UKRAINE VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	71,801	1	278,709	- 206,908
Stroke	2	34,879	2	79,883	- 45,004
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	27,851	12	6,817	+ 21,033
Lung Cancers	4	19,463	4	15,024	+ 4,439
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	18,996	5	14,196	+ 4,800
Lung Disease	6	17,861	8	9,621	+ 8,240
Hypertension	7	11,281	41	970	+ 10,310
Prostate Cancer	8	10,944	16	4,800	+ 6,144
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	9,618	6	13,505	- 3,887
Falls	10	9,138	22	2,875	+ 6,263
Liver Disease	11	6,093	3	15,197	- 9,104
Other Injuries	12	6,079	19	4,234	+ 1,845
Diabetes Mellitus	13	5,824	31	2,258	+ 3,566
Kidney Disease	14	5,529	33	2,174	+ 3,355
Breast Cancer	15	5,440	11	8,106	- 2,666
Suicide	16	5,326	9	9,517	- 4,191
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,761	7	12,191	- 8,431
Lymphomas	18	3,543	24	2,636	+ 907
Road Traffic Accidents	19	3,276	18	4,487	- 1,211
Stomach Cancer	20	3,222	10	8,106	- 4,884
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,942	14	5,811	- 2,868
Oesophagus Cancer	22	2,859	35	1,986	+ 874
Oral Cancer	23	2,850	17	4,520	- 1,670
Liver Cancer	24	2,651	32	2,210	+ 441
Other Neoplasms	25	2,499	54	137	+ 2,363
Bladder Cancer	26	2,387	27	2,436	- 48
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,246	21	3,101	- 855
Alcohol	28	2,196	15	5,670	- 3,474
Cervical Cancer	29	2,165	28	2,434	- 269
Leukemia	30	2,060	26	2,531	- 471
Uterin Cancer	31	1,958	29	2,373	- 415
Violence	32	1,898	23	2,765	- 867
Skin Cancers	33	1,671	34	2,010	- 338
HIV/AIDS	34	1,533	13	5,874	- 4,341
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,365	36	1,657	- 292
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,341	45	415	+ 926
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,196	38	1,388	- 192
Osteoarthritis	38	1,061	82	0	+ 1,061
Ovary Cancer	39	1,050	25	2,621	- 1,571
Asthma	40	980	52	229	+ 751
Skin Disease	41	840	48	313	+ 526
Drownings	42	750	30	2,312	- 1,561
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	671	53	189	+ 482
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	526	43	817	- 291
Hepatitis C	45	365	62	8	+ 357
Epilepsy	46	352	44	419	- 67
Appendicitis	47	338	56	78	+ 260
Low Birth Weight	48	320	42	851	- 532
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	282	55	103	+ 179
Meningitis	50	269	50	257	+ 12
Drug Use	51	266	39	1,141	- 875
Anemia	52	251	84	0	+ 251
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	245	81	0	+ 245
Schizophrenia	54	221	86	0	+ 221
Malnutrition	55	207	58	54	+ 152
Hepatitis B	56	192	59	42	+ 150
Multiple Sclerosis	57	180	47	344	- 163
Fires	58	179	37	1,652	- 1,473
Birth Trauma	59	158	51	242	- 84
Tuberculosis	60	146	20	3,194	- 3,049
Maternal Conditions	61	141	57	55	+ 86
Poisonings	62	56	40	1,117	- 1,061
Otitis Media	63	35	68	0	+ 35
Oral conditions	64	20	80	0	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	65	18	61	31	- 12
Encephalitis	66	18	46	395	- 376
Leprosy	67	6	69	0	+ 6
War	68	4	49	273	- 269
Syphilis	69	2	64	4	- 1
Ascariasis	70	2	71	0	+ 2
Tetanus	71	2	65	3	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	66	2	- 2
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	67	1	- 1
Measles	76	0	60	41	- 41
Hookworm Disease	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	63	5	- 5
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UKRAINE

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.