SAUDI ARABIA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	73,578	1	39,037	+ 34,541
Stroke	2	35,742	2	16,793	+ 18,949
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	28,540	5	6,132	+ 22,408
Lung Cancers	4	19,944	26	775	+ 19,169
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	19,466	11	2,442	+ 17,024
Lung Disease	6	18,303	10	2,842	+ 15,461
Hypertension	7	11,560	22	834	+ 10,726
Prostate Cancer	8	11,215	50	148	+ 11,066
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	9,856	14	1,630	+ 8,226
Falls	10	9,364	6	5,340	+ 4,024
Liver Disease	11	6,243	7	4,931	+ 1,312
Other Injuries	12	6,230	8	4,004	+ 2,225
Diabetes Mellitus	13	5,969	9	3,890	+ 2,079
Kidney Disease	14	5,666	4	9,051	- 3,385
Breast Cancer	15	5,575	20	908	+ 4,667
Suicide	16	5,458	13	2,046	+ 3,412
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,854	16	1,342	+ 2,512
Lymphomas	18	3,630	28	716	+ 2,915
Road Traffic Accidents	19	3,357	3	12,317	- 8,960
Stomach Cancer	20	3,302	36	389	+ 2,913
Pancreas Cancer	21	3,015	31	526	+ 2,489
Oesophagus Cancer	22	2,930	44	229	+ 2,701
Oral Cancer	23	2,920	34	465	+ 2,456
Liver Cancer	24	2,717	21	845	+ 1,872
Other Neoplasms	25	2,561	57	40	+ 2,521
Bladder Cancer	26	2,447	46	214	+ 2,233
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,302	25	776	+ 1,525
Alcohol	28	2,251	51	128	+ 2,122
Cervical Cancer	29	2,219	49	157	+ 2,062
Leukemia	30	2,111	19	925	+ 1,186
Uterin Cancer	31	2,006	38	323	+ 1,684
Violence	32	1,945	30	646	+ 1,299
Skin Cancers	33	1,713	55	55	+ 1,658
HIV/AIDS	34	1,571	47	192	+ 1,379
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,399	41	275	+ 1,123
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,374	15	1,447	- 73
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,226	12	2,307	- 1,082
Osteoarthritis	38	1,087	80	0	+ 1,087
Ovary Cancer	39	1,076	42	247	+ 829
Asthma	40	1,004	17	1,168	- 164
Skin Disease	41	861	32	516	+ 344
Drownings	42	769	24	821	- 53
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	687	35	457	+ 231
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	539	39	280	+ 259
Hepatitis C	45	374	64	7	+ 366
Epilepsy	46	361	29	694	- 334
Appendicitis	47	346	58	35	+ 312
Low Birth Weight	48	327	18	989	- 661
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	289	62	9	+ 280
Meningitis	50	275	45	227	+ 49
Drug Use	51	273	33	491	- 218
Anemia	52	257	85	0	+ 257
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	251	81	0	+ 251
Schizophrenia	54	227	84	0	+ 227
Malnutrition	55	212	52	79	+ 132
Hepatitis B	56	197	53	57	+ 140
Multiple Sclerosis	57	185	56	49	+ 136
Fires	58	183	23	825	- 642
Birth Trauma	59	162	37	343	- 181
Tuberculosis	60	149	27	752	- 603
Maternal Conditions	61	145	48	172	- 28
Poisonings	62	57	40	279	- 222
Otitis Media	63	36	72	0	+ 36
Oral conditions	64	21	82	0	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	65	19	70	1	+ 18
Encephalitis	66	19	43	234	- 215
Leprosy	67	6	73	0	+ 6
War	68	4	65	3	+ 1
Syphilis	69	3	59	33	- 30
Ascariasis	70	2	66	1	+ 1
Tetanus	71	2	61	16	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	54	56	- 56
Dengue	74	0	63	9	- 9
Diphtheria	75	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	76	0	68	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	60	25	- 25
Malaria	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	67	1	- 1
Chlamydia	84	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Cuba

Saudi Arabia

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.