SENEGAL VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,947	2	6,224	+ 31,723
Stroke	2	18,434	4	5,342	+ 13,091
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,719	1	7,184	+ 7,535
Lung Cancers	4	10,286	44	180	+ 10,106
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	10,040	26	879	+ 9,161
Lung Disease	6	9,440	18	1,351	+ 8,089
Hypertension	7	5,962	21	1,095	+ 4,867
Prostate Cancer	8	5,784	29	642	+ 5,142
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	5,083	37	384	+ 4,699
Falls	10	4,829	30	622	+ 4,207
Liver Disease	11	3,220	13	2,147	+ 1,073
Other Injuries	12	3,213	16	1,512	+ 1,701
Diabetes Mellitus	13	3,078	10	2,395	+ 683
Kidney Disease	14	2,922	12	2,210	+ 712
Breast Cancer	15	2,875	27	861	+ 2,014
Suicide	16	2,815	24	978	+ 1,837
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,987	36	426	+ 1,562
Lymphomas	18	1,872	39	315	+ 1,557
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,732	6	3,832	- 2,100
Stomach Cancer	20	1,703	31	557	+ 1,146
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,555	48	159	+ 1,396
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,511	55	99	+ 1,412
Oral Cancer	23	1,506	43	208	+ 1,299
Liver Cancer	24	1,401	22	1,087	+ 314
Other Neoplasms	25	1,321	62	24	+ 1,297
Bladder Cancer	26	1,262	50	155	+ 1,107
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,187	41	273	+ 914
Alcohol	28	1,161	59	74	+ 1,087
Cervical Cancer	29	1,144	17	1,405	- 261
Leukemia	30	1,089	54	113	+ 976
Uterin Cancer	31	1,035	56	94	+ 941
Violence	32	1,003	19	1,247	- 243
Skin Cancers	33	883	51	147	+ 736
HIV/AIDS	34	810	20	1,186	- 376
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	721	35	433	+ 288
Endocrine Disorders	36	709	23	1,041	- 332
Congenital Anomalies	37	632	11	2,364	- 1,732
Osteoarthritis	38	561	80	0	+ 561
Ovary Cancer	39	555	42	220	+ 335
Asthma	40	518	25	936	- 418
Skin Disease	41	444	47	159	+ 285
Drownings	42	396	33	494	- 97
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	354	3	5,343	- 4,989
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	278	46	166	+ 112
Hepatitis C	45	193	68	11	+ 182
Epilepsy	46	186	38	330	- 144
Appendicitis	47	179	61	38	+ 140
Low Birth Weight	48	169	7	3,636	- 3,467
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	149	67	15	+ 134
Meningitis	50	142	15	1,628	- 1,486
Drug Use	51	141	52	138	+ 2
Anemia	52	133	85	0	+ 133
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	130	81	0	+ 130
Schizophrenia	54	117	83	0	+ 117
Malnutrition	55	109	32	494	- 385
Hepatitis B	56	102	60	70	+ 31
Multiple Sclerosis	57	95	64	20	+ 75
Fires	58	95	34	448	- 354
Birth Trauma	59	84	8	3,448	- 3,364
Tuberculosis	60	77	9	2,678	- 2,602
Maternal Conditions	61	75	14	1,669	- 1,594
Poisonings	62	30	40	315	- 285
Otitis Media	63	19	72	0	+ 18
Oral conditions	64	11	82	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	65	10	66	15	- 6
Encephalitis	66	10	57	85	- 76
Leprosy	67	3	76	0	+ 3
War	68	2	69	4	- 2
Syphilis	69	1	53	122	- 121
Ascariasis	70	1	65	18	- 17
Tetanus	71	1	58	85	- 84
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	28	771	- 771
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	70	3	- 3
Measles	76	0	49	158	- 158
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	45	176	- 176
Malaria	82	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Leishmaniasis	83	0	63	21	- 21
Chlamydia	84	0	71	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Cuba

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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.