KENYA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	117,273	9	11,972	+ 105,300
Stroke	2	56,967	4	15,895	+ 41,072
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	45,488	1	22,571	+ 22,917
Lung Cancers	4	31,788	47	669	+ 31,120
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	31,027	31	1,827	+ 29,200
Lung Disease	6	29,172	20	4,280	+ 24,892
Hypertension	7	18,425	17	4,418	+ 14,007
Prostate Cancer	8	17,875	37	1,292	+ 16,583
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	15,709	32	1,477	+ 14,232
Falls	10	14,924	33	1,465	+ 13,459
Liver Disease	11	9,951	7	13,405	- 3,453
Other Injuries	12	9,929	19	4,336	+ 5,593
Diabetes Mellitus	13	9,513	14	5,651	+ 3,862
Kidney Disease	14	9,030	16	4,464	+ 4,567
Breast Cancer	15	8,885	25	2,658	+ 6,227
Suicide	16	8,699	23	3,214	+ 5,485
Inflammatory/Heart	17	6,142	40	1,121	+ 5,021
Lymphomas	18	5,786	29	1,931	+ 3,855
Road Traffic Accidents	19	5,351	6	14,883	- 9,532
Stomach Cancer	20	5,263	28	2,010	+ 3,253
Pancreas Cancer	21	4,805	46	716	+ 4,089
Oesophagus Cancer	22	4,670	18	4,373	+ 298
Oral Cancer	23	4,655	30	1,842	+ 2,812
Liver Cancer	24	4,330	34	1,351	+ 2,979
Other Neoplasms	25	4,082	67	60	+ 4,022
Bladder Cancer	26	3,899	57	318	+ 3,582
Parkinson's Disease	27	3,669	50	470	+ 3,199
Alcohol	28	3,587	55	355	+ 3,232
Cervical Cancer	29	3,536	22	3,389	+ 147
Leukemia	30	3,364	35	1,327	+ 2,037
Uterin Cancer	31	3,198	56	323	+ 2,875
Violence	32	3,100	24	2,942	+ 158
Skin Cancers	33	2,730	48	638	+ 2,092
HIV/AIDS	34	2,504	2	20,885	- 18,381
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,229	41	1,089	+ 1,141
Endocrine Disorders	36	2,190	44	831	+ 1,359
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,953	12	6,115	- 4,162
Osteoarthritis	38	1,733	84	0	+ 1,733
Ovary Cancer	39	1,715	45	795	+ 920
Asthma	40	1,600	26	2,300	- 700
Skin Disease	41	1,372	51	455	+ 916
Drownings	42	1,225	39	1,200	+ 25
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	1,095	5	15,420	- 14,325
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	859	53	408	+ 452
Hepatitis C	45	596	61	152	+ 443
Epilepsy	46	575	43	832	- 257
Appendicitis	47	552	58	240	+ 311
Low Birth Weight	48	522	11	9,562	- 9,040
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	460	66	84	+ 376
Meningitis	50	439	15	5,364	- 4,925
Drug Use	51	434	62	113	+ 321
Anemia	52	410	82	0	+ 410
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	401	85	0	+ 401
Schizophrenia	54	361	83	0	+ 361
Malnutrition	55	337	21	4,212	- 3,875
Hepatitis B	56	314	49	522	- 208
Multiple Sclerosis	57	294	68	39	+ 256
Fires	58	292	36	1,316	- 1,024
Birth Trauma	59	258	10	9,957	- 9,699
Tuberculosis	60	238	3	19,655	- 19,418
Maternal Conditions	61	231	13	5,651	- 5,421
Poisonings	62	91	38	1,269	- 1,177
Otitis Media	63	58	72	7	+ 50
Oral conditions	64	33	86	0	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	65	30	64	95	- 65
Encephalitis	66	30	60	189	- 159
Leprosy	67	10	76	0	+ 10
War	68	7	65	89	- 83
Syphilis	69	4	52	449	- 445
Ascariasis	70	4	71	9	- 5
Tetanus	71	4	27	2,129	- 2,125
Iodine Deficiency	72	2	77	0	+ 2
Pertussis	73	0	42	1,014	- 1,013
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	13	- 13
Measles	76	0	63	103	- 103
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	54	370	- 370
Malaria	82	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Leishmaniasis	83	0	59	194	- 194
Chlamydia	84	0	70	10	- 10
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.