LUXEMBOURG VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,351	1	655	+ 697
Stroke	2	657	4	257	+ 400
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	524	8	111	+ 413
Lung Cancers	4	366	3	260	+ 107
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	358	2	298	+ 60
Lung Disease	6	336	5	242	+ 94
Hypertension	7	212	19	54	+ 159
Prostate Cancer	8	206	15	64	+ 142
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	181	6	131	+ 50
Falls	10	172	18	61	+ 111
Liver Disease	11	115	12	75	+ 40
Other Injuries	12	114	10	88	+ 26
Diabetes Mellitus	13	110	17	61	+ 49
Kidney Disease	14	104	9	91	+ 13
Breast Cancer	15	102	7	113	- 11
Suicide	16	100	13	69	+ 31
Inflammatory/Heart	17	71	23	49	+ 22
Lymphomas	18	67	14	64	+ 2
Road Traffic Accidents	19	62	30	25	+ 37
Stomach Cancer	20	61	22	51	+ 10
Pancreas Cancer	21	55	11	82	- 26
Oesophagus Cancer	22	54	28	32	+ 22
Oral Cancer	23	54	33	19	+ 35
Liver Cancer	24	50	25	49	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	25	47	24	49	- 2
Bladder Cancer	26	45	26	44	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	27	42	16	62	- 20
Alcohol	28	41	29	25	+ 16
Cervical Cancer	29	41	38	10	+ 31
Leukemia	30	39	20	53	- 14
Uterin Cancer	31	37	36	16	+ 21
Violence	32	36	48	3	+ 33
Skin Cancers	33	31	31	22	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	34	29	52	2	+ 26
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	26	41	7	+ 19
Endocrine Disorders	36	25	21	53	- 28
Congenital Anomalies	37	23	37	10	+ 12
Osteoarthritis	38	20	50	3	+ 17
Ovary Cancer	39	20	27	35	- 15
Asthma	40	18	45	5	+ 14
Skin Disease	41	16	44	5	+ 10
Drownings	42	14	54	2	+ 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	13	42	6	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	10	34	19	- 9
Hepatitis C	45	7	47	4	+ 3
Epilepsy	46	7	35	17	- 10
Appendicitis	47	6	62	0	+ 6
Low Birth Weight	48	6	49	3	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	5	53	2	+ 3
Meningitis	50	5	58	1	+ 4
Drug Use	51	5	39	9	- 4
Anemia	52	5	40	8	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	5	57	1	+ 3
Schizophrenia	54	4	43	6	- 2
Malnutrition	55	4	32	19	- 16
Hepatitis B	56	4	60	1	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	57	3	46	4	- 1
Fires	58	3	51	3	+ 1
Birth Trauma	59	3	59	1	+ 2
Tuberculosis	60	3	55	2	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	61	3	63	0	+ 2
Poisonings	62	1	56	1	- 0
Otitis Media	63	1	74	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	64	0	64	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	61	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	65	0	+ 0
Leprosy	67	0	75	0	+ 0
War	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	76	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

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.