CUBA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	21,674	5	5,841	+ 15,832
Coronary Heart Disease	2	19,161	1	22,079	- 2,918
Stroke	3	8,020	2	10,725	- 2,705
Lung Cancers	4	4,506	4	5,985	- 1,478
Hypertension	5	3,957	7	3,469	+ 488
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,793	9	2,958	- 164
Falls	7	2,583	10	2,810	- 227
Lung Disease	8	2,513	6	5,492	- 2,979
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,431	21	905	+ 1,526
Liver Disease	10	2,082	11	1,873	+ 208
Prostate Cancer	11	1,891	8	3,365	- 1,474
Breast Cancer	12	1,848	15	1,673	+ 175
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,662	27	691	+ 972
Lymphomas	14	1,658	18	1,089	+ 569
Suicide	15	1,649	16	1,638	+ 11
Liver Cancer	16	1,062	24	815	+ 247
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,010	17	1,156	- 147
Alcohol	18	905	28	675	+ 230
Stomach Cancer	19	871	20	991	- 120
Other Injuries	20	851	12	1,869	- 1,018
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	850	3	8,564	- 7,714
Diabetes Mellitus	22	814	13	1,791	- 977
Other Neoplasms	23	735	25	769	- 34
Leukemia	24	723	30	633	+ 90
Ovary Cancer	25	671	39	323	+ 348
Kidney Disease	26	666	14	1,700	- 1,034
Oesophagus Cancer	27	623	22	879	- 256
Bladder Cancer	28	601	26	734	- 133
Skin Cancers	29	579	33	514	+ 65
Drug Use	30	525	51	82	+ 443
Endocrine Disorders	31	500	36	412	+ 88
Uterin Cancer	32	439	31	602	- 163
Road Traffic Accidents	33	419	19	1,007	- 588
Oral Cancer	34	404	23	876	- 473
Congenital Anomalies	35	374	37	368	+ 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	295	35	420	- 124
Drownings	37	207	42	231	- 24
Epilepsy	38	203	46	108	+ 95
Schizophrenia	39	181	54	68	+ 113
Asthma	40	165	40	301	- 136
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	162	49	87	+ 75
Multiple Sclerosis	42	156	57	55	+ 101
Violence	43	125	32	584	- 458
Cervical Cancer	44	121	29	666	- 545
Fires	45	120	58	55	+ 65
Tuberculosis	46	62	60	45	+ 18
Skin Disease	47	53	41	258	- 205
Low Birth Weight	48	51	48	98	- 47
Poisonings	49	48	62	17	+ 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	37	44	162	- 125
Osteoarthritis	51	33	38	326	- 294
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	30	43	206	- 176
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	21	53	75	- 54
Appendicitis	54	19	47	104	- 85
Meningitis	55	18	50	83	- 64
Birth Trauma	56	15	59	49	- 33
Malnutrition	57	13	55	64	- 51
Anemia	58	11	52	77	- 66
HIV/AIDS	59	11	34	471	- 461
Hepatitis C	60	9	45	112	- 103
Oral conditions	61	7	64	6	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	4	65	6	- 2
Hepatitis B	63	3	56	59	- 56
Maternal Conditions	64	3	61	43	- 40
War	65	1	68	1	- 0
Encephalitis	66	1	66	6	- 5
Syphilis	67	1	69	1	- 0
Otitis Media	68	1	63	11	- 10
Pertussis	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	71	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	67	2	- 2
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Finland

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.