VENEZUELA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,919	1	26,905	+ 36,014
Stroke	2	30,564	3	12,133	+ 18,431
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	24,405	7	7,188	+ 17,217
Lung Cancers	4	17,055	11	3,900	+ 13,155
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	16,646	35	572	+ 16,074
Lung Disease	6	15,652	10	5,150	+ 10,502
Hypertension	7	9,885	9	5,195	+ 4,690
Prostate Cancer	8	9,590	13	2,848	+ 6,742
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	8,428	19	2,037	+ 6,391
Falls	10	8,007	28	865	+ 7,142
Liver Disease	11	5,339	16	2,340	+ 2,999
Other Injuries	12	5,327	21	1,693	+ 3,634
Diabetes Mellitus	13	5,104	4	11,176	- 6,073
Kidney Disease	14	4,845	8	5,932	- 1,087
Breast Cancer	15	4,767	15	2,563	+ 2,204
Suicide	16	4,667	34	585	+ 4,082
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,295	33	599	+ 2,696
Lymphomas	18	3,105	23	1,248	+ 1,857
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,871	5	11,127	- 8,256
Stomach Cancer	20	2,824	17	2,175	+ 648
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,578	25	1,082	+ 1,496
Oesophagus Cancer	22	2,506	44	370	+ 2,136
Oral Cancer	23	2,497	38	544	+ 1,953
Liver Cancer	24	2,323	26	1,029	+ 1,294
Other Neoplasms	25	2,190	18	2,167	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	26	2,092	45	365	+ 1,728
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,968	48	252	+ 1,717
Alcohol	28	1,925	62	34	+ 1,890
Cervical Cancer	29	1,897	20	1,986	- 89
Leukemia	30	1,805	27	1,007	+ 797
Uterin Cancer	31	1,716	47	309	+ 1,406
Violence	32	1,663	2	18,132	- 16,469
Skin Cancers	33	1,465	37	553	+ 912
HIV/AIDS	34	1,344	6	7,490	- 6,147
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,196	40	418	+ 779
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,175	30	760	+ 415
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,048	14	2,846	- 1,798
Osteoarthritis	38	930	72	3	+ 927
Ovary Cancer	39	920	36	563	+ 358
Asthma	40	859	46	311	+ 547
Skin Disease	41	736	66	18	+ 718
Drownings	42	657	43	388	+ 269
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	588	22	1,359	- 771
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	461	57	80	+ 381
Hepatitis C	45	320	65	21	+ 298
Epilepsy	46	309	41	411	- 102
Appendicitis	47	296	56	98	+ 199
Low Birth Weight	48	280	12	3,088	- 2,808
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	247	52	180	+ 67
Meningitis	50	236	49	251	- 15
Drug Use	51	233	50	225	+ 8
Anemia	52	220	55	126	+ 94
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	215	53	151	+ 64
Schizophrenia	54	194	69	6	+ 188
Malnutrition	55	181	32	629	- 448
Hepatitis B	56	169	63	30	+ 139
Multiple Sclerosis	57	158	60	51	+ 107
Fires	58	157	54	144	+ 12
Birth Trauma	59	139	24	1,087	- 949
Tuberculosis	60	128	31	748	- 620
Maternal Conditions	61	124	39	422	- 298
Poisonings	62	49	58	68	- 19
Otitis Media	63	31	75	1	+ 30
Oral conditions	64	18	86	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	65	16	74	1	+ 15
Encephalitis	66	16	61	37	- 21
Leprosy	67	5	71	4	+ 1
War	68	3	51	185	- 181
Syphilis	69	2	67	15	- 13
Ascariasis	70	2	70	5	- 3
Tetanus	71	2	68	8	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	64	26	- 25
Dengue	74	0	59	65	- 65
Diphtheria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	29	826	- 826
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	76	1	- 1
Malaria	82	0	42	402	- 402
Leishmaniasis	83	0	73	3	- 3
Chlamydia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Cuba

Venezuela

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.