NETHERLANDS VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,783	2	17,601	+ 18,182
Stroke	2	17,382	4	9,707	+ 7,675
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,880	7	4,946	+ 8,933
Lung Cancers	4	9,699	3	10,980	- 1,280
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	9,467	1	18,148	- 8,681
Lung Disease	6	8,901	5	9,567	- 666
Hypertension	7	5,622	29	818	+ 4,804
Prostate Cancer	8	5,454	10	3,265	+ 2,189
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	4,793	6	5,829	- 1,036
Falls	10	4,554	8	4,131	+ 423
Liver Disease	11	3,036	28	936	+ 2,101
Other Injuries	12	3,030	19	1,648	+ 1,381
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,903	14	2,386	+ 517
Kidney Disease	14	2,755	12	2,530	+ 225
Breast Cancer	15	2,711	9	3,535	- 824
Suicide	16	2,654	17	2,025	+ 629
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,874	23	1,201	+ 673
Lymphomas	18	1,766	13	2,511	- 745
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,633	31	681	+ 952
Stomach Cancer	20	1,606	22	1,361	+ 245
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,466	11	2,995	- 1,529
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,425	15	2,145	- 720
Oral Cancer	23	1,420	30	768	+ 653
Liver Cancer	24	1,321	24	1,163	+ 158
Other Neoplasms	25	1,246	18	1,831	- 586
Bladder Cancer	26	1,190	21	1,471	- 281
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,119	16	2,120	- 1,000
Alcohol	28	1,095	32	612	+ 482
Cervical Cancer	29	1,079	39	266	+ 813
Leukemia	30	1,027	20	1,578	- 552
Uterin Cancer	31	976	34	566	+ 410
Violence	32	946	48	107	+ 839
Skin Cancers	33	833	27	1,024	- 191
HIV/AIDS	34	764	55	33	+ 731
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	680	47	130	+ 550
Endocrine Disorders	36	668	26	1,055	- 386
Congenital Anomalies	37	596	35	544	+ 52
Osteoarthritis	38	529	43	220	+ 309
Ovary Cancer	39	523	25	1,067	- 543
Asthma	40	488	46	165	+ 323
Skin Disease	41	419	36	295	+ 123
Drownings	42	374	49	98	+ 276
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	334	33	584	- 250
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	262	41	238	+ 25
Hepatitis C	45	182	60	20	+ 161
Epilepsy	46	175	38	289	- 114
Appendicitis	47	168	58	26	+ 143
Low Birth Weight	48	159	45	167	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	140	44	214	- 74
Meningitis	50	134	51	78	+ 55
Drug Use	51	133	42	231	- 98
Anemia	52	125	40	249	- 124
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	122	54	42	+ 81
Schizophrenia	54	110	50	96	+ 15
Malnutrition	55	103	63	12	+ 91
Hepatitis B	56	96	62	14	+ 82
Multiple Sclerosis	57	90	37	295	- 205
Fires	58	89	53	49	+ 40
Birth Trauma	59	79	52	74	+ 5
Tuberculosis	60	73	56	29	+ 44
Maternal Conditions	61	70	65	8	+ 62
Poisonings	62	28	61	17	+ 10
Otitis Media	63	18	64	10	+ 8
Oral conditions	64	10	59	21	- 11
Upper Respiratory	65	9	57	28	- 19
Encephalitis	66	9	68	1	+ 8
Leprosy	67	3	79	0	+ 3
War	68	2	66	2	+ 0
Syphilis	69	1	69	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	82	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	80	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Cuba

Netherlands

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.