CUBA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,171	1	22,079	- 2,908
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,670	5	5,841	+ 829
Stroke	3	6,491	2	10,725	- 4,234
Lung Cancers	4	6,070	4	5,985	+ 85
Lung Disease	5	5,579	6	5,492	+ 87
Hypertension	6	3,493	7	3,469	+ 24
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,393	9	2,958	+ 435
Kidney Disease	8	2,968	14	1,700	+ 1,268
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,700	3	8,564	- 5,864
Breast Cancer	10	2,456	15	1,673	+ 784
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,343	21	905	+ 1,438
Prostate Cancer	12	2,149	8	3,365	- 1,216
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,028	13	1,791	+ 237
Falls	14	1,998	10	2,810	- 812
Liver Disease	15	1,981	11	1,873	+ 107
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,642	27	691	+ 951
Lymphomas	17	1,597	18	1,089	+ 507
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,392	36	412	+ 980
Suicide	19	1,341	16	1,638	- 297
Stomach Cancer	20	1,259	20	991	+ 268
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,159	17	1,156	+ 3
Leukemia	22	1,139	30	633	+ 506
Other Injuries	23	1,075	12	1,869	- 794
Other Neoplasms	24	1,064	25	769	+ 295
Liver Cancer	25	1,050	24	815	+ 235
Alcohol	26	816	28	675	+ 140
Oesophagus Cancer	27	810	22	879	- 69
Bladder Cancer	28	807	26	734	+ 73
Oral Cancer	29	785	23	876	- 91
Ovary Cancer	30	677	39	323	+ 354
Skin Cancers	31	529	33	514	+ 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	499	43	206	+ 293
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	471	44	162	+ 310
Road Traffic Accidents	34	412	19	1,007	- 596
Epilepsy	35	403	46	108	+ 295
Congenital Anomalies	36	299	37	368	- 69
Uterin Cancer	37	291	31	602	- 311
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	282	35	420	- 137
Cervical Cancer	39	278	29	666	- 388
Drug Use	40	252	51	82	+ 170
Multiple Sclerosis	41	205	57	55	+ 149
Skin Disease	42	201	41	258	- 57
Anemia	43	130	52	77	+ 52
Asthma	44	121	40	301	- 181
Low Birth Weight	45	100	48	98	+ 2
Violence	46	100	32	584	- 483
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	71	49	87	- 16
Hepatitis C	48	66	45	112	- 46
Drownings	49	60	42	231	- 171
Malnutrition	50	59	55	64	- 5
Schizophrenia	51	51	54	68	- 17
Osteoarthritis	52	47	38	326	- 279
Fires	53	47	58	55	- 8
HIV/AIDS	54	45	34	471	- 426
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	38	53	75	- 37
Tuberculosis	56	37	60	45	- 8
Birth Trauma	57	31	59	49	- 17
Poisonings	58	28	62	17	+ 11
Hepatitis B	59	24	56	59	- 35
Meningitis	60	22	50	83	- 61
Upper Respiratory	61	18	65	6	+ 12
Appendicitis	62	17	47	104	- 87
Oral conditions	63	8	64	6	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	5	61	43	- 38
Otitis Media	65	2	63	11	- 9
War	66	1	68	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	1	66	6	- 5
Syphilis	68	1	69	1	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	71	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	86	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	67	2	- 2
Chlamydia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

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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.