MEXICO VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	263,230	1	116,238	+ 146,992
Stroke	2	127,868	4	39,790	+ 88,078
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	102,103	8	24,816	+ 77,288
Lung Cancers	4	71,352	17	7,349	+ 64,003
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	69,642	30	3,447	+ 66,196
Lung Disease	6	65,480	7	29,123	+ 36,357
Hypertension	7	41,356	9	17,806	+ 23,550
Prostate Cancer	8	40,121	15	7,494	+ 32,627
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	35,261	20	6,871	+ 28,390
Falls	10	33,499	35	2,628	+ 30,871
Liver Disease	11	22,336	6	29,838	- 7,502
Other Injuries	12	22,287	11	12,175	+ 10,112
Diabetes Mellitus	13	21,353	2	86,110	- 64,757
Kidney Disease	14	20,269	3	44,622	- 24,353
Breast Cancer	15	19,944	16	7,380	+ 12,564
Suicide	16	19,526	22	6,772	+ 12,754
Inflammatory/Heart	17	13,787	41	1,866	+ 11,920
Lymphomas	18	12,988	24	4,961	+ 8,027
Road Traffic Accidents	19	12,011	10	16,303	- 4,291
Stomach Cancer	20	11,813	19	6,939	+ 4,874
Pancreas Cancer	21	10,786	27	4,510	+ 6,276
Oesophagus Cancer	22	10,483	49	1,252	+ 9,231
Oral Cancer	23	10,448	46	1,355	+ 9,093
Liver Cancer	24	9,720	21	6,817	+ 2,903
Other Neoplasms	25	9,163	23	6,204	+ 2,958
Bladder Cancer	26	8,753	48	1,272	+ 7,480
Parkinson's Disease	27	8,235	43	1,567	+ 6,667
Alcohol	28	8,052	32	2,945	+ 5,106
Cervical Cancer	29	7,937	26	4,787	+ 3,150
Leukemia	30	7,551	25	4,830	+ 2,721
Uterin Cancer	31	7,178	50	902	+ 6,276
Violence	32	6,958	5	32,450	- 25,492
Skin Cancers	33	6,128	40	1,909	+ 4,219
HIV/AIDS	34	5,621	28	4,128	+ 1,493
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	5,004	33	2,734	+ 2,270
Endocrine Disorders	36	4,916	12	11,310	- 6,394
Congenital Anomalies	37	4,384	13	10,457	- 6,072
Osteoarthritis	38	3,890	59	305	+ 3,586
Ovary Cancer	39	3,850	34	2,649	+ 1,201
Asthma	40	3,592	47	1,342	+ 2,250
Skin Disease	41	3,079	31	3,029	+ 50
Drownings	42	2,750	42	1,799	+ 952
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	2,458	29	3,476	- 1,017
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,929	52	859	+ 1,070
Hepatitis C	45	1,337	55	625	+ 711
Epilepsy	46	1,291	39	1,912	- 621
Appendicitis	47	1,239	53	774	+ 465
Low Birth Weight	48	1,172	18	7,163	- 5,991
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	1,032	45	1,415	- 383
Meningitis	50	985	58	357	+ 628
Drug Use	51	975	44	1,470	- 495
Anemia	52	921	37	2,182	- 1,262
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	900	51	894	+ 6
Schizophrenia	54	811	63	127	+ 684
Malnutrition	55	757	14	7,552	- 6,794
Hepatitis B	56	705	61	210	+ 495
Multiple Sclerosis	57	661	60	295	+ 365
Fires	58	656	56	604	+ 52
Birth Trauma	59	580	36	2,552	- 1,972
Tuberculosis	60	533	38	1,943	- 1,410
Maternal Conditions	61	518	54	750	- 232
Poisonings	62	205	57	531	- 326
Otitis Media	63	129	68	29	+ 100
Oral conditions	64	74	65	125	- 51
Upper Respiratory	65	68	64	127	- 59
Encephalitis	66	67	62	140	- 73
Leprosy	67	22	75	1	+ 20
War	68	15	66	112	- 97
Syphilis	69	9	73	5	+ 4
Ascariasis	70	9	72	5	+ 4
Tetanus	71	8	71	10	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	72	5	74	2	+ 2
Pertussis	73	1	70	21	- 21
Dengue	74	0	67	30	- 30
Diphtheria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	69	24	- 24
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	76	1	- 1
Chlamydia	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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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.