CUBA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	9,377	2	10,725	- 1,348
Diabetes Mellitus	2	8,066	13	1,791	+ 6,275
Coronary Heart Disease	3	6,703	1	22,079	- 15,376
Violence	4	5,764	32	584	+ 5,181
Prostate Cancer	5	3,431	8	3,365	+ 65
Kidney Disease	6	3,080	14	1,700	+ 1,380
HIV/AIDS	7	2,941	34	471	+ 2,469
Hypertension	8	2,527	7	3,469	- 942
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,281	5	5,841	- 3,561
Lung Cancers	10	1,835	4	5,985	- 4,150
Lung Disease	11	1,755	6	5,492	- 3,737
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,724	19	1,007	+ 717
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,695	9	2,958	- 1,263
Breast Cancer	14	1,605	15	1,673	- 68
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,526	3	8,564	- 7,038
Cervical Cancer	16	1,390	29	666	+ 724
Lymphomas	17	974	18	1,089	- 115
Low Birth Weight	18	934	48	98	+ 836
Stomach Cancer	19	895	20	991	- 95
Endocrine Disorders	20	685	36	412	+ 272
Liver Disease	21	601	11	1,873	- 1,272
Skin Disease	22	564	41	258	+ 306
Congenital Anomalies	23	539	37	368	+ 171
Inflammatory/Heart	24	518	17	1,156	- 639
Parkinson's Disease	25	515	27	691	- 176
Leukemia	26	500	30	633	- 133
Pancreas Cancer	27	461	21	905	- 444
Uterin Cancer	28	412	31	602	- 190
Liver Cancer	29	393	24	815	- 423
Ovary Cancer	30	377	39	323	+ 54
Other Injuries	31	353	12	1,869	- 1,517
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	320	35	420	- 100
Falls	33	319	10	2,810	- 2,491
Oesophagus Cancer	34	286	22	879	- 593
Suicide	35	272	16	1,638	- 1,365
Asthma	36	253	40	301	- 48
Birth Trauma	37	252	59	49	+ 204
Bladder Cancer	38	231	26	734	- 503
Oral Cancer	39	228	23	876	- 648
Malnutrition	40	185	55	64	+ 122
Epilepsy	41	178	46	108	+ 70
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	134	43	206	- 72
Maternal Conditions	43	134	61	43	+ 91
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	103	44	162	- 58
Other Neoplasms	45	72	25	769	- 696
Fires	46	61	58	55	+ 6
Meningitis	47	60	50	83	- 22
Drug Use	48	51	51	82	- 31
Encephalitis	49	51	66	6	+ 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	44	49	87	- 43
Drownings	51	40	42	231	- 191
Skin Cancers	52	39	33	514	- 475
Appendicitis	53	35	47	104	- 69
Tuberculosis	54	30	60	45	- 15
Alcohol	55	29	28	675	- 646
Multiple Sclerosis	56	13	57	55	- 42
Poisonings	57	9	62	17	- 8
Dengue	58	4	74	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	59	4	56	59	- 56
Syphilis	60	3	69	1	+ 2
War	61	2	68	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	62	1	84	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	1	71	1	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	1	45	112	- 112
Upper Respiratory	65	1	65	6	- 5
Ascariasis	66	0	70	1	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	63	11	- 11
Leprosy	70	0	67	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	71	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	82	0	38	326	- 326
Anemia	83	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	54	68	- 68
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Jamaica

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.