URUGUAY VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		URUGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,897	1	4,265	+ 2,632
Stroke	2	3,350	2	2,850	+ 500
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,675	6	1,370	+ 1,305
Lung Cancers	4	1,869	5	1,463	+ 407
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	1,825	3	1,899	- 74
Lung Disease	6	1,716	4	1,706	+ 9
Hypertension	7	1,084	15	648	+ 435
Prostate Cancer	8	1,051	13	707	+ 344
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	924	7	1,245	- 321
Falls	10	878	47	55	+ 823
Liver Disease	11	585	27	206	+ 379
Other Injuries	12	584	10	774	- 190
Diabetes Mellitus	13	559	11	747	- 188
Kidney Disease	14	531	8	1,040	- 509
Breast Cancer	15	523	9	848	- 325
Suicide	16	512	12	735	- 224
Inflammatory/Heart	17	361	22	314	+ 47
Lymphomas	18	340	20	457	- 117
Road Traffic Accidents	19	315	16	512	- 197
Stomach Cancer	20	309	18	480	- 171
Pancreas Cancer	21	283	14	656	- 373
Oesophagus Cancer	22	275	24	286	- 12
Oral Cancer	23	274	31	167	+ 107
Liver Cancer	24	255	34	147	+ 107
Other Neoplasms	25	240	19	464	- 224
Bladder Cancer	26	229	26	276	- 47
Parkinson's Disease	27	216	21	320	- 105
Alcohol	28	211	39	104	+ 106
Cervical Cancer	29	208	29	172	+ 36
Leukemia	30	198	25	280	- 82
Uterin Cancer	31	188	38	115	+ 73
Violence	32	182	23	295	- 113
Skin Cancers	33	161	33	149	+ 11
HIV/AIDS	34	147	28	195	- 48
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	131	46	57	+ 74
Endocrine Disorders	36	129	17	487	- 358
Congenital Anomalies	37	115	30	170	- 55
Osteoarthritis	38	102	52	32	+ 69
Ovary Cancer	39	101	32	160	- 59
Asthma	40	94	37	127	- 33
Skin Disease	41	81	36	130	- 49
Drownings	42	72	45	65	+ 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	64	35	134	- 70
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	51	50	39	+ 11
Hepatitis C	45	35	65	3	+ 32
Epilepsy	46	34	40	86	- 52
Appendicitis	47	32	59	9	+ 23
Low Birth Weight	48	31	42	73	- 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	27	51	35	- 7
Meningitis	50	26	58	10	+ 16
Drug Use	51	26	49	41	- 15
Anemia	52	24	44	71	- 46
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	24	57	12	+ 11
Schizophrenia	54	21	54	18	+ 3
Malnutrition	55	20	43	73	- 53
Hepatitis B	56	18	63	4	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	57	17	56	13	+ 4
Fires	58	17	48	54	- 37
Birth Trauma	59	15	53	22	- 7
Tuberculosis	60	14	41	81	- 67
Maternal Conditions	61	14	60	9	+ 5
Poisonings	62	5	55	17	- 11
Otitis Media	63	3	67	2	+ 2
Oral conditions	64	2	68	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	2	62	5	- 3
Encephalitis	66	2	64	4	- 2
Leprosy	67	1	69	0	+ 0
War	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	66	3	- 3
Ascariasis	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	61	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to URUGUAY

Cuba

Uruguay

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.