CUBA VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,544	3	8,564	- 3,020
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	4,103	43	206	+ 3,897
Stroke	3	3,641	2	10,725	- 7,084
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,379	1	22,079	- 18,700
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,920	19	1,007	+ 1,912
Birth Trauma	6	2,877	59	49	+ 2,829
Low Birth Weight	7	2,592	48	98	+ 2,494
Liver Disease	8	2,523	11	1,873	+ 649
Tuberculosis	9	1,985	60	45	+ 1,940
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,504	13	1,791	- 287
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,446	37	368	+ 1,079
Hypertension	12	1,246	7	3,469	- 2,223
Kidney Disease	13	1,120	14	1,700	- 581
Meningitis	14	1,112	50	83	+ 1,029
Lung Disease	15	1,098	6	5,492	- 4,394
Other Injuries	16	1,085	12	1,869	- 784
HIV/AIDS	17	1,061	34	471	+ 590
Maternal Conditions	18	822	61	43	+ 779
Malnutrition	19	799	55	64	+ 736
Breast Cancer	20	785	15	1,673	- 888
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	764	5	5,841	- 5,078
Violence	22	747	32	584	+ 163
Pertussis	23	638	73	0	+ 638
Measles	24	585	76	0	+ 585
Suicide	25	558	16	1,638	- 1,080
Malaria	26	520	82	0	+ 520
Cervical Cancer	27	464	29	666	- 201
Falls	28	417	10	2,810	- 2,393
Asthma	29	415	40	301	+ 113
Leukemia	30	391	30	633	- 243
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	347	9	2,958	- 2,610
Poisonings	32	339	62	17	+ 322
Lymphomas	33	332	18	1,089	- 757
Fires	34	301	58	55	+ 246
Drownings	35	290	42	231	+ 59
Ovary Cancer	36	224	39	323	- 99
Tetanus	37	204	71	1	+ 203
Lung Cancers	38	204	4	5,985	- 5,781
Inflammatory/Heart	39	201	17	1,156	- 956
Oesophagus Cancer	40	170	22	879	- 709
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	163	35	420	- 257
Liver Cancer	42	160	24	815	- 655
Syphilis	43	157	69	1	+ 156
Epilepsy	44	150	46	108	+ 42
Endocrine Disorders	45	150	36	412	- 262
Parkinson's Disease	46	146	27	691	- 545
Stomach Cancer	47	140	20	991	- 850
Oral Cancer	48	137	23	876	- 740
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	124	44	162	- 38
Prostate Cancer	50	115	8	3,365	- 3,250
Bladder Cancer	51	100	26	734	- 634
Skin Cancers	52	93	33	514	- 421
Skin Disease	53	84	41	258	- 175
Schistosomiasis	54	78	81	0	+ 78
Alcohol	55	69	28	675	- 606
Hepatitis B	56	69	56	59	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	57	66	65	6	+ 60
Appendicitis	58	63	47	104	- 41
Leishmaniasis	59	54	83	0	+ 54
Drug Use	60	47	51	82	- 34
Pancreas Cancer	61	45	21	905	- 860
Uterin Cancer	62	39	31	602	- 563
Encephalitis	63	36	66	6	+ 30
War	64	26	68	1	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	20	49	87	- 66
Other Neoplasms	66	14	25	769	- 755
Diphtheria	67	13	75	0	+ 13
Ascariasis	68	12	70	1	+ 11
Hepatitis C	69	11	45	112	- 102
Multiple Sclerosis	70	6	57	55	- 50
Otitis Media	71	4	63	11	- 7
Chlamydia	72	2	84	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	2	74	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	67	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	80	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	75	- 75
Oral conditions	82	0	64	6	- 6
Anemia	83	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	68	- 68
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Ethiopia

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.