CUBA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,144	1	22,079	+ 65
Stroke	2	14,757	2	10,725	+ 4,032
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,682	3	8,564	+ 118
Lung Cancers	4	7,711	4	5,985	+ 1,726
Lung Disease	5	5,793	6	5,492	+ 301
Kidney Disease	6	4,988	14	1,700	+ 3,288
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	4,130	5	5,841	- 1,712
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	3,421	9	2,958	+ 464
Hypertension	9	3,063	7	3,469	- 405
Parkinson's Disease	10	2,774	27	691	+ 2,083
Breast Cancer	11	2,642	15	1,673	+ 969
Prostate Cancer	12	2,121	8	3,365	- 1,244
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,996	21	905	+ 1,091
Liver Cancer	14	1,641	24	815	+ 826
Bladder Cancer	15	1,626	26	734	+ 891
Stomach Cancer	16	1,609	20	991	+ 619
Other Injuries	17	1,523	12	1,869	- 346
Leukemia	18	1,419	30	633	+ 786
Lymphomas	19	1,330	18	1,089	+ 240
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,327	13	1,791	- 464
Falls	21	1,305	10	2,810	- 1,505
Road Traffic Accidents	22	912	19	1,007	- 95
Liver Disease	23	848	11	1,873	- 1,025
Inflammatory/Heart	24	760	17	1,156	- 396
Other Neoplasms	25	711	25	769	- 57
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	640	35	420	+ 220
Ovary Cancer	27	584	39	323	+ 261
Suicide	28	558	16	1,638	- 1,079
Endocrine Disorders	29	551	36	412	+ 139
Oral Cancer	30	461	23	876	- 415
Skin Cancers	31	459	33	514	- 55
Drownings	32	456	42	231	+ 226
Uterin Cancer	33	390	31	602	- 212
Epilepsy	34	261	46	108	+ 153
Oesophagus Cancer	35	257	22	879	- 622
Cervical Cancer	36	255	29	666	- 411
Drug Use	37	203	51	82	+ 121
Congenital Anomalies	38	183	37	368	- 185
Fires	39	153	58	55	+ 98
Multiple Sclerosis	40	142	57	55	+ 86
Low Birth Weight	41	133	48	98	+ 35
Violence	42	109	32	584	- 475
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	105	44	162	- 57
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	99	43	206	- 107
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	70	49	87	- 17
Tuberculosis	46	70	60	45	+ 25
Skin Disease	47	59	41	258	- 199
Hepatitis B	48	59	56	59	- 1
Alcohol	49	53	28	675	- 622
HIV/AIDS	50	50	34	471	- 422
Anemia	51	49	52	77	- 28
Hepatitis C	52	40	45	112	- 72
Meningitis	53	35	50	83	- 48
Schizophrenia	54	29	54	68	- 39
Asthma	55	29	40	301	- 272
Poisonings	56	20	62	17	+ 3
Birth Trauma	57	18	59	49	- 31
Appendicitis	58	10	47	104	- 94
Upper Respiratory	59	8	65	6	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	60	4	83	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	61	2	61	43	- 41
Tetanus	62	2	71	1	+ 1
Oral conditions	63	2	64	6	- 5
War	64	1	68	1	- 0
Syphilis	65	1	69	1	+ 0
Malnutrition	66	1	55	64	- 63
Encephalitis	67	1	66	6	- 5
Measles	68	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	67	2	- 2
Otitis Media	82	0	63	11	- 11
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	53	75	- 75
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Greece

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.