CUBA VS HONDURAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	HONDURAS		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,278	1	22,079	- 12,800
Violence	2	7,504	32	584	+ 6,920
Stroke	3	6,522	2	10,725	- 4,203
Kidney Disease	4	3,517	14	1,700	+ 1,817
Lung Disease	5	3,449	6	5,492	- 2,044
Liver Disease	6	3,132	11	1,873	+ 1,258
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,809	19	1,007	+ 802
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	1,626	5	5,841	- 4,216
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,537	3	8,564	- 7,027
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,237	13	1,791	- 554
Diarrhoeal diseases	11	1,062	43	206	+ 855
Other Injuries	12	973	12	1,869	- 897
Hypertension	13	964	7	3,469	- 2,504
HIV/AIDS	14	914	34	471	+ 442
Congenital Anomalies	15	913	37	368	+ 545
Low Birth Weight	16	869	48	98	+ 770
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	756	35	420	+ 336
Stomach Cancer	18	740	20	991	- 251
Cervical Cancer	19	567	29	666	- 99
Breast Cancer	20	550	15	1,673	- 1,123
Leukemia	21	547	30	633	- 87
Tuberculosis	22	521	60	45	+ 476
Parkinson's Disease	23	494	27	691	- 197
Lymphomas	24	449	18	1,089	- 640
Prostate Cancer	25	435	8	3,365	- 2,930
Liver Cancer	26	432	24	815	- 383
Lung Cancers	27	425	4	5,985	- 5,560
Inflammatory/Heart	28	422	17	1,156	- 735
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	407	9	2,958	- 2,551
Asthma	30	398	40	301	+ 97
Endocrine Disorders	31	385	36	412	- 28
Pancreas Cancer	32	374	21	905	- 530
Birth Trauma	33	357	59	49	+ 308
Alcohol	34	355	28	675	- 321
Falls	35	333	10	2,810	- 2,477
Epilepsy	36	232	46	108	+ 124
Suicide	37	231	16	1,638	- 1,407
Drownings	38	211	42	231	- 20
Malnutrition	39	209	55	64	+ 145
Skin Disease	40	193	41	258	- 66
Appendicitis	41	160	47	104	+ 56
Drug Use	42	148	51	82	+ 66
Dengue	43	138	74	0	+ 138
Oral Cancer	44	114	23	876	- 763
Ovary Cancer	45	112	39	323	- 211
Meningitis	46	105	50	83	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	105	49	87	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	48	103	61	43	+ 60
Bladder Cancer	49	94	26	734	- 640
Oesophagus Cancer	50	93	22	879	- 786
Encephalitis	51	90	66	6	+ 85
Skin Cancers	52	78	33	514	- 436
Pertussis	53	66	73	0	+ 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	54	44	162	- 108
Poisonings	55	52	62	17	+ 34
Other Neoplasms	56	47	25	769	- 722
Fires	57	46	58	55	- 9
Chagas disease	58	31	79	0	+ 31
Tetanus	59	30	71	1	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	60	26	31	602	- 576
Syphilis	61	21	69	1	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	62	12	57	55	- 43
Upper Respiratory	63	10	65	6	+ 5
Hepatitis B	64	6	56	59	- 53
War	65	5	68	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	66	4	45	112	- 108
Ascariasis	67	2	70	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	84	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	69	1	83	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	63	11	- 11
Leprosy	73	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	81	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	53	75	- 75
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	52	77	- 77
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	68	- 68
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Honduras

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.