MALAYSIA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	69,592	1	36,729	+ 32,863
Stroke	2	33,806	3	21,592	+ 12,214
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	26,994	2	23,477	+ 3,517
Lung Cancers	4	18,864	8	4,319	+ 14,545
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	18,412	10	3,996	+ 14,416
Lung Disease	6	17,312	5	6,633	+ 10,679
Hypertension	7	10,934	38	649	+ 10,284
Prostate Cancer	8	10,607	33	903	+ 9,704
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	9,322	11	3,832	+ 5,490
Falls	10	8,856	18	1,855	+ 7,001
Liver Disease	11	5,905	7	5,125	+ 780
Other Injuries	12	5,892	14	2,222	+ 3,670
Diabetes Mellitus	13	5,645	9	4,107	+ 1,538
Kidney Disease	14	5,359	6	6,629	- 1,270
Breast Cancer	15	5,273	12	3,071	+ 2,201
Suicide	16	5,162	19	1,823	+ 3,339
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,645	27	1,214	+ 2,431
Lymphomas	18	3,434	25	1,321	+ 2,113
Road Traffic Accidents	19	3,176	4	7,181	- 4,006
Stomach Cancer	20	3,123	21	1,441	+ 1,681
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,852	32	994	+ 1,857
Oesophagus Cancer	22	2,772	41	435	+ 2,337
Oral Cancer	23	2,762	17	1,865	+ 897
Liver Cancer	24	2,570	16	1,984	+ 586
Other Neoplasms	25	2,422	48	265	+ 2,158
Bladder Cancer	26	2,314	39	467	+ 1,847
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,177	28	1,106	+ 1,071
Alcohol	28	2,129	55	181	+ 1,948
Cervical Cancer	29	2,098	31	1,010	+ 1,088
Leukemia	30	1,996	23	1,412	+ 584
Uterin Cancer	31	1,898	43	352	+ 1,546
Violence	32	1,840	34	869	+ 971
Skin Cancers	33	1,620	50	247	+ 1,373
HIV/AIDS	34	1,486	13	2,679	- 1,193
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,323	22	1,424	- 101
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,300	37	809	+ 490
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,159	24	1,403	- 244
Osteoarthritis	38	1,028	80	0	+ 1,028
Ovary Cancer	39	1,018	35	827	+ 190
Asthma	40	950	30	1,013	- 64
Skin Disease	41	814	15	2,066	- 1,252
Drownings	42	727	36	820	- 93
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	650	20	1,773	- 1,123
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	510	51	246	+ 264
Hepatitis C	45	353	64	6	+ 348
Epilepsy	46	341	52	226	+ 116
Appendicitis	47	327	58	71	+ 256
Low Birth Weight	48	310	29	1,020	- 711
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	273	60	27	+ 246
Meningitis	50	261	46	301	- 40
Drug Use	51	258	45	322	- 64
Anemia	52	243	86	0	+ 243
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	238	81	0	+ 238
Schizophrenia	54	214	83	0	+ 214
Malnutrition	55	200	49	249	- 49
Hepatitis B	56	186	54	206	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	57	175	59	30	+ 144
Fires	58	173	44	336	- 162
Birth Trauma	59	153	42	359	- 205
Tuberculosis	60	141	26	1,227	- 1,086
Maternal Conditions	61	137	56	167	- 30
Poisonings	62	54	53	211	- 157
Otitis Media	63	34	66	3	+ 31
Oral conditions	64	20	82	0	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	65	18	65	5	+ 13
Encephalitis	66	18	40	452	- 434
Leprosy	67	6	71	0	+ 6
War	68	4	63	11	- 7
Syphilis	69	2	62	19	- 17
Ascariasis	70	2	67	2	+ 0
Tetanus	71	2	61	21	- 19
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	72	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	57	80	- 80
Dengue	74	0	47	280	- 280
Diphtheria	75	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Cuba

Malaysia

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.