NEPAL VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,661	2	19,677	+ 42,985
Stroke	2	30,439	4	12,909	+ 17,530
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	24,306	6	6,237	+ 18,068
Lung Cancers	4	16,985	12	3,586	+ 13,399
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	16,578	19	2,022	+ 14,556
Lung Disease	6	15,587	1	27,027	- 11,439
Hypertension	7	9,845	18	2,092	+ 7,753
Prostate Cancer	8	9,551	58	85	+ 9,465
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	8,394	26	1,167	+ 7,227
Falls	10	7,974	13	3,321	+ 4,653
Liver Disease	11	5,317	5	6,383	- 1,066
Other Injuries	12	5,305	22	1,655	+ 3,651
Diabetes Mellitus	13	5,083	14	2,929	+ 2,154
Kidney Disease	14	4,825	10	4,284	+ 541
Breast Cancer	15	4,748	27	1,038	+ 3,709
Suicide	16	4,648	16	2,571	+ 2,077
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,282	48	217	+ 3,065
Lymphomas	18	3,092	32	768	+ 2,324
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,859	9	4,654	- 1,795
Stomach Cancer	20	2,812	25	1,379	+ 1,433
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,568	41	445	+ 2,122
Oesophagus Cancer	22	2,495	38	491	+ 2,004
Oral Cancer	23	2,487	24	1,389	+ 1,098
Liver Cancer	24	2,314	46	256	+ 2,058
Other Neoplasms	25	2,181	61	50	+ 2,132
Bladder Cancer	26	2,084	44	325	+ 1,759
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,960	33	760	+ 1,201
Alcohol	28	1,917	52	168	+ 1,749
Cervical Cancer	29	1,889	20	1,969	- 80
Leukemia	30	1,798	36	668	+ 1,130
Uterin Cancer	31	1,709	60	56	+ 1,652
Violence	32	1,656	35	704	+ 953
Skin Cancers	33	1,459	42	400	+ 1,059
HIV/AIDS	34	1,338	34	737	+ 601
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,191	49	191	+ 1,000
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,170	45	257	+ 913
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,044	21	1,949	- 905
Osteoarthritis	38	926	81	0	+ 926
Ovary Cancer	39	916	37	585	+ 332
Asthma	40	855	8	5,930	- 5,075
Skin Disease	41	733	67	17	+ 716
Drownings	42	655	23	1,505	- 850
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	585	7	6,071	- 5,485
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	459	17	2,320	- 1,861
Hepatitis C	45	318	64	29	+ 290
Epilepsy	46	307	30	874	- 567
Appendicitis	47	295	47	220	+ 74
Low Birth Weight	48	279	11	3,822	- 3,544
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	246	51	173	+ 73
Meningitis	50	235	43	377	- 143
Drug Use	51	232	57	93	+ 139
Anemia	52	219	86	0	+ 219
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	214	80	0	+ 214
Schizophrenia	54	193	84	0	+ 193
Malnutrition	55	180	31	845	- 665
Hepatitis B	56	168	56	117	+ 51
Multiple Sclerosis	57	157	63	38	+ 119
Fires	58	156	50	184	- 28
Birth Trauma	59	138	15	2,676	- 2,538
Tuberculosis	60	127	3	16,535	- 16,408
Maternal Conditions	61	123	28	977	- 854
Poisonings	62	49	39	474	- 425
Otitis Media	63	31	70	4	+ 27
Oral conditions	64	18	82	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	65	16	66	24	- 8
Encephalitis	66	16	29	882	- 866
Leprosy	67	5	76	0	+ 5
War	68	3	65	24	- 21
Syphilis	69	2	54	134	- 132
Ascariasis	70	2	69	4	- 2
Tetanus	71	2	53	134	- 133
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	79	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	40	453	- 453
Dengue	74	0	55	120	- 120
Diphtheria	75	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	76	0	59	60	- 60
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	62	39	- 39
Chlamydia	84	0	68	5	- 5
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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.