MOROCCO VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	75,276	1	77,340	- 2,064
Stroke	2	36,566	2	31,861	+ 4,706
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	29,198	6	7,237	+ 21,962
Lung Cancers	4	20,405	7	6,585	+ 13,820
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	19,916	10	4,967	+ 14,948
Lung Disease	6	18,725	8	6,296	+ 12,429
Hypertension	7	11,827	3	10,736	+ 1,090
Prostate Cancer	8	11,473	24	1,914	+ 9,559
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	10,084	17	2,556	+ 7,528
Falls	10	9,580	19	2,456	+ 7,124
Liver Disease	11	6,387	11	4,866	+ 1,521
Other Injuries	12	6,373	21	2,271	+ 4,102
Diabetes Mellitus	13	6,106	5	7,377	- 1,271
Kidney Disease	14	5,796	4	10,216	- 4,420
Breast Cancer	15	5,703	12	3,604	+ 2,100
Suicide	16	5,584	16	2,617	+ 2,966
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,943	32	1,022	+ 2,920
Lymphomas	18	3,714	20	2,274	+ 1,440
Road Traffic Accidents	19	3,435	9	6,185	- 2,750
Stomach Cancer	20	3,378	25	1,691	+ 1,687
Pancreas Cancer	21	3,085	36	747	+ 2,338
Oesophagus Cancer	22	2,998	42	439	+ 2,558
Oral Cancer	23	2,988	35	780	+ 2,207
Liver Cancer	24	2,780	44	423	+ 2,357
Other Neoplasms	25	2,620	60	70	+ 2,550
Bladder Cancer	26	2,503	30	1,069	+ 1,435
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,355	26	1,511	+ 844
Alcohol	28	2,303	57	109	+ 2,193
Cervical Cancer	29	2,270	18	2,508	- 238
Leukemia	30	2,159	31	1,035	+ 1,125
Uterin Cancer	31	2,053	53	154	+ 1,899
Violence	32	1,990	39	632	+ 1,358
Skin Cancers	33	1,752	41	477	+ 1,275
HIV/AIDS	34	1,607	49	289	+ 1,318
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,431	29	1,076	+ 355
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,406	28	1,129	+ 277
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,254	22	2,124	- 871
Osteoarthritis	38	1,112	81	0	+ 1,112
Ovary Cancer	39	1,101	34	800	+ 301
Asthma	40	1,027	13	3,342	- 2,314
Skin Disease	41	880	54	149	+ 732
Drownings	42	787	43	426	+ 361
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	703	27	1,192	- 489
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	552	37	718	- 167
Hepatitis C	45	382	65	7	+ 375
Epilepsy	46	369	45	336	+ 33
Appendicitis	47	354	56	130	+ 224
Low Birth Weight	48	335	14	3,305	- 2,970
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	295	62	38	+ 257
Meningitis	50	282	40	542	- 261
Drug Use	51	279	47	321	- 42
Anemia	52	263	84	0	+ 263
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	257	80	0	+ 257
Schizophrenia	54	232	86	0	+ 232
Malnutrition	55	217	51	200	+ 16
Hepatitis B	56	202	48	316	- 114
Multiple Sclerosis	57	189	58	106	+ 83
Fires	58	187	33	904	- 717
Birth Trauma	59	166	23	2,067	- 1,901
Tuberculosis	60	153	15	2,870	- 2,718
Maternal Conditions	61	148	38	704	- 556
Poisonings	62	59	50	266	- 207
Otitis Media	63	37	71	0	+ 37
Oral conditions	64	21	82	0	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	65	19	67	4	+ 16
Encephalitis	66	19	52	176	- 157
Leprosy	67	6	72	0	+ 6
War	68	4	63	22	- 17
Syphilis	69	3	55	140	- 138
Ascariasis	70	2	66	5	- 2
Tetanus	71	2	59	76	- 74
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	79	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	46	324	- 324
Dengue	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	76	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	61	67	- 67
Malaria	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	64	15	- 15
Chlamydia	84	0	68	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOROCCO

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.