PHILIPPINES VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	238,138	1	129,955	+ 108,183
Stroke	2	115,679	3	74,167	+ 41,513
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	92,370	2	93,807	- 1,436
Lung Cancers	4	64,551	13	10,296	+ 54,255
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	63,004	39	2,010	+ 60,994
Lung Disease	6	59,238	6	32,559	+ 26,679
Hypertension	7	37,414	5	34,500	+ 2,914
Prostate Cancer	8	36,297	26	4,149	+ 32,147
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	31,900	16	8,063	+ 23,837
Falls	10	30,306	28	3,861	+ 26,445
Liver Disease	11	20,207	20	7,076	+ 13,131
Other Injuries	12	20,162	31	3,536	+ 16,626
Diabetes Mellitus	13	19,317	7	32,260	- 12,943
Kidney Disease	14	18,337	4	39,380	- 21,044
Breast Cancer	15	18,042	15	9,802	+ 8,240
Suicide	16	17,664	35	2,325	+ 15,339
Inflammatory/Heart	17	12,472	30	3,545	+ 8,927
Lymphomas	18	11,750	36	2,279	+ 9,471
Road Traffic Accidents	19	10,866	10	13,017	- 2,150
Stomach Cancer	20	10,686	41	1,868	+ 8,818
Pancreas Cancer	21	9,758	37	2,121	+ 7,637
Oesophagus Cancer	22	9,484	53	672	+ 8,812
Oral Cancer	23	9,452	34	2,916	+ 6,536
Liver Cancer	24	8,793	19	7,663	+ 1,130
Other Neoplasms	25	8,289	23	5,146	+ 3,143
Bladder Cancer	26	7,918	58	569	+ 7,349
Parkinson's Disease	27	7,450	55	594	+ 6,856
Alcohol	28	7,284	60	401	+ 6,884
Cervical Cancer	29	7,180	33	3,076	+ 4,105
Leukemia	30	6,831	29	3,596	+ 3,235
Uterin Cancer	31	6,494	50	761	+ 5,733
Violence	32	6,295	9	14,835	- 8,540
Skin Cancers	33	5,544	61	368	+ 5,175
HIV/AIDS	34	5,085	66	204	+ 4,881
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	4,527	21	6,865	- 2,338
Endocrine Disorders	36	4,448	12	10,464	- 6,016
Congenital Anomalies	37	3,966	17	8,051	- 4,084
Osteoarthritis	38	3,519	57	570	+ 2,950
Ovary Cancer	39	3,483	40	1,994	+ 1,489
Asthma	40	3,250	11	11,404	- 8,154
Skin Disease	41	2,785	25	4,229	- 1,444
Drownings	42	2,488	27	3,881	- 1,393
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	2,224	22	6,189	- 3,965
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,745	42	1,807	- 62
Hepatitis C	45	1,209	81	0	+ 1,209
Epilepsy	46	1,168	45	1,120	+ 48
Appendicitis	47	1,121	63	276	+ 845
Low Birth Weight	48	1,060	14	10,141	- 9,081
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	934	62	323	+ 611
Meningitis	50	891	47	1,041	- 150
Drug Use	51	882	52	695	+ 187
Anemia	52	833	32	3,435	- 2,602
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	814	51	752	+ 62
Schizophrenia	54	734	68	127	+ 606
Malnutrition	55	685	24	4,311	- 3,626
Hepatitis B	56	638	56	590	+ 48
Multiple Sclerosis	57	598	72	31	+ 567
Fires	58	593	54	600	- 6
Birth Trauma	59	524	18	7,960	- 7,436
Tuberculosis	60	483	8	27,061	- 26,578
Maternal Conditions	61	469	38	2,042	- 1,573
Poisonings	62	185	65	226	- 41
Otitis Media	63	117	74	23	+ 94
Oral conditions	64	67	73	28	+ 39
Upper Respiratory	65	61	70	39	+ 23
Encephalitis	66	61	67	185	- 124
Leprosy	67	20	71	37	- 17
War	68	13	49	817	- 804
Syphilis	69	8	44	1,157	- 1,149
Ascariasis	70	8	76	13	- 5
Tetanus	71	7	59	521	- 514
Iodine Deficiency	72	4	77	4	+ 0
Pertussis	73	1	43	1,760	- 1,759
Dengue	74	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Diphtheria	75	0	75	14	- 14
Measles	76	0	48	894	- 894
Hookworm Disease	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	85	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	64	233	- 233
Malaria	82	0	69	94	- 94
Leishmaniasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	78	4	- 4
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Cuba

Philippines

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.