CUBA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,589	1	22,079	- 7,490
Stroke	2	10,843	2	10,725	+ 118
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	9,604	3	8,564	+ 1,040
Lung Cancers	4	7,093	4	5,985	+ 1,108
Lung Disease	5	6,958	6	5,492	+ 1,465
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,104	9	2,958	+ 2,146
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	5,068	5	5,841	- 773
Stomach Cancer	8	4,489	20	991	+ 3,498
Kidney Disease	9	3,986	14	1,700	+ 2,286
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,296	21	905	+ 2,391
Liver Cancer	11	2,615	24	815	+ 1,800
Other Injuries	12	1,964	12	1,869	+ 95
Suicide	13	1,733	16	1,638	+ 95
Lymphomas	14	1,715	18	1,089	+ 626
Breast Cancer	15	1,407	15	1,673	- 266
Other Neoplasms	16	1,346	25	769	+ 577
Liver Disease	17	1,264	11	1,873	- 610
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,247	27	691	+ 556
Prostate Cancer	19	1,203	8	3,365	- 2,162
Oesophagus Cancer	20	1,096	22	879	+ 217
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,022	36	412	+ 610
Bladder Cancer	22	884	26	734	+ 150
Falls	23	867	10	2,810	- 1,943
Leukemia	24	855	30	633	+ 222
Drownings	25	748	42	231	+ 518
Oral Cancer	26	742	23	876	- 135
Inflammatory/Heart	27	733	17	1,156	- 424
Hypertension	28	594	7	3,469	- 2,875
Diabetes Mellitus	29	484	13	1,791	- 1,307
Ovary Cancer	30	450	39	323	+ 128
Road Traffic Accidents	31	406	19	1,007	- 601
Cervical Cancer	32	338	29	666	- 328
Uterin Cancer	33	308	31	602	- 294
Tuberculosis	34	308	60	45	+ 263
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	260	35	420	- 160
Skin Disease	36	250	41	258	- 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	243	43	206	+ 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	233	49	87	+ 146
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	227	44	162	+ 66
Congenital Anomalies	40	220	37	368	- 148
Hepatitis C	41	198	45	112	+ 85
Asthma	42	171	40	301	- 130
Malnutrition	43	170	55	64	+ 106
Skin Cancers	44	164	33	514	- 350
Epilepsy	45	139	46	108	+ 30
Hepatitis B	46	127	56	59	+ 67
Schizophrenia	47	94	54	68	+ 26
Fires	48	90	58	55	+ 35
Anemia	49	78	52	77	+ 1
Drug Use	50	65	51	82	- 17
Alcohol	51	51	28	675	- 624
Meningitis	52	27	50	83	- 55
Violence	53	24	32	584	- 560
Poisonings	54	23	62	17	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	55	18	48	98	- 80
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	15	53	75	- 60
Upper Respiratory	57	14	65	6	+ 8
Appendicitis	58	11	47	104	- 93
Multiple Sclerosis	59	10	57	55	- 46
Oral conditions	60	9	64	6	+ 3
Birth Trauma	61	9	59	49	- 39
Osteoarthritis	62	8	38	326	- 319
HIV/AIDS	63	4	34	471	- 467
Maternal Conditions	64	3	61	43	- 40
Syphilis	65	1	69	1	+ 1
War	66	1	68	1	+ 0
Tetanus	67	1	71	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	1	63	11	- 10
Encephalitis	69	0	66	6	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	72	0	- 0
Pertussis	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	67	2	- 2
Diphtheria	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
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.