SPAIN VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	95,194	1	51,684	+ 43,510
Stroke	2	46,242	3	29,004	+ 17,238
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	36,924	7	13,717	+ 23,208
Lung Cancers	4	25,804	4	22,131	+ 3,673
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	25,185	2	42,339	- 17,153
Lung Disease	6	23,680	5	18,926	+ 4,754
Hypertension	7	14,956	9	9,115	+ 5,841
Prostate Cancer	8	14,509	13	6,420	+ 8,090
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	12,752	6	16,957	- 4,206
Falls	10	12,115	26	3,246	+ 8,868
Liver Disease	11	8,078	23	4,231	+ 3,846
Other Injuries	12	8,060	15	5,536	+ 2,524
Diabetes Mellitus	13	7,722	10	7,773	- 52
Kidney Disease	14	7,330	8	9,725	- 2,395
Breast Cancer	15	7,212	11	7,067	+ 145
Suicide	16	7,061	25	3,609	+ 3,452
Inflammatory/Heart	17	4,986	19	4,984	+ 2
Lymphomas	18	4,697	16	5,335	- 637
Road Traffic Accidents	19	4,344	31	1,829	+ 2,514
Stomach Cancer	20	4,272	14	5,796	- 1,524
Pancreas Cancer	21	3,901	12	6,752	- 2,851
Oesophagus Cancer	22	3,791	29	2,011	+ 1,780
Oral Cancer	23	3,778	27	2,583	+ 1,195
Liver Cancer	24	3,515	18	5,098	- 1,583
Other Neoplasms	25	3,314	22	4,748	- 1,434
Bladder Cancer	26	3,165	17	5,222	- 2,057
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,978	20	4,943	- 1,965
Alcohol	28	2,912	46	333	+ 2,578
Cervical Cancer	29	2,870	39	855	+ 2,015
Leukemia	30	2,731	24	3,772	- 1,042
Uterin Cancer	31	2,596	34	1,612	+ 984
Violence	32	2,516	51	262	+ 2,255
Skin Cancers	33	2,216	32	1,803	+ 413
HIV/AIDS	34	2,033	43	538	+ 1,494
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,810	44	475	+ 1,334
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,778	21	4,863	- 3,085
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,586	38	863	+ 723
Osteoarthritis	38	1,407	53	212	+ 1,195
Ovary Cancer	39	1,392	28	2,026	- 634
Asthma	40	1,299	35	1,133	+ 166
Skin Disease	41	1,113	30	1,840	- 727
Drownings	42	995	45	446	+ 549
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	889	36	1,064	- 175
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	698	33	1,612	- 915
Hepatitis C	45	483	42	652	- 169
Epilepsy	46	467	40	824	- 357
Appendicitis	47	448	61	79	+ 369
Low Birth Weight	48	424	52	253	+ 171
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	373	48	294	+ 80
Meningitis	50	356	59	129	+ 228
Drug Use	51	353	41	776	- 424
Anemia	52	333	37	914	- 582
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	325	54	204	+ 121
Schizophrenia	54	293	56	181	+ 113
Malnutrition	55	274	47	302	- 29
Hepatitis B	56	255	58	162	+ 93
Multiple Sclerosis	57	239	49	287	- 48
Fires	58	237	55	185	+ 52
Birth Trauma	59	210	60	113	+ 97
Tuberculosis	60	193	50	270	- 77
Maternal Conditions	61	187	64	14	+ 174
Poisonings	62	74	57	170	- 96
Otitis Media	63	47	66	9	+ 38
Oral conditions	64	27	63	44	- 17
Upper Respiratory	65	24	62	47	- 22
Encephalitis	66	24	70	4	+ 21
Leprosy	67	8	75	0	+ 8
War	68	5	68	6	- 0
Syphilis	69	3	67	9	- 6
Ascariasis	70	3	78	0	+ 3
Tetanus	71	3	72	2	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	72	2	69	4	- 2
Pertussis	73	0	73	2	- 1
Dengue	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	65	11	- 11
Chlamydia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Cuba

Spain

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.