CUBA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,806	1	22,079	- 12,273
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,579	5	5,841	+ 3,737
Lung Disease	3	8,053	6	5,492	+ 2,561
Lung Cancers	4	6,832	4	5,985	+ 847
Stroke	5	6,724	2	10,725	- 4,002
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,119	3	8,564	- 4,445
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,941	9	2,958	+ 984
Prostate Cancer	8	2,717	8	3,365	- 648
Breast Cancer	9	2,385	15	1,673	+ 712
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,357	13	1,791	+ 566
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,012	21	905	+ 1,107
Kidney Disease	12	1,672	14	1,700	- 28
Lymphomas	13	1,340	18	1,089	+ 250
Liver Disease	14	1,271	11	1,873	- 603
Hypertension	15	1,180	7	3,469	- 2,289
Suicide	16	1,133	16	1,638	- 504
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,102	27	691	+ 411
Alcohol	18	1,099	28	675	+ 423
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,055	36	412	+ 642
Leukemia	20	1,025	30	633	+ 392
Bladder Cancer	21	1,001	26	734	+ 267
Falls	22	993	10	2,810	- 1,817
Stomach Cancer	23	889	20	991	- 102
Oesophagus Cancer	24	875	22	879	- 4
Liver Cancer	25	853	24	815	+ 37
Skin Cancers	26	713	33	514	+ 199
Other Neoplasms	27	694	25	769	- 75
Oral Cancer	28	681	23	876	- 196
Ovary Cancer	29	674	39	323	+ 351
Other Injuries	30	637	12	1,869	- 1,232
Inflammatory/Heart	31	522	17	1,156	- 634
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	397	35	420	- 23
Road Traffic Accidents	33	392	19	1,007	- 616
Drug Use	34	361	51	82	+ 279
Uterin Cancer	35	286	31	602	- 316
Congenital Anomalies	36	281	37	368	- 87
Cervical Cancer	37	280	29	666	- 385
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	265	43	206	+ 59
Multiple Sclerosis	39	242	57	55	+ 187
Epilepsy	40	230	46	108	+ 121
Low Birth Weight	41	214	48	98	+ 116
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	177	44	162	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	155	49	87	+ 68
Asthma	44	151	40	301	- 150
Skin Disease	45	145	41	258	- 113
Anemia	46	134	52	77	+ 57
Violence	47	116	32	584	- 468
Schizophrenia	48	104	54	68	+ 36
Fires	49	97	58	55	+ 42
Drownings	50	68	42	231	- 162
Osteoarthritis	51	47	38	326	- 280
Meningitis	52	46	50	83	- 37
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	45	53	75	- 30
Appendicitis	54	42	47	104	- 62
HIV/AIDS	55	41	34	471	- 430
Birth Trauma	56	39	59	49	- 10
Tuberculosis	57	28	60	45	- 16
Upper Respiratory	58	28	65	6	+ 22
Malnutrition	59	26	55	64	- 38
Hepatitis C	60	16	45	112	- 96
Hepatitis B	61	11	56	59	- 48
Poisonings	62	10	62	17	- 7
Oral conditions	63	8	64	6	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	4	61	43	- 39
Otitis Media	65	3	63	11	- 8
War	66	1	68	1	- 0
Encephalitis	67	1	66	6	- 5
Tetanus	68	1	71	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	1	84	0	+ 1
Syphilis	70	1	69	1	- 0
Measles	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Pertussis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	67	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Denmark

Cuba

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.