CUBA VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,434	1	22,079	- 3,645
Stroke	2	14,118	2	10,725	+ 3,393
Diabetes Mellitus	3	7,991	13	1,791	+ 6,200
Hypertension	4	4,419	7	3,469	+ 950
Suicide	5	4,355	16	1,638	+ 2,717
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,164	3	8,564	- 4,400
HIV/AIDS	7	3,538	34	471	+ 3,066
Kidney Disease	8	3,223	14	1,700	+ 1,523
Liver Disease	9	2,718	11	1,873	+ 845
Violence	10	2,673	32	584	+ 2,089
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,414	19	1,007	+ 1,407
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,409	36	412	+ 1,996
Lung Disease	13	2,402	6	5,492	- 3,090
Other Injuries	14	2,309	12	1,869	+ 439
Drownings	15	2,000	42	231	+ 1,769
Tuberculosis	16	1,891	60	45	+ 1,847
Prostate Cancer	17	1,702	8	3,365	- 1,663
Anemia	18	1,366	52	77	+ 1,289
Breast Cancer	19	1,324	15	1,673	- 349
Inflammatory/Heart	20	1,267	17	1,156	+ 111
Cervical Cancer	21	1,262	29	666	+ 596
Low Birth Weight	22	1,233	48	98	+ 1,134
Congenital Anomalies	23	949	37	368	+ 581
Birth Trauma	24	889	59	49	+ 841
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	809	9	2,958	- 2,149
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	750	35	420	+ 330
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	656	43	206	+ 450
Other Neoplasms	28	555	25	769	- 214
Lung Cancers	29	521	4	5,985	- 5,464
Malnutrition	30	515	55	64	+ 452
Stomach Cancer	31	469	20	991	- 522
Lymphomas	32	444	18	1,089	- 645
Malaria	33	414	82	0	+ 414
Liver Cancer	34	399	24	815	- 416
Maternal Conditions	35	389	61	43	+ 346
Asthma	36	352	40	301	+ 51
Epilepsy	37	326	46	108	+ 217
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	315	5	5,841	- 5,526
Leukemia	39	293	30	633	- 340
Oral Cancer	40	277	23	876	- 599
Fires	41	268	58	55	+ 213
Pancreas Cancer	42	262	21	905	- 642
Ovary Cancer	43	245	39	323	- 78
Meningitis	44	240	50	83	+ 158
Drug Use	45	216	51	82	+ 134
Uterin Cancer	46	179	31	602	- 423
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	178	44	162	+ 16
Falls	48	154	10	2,810	- 2,656
Parkinson's Disease	49	124	27	691	- 566
Bladder Cancer	50	109	26	734	- 625
Oesophagus Cancer	51	108	22	879	- 771
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	107	53	75	+ 32
Encephalitis	53	97	66	6	+ 91
Appendicitis	54	83	47	104	- 21
Skin Cancers	55	67	33	514	- 447
Skin Disease	56	44	41	258	- 214
Alcohol	57	43	28	675	- 633
Osteoarthritis	58	42	38	326	- 285
Hepatitis B	59	28	56	59	- 31
Dengue	60	25	74	0	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	61	17	57	55	- 38
Schizophrenia	62	14	54	68	- 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	14	49	87	- 73
War	64	8	68	1	+ 7
Poisonings	65	8	62	17	- 9
Upper Respiratory	66	7	65	6	+ 1
Oral conditions	67	6	64	6	- 0
Leprosy	68	5	67	2	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	4	45	112	- 108
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	4	86	0	+ 4
Syphilis	71	3	69	1	+ 2
Tetanus	72	3	71	1	+ 2
Pertussis	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	74	0	70	1	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	76	0	63	11	- 11
Measles	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Guyana

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.