MADAGASCAR VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,300	3	12,388	+ 46,911
Stroke	2	28,806	1	17,964	+ 10,842
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	23,002	2	14,605	+ 8,397
Lung Cancers	4	16,074	55	147	+ 15,927
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	15,689	26	1,120	+ 14,569
Lung Disease	6	14,751	14	3,957	+ 10,794
Hypertension	7	9,317	8	6,208	+ 3,109
Prostate Cancer	8	9,038	29	996	+ 8,043
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	7,944	39	606	+ 7,338
Falls	10	7,547	36	653	+ 6,893
Liver Disease	11	5,032	12	4,803	+ 229
Other Injuries	12	5,021	21	2,359	+ 2,661
Diabetes Mellitus	13	4,810	16	3,278	+ 1,532
Kidney Disease	14	4,566	22	2,202	+ 2,364
Breast Cancer	15	4,493	37	629	+ 3,864
Suicide	16	4,399	24	1,476	+ 2,923
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,106	28	1,046	+ 2,059
Lymphomas	18	2,926	34	675	+ 2,251
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,706	7	7,880	- 5,174
Stomach Cancer	20	2,661	47	368	+ 2,294
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,430	61	80	+ 2,350
Oesophagus Cancer	22	2,362	27	1,080	+ 1,281
Oral Cancer	23	2,354	32	697	+ 1,657
Liver Cancer	24	2,190	30	933	+ 1,257
Other Neoplasms	25	2,064	65	24	+ 2,040
Bladder Cancer	26	1,972	48	286	+ 1,686
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,855	49	266	+ 1,589
Alcohol	28	1,814	53	161	+ 1,653
Cervical Cancer	29	1,788	17	3,028	- 1,240
Leukemia	30	1,701	45	401	+ 1,300
Uterin Cancer	31	1,617	59	95	+ 1,523
Violence	32	1,568	23	1,749	- 181
Skin Cancers	33	1,380	43	467	+ 913
HIV/AIDS	34	1,266	25	1,341	- 75
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,127	42	495	+ 632
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,108	44	463	+ 645
Congenital Anomalies	37	988	15	3,380	- 2,393
Osteoarthritis	38	876	85	0	+ 876
Ovary Cancer	39	867	57	135	+ 733
Asthma	40	809	19	2,507	- 1,698
Skin Disease	41	694	51	187	+ 506
Drownings	42	620	31	825	- 205
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	554	5	11,085	- 10,531
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	435	38	627	- 193
Hepatitis C	45	301	67	16	+ 285
Epilepsy	46	291	46	385	- 94
Appendicitis	47	279	56	147	+ 132
Low Birth Weight	48	264	10	5,353	- 5,089
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	233	64	47	+ 185
Meningitis	50	222	20	2,391	- 2,169
Drug Use	51	220	62	58	+ 161
Anemia	52	207	83	0	+ 207
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	203	84	0	+ 203
Schizophrenia	54	183	81	0	+ 183
Malnutrition	55	171	13	4,236	- 4,065
Hepatitis B	56	159	58	98	+ 61
Multiple Sclerosis	57	149	66	18	+ 131
Fires	58	148	35	661	- 514
Birth Trauma	59	131	11	5,347	- 5,216
Tuberculosis	60	120	4	11,606	- 11,486
Maternal Conditions	61	117	18	2,776	- 2,659
Poisonings	62	46	40	571	- 525
Otitis Media	63	29	68	10	+ 19
Oral conditions	64	17	86	0	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	65	15	63	49	- 34
Encephalitis	66	15	60	94	- 79
Leprosy	67	5	75	0	+ 5
War	68	3	54	155	- 151
Syphilis	69	2	33	680	- 678
Ascariasis	70	2	70	5	- 3
Tetanus	71	2	52	186	- 184
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	79	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	41	519	- 519
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	71	3	- 3
Measles	76	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	50	260	- 260
Malaria	82	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Leishmaniasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	7	- 7
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Cuba

Madagascar

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.