SWEDEN VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,321	1	15,136	+ 6,186
Stroke	2	10,357	3	6,035	+ 4,322
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,270	7	2,659	+ 5,612
Lung Cancers	4	5,779	5	3,722	+ 2,057
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	5,641	2	10,917	- 5,276
Lung Disease	6	5,304	4	4,344	+ 959
Hypertension	7	3,350	10	1,838	+ 1,511
Prostate Cancer	8	3,250	8	2,622	+ 628
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	2,856	6	3,049	- 193
Falls	10	2,713	17	1,109	+ 1,604
Liver Disease	11	1,809	23	723	+ 1,086
Other Injuries	12	1,805	15	1,374	+ 432
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,730	11	1,834	- 105
Kidney Disease	14	1,642	12	1,629	+ 13
Breast Cancer	15	1,615	13	1,582	+ 33
Suicide	16	1,582	14	1,479	+ 102
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,117	28	547	+ 570
Lymphomas	18	1,052	16	1,357	- 305
Road Traffic Accidents	19	973	34	315	+ 658
Stomach Cancer	20	957	26	612	+ 344
Pancreas Cancer	21	874	9	1,849	- 975
Oesophagus Cancer	22	849	29	538	+ 311
Oral Cancer	23	846	31	379	+ 467
Liver Cancer	24	787	22	752	+ 35
Other Neoplasms	25	742	18	1,036	- 294
Bladder Cancer	26	709	21	760	- 51
Parkinson's Disease	27	667	19	943	- 276
Alcohol	28	652	32	359	+ 294
Cervical Cancer	29	643	38	228	+ 415
Leukemia	30	612	20	825	- 214
Uterin Cancer	31	581	33	345	+ 237
Violence	32	564	47	113	+ 451
Skin Cancers	33	496	25	650	- 154
HIV/AIDS	34	455	61	13	+ 443
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	405	37	277	+ 128
Endocrine Disorders	36	398	24	702	- 304
Congenital Anomalies	37	355	35	308	+ 47
Osteoarthritis	38	315	57	24	+ 291
Ovary Cancer	39	312	27	553	- 241
Asthma	40	291	42	158	+ 133
Skin Disease	41	249	39	220	+ 29
Drownings	42	223	46	114	+ 108
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	199	36	289	- 90
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	156	48	110	+ 46
Hepatitis C	45	108	53	44	+ 64
Epilepsy	46	105	44	121	- 16
Appendicitis	47	100	59	18	+ 82
Low Birth Weight	48	95	51	50	+ 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	84	43	129	- 45
Meningitis	50	80	54	35	+ 45
Drug Use	51	79	30	423	- 344
Anemia	52	75	40	175	- 100
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	73	52	46	+ 27
Schizophrenia	54	66	50	63	+ 2
Malnutrition	55	61	45	117	- 56
Hepatitis B	56	57	62	9	+ 48
Multiple Sclerosis	57	54	41	170	- 117
Fires	58	53	49	65	- 12
Birth Trauma	59	47	55	34	+ 13
Tuberculosis	60	43	56	24	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	61	42	64	5	+ 37
Poisonings	62	17	60	18	- 1
Otitis Media	63	10	66	1	+ 10
Oral conditions	64	6	63	8	- 2
Upper Respiratory	65	5	58	20	- 14
Encephalitis	66	5	71	0	+ 5
Leprosy	67	2	84	0	+ 2
War	68	1	65	2	- 0
Syphilis	69	1	72	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	81	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	1	68	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Cuba

Sweden

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.