YEMEN VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	64,711	1	30,158	+ 34,553
Stroke	2	31,435	2	13,570	+ 17,865
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	25,101	4	11,978	+ 13,122
Lung Cancers	4	17,541	41	569	+ 16,972
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	17,121	22	1,405	+ 15,715
Lung Disease	6	16,097	11	3,196	+ 12,901
Hypertension	7	10,167	8	5,293	+ 4,873
Prostate Cancer	8	9,863	63	39	+ 9,824
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	8,668	30	913	+ 7,755
Falls	10	8,235	24	1,170	+ 7,065
Liver Disease	11	5,491	13	2,891	+ 2,600
Other Injuries	12	5,479	16	2,225	+ 3,254
Diabetes Mellitus	13	5,249	19	1,794	+ 3,455
Kidney Disease	14	4,983	15	2,679	+ 2,304
Breast Cancer	15	4,903	26	1,134	+ 3,769
Suicide	16	4,800	21	1,699	+ 3,102
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,389	40	585	+ 2,804
Lymphomas	18	3,193	45	433	+ 2,760
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,953	6	8,561	- 5,608
Stomach Cancer	20	2,904	31	902	+ 2,002
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,652	51	283	+ 2,369
Oesophagus Cancer	22	2,577	35	765	+ 1,812
Oral Cancer	23	2,568	42	547	+ 2,021
Liver Cancer	24	2,389	39	609	+ 1,781
Other Neoplasms	25	2,253	64	21	+ 2,232
Bladder Cancer	26	2,152	55	160	+ 1,991
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,024	49	362	+ 1,663
Alcohol	28	1,979	59	78	+ 1,901
Cervical Cancer	29	1,951	57	119	+ 1,832
Leukemia	30	1,856	34	776	+ 1,080
Uterin Cancer	31	1,765	69	5	+ 1,759
Violence	32	1,711	14	2,839	- 1,129
Skin Cancers	33	1,506	58	100	+ 1,407
HIV/AIDS	34	1,382	46	396	+ 986
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,230	33	833	+ 397
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,209	36	738	+ 471
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,078	10	4,291	- 3,213
Osteoarthritis	38	956	81	0	+ 956
Ovary Cancer	39	946	52	188	+ 758
Asthma	40	883	17	2,106	- 1,223
Skin Disease	41	757	61	44	+ 713
Drownings	42	676	25	1,142	- 466
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	604	9	4,372	- 3,767
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	474	37	707	- 233
Hepatitis C	45	329	68	8	+ 320
Epilepsy	46	317	43	539	- 222
Appendicitis	47	305	54	162	+ 143
Low Birth Weight	48	288	5	8,810	- 8,522
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	254	66	14	+ 240
Meningitis	50	242	28	1,018	- 776
Drug Use	51	240	38	613	- 373
Anemia	52	226	84	0	+ 226
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	221	80	0	+ 221
Schizophrenia	54	199	86	0	+ 199
Malnutrition	55	186	27	1,058	- 872
Hepatitis B	56	173	50	299	- 126
Multiple Sclerosis	57	162	62	42	+ 121
Fires	58	161	29	991	- 830
Birth Trauma	59	143	7	5,939	- 5,797
Tuberculosis	60	131	18	1,899	- 1,768
Maternal Conditions	61	127	32	890	- 762
Poisonings	62	50	44	532	- 481
Otitis Media	63	32	73	0	+ 32
Oral conditions	64	18	82	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	65	17	70	5	+ 12
Encephalitis	66	17	48	369	- 352
Leprosy	67	5	74	0	+ 5
War	68	4	3	12,915	- 12,911
Syphilis	69	2	53	175	- 173
Ascariasis	70	2	65	17	- 15
Tetanus	71	2	47	395	- 393
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	79	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	23	1,239	- 1,239
Dengue	74	0	60	71	- 71
Diphtheria	75	0	67	14	- 14
Measles	76	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	56	124	- 124
Malaria	82	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Leishmaniasis	83	0	71	2	- 2
Chlamydia	84	0	72	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

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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.