RWANDA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,429	4	3,605	+ 23,824
Stroke	2	13,324	2	5,060	+ 8,264
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	10,639	1	5,280	+ 5,360
Lung Cancers	4	7,435	39	234	+ 7,201
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	7,257	25	657	+ 6,600
Lung Disease	6	6,823	13	1,555	+ 5,269
Hypertension	7	4,309	14	1,357	+ 2,952
Prostate Cancer	8	4,181	32	396	+ 3,785
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	3,674	28	591	+ 3,083
Falls	10	3,491	31	412	+ 3,078
Liver Disease	11	2,327	8	2,548	- 221
Other Injuries	12	2,322	17	944	+ 1,378
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,225	11	1,858	+ 367
Kidney Disease	14	2,112	15	1,206	+ 906
Breast Cancer	15	2,078	27	600	+ 1,478
Suicide	16	2,035	24	704	+ 1,331
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,437	34	347	+ 1,090
Lymphomas	18	1,353	30	450	+ 904
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,252	3	3,718	- 2,467
Stomach Cancer	20	1,231	20	780	+ 451
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,124	43	214	+ 910
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,092	44	213	+ 879
Oral Cancer	23	1,089	37	272	+ 817
Liver Cancer	24	1,013	23	706	+ 306
Other Neoplasms	25	955	64	16	+ 939
Bladder Cancer	26	912	62	35	+ 877
Parkinson's Disease	27	858	47	146	+ 712
Alcohol	28	839	49	125	+ 714
Cervical Cancer	29	827	18	941	- 113
Leukemia	30	787	35	317	+ 470
Uterin Cancer	31	748	56	58	+ 690
Violence	32	725	29	548	+ 177
Skin Cancers	33	639	50	113	+ 526
HIV/AIDS	34	586	7	2,826	- 2,240
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	521	33	362	+ 159
Endocrine Disorders	36	512	41	219	+ 293
Congenital Anomalies	37	457	12	1,777	- 1,320
Osteoarthritis	38	405	81	0	+ 405
Ovary Cancer	39	401	53	92	+ 309
Asthma	40	374	22	717	- 343
Skin Disease	41	321	52	103	+ 218
Drownings	42	287	36	285	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	256	6	3,121	- 2,865
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	201	48	136	+ 65
Hepatitis C	45	139	65	12	+ 127
Epilepsy	46	134	45	191	- 57
Appendicitis	47	129	54	70	+ 59
Low Birth Weight	48	122	9	2,193	- 2,071
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	108	63	23	+ 84
Meningitis	50	103	19	847	- 745
Drug Use	51	102	60	45	+ 57
Anemia	52	96	86	0	+ 96
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	94	80	0	+ 94
Schizophrenia	54	84	83	0	+ 84
Malnutrition	55	79	16	1,168	- 1,089
Hepatitis B	56	73	55	68	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	57	69	66	7	+ 62
Fires	58	68	38	270	- 201
Birth Trauma	59	60	10	1,888	- 1,828
Tuberculosis	60	56	26	625	- 569
Maternal Conditions	61	54	21	722	- 668
Poisonings	62	21	40	220	- 199
Otitis Media	63	13	68	4	+ 10
Oral conditions	64	8	82	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	65	7	57	58	- 51
Encephalitis	66	7	61	39	- 32
Leprosy	67	2	76	0	+ 2
War	68	2	69	3	- 1
Syphilis	69	1	46	173	- 172
Ascariasis	70	1	67	5	- 4
Tetanus	71	1	58	53	- 52
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	42	218	- 218
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	76	0	59	51	- 51
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	51	111	- 111
Malaria	82	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

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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.