SOMALIA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,209	7	7,233	+ 18,976
Stroke	2	12,731	6	8,595	+ 4,136
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	10,166	1	21,712	- 11,546
Lung Cancers	4	7,104	54	233	+ 6,871
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	6,934	32	647	+ 6,287
Lung Disease	6	6,520	19	2,442	+ 4,077
Hypertension	7	4,118	18	2,643	+ 1,474
Prostate Cancer	8	3,995	52	285	+ 3,710
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	3,511	38	546	+ 2,964
Falls	10	3,335	37	548	+ 2,788
Liver Disease	11	2,224	13	3,917	- 1,693
Other Injuries	12	2,219	14	3,602	- 1,383
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,126	16	2,888	- 762
Kidney Disease	14	2,018	21	2,051	- 33
Breast Cancer	15	1,986	26	1,232	+ 754
Suicide	16	1,944	27	1,219	+ 725
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,373	39	521	+ 852
Lymphomas	18	1,293	34	605	+ 689
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,196	11	4,231	- 3,035
Stomach Cancer	20	1,176	49	310	+ 866
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,074	62	108	+ 966
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,044	40	516	+ 527
Oral Cancer	23	1,040	46	328	+ 712
Liver Cancer	24	968	53	256	+ 712
Other Neoplasms	25	912	70	12	+ 900
Bladder Cancer	26	871	61	149	+ 722
Parkinson's Disease	27	820	56	184	+ 636
Alcohol	28	802	59	151	+ 651
Cervical Cancer	29	790	28	883	- 93
Leukemia	30	752	35	562	+ 190
Uterin Cancer	31	715	64	78	+ 637
Violence	32	693	29	828	- 135
Skin Cancers	33	610	57	164	+ 446
HIV/AIDS	34	560	33	610	- 50
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	498	36	559	- 61
Endocrine Disorders	36	490	44	406	+ 83
Congenital Anomalies	37	437	15	3,410	- 2,974
Osteoarthritis	38	387	85	0	+ 387
Ovary Cancer	39	383	50	295	+ 88
Asthma	40	358	23	1,878	- 1,521
Skin Disease	41	307	58	151	+ 155
Drownings	42	274	25	1,272	- 998
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	245	2	15,363	- 15,118
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	192	41	446	- 254
Hepatitis C	45	133	67	34	+ 99
Epilepsy	46	129	43	419	- 290
Appendicitis	47	123	55	188	- 64
Low Birth Weight	48	117	8	6,250	- 6,134
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	103	66	35	+ 68
Meningitis	50	98	9	5,381	- 5,283
Drug Use	51	97	65	54	+ 43
Anemia	52	92	83	0	+ 92
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	90	84	0	+ 90
Schizophrenia	54	81	81	0	+ 81
Malnutrition	55	75	10	4,825	- 4,749
Hepatitis B	56	70	48	315	- 245
Multiple Sclerosis	57	66	71	8	+ 58
Fires	58	65	30	810	- 745
Birth Trauma	59	58	5	9,573	- 9,516
Tuberculosis	60	53	4	10,261	- 10,208
Maternal Conditions	61	52	12	4,127	- 4,075
Poisonings	62	20	31	758	- 738
Otitis Media	63	13	68	32	- 19
Oral conditions	64	7	86	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	65	7	47	326	- 319
Encephalitis	66	7	63	91	- 84
Leprosy	67	2	77	0	+ 2
War	68	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Syphilis	69	1	45	378	- 377
Ascariasis	70	1	69	30	- 29
Tetanus	71	1	17	2,648	- 2,647
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Dengue	74	0	73	1	- 1
Diphtheria	75	0	60	150	- 150
Measles	76	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	42	435	- 435
Malaria	82	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Leishmaniasis	83	0	51	290	- 290
Chlamydia	84	0	72	5	- 5
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

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.