ZIMBABWE VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,530	3	8,493	+ 26,037
Stroke	2	16,774	5	5,126	+ 11,648
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,394	2	10,779	+ 2,614
Lung Cancers	4	9,360	43	286	+ 9,074
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	9,136	31	768	+ 8,368
Lung Disease	6	8,590	23	1,163	+ 7,426
Hypertension	7	5,425	24	1,146	+ 4,279
Prostate Cancer	8	5,263	32	628	+ 4,635
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	4,626	40	505	+ 4,120
Falls	10	4,394	41	465	+ 3,930
Liver Disease	11	2,930	17	1,941	+ 989
Other Injuries	12	2,924	20	1,656	+ 1,268
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,801	9	3,344	- 543
Kidney Disease	14	2,659	12	2,214	+ 445
Breast Cancer	15	2,616	28	839	+ 1,777
Suicide	16	2,561	13	2,069	+ 493
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,809	25	1,047	+ 761
Lymphomas	18	1,704	26	960	+ 744
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,576	4	6,037	- 4,462
Stomach Cancer	20	1,550	33	559	+ 991
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,415	47	217	+ 1,198
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,375	29	801	+ 574
Oral Cancer	23	1,371	49	208	+ 1,163
Liver Cancer	24	1,275	38	510	+ 765
Other Neoplasms	25	1,202	62	37	+ 1,165
Bladder Cancer	26	1,148	54	125	+ 1,023
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,080	46	226	+ 855
Alcohol	28	1,056	61	48	+ 1,008
Cervical Cancer	29	1,041	14	2,023	- 982
Leukemia	30	991	45	244	+ 747
Uterin Cancer	31	942	50	182	+ 760
Violence	32	913	18	1,916	- 1,003
Skin Cancers	33	804	44	264	+ 540
HIV/AIDS	34	737	1	19,988	- 19,251
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	656	35	548	+ 108
Endocrine Disorders	36	645	34	553	+ 91
Congenital Anomalies	37	575	11	2,217	- 1,642
Osteoarthritis	38	510	81	0	+ 510
Ovary Cancer	39	505	51	173	+ 332
Asthma	40	471	21	1,531	- 1,059
Skin Disease	41	404	52	173	+ 231
Drownings	42	361	27	956	- 595
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	322	6	4,595	- 4,272
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	253	36	542	- 289
Hepatitis C	45	175	66	14	+ 161
Epilepsy	46	169	39	508	- 338
Appendicitis	47	162	58	66	+ 96
Low Birth Weight	48	154	7	4,038	- 3,884
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	135	64	26	+ 109
Meningitis	50	129	22	1,325	- 1,196
Drug Use	51	128	48	213	- 85
Anemia	52	121	84	0	+ 121
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	118	80	0	+ 118
Schizophrenia	54	106	86	0	+ 106
Malnutrition	55	99	10	2,396	- 2,297
Hepatitis B	56	92	60	57	+ 36
Multiple Sclerosis	57	87	67	14	+ 73
Fires	58	86	30	793	- 707
Birth Trauma	59	76	8	3,405	- 3,329
Tuberculosis	60	70	16	1,999	- 1,929
Maternal Conditions	61	68	19	1,749	- 1,681
Poisonings	62	27	37	515	- 488
Otitis Media	63	17	68	3	+ 14
Oral conditions	64	10	82	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	65	9	59	65	- 56
Encephalitis	66	9	56	117	- 109
Leprosy	67	3	78	0	+ 3
War	68	2	65	26	- 24
Syphilis	69	1	55	124	- 123
Ascariasis	70	1	70	2	- 1
Tetanus	71	1	57	102	- 101
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	79	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	42	419	- 419
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	76	0	63	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	71	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	81	0	53	172	- 172
Malaria	82	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	3	- 3
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Cuba

Zimbabwe

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.