RUSSIA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	283,527	1	562,711	- 279,184
Stroke	2	137,728	2	327,199	- 189,471
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	109,976	10	32,404	+ 77,572
Lung Cancers	4	76,854	3	54,361	+ 22,493
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	75,012	5	48,522	+ 26,491
Lung Disease	6	70,529	9	36,600	+ 33,929
Hypertension	7	44,545	17	18,348	+ 26,198
Prostate Cancer	8	43,215	20	14,107	+ 29,108
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	37,980	7	42,633	- 4,653
Falls	10	36,082	21	11,705	+ 24,377
Liver Disease	11	24,058	6	45,463	- 21,404
Other Injuries	12	24,005	14	22,517	+ 1,488
Diabetes Mellitus	13	22,999	18	18,345	+ 4,655
Kidney Disease	14	21,832	22	11,581	+ 10,251
Breast Cancer	15	21,481	13	23,242	- 1,760
Suicide	16	21,031	8	36,625	- 15,594
Inflammatory/Heart	17	14,850	4	54,060	- 39,210
Lymphomas	18	13,990	29	8,919	+ 5,070
Road Traffic Accidents	19	12,938	19	17,507	- 4,569
Stomach Cancer	20	12,723	11	29,386	- 16,662
Pancreas Cancer	21	11,618	16	20,282	- 8,664
Oesophagus Cancer	22	11,291	33	7,431	+ 3,860
Oral Cancer	23	11,253	25	10,880	+ 373
Liver Cancer	24	10,469	24	11,165	- 695
Other Neoplasms	25	9,869	51	729	+ 9,140
Bladder Cancer	26	9,428	38	6,307	+ 3,121
Parkinson's Disease	27	8,870	26	9,371	- 501
Alcohol	28	8,673	12	27,984	- 19,312
Cervical Cancer	29	8,549	34	7,423	+ 1,126
Leukemia	30	8,134	31	8,238	- 104
Uterin Cancer	31	7,732	35	6,867	+ 864
Violence	32	7,495	23	11,450	- 3,956
Skin Cancers	33	6,600	39	5,612	+ 988
HIV/AIDS	34	6,054	15	21,262	- 15,207
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	5,390	28	8,938	- 3,548
Endocrine Disorders	36	5,295	45	2,004	+ 3,292
Congenital Anomalies	37	4,722	41	4,201	+ 521
Osteoarthritis	38	4,190	84	0	+ 4,190
Ovary Cancer	39	4,147	32	8,123	- 3,976
Asthma	40	3,869	46	1,764	+ 2,105
Skin Disease	41	3,316	43	2,735	+ 581
Drownings	42	2,962	36	6,629	- 3,666
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	2,648	55	403	+ 2,245
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	2,077	42	2,770	- 693
Hepatitis C	45	1,440	66	2	+ 1,438
Epilepsy	46	1,390	52	718	+ 672
Appendicitis	47	1,334	54	409	+ 926
Low Birth Weight	48	1,262	44	2,153	- 891
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	1,112	50	750	+ 362
Meningitis	50	1,061	48	1,037	+ 24
Drug Use	51	1,050	27	9,113	- 8,063
Anemia	52	992	81	0	+ 992
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	969	85	0	+ 969
Schizophrenia	54	873	83	0	+ 873
Malnutrition	55	816	57	242	+ 573
Hepatitis B	56	760	60	43	+ 716
Multiple Sclerosis	57	712	49	827	- 115
Fires	58	706	37	6,387	- 5,681
Birth Trauma	59	624	53	714	- 90
Tuberculosis	60	575	30	8,422	- 7,847
Maternal Conditions	61	558	56	267	+ 290
Poisonings	62	221	40	5,565	- 5,344
Otitis Media	63	139	64	3	+ 136
Oral conditions	64	80	86	0	+ 80
Upper Respiratory	65	73	58	158	- 85
Encephalitis	66	73	47	1,076	- 1,004
Leprosy	67	23	75	0	+ 23
War	68	16	59	123	- 107
Syphilis	69	10	62	19	- 9
Ascariasis	70	9	77	0	+ 9
Tetanus	71	9	63	3	+ 5
Iodine Deficiency	72	5	69	0	+ 5
Pertussis	73	1	65	2	- 1
Dengue	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	61	25	- 25
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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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.