LIBERIA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,947	7	1,885	+ 9,063
Stroke	2	5,318	11	1,578	+ 3,740
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,246	2	2,693	+ 1,553
Lung Cancers	4	2,967	44	66	+ 2,901
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	2,896	29	235	+ 2,662
Lung Disease	6	2,723	26	294	+ 2,430
Hypertension	7	1,720	23	371	+ 1,349
Prostate Cancer	8	1,669	25	297	+ 1,371
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	1,466	40	90	+ 1,377
Falls	10	1,393	33	155	+ 1,238
Liver Disease	11	929	13	858	+ 71
Other Injuries	12	927	22	380	+ 547
Diabetes Mellitus	13	888	15	650	+ 238
Kidney Disease	14	843	16	609	+ 234
Breast Cancer	15	829	27	246	+ 584
Suicide	16	812	30	220	+ 592
Inflammatory/Heart	17	573	38	115	+ 458
Lymphomas	18	540	39	93	+ 447
Road Traffic Accidents	19	500	5	1,920	- 1,421
Stomach Cancer	20	491	37	122	+ 370
Pancreas Cancer	21	449	53	38	+ 411
Oesophagus Cancer	22	436	60	16	+ 420
Oral Cancer	23	435	48	50	+ 384
Liver Cancer	24	404	20	439	- 35
Other Neoplasms	25	381	62	6	+ 375
Bladder Cancer	26	364	59	19	+ 345
Parkinson's Disease	27	342	43	72	+ 270
Alcohol	28	335	57	25	+ 309
Cervical Cancer	29	330	19	474	- 144
Leukemia	30	314	58	23	+ 291
Uterin Cancer	31	299	55	28	+ 270
Violence	32	289	18	477	- 188
Skin Cancers	33	255	46	51	+ 204
HIV/AIDS	34	234	6	1,919	- 1,685
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	208	36	126	+ 82
Endocrine Disorders	36	204	28	245	- 41
Congenital Anomalies	37	182	14	833	- 651
Osteoarthritis	38	162	85	0	+ 162
Ovary Cancer	39	160	47	50	+ 110
Asthma	40	149	31	200	- 50
Skin Disease	41	128	51	41	+ 87
Drownings	42	114	35	127	- 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	102	10	1,592	- 1,489
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	80	49	50	+ 30
Hepatitis C	45	56	65	4	+ 52
Epilepsy	46	54	42	81	- 27
Appendicitis	47	52	61	12	+ 39
Low Birth Weight	48	49	8	1,652	- 1,603
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	43	64	4	+ 39
Meningitis	50	41	17	552	- 511
Drug Use	51	41	50	42	- 2
Anemia	52	38	83	0	+ 38
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	37	84	0	+ 37
Schizophrenia	54	34	80	0	+ 34
Malnutrition	55	31	24	353	- 322
Hepatitis B	56	29	52	39	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	57	27	63	4	+ 23
Fires	58	27	34	153	- 126
Birth Trauma	59	24	9	1,601	- 1,577
Tuberculosis	60	22	1	2,766	- 2,744
Maternal Conditions	61	22	12	870	- 848
Poisonings	62	9	41	82	- 73
Otitis Media	63	5	71	0	+ 5
Oral conditions	64	3	86	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	65	3	67	3	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	3	56	27	- 25
Leprosy	67	1	75	0	+ 1
War	68	1	70	1	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	21	394	- 394
Ascariasis	70	0	66	4	- 3
Tetanus	71	0	54	31	- 31
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	32	197	- 197
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	76	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	45	51	- 51
Malaria	82	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Cuba

Liberia

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.