027	- 26,863
Oesophagus Cancer	22	9,879	20	12,316	- 2,437
Oral Cancer	23	9,845	26	8,333	+ 1,512
Liver Cancer	24	9,159	11	29,384	- 20,225
Other Neoplasms	25	8,634	16	15,120	- 6,485
Bladder Cancer	26	8,248	22	9,936	- 1,688
Parkinson's Disease	27	7,760	18	14,007	- 6,247
Alcohol	28	7,587	51	576	+ 7,012
Cervical Cancer	29	7,479	32	3,799	+ 3,680
Leukemia	30	7,116	24	9,607	- 2,491
Uterin Cancer	31	6,764	33	3,461	+ 3,303
Violence	32	6,557	53	266	+ 6,291
Skin Cancers	33	5,774	44	1,843	+ 3,932
HIV/AIDS	34	5,297	63	48	+ 5,249
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	4,716	35	2,922	+ 1,794
Endocrine Disorders	36	4,633	21	11,486	- 6,853
Congenital Anomalies	37	4,132	40	2,473	+ 1,659
Osteoarthritis	38	3,666	62	86	+ 3,580
Ovary Cancer	39	3,628	30	5,061	- 1,433
Asthma	40	3,385	42	1,922	+ 1,463
Skin Disease	41	2,901	36	2,806	+ 95
Drownings	42	2,592	25	8,409	- 5,817
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	2,317	37	2,731	- 414
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,818	39	2,555	- 737
Hepatitis C	45	1,260	41	2,220	- 960
Epilepsy	46	1,216	45	1,558	- 342
Appendicitis	47	1,167	58	126	+ 1,042
Low Birth Weight	48	1,104	55	202	+ 902
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	973	38	2,618	- 1,645
Meningitis	50	929	52	308	+ 621
Drug Use	51	919	50	732	+ 187
Anemia	52	868	49	875	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	848	56	172	+ 676
Schizophrenia	54	764	47	1,052	- 288
Malnutrition	55	714	43	1,910	- 1,196
Hepatitis B	56	664	46	1,423	- 758
Multiple Sclerosis	57	623	59	108	+ 515
Fires	58	618	48	1,007	- 389
Birth Trauma	59	546	61	104	+ 442
Tuberculosis	60	503	34	3,459	- 2,956
Maternal Conditions	61	488	64	39	+ 450
Poisonings	62	193	54	255	- 61
Otitis Media	63	122	68	8	+ 114
Oral conditions	64	70	60	106	- 36
Upper Respiratory	65	64	57	159	- 95
Encephalitis	66	64	69	5	+ 59
Leprosy	67	20	73	0	+ 20
War	68	14	66	15	- 1
Syphilis	69	9	65	16	- 7
Ascariasis	70	8	82	0	+ 8
Tetanus	71	7	67	9	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	72	4	70	2	+ 3
Pertussis	73	1	71	1	- 1
Dengue	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.