SRI LANKA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,260	1	26,304	+ 17,955
Stroke	2	21,500	6	6,805	+ 14,695
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	17,168	8	5,117	+ 12,051
Lung Cancers	4	11,997	12	1,775	+ 10,222
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	11,710	4	6,939	+ 4,771
Lung Disease	6	11,010	3	9,456	+ 1,554
Hypertension	7	6,954	20	1,055	+ 5,898
Prostate Cancer	8	6,746	30	507	+ 6,239
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	5,929	24	911	+ 5,017
Falls	10	5,633	23	964	+ 4,668
Liver Disease	11	3,756	17	1,303	+ 2,453
Other Injuries	12	3,747	14	1,529	+ 2,218
Diabetes Mellitus	13	3,590	2	12,460	- 8,870
Kidney Disease	14	3,408	5	6,858	- 3,450
Breast Cancer	15	3,353	15	1,383	+ 1,970
Suicide	16	3,283	10	2,977	+ 306
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,318	35	425	+ 1,893
Lymphomas	18	2,184	21	1,027	+ 1,157
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,020	9	4,200	- 2,180
Stomach Cancer	20	1,986	16	1,321	+ 665
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,814	43	214	+ 1,600
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,763	13	1,544	+ 219
Oral Cancer	23	1,757	11	2,893	- 1,137
Liver Cancer	24	1,634	19	1,090	+ 544
Other Neoplasms	25	1,541	50	86	+ 1,455
Bladder Cancer	26	1,472	34	432	+ 1,040
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,385	45	168	+ 1,217
Alcohol	28	1,354	51	82	+ 1,272
Cervical Cancer	29	1,335	26	762	+ 572
Leukemia	30	1,270	18	1,155	+ 115
Uterin Cancer	31	1,207	42	218	+ 989
Violence	32	1,170	31	499	+ 671
Skin Cancers	33	1,030	52	58	+ 972
HIV/AIDS	34	945	55	39	+ 906
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	841	56	38	+ 803
Endocrine Disorders	36	827	32	462	+ 364
Congenital Anomalies	37	737	22	989	- 252
Osteoarthritis	38	654	67	3	+ 651
Ovary Cancer	39	647	37	281	+ 366
Asthma	40	604	7	6,471	- 5,867
Skin Disease	41	518	36	293	+ 225
Drownings	42	462	27	731	- 268
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	413	28	605	- 191
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	324	53	49	+ 275
Hepatitis C	45	225	75	0	+ 225
Epilepsy	46	217	39	269	- 52
Appendicitis	47	208	64	5	+ 203
Low Birth Weight	48	197	29	536	- 339
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	174	60	11	+ 163
Meningitis	50	166	46	146	+ 20
Drug Use	51	164	40	257	- 93
Anemia	52	155	33	445	- 291
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	151	70	2	+ 149
Schizophrenia	54	136	65	5	+ 131
Malnutrition	55	127	54	43	+ 84
Hepatitis B	56	119	62	6	+ 113
Multiple Sclerosis	57	111	69	2	+ 109
Fires	58	110	41	239	- 128
Birth Trauma	59	97	44	193	- 95
Tuberculosis	60	90	25	769	- 680
Maternal Conditions	61	87	48	96	- 9
Poisonings	62	34	49	93	- 59
Otitis Media	63	22	76	0	+ 22
Oral conditions	64	12	68	3	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	65	11	66	5	+ 7
Encephalitis	66	11	61	10	+ 1
Leprosy	67	4	63	6	- 2
War	68	2	38	280	- 277
Syphilis	69	2	58	15	- 13
Ascariasis	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	1	57	27	- 26
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	59	15	- 14
Dengue	74	0	47	131	- 131
Diphtheria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Cuba

Sri Lanka

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.