SYRIA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	48,050	1	28,203	+ 19,847
Stroke	2	23,341	2	8,088	+ 15,253
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	18,638	4	2,958	+ 15,680
Lung Cancers	4	13,025	9	2,048	+ 10,977
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	12,713	14	1,551	+ 11,162
Lung Disease	6	11,953	13	1,601	+ 10,352
Hypertension	7	7,549	23	707	+ 6,842
Prostate Cancer	8	7,324	28	404	+ 6,920
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	6,437	16	1,224	+ 5,213
Falls	10	6,115	29	383	+ 5,732
Liver Disease	11	4,077	11	1,720	+ 2,357
Other Injuries	12	4,068	24	521	+ 3,547
Diabetes Mellitus	13	3,898	15	1,534	+ 2,364
Kidney Disease	14	3,700	6	2,329	+ 1,371
Breast Cancer	15	3,641	10	1,953	+ 1,688
Suicide	16	3,564	33	333	+ 3,232
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,517	32	337	+ 2,179
Lymphomas	18	2,371	18	827	+ 1,544
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,193	5	2,550	- 358
Stomach Cancer	20	2,156	22	725	+ 1,432
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,969	27	411	+ 1,558
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,914	47	97	+ 1,816
Oral Cancer	23	1,907	36	289	+ 1,618
Liver Cancer	24	1,774	31	366	+ 1,408
Other Neoplasms	25	1,673	57	21	+ 1,651
Bladder Cancer	26	1,598	20	757	+ 840
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,503	30	367	+ 1,136
Alcohol	28	1,470	53	51	+ 1,419
Cervical Cancer	29	1,449	42	188	+ 1,261
Leukemia	30	1,378	19	796	+ 582
Uterin Cancer	31	1,310	44	146	+ 1,165
Violence	32	1,270	25	444	+ 826
Skin Cancers	33	1,119	38	276	+ 842
HIV/AIDS	34	1,026	58	15	+ 1,011
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	913	49	79	+ 834
Endocrine Disorders	36	897	26	418	+ 480
Congenital Anomalies	37	800	8	2,077	- 1,277
Osteoarthritis	38	710	84	0	+ 710
Ovary Cancer	39	703	34	328	+ 375
Asthma	40	656	17	1,052	- 397
Skin Disease	41	562	61	8	+ 554
Drownings	42	502	40	215	+ 287
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	449	7	2,156	- 1,707
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	352	41	197	+ 155
Hepatitis C	45	244	68	1	+ 243
Epilepsy	46	236	48	92	+ 143
Appendicitis	47	226	54	36	+ 190
Low Birth Weight	48	214	12	1,652	- 1,438
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	188	62	7	+ 182
Meningitis	50	180	35	295	- 115
Drug Use	51	178	39	249	- 71
Anemia	52	168	83	0	+ 168
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	164	85	0	+ 164
Schizophrenia	54	148	81	0	+ 148
Malnutrition	55	138	51	73	+ 66
Hepatitis B	56	129	63	5	+ 124
Multiple Sclerosis	57	121	59	14	+ 106
Fires	58	120	43	179	- 59
Birth Trauma	59	106	21	744	- 639
Tuberculosis	60	97	56	23	+ 74
Maternal Conditions	61	95	45	105	- 10
Poisonings	62	37	46	98	- 61
Otitis Media	63	24	71	0	+ 24
Oral conditions	64	14	86	0	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	65	12	66	3	+ 9
Encephalitis	66	12	50	77	- 65
Leprosy	67	4	75	0	+ 4
War	68	3	3	7,760	- 7,758
Syphilis	69	2	55	31	- 29
Ascariasis	70	2	67	1	+ 1
Tetanus	71	1	52	57	- 56
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	37	289	- 289
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	64	5	- 5
Measles	76	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	60	11	- 11
Malaria	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	65	5	- 5
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

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.