USA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	688,505	1	504,904	+ 183,601
Stroke	2	334,453	4	158,520	+ 175,933
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	267,062	11	60,317	+ 206,744
Lung Cancers	4	186,629	5	155,533	+ 31,097
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	182,157	2	287,198	- 105,041
Lung Disease	6	171,270	3	195,387	- 24,117
Hypertension	7	108,172	8	65,960	+ 42,211
Prostate Cancer	8	104,941	20	35,612	+ 69,329
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	92,229	9	61,827	+ 30,402
Falls	10	87,620	18	40,418	+ 47,202
Liver Disease	11	58,423	16	43,402	+ 15,020
Other Injuries	12	58,293	25	25,997	+ 32,296
Diabetes Mellitus	13	55,851	10	61,418	- 5,568
Kidney Disease	14	53,015	6	85,861	- 32,845
Breast Cancer	15	52,164	13	48,671	+ 3,494
Suicide	16	51,071	12	53,099	- 2,028
Inflammatory/Heart	17	36,060	22	32,529	+ 3,531
Lymphomas	18	33,972	19	40,281	- 6,309
Road Traffic Accidents	19	31,417	17	41,694	- 10,277
Stomach Cancer	20	30,897	33	13,077	+ 17,820
Pancreas Cancer	21	28,213	15	44,293	- 16,080
Oesophagus Cancer	22	27,420	28	17,829	+ 9,590
Oral Cancer	23	27,327	35	11,555	+ 15,772
Liver Cancer	24	25,423	23	27,064	- 1,641
Other Neoplasms	25	23,966	29	17,743	+ 6,223
Bladder Cancer	26	22,894	26	19,622	+ 3,272
Parkinson's Disease	27	21,539	21	34,491	- 12,952
Alcohol	28	21,060	30	14,659	+ 6,401
Cervical Cancer	29	20,760	38	6,984	+ 13,776
Leukemia	30	19,751	24	26,966	- 7,214
Uterin Cancer	31	18,775	36	10,063	+ 8,712
Violence	32	18,200	27	18,976	- 776
Skin Cancers	33	16,027	32	14,311	+ 1,717
HIV/AIDS	34	14,702	42	5,660	+ 9,041
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	13,089	48	3,461	+ 9,627
Endocrine Disorders	36	12,859	14	46,985	- 34,126
Congenital Anomalies	37	11,468	34	11,762	- 294
Osteoarthritis	38	10,175	61	579	+ 9,596
Ovary Cancer	39	10,070	31	14,591	- 4,522
Asthma	40	9,395	46	3,818	+ 5,577
Skin Disease	41	8,053	43	5,409	+ 2,644
Drownings	42	7,194	45	4,070	+ 3,124
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	6,430	37	9,955	- 3,524
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	5,045	47	3,646	+ 1,399
Hepatitis C	45	3,496	41	5,684	- 2,188
Epilepsy	46	3,376	50	3,162	+ 214
Appendicitis	47	3,240	63	424	+ 2,816
Low Birth Weight	48	3,064	39	6,924	- 3,860
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	2,700	52	2,461	+ 240
Meningitis	50	2,577	60	606	+ 1,972
Drug Use	51	2,550	7	74,435	- 71,884
Anemia	52	2,408	51	3,115	- 707
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	2,353	58	678	+ 1,675
Schizophrenia	54	2,121	57	723	+ 1,398
Malnutrition	55	1,981	40	6,762	- 4,781
Hepatitis B	56	1,844	59	608	+ 1,237
Multiple Sclerosis	57	1,728	44	5,059	- 3,331
Fires	58	1,715	49	3,183	- 1,468
Birth Trauma	59	1,516	54	1,233	+ 283
Tuberculosis	60	1,395	62	546	+ 849
Maternal Conditions	61	1,355	56	779	+ 576
Poisonings	62	536	53	1,674	- 1,138
Otitis Media	63	338	67	34	+ 304
Oral conditions	64	194	64	286	- 91
Upper Respiratory	65	177	65	229	- 53
Encephalitis	66	176	68	25	+ 151
Leprosy	67	57	74	0	+ 56
War	68	38	55	1,198	- 1,160
Syphilis	69	24	66	49	- 26
Ascariasis	70	23	82	0	+ 23
Tetanus	71	21	71	2	+ 19
Iodine Deficiency	72	12	73	1	+ 11
Pertussis	73	2	69	16	- 14
Dengue	74	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	79	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 USA

Cuba

United States

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.