MALAWI VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,818	7	4,929	+ 38,889
Stroke	2	21,285	5	5,939	+ 15,346
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	16,996	2	7,739	+ 9,258
Lung Cancers	4	11,878	51	131	+ 11,747
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	11,593	25	782	+ 10,811
Lung Disease	6	10,900	21	1,340	+ 9,560
Hypertension	7	6,884	17	1,797	+ 5,088
Prostate Cancer	8	6,679	40	271	+ 6,408
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	5,870	44	234	+ 5,635
Falls	10	5,576	28	562	+ 5,015
Liver Disease	11	3,718	10	3,259	+ 459
Other Injuries	12	3,710	22	1,266	+ 2,444
Diabetes Mellitus	13	3,554	14	2,267	+ 1,288
Kidney Disease	14	3,374	19	1,567	+ 1,807
Breast Cancer	15	3,320	27	600	+ 2,720
Suicide	16	3,250	23	1,007	+ 2,243
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,295	35	370	+ 1,925
Lymphomas	18	2,162	24	839	+ 1,324
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,999	4	6,221	- 4,222
Stomach Cancer	20	1,966	45	206	+ 1,760
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,796	60	38	+ 1,758
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,745	16	1,842	- 97
Oral Cancer	23	1,739	43	251	+ 1,488
Liver Cancer	24	1,618	38	317	+ 1,301
Other Neoplasms	25	1,525	63	17	+ 1,509
Bladder Cancer	26	1,457	33	388	+ 1,069
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,371	46	200	+ 1,171
Alcohol	28	1,340	52	114	+ 1,227
Cervical Cancer	29	1,321	12	2,876	- 1,555
Leukemia	30	1,257	56	82	+ 1,175
Uterin Cancer	31	1,195	62	23	+ 1,172
Violence	32	1,158	32	406	+ 752
Skin Cancers	33	1,020	36	331	+ 689
HIV/AIDS	34	936	1	12,839	- 11,903
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	833	39	280	+ 553
Endocrine Disorders	36	818	42	257	+ 562
Congenital Anomalies	37	730	13	2,509	- 1,779
Osteoarthritis	38	648	84	0	+ 648
Ovary Cancer	39	641	48	158	+ 483
Asthma	40	598	26	705	- 107
Skin Disease	41	512	53	101	+ 411
Drownings	42	458	30	458	+ 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	409	6	5,782	- 5,373
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	321	49	154	+ 167
Hepatitis C	45	223	64	15	+ 208
Epilepsy	46	215	41	260	- 45
Appendicitis	47	206	54	94	+ 112
Low Birth Weight	48	195	8	4,339	- 4,144
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	172	61	29	+ 143
Meningitis	50	164	18	1,792	- 1,628
Drug Use	51	162	59	48	+ 115
Anemia	52	153	81	0	+ 153
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	150	85	0	+ 150
Schizophrenia	54	135	80	0	+ 135
Malnutrition	55	126	20	1,499	- 1,373
Hepatitis B	56	117	55	88	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	57	110	66	9	+ 101
Fires	58	109	34	380	- 270
Birth Trauma	59	96	9	3,563	- 3,466
Tuberculosis	60	89	11	2,992	- 2,903
Maternal Conditions	61	86	15	1,854	- 1,768
Poisonings	62	34	37	325	- 291
Otitis Media	63	21	68	5	+ 16
Oral conditions	64	12	86	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	65	11	57	60	- 48
Encephalitis	66	11	58	48	- 37
Leprosy	67	4	76	0	+ 4
War	68	2	71	2	- 0
Syphilis	69	2	29	480	- 479
Ascariasis	70	1	69	4	- 3
Tetanus	71	1	47	178	- 176
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	31	436	- 436
Dengue	74	0	65	9	- 9
Diphtheria	75	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	76	0	67	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	50	143	- 143
Malaria	82	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Leishmaniasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

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.