SLOVENIA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		SLOVENIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,224	1	3,617	+ 607
Stroke	2	2,052	2	1,977	+ 75
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,638	13	412	+ 1,227
Lung Cancers	4	1,145	3	1,261	- 116
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	1,118	16	375	+ 742
Lung Disease	6	1,051	7	675	+ 376
Hypertension	7	664	4	881	- 217
Prostate Cancer	8	644	10	476	+ 168
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	566	5	743	- 177
Falls	10	538	6	708	- 170
Liver Disease	11	358	12	429	- 71
Other Injuries	12	358	23	203	+ 155
Diabetes Mellitus	13	343	18	340	+ 2
Kidney Disease	14	325	28	143	+ 182
Breast Cancer	15	320	9	484	- 164
Suicide	16	313	14	411	- 98
Inflammatory/Heart	17	221	20	239	- 18
Lymphomas	18	208	11	465	- 257
Road Traffic Accidents	19	193	31	105	+ 88
Stomach Cancer	20	190	17	341	- 151
Pancreas Cancer	21	173	15	409	- 236
Oesophagus Cancer	22	168	32	93	+ 76
Oral Cancer	23	168	27	145	+ 23
Liver Cancer	24	156	19	285	- 129
Other Neoplasms	25	147	34	69	+ 78
Bladder Cancer	26	140	22	211	- 71
Parkinson's Disease	27	132	24	196	- 64
Alcohol	28	129	8	511	- 382
Cervical Cancer	29	127	36	60	+ 67
Leukemia	30	121	21	225	- 104
Uterin Cancer	31	115	30	106	+ 10
Violence	32	112	42	19	+ 93
Skin Cancers	33	98	25	191	- 92
HIV/AIDS	34	90	70	0	+ 90
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	80	37	55	+ 26
Endocrine Disorders	36	79	33	93	- 14
Congenital Anomalies	37	70	38	49	+ 21
Osteoarthritis	38	62	85	0	+ 62
Ovary Cancer	39	62	29	122	- 61
Asthma	40	58	45	16	+ 41
Skin Disease	41	49	49	5	+ 44
Drownings	42	44	44	17	+ 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	39	52	4	+ 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	31	26	151	- 121
Hepatitis C	45	21	67	0	+ 21
Epilepsy	46	21	35	62	- 42
Appendicitis	47	20	54	2	+ 18
Low Birth Weight	48	19	43	17	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	17	40	30	- 13
Meningitis	50	16	50	5	+ 11
Drug Use	51	16	41	24	- 8
Anemia	52	15	60	1	+ 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	14	86	0	+ 14
Schizophrenia	54	13	47	9	+ 4
Malnutrition	55	12	64	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	56	11	58	1	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	57	11	39	35	- 24
Fires	58	11	48	8	+ 2
Birth Trauma	59	9	57	1	+ 8
Tuberculosis	60	9	46	15	- 6
Maternal Conditions	61	8	56	1	+ 7
Poisonings	62	3	51	4	- 1
Otitis Media	63	2	68	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	64	1	53	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	65	1	63	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	1	65	0	+ 1
Leprosy	67	0	69	0	+ 0
War	68	0	61	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	55	2	- 2
Ascariasis	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	59	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	77	0	+ 0
Measles	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	62	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVENIA

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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.