VANUATU VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		VANUATU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	640	1	454	+ 186
Stroke	2	311	2	288	+ 23
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	248	4	124	+ 124
Lung Cancers	4	174	23	15	+ 159
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	169	21	18	+ 152
Lung Disease	6	159	5	108	+ 51
Hypertension	7	101	11	47	+ 54
Prostate Cancer	8	98	34	9	+ 89
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	86	35	8	+ 77
Falls	10	81	25	13	+ 68
Liver Disease	11	54	9	51	+ 3
Other Injuries	12	54	17	30	+ 24
Diabetes Mellitus	13	52	3	127	- 75
Kidney Disease	14	49	7	70	- 21
Breast Cancer	15	49	26	13	+ 36
Suicide	16	47	8	54	- 7
Inflammatory/Heart	17	34	29	11	+ 22
Lymphomas	18	32	45	3	+ 28
Road Traffic Accidents	19	29	12	45	- 15
Stomach Cancer	20	29	40	6	+ 23
Pancreas Cancer	21	26	53	1	+ 25
Oesophagus Cancer	22	25	82	0	+ 25
Oral Cancer	23	25	54	1	+ 25
Liver Cancer	24	24	18	27	- 4
Other Neoplasms	25	22	55	1	+ 22
Bladder Cancer	26	21	49	2	+ 19
Parkinson's Disease	27	20	28	12	+ 8
Alcohol	28	20	43	4	+ 16
Cervical Cancer	29	19	27	13	+ 6
Leukemia	30	18	32	9	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	31	17	48	2	+ 15
Violence	32	17	38	7	+ 10
Skin Cancers	33	15	86	0	+ 15
HIV/AIDS	34	14	72	0	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	12	20	18	- 6
Endocrine Disorders	36	12	33	9	+ 3
Congenital Anomalies	37	11	10	48	- 37
Osteoarthritis	38	9	79	0	+ 9
Ovary Cancer	39	9	44	4	+ 5
Asthma	40	9	13	45	- 36
Skin Disease	41	7	39	7	+ 1
Drownings	42	7	16	35	- 28
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	6	6	80	- 74
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	5	15	35	- 30
Hepatitis C	45	3	61	0	+ 3
Epilepsy	46	3	41	5	- 2
Appendicitis	47	3	50	1	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	48	3	14	43	- 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	3	58	0	+ 2
Meningitis	50	2	36	8	- 6
Drug Use	51	2	56	0	+ 2
Anemia	52	2	83	0	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	2	78	0	+ 2
Schizophrenia	54	2	85	0	+ 2
Malnutrition	55	2	31	10	- 8
Hepatitis B	56	2	51	1	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	57	2	57	0	+ 1
Fires	58	2	42	4	- 3
Birth Trauma	59	1	19	20	- 18
Tuberculosis	60	1	22	16	- 15
Maternal Conditions	61	1	24	14	- 13
Poisonings	62	0	47	2	- 2
Otitis Media	63	0	67	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	64	0	80	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	65	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	52	1	- 1
Leprosy	67	0	68	0	+ 0
War	68	0	64	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	37	8	- 8
Ascariasis	70	0	63	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	46	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	30	10	- 10
Dengue	74	0	59	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	60	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	62	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VANUATU

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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.