CUBA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	11,226	34	471	+ 10,754
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,573	3	8,564	- 2,991
Malaria	3	4,076	82	0	+ 4,076
Low Birth Weight	4	2,790	48	98	+ 2,692
Birth Trauma	5	2,692	59	49	+ 2,643
Stroke	6	2,669	2	10,725	- 8,056
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,558	1	22,079	- 19,521
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,250	19	1,007	+ 1,243
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,130	43	206	+ 1,924
Tuberculosis	10	1,959	60	45	+ 1,915
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,827	13	1,791	+ 36
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,522	37	368	+ 1,154
Liver Disease	13	1,217	11	1,873	- 657
Kidney Disease	14	1,211	14	1,700	- 489
Measles	15	1,105	76	0	+ 1,105
Hypertension	16	1,008	7	3,469	- 2,461
Maternal Conditions	17	847	61	43	+ 803
Syphilis	18	817	69	1	+ 817
Meningitis	19	776	50	83	+ 693
Lung Disease	20	736	6	5,492	- 4,757
Pertussis	21	666	73	0	+ 666
Suicide	22	654	16	1,638	- 984
Other Injuries	23	642	12	1,869	- 1,228
Breast Cancer	24	515	15	1,673	- 1,158
Endocrine Disorders	25	446	36	412	+ 34
Asthma	26	398	40	301	+ 97
Inflammatory/Heart	27	385	17	1,156	- 771
Cervical Cancer	28	342	29	666	- 323
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	339	5	5,841	- 5,503
Drug Use	30	307	51	82	+ 225
Malnutrition	31	294	55	64	+ 230
Falls	32	279	10	2,810	- 2,531
Violence	33	273	32	584	- 311
Liver Cancer	34	263	24	815	- 553
Prostate Cancer	35	261	8	3,365	- 3,104
Drownings	36	241	42	231	+ 10
Oral Cancer	37	211	23	876	- 666
Epilepsy	38	197	46	108	+ 89
Fires	39	184	58	55	+ 129
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	175	9	2,958	- 2,783
Lung Cancers	41	163	4	5,985	- 5,822
Tetanus	42	142	71	1	+ 142
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	134	35	420	- 286
Poisonings	44	128	62	17	+ 111
Lymphomas	45	118	18	1,089	- 971
Parkinson's Disease	46	107	27	691	- 583
Trypanosomiasis	47	101	80	0	+ 101
Skin Cancers	48	99	33	514	- 415
Stomach Cancer	49	95	20	991	- 896
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	87	44	162	- 75
Skin Disease	51	79	41	258	- 179
Ovary Cancer	52	78	39	323	- 245
Alcohol	53	73	28	675	- 603
Oesophagus Cancer	54	72	22	879	- 807
Pancreas Cancer	55	69	21	905	- 835
Bladder Cancer	56	52	26	734	- 682
Encephalitis	57	47	66	6	+ 42
Uterin Cancer	58	47	31	602	- 555
Appendicitis	59	34	47	104	- 70
Schistosomiasis	60	26	81	0	+ 26
Leukemia	61	23	30	633	- 611
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	22	49	87	- 64
Other Neoplasms	63	19	25	769	- 749
Diphtheria	64	19	75	0	+ 19
Hepatitis B	65	19	56	59	- 41
Upper Respiratory	66	10	65	6	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	67	9	57	55	- 47
Chlamydia	68	3	84	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	2	45	112	- 110
Ascariasis	70	2	70	1	+ 1
War	71	1	68	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	1	63	11	- 10
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	67	2	- 2
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	81	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	53	75	- 75
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	52	77	- 77
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	68	- 68
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Equ. Guinea

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.