ZAMBIA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,877	10	4,432	+ 37,445
Stroke	2	20,342	3	7,948	+ 12,394
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	16,243	2	9,517	+ 6,727
Lung Cancers	4	11,351	41	226	+ 11,126
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	11,079	29	590	+ 10,490
Lung Disease	6	10,417	21	1,273	+ 9,145
Hypertension	7	6,579	13	2,616	+ 3,963
Prostate Cancer	8	6,383	30	561	+ 5,821
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	5,610	43	203	+ 5,407
Falls	10	5,329	28	596	+ 4,733
Liver Disease	11	3,553	9	4,501	- 947
Other Injuries	12	3,546	19	1,729	+ 1,817
Diabetes Mellitus	13	3,397	14	2,395	+ 1,002
Kidney Disease	14	3,225	18	1,760	+ 1,464
Breast Cancer	15	3,173	35	366	+ 2,807
Suicide	16	3,106	20	1,303	+ 1,804
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,193	33	501	+ 1,692
Lymphomas	18	2,066	31	548	+ 1,518
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,911	11	3,654	- 1,743
Stomach Cancer	20	1,879	42	206	+ 1,673
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,716	62	42	+ 1,674
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,668	36	359	+ 1,309
Oral Cancer	23	1,662	48	155	+ 1,507
Liver Cancer	24	1,546	46	177	+ 1,370
Other Neoplasms	25	1,458	65	20	+ 1,438
Bladder Cancer	26	1,392	50	132	+ 1,261
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,310	47	164	+ 1,146
Alcohol	28	1,281	49	140	+ 1,141
Cervical Cancer	29	1,263	17	1,799	- 536
Leukemia	30	1,201	39	261	+ 940
Uterin Cancer	31	1,142	64	30	+ 1,112
Violence	32	1,107	23	1,153	- 46
Skin Cancers	33	975	54	108	+ 867
HIV/AIDS	34	894	1	17,234	- 16,340
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	796	40	246	+ 551
Endocrine Disorders	36	782	37	354	+ 429
Congenital Anomalies	37	698	12	3,146	- 2,448
Osteoarthritis	38	619	85	0	+ 619
Ovary Cancer	39	612	57	82	+ 530
Asthma	40	571	26	741	- 169
Skin Disease	41	490	52	126	+ 364
Drownings	42	438	27	689	- 251
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	391	5	6,275	- 5,884
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	307	45	190	+ 117
Hepatitis C	45	213	66	18	+ 195
Epilepsy	46	205	38	332	- 127
Appendicitis	47	197	56	84	+ 113
Low Birth Weight	48	186	8	4,857	- 4,671
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	164	63	30	+ 134
Meningitis	50	157	16	1,976	- 1,819
Drug Use	51	155	53	122	+ 33
Anemia	52	146	83	0	+ 146
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	143	84	0	+ 143
Schizophrenia	54	129	81	0	+ 129
Malnutrition	55	120	15	2,303	- 2,182
Hepatitis B	56	112	55	104	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	57	105	67	13	+ 92
Fires	58	104	32	546	- 442
Birth Trauma	59	92	7	5,062	- 4,969
Tuberculosis	60	85	6	5,941	- 5,856
Maternal Conditions	61	82	22	1,188	- 1,106
Poisonings	62	33	34	456	- 424
Otitis Media	63	21	70	5	+ 16
Oral conditions	64	12	86	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	65	11	60	68	- 57
Encephalitis	66	11	59	70	- 59
Leprosy	67	3	77	0	+ 3
War	68	2	69	6	- 4
Syphilis	69	1	24	885	- 883
Ascariasis	70	1	68	9	- 7
Tetanus	71	1	44	190	- 189
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	25	743	- 743
Dengue	74	0	74	1	- 1
Diphtheria	75	0	73	3	- 3
Measles	76	0	61	48	- 48
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	72	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	81	0	51	128	- 128
Malaria	82	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Leishmaniasis	83	0	58	72	- 72
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

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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.