CUBA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,028	3	8,564	+ 1,464
Malaria	2	6,414	82	0	+ 6,414
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,322	43	206	+ 5,116
Measles	4	4,724	76	0	+ 4,724
Stroke	5	4,530	2	10,725	- 6,196
Coronary Heart Disease	6	4,442	1	22,079	- 17,637
Birth Trauma	7	3,761	59	49	+ 3,712
Low Birth Weight	8	3,386	48	98	+ 3,288
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,970	19	1,007	+ 1,963
HIV/AIDS	10	2,368	34	471	+ 1,896
Meningitis	11	2,064	50	83	+ 1,982
Liver Disease	12	1,999	11	1,873	+ 126
Tuberculosis	13	1,857	60	45	+ 1,812
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,710	37	368	+ 1,342
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,676	13	1,791	- 115
Kidney Disease	16	1,520	14	1,700	- 180
Maternal Conditions	17	1,406	61	43	+ 1,363
Other Injuries	18	1,179	12	1,869	- 690
Cervical Cancer	19	1,169	29	666	+ 504
Lung Disease	20	1,076	6	5,492	- 4,416
Hypertension	21	1,057	7	3,469	- 2,412
Asthma	22	924	40	301	+ 623
Liver Cancer	23	915	24	815	+ 100
Pertussis	24	914	73	0	+ 914
Endocrine Disorders	25	893	36	412	+ 481
Violence	26	884	32	584	+ 301
Trypanosomiasis	27	841	80	0	+ 841
Malnutrition	28	809	55	64	+ 746
Suicide	29	699	16	1,638	- 938
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	454	5	5,841	- 5,387
Drownings	31	414	42	231	+ 184
Prostate Cancer	32	412	8	3,365	- 2,954
Falls	33	376	10	2,810	- 2,434
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	351	35	420	- 68
Inflammatory/Heart	35	345	17	1,156	- 812
Fires	36	322	58	55	+ 267
Epilepsy	37	274	46	108	+ 166
Breast Cancer	38	270	15	1,673	- 1,402
Syphilis	39	257	69	1	+ 256
Poisonings	40	231	62	17	+ 214
Stomach Cancer	41	192	20	991	- 799
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	186	44	162	+ 25
Schistosomiasis	43	182	81	0	+ 182
Parkinson's Disease	44	166	27	691	- 525
Tetanus	45	133	71	1	+ 132
Drug Use	46	132	51	82	+ 51
Hepatitis B	47	127	56	59	+ 68
Lymphomas	48	124	18	1,089	- 966
Skin Cancers	49	119	33	514	- 395
Lung Cancers	50	100	4	5,985	- 5,884
Skin Disease	51	100	41	258	- 159
Oral Cancer	52	95	23	876	- 781
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	78	9	2,958	- 2,879
Ovary Cancer	54	73	39	323	- 250
Alcohol	55	65	28	675	- 610
Encephalitis	56	63	66	6	+ 58
Appendicitis	57	32	47	104	- 72
Diphtheria	58	31	75	0	+ 31
Uterin Cancer	59	30	31	602	- 572
Bladder Cancer	60	25	26	734	- 709
Hepatitis C	61	18	45	112	- 95
Ascariasis	62	17	70	1	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	63	15	22	879	- 864
War	64	15	68	1	+ 14
Pancreas Cancer	65	15	21	905	- 890
Multiple Sclerosis	66	14	57	55	- 41
Leukemia	67	13	30	633	- 620
Other Neoplasms	68	13	25	769	- 756
Upper Respiratory	69	12	65	6	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	10	49	87	- 77
Chlamydia	71	2	84	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	0	63	11	- 11
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	67	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	68	- 68
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	52	77	- 77
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	85	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
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.