TANZANIA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	135,827	9	13,215	+ 122,613
Stroke	2	65,980	7	16,894	+ 49,087
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	52,686	2	26,028	+ 26,658
Lung Cancers	4	36,818	61	159	+ 36,659
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	35,936	27	2,048	+ 33,888
Lung Disease	6	33,788	22	3,051	+ 30,737
Hypertension	7	21,340	17	5,209	+ 16,131
Prostate Cancer	8	20,703	28	1,819	+ 18,884
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	18,195	33	1,567	+ 16,628
Falls	10	17,286	34	1,533	+ 15,752
Liver Disease	11	11,526	13	6,586	+ 4,940
Other Injuries	12	11,500	20	4,270	+ 7,230
Diabetes Mellitus	13	11,018	15	6,247	+ 4,771
Kidney Disease	14	10,459	19	4,547	+ 5,912
Breast Cancer	15	10,291	37	1,285	+ 9,006
Suicide	16	10,075	24	2,474	+ 7,601
Inflammatory/Heart	17	7,114	38	1,227	+ 5,887
Lymphomas	18	6,702	41	805	+ 5,897
Road Traffic Accidents	19	6,198	5	18,054	- 11,856
Stomach Cancer	20	6,095	39	1,190	+ 4,905
Pancreas Cancer	21	5,566	62	158	+ 5,408
Oesophagus Cancer	22	5,409	25	2,247	+ 3,162
Oral Cancer	23	5,391	31	1,646	+ 3,745
Liver Cancer	24	5,015	36	1,413	+ 3,602
Other Neoplasms	25	4,728	64	58	+ 4,670
Bladder Cancer	26	4,516	44	667	+ 3,850
Parkinson's Disease	27	4,249	45	513	+ 3,736
Alcohol	28	4,155	56	270	+ 3,884
Cervical Cancer	29	4,095	14	6,424	- 2,328
Leukemia	30	3,897	47	416	+ 3,481
Uterin Cancer	31	3,704	57	218	+ 3,486
Violence	32	3,590	18	4,713	- 1,122
Skin Cancers	33	3,162	42	744	+ 2,417
HIV/AIDS	34	2,900	1	27,402	- 24,501
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,582	46	462	+ 2,120
Endocrine Disorders	36	2,537	29	1,778	+ 759
Congenital Anomalies	37	2,262	11	9,791	- 7,528
Osteoarthritis	38	2,007	85	0	+ 2,007
Ovary Cancer	39	1,987	53	337	+ 1,650
Asthma	40	1,853	30	1,700	+ 153
Skin Disease	41	1,589	52	359	+ 1,229
Drownings	42	1,419	32	1,642	- 223
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	1,269	6	17,587	- 16,318
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	995	50	401	+ 595
Hepatitis C	45	690	66	40	+ 650
Epilepsy	46	666	43	707	- 41
Appendicitis	47	639	58	218	+ 422
Low Birth Weight	48	605	10	12,173	- 11,568
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	533	63	81	+ 452
Meningitis	50	508	21	3,188	- 2,680
Drug Use	51	503	48	404	+ 99
Anemia	52	475	82	0	+ 475
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	464	86	0	+ 464
Schizophrenia	54	418	80	0	+ 418
Malnutrition	55	391	16	5,574	- 5,184
Hepatitis B	56	364	60	168	+ 196
Multiple Sclerosis	57	341	68	27	+ 314
Fires	58	338	35	1,424	- 1,086
Birth Trauma	59	299	8	15,086	- 14,787
Tuberculosis	60	275	4	20,269	- 19,994
Maternal Conditions	61	267	12	6,835	- 6,568
Poisonings	62	106	40	1,170	- 1,064
Otitis Media	63	67	69	17	+ 50
Oral conditions	64	38	84	0	+ 38
Upper Respiratory	65	35	54	299	- 264
Encephalitis	66	35	59	199	- 164
Leprosy	67	11	76	0	+ 11
War	68	8	67	30	- 22
Syphilis	69	5	26	2,115	- 2,110
Ascariasis	70	4	65	56	- 51
Tetanus	71	4	49	402	- 398
Iodine Deficiency	72	2	79	0	+ 2
Pertussis	73	0	23	2,774	- 2,774
Dengue	74	0	73	2	- 2
Diphtheria	75	0	70	11	- 11
Measles	76	0	55	295	- 295
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	72	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	81	0	51	371	- 371
Malaria	82	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	9	- 9
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

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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.