POLAND VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	78,011	1	117,700	- 39,688
Stroke	2	37,895	2	32,693	+ 5,202
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	30,260	4	19,998	+ 10,261
Lung Cancers	4	21,146	3	25,781	- 4,634
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	20,639	21	3,701	+ 16,938
Lung Disease	6	19,406	6	13,677	+ 5,729
Hypertension	7	12,256	15	4,937	+ 7,320
Prostate Cancer	8	11,890	11	6,489	+ 5,402
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	10,450	5	14,610	- 4,160
Falls	10	9,928	16	4,712	+ 5,216
Liver Disease	11	6,620	10	7,912	- 1,292
Other Injuries	12	6,605	28	2,527	+ 4,078
Diabetes Mellitus	13	6,328	8	8,947	- 2,619
Kidney Disease	14	6,007	20	4,065	+ 1,942
Breast Cancer	15	5,910	9	7,967	- 2,056
Suicide	16	5,787	18	4,282	+ 1,505
Inflammatory/Heart	17	4,086	23	3,495	+ 591
Lymphomas	18	3,849	19	4,141	- 292
Road Traffic Accidents	19	3,560	22	3,555	+ 5
Stomach Cancer	20	3,501	12	5,910	- 2,410
Pancreas Cancer	21	3,197	13	5,430	- 2,233
Oesophagus Cancer	22	3,107	33	1,803	+ 1,304
Oral Cancer	23	3,096	25	3,377	- 280
Liver Cancer	24	2,881	29	2,290	+ 591
Other Neoplasms	25	2,715	7	9,256	- 6,541
Bladder Cancer	26	2,594	17	4,700	- 2,106
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,440	34	1,500	+ 940
Alcohol	28	2,386	14	5,238	- 2,852
Cervical Cancer	29	2,352	32	1,907	+ 446
Leukemia	30	2,238	24	3,456	- 1,218
Uterin Cancer	31	2,127	30	2,163	- 35
Violence	32	2,062	49	294	+ 1,768
Skin Cancers	33	1,816	31	2,155	- 339
HIV/AIDS	34	1,666	54	115	+ 1,551
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,483	26	3,091	- 1,608
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,457	38	831	+ 626
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,299	36	916	+ 383
Osteoarthritis	38	1,153	61	18	+ 1,135
Ovary Cancer	39	1,141	27	2,929	- 1,788
Asthma	40	1,065	43	540	+ 525
Skin Disease	41	912	46	469	+ 443
Drownings	42	815	39	636	+ 179
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	729	37	839	- 110
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	572	40	612	- 40
Hepatitis C	45	396	52	188	+ 208
Epilepsy	46	383	35	1,145	- 763
Appendicitis	47	367	55	69	+ 299
Low Birth Weight	48	347	42	579	- 232
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	306	47	369	- 63
Meningitis	50	292	53	171	+ 121
Drug Use	51	289	48	321	- 32
Anemia	52	273	62	12	+ 261
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	267	59	29	+ 238
Schizophrenia	54	240	58	30	+ 211
Malnutrition	55	224	50	291	- 66
Hepatitis B	56	209	56	52	+ 157
Multiple Sclerosis	57	196	44	502	- 307
Fires	58	194	45	474	- 280
Birth Trauma	59	172	57	52	+ 120
Tuberculosis	60	158	41	597	- 438
Maternal Conditions	61	153	63	10	+ 144
Poisonings	62	61	51	205	- 144
Otitis Media	63	38	68	1	+ 37
Oral conditions	64	22	65	4	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	65	20	60	19	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	20	64	6	+ 13
Leprosy	67	6	79	0	+ 6
War	68	4	66	4	+ 0
Syphilis	69	3	69	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	3	82	0	+ 3
Tetanus	71	2	67	2	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	80	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Cuba

Poland

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.