CUBA VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,829	1	22,079	- 10,250
Lung Disease	2	6,846	6	5,492	+ 1,354
Stroke	3	5,424	2	10,725	- 5,301
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	5,216	43	206	+ 5,010
Tuberculosis	5	3,392	60	45	+ 3,347
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,054	3	8,564	- 5,510
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,113	13	1,791	+ 322
Liver Disease	8	2,090	11	1,873	+ 217
Low Birth Weight	9	1,858	48	98	+ 1,760
Falls	10	1,757	10	2,810	- 1,053
Kidney Disease	11	1,735	14	1,700	+ 35
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,654	19	1,007	+ 647
Asthma	13	1,526	40	301	+ 1,224
Suicide	14	1,349	16	1,638	- 289
Other Injuries	15	1,164	12	1,869	- 705
Oral Cancer	16	1,044	23	876	+ 168
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	985	5	5,841	- 4,856
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	981	44	162	+ 819
Hypertension	19	841	7	3,469	- 2,628
Birth Trauma	20	800	59	49	+ 752
Lung Cancers	21	687	4	5,985	- 5,298
Breast Cancer	22	645	15	1,673	- 1,028
Congenital Anomalies	23	644	37	368	+ 276
Stomach Cancer	24	631	20	991	- 360
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	602	9	2,958	- 2,355
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	530	35	420	+ 110
Violence	27	403	32	584	- 181
Drownings	28	380	42	231	+ 149
Encephalitis	29	374	66	6	+ 369
Cervical Cancer	30	353	29	666	- 313
HIV/AIDS	31	346	34	471	- 126
Parkinson's Disease	32	338	27	691	- 353
Lymphomas	33	313	18	1,089	- 777
Oesophagus Cancer	34	303	22	879	- 577
Leukemia	35	260	30	633	- 374
Meningitis	36	259	50	83	+ 177
Pancreas Cancer	37	255	21	905	- 649
Prostate Cancer	38	241	8	3,365	- 3,124
Liver Cancer	39	236	24	815	- 579
Epilepsy	40	236	46	108	+ 128
Maternal Conditions	41	202	61	43	+ 158
Fires	42	181	58	55	+ 126
Alcohol	43	180	28	675	- 496
Ovary Cancer	44	171	39	323	- 152
Skin Disease	45	139	41	258	- 119
Dengue	46	137	74	0	+ 137
Endocrine Disorders	47	119	36	412	- 294
Bladder Cancer	48	110	26	734	- 625
Inflammatory/Heart	49	98	17	1,156	- 1,058
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	93	49	87	+ 6
Measles	51	93	76	0	+ 93
Drug Use	52	91	51	82	+ 10
Appendicitis	53	88	47	104	- 16
Pertussis	54	79	73	0	+ 78
Malnutrition	55	67	55	64	+ 4
Hepatitis B	56	64	56	59	+ 5
Malaria	57	60	82	0	+ 60
Tetanus	58	55	71	1	+ 55
Uterin Cancer	59	53	31	602	- 549
Skin Cancers	60	39	33	514	- 475
Poisonings	61	28	62	17	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	62	23	25	769	- 745
Multiple Sclerosis	63	18	57	55	- 37
Syphilis	64	16	69	1	+ 15
Hepatitis C	65	11	45	112	- 102
Leishmaniasis	66	8	83	0	+ 8
War	67	7	68	1	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	68	5	65	6	- 1
Chlamydia	69	3	84	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	1	70	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	1	63	11	- 10
Diphtheria	72	1	75	0	+ 1
Leprosy	73	0	67	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	52	77	- 77
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	68	- 68
Oral conditions	84	0	64	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	85	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	53	75	- 75
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

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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.