CUBA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	9,523	6	5,492	+ 4,031
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,933	1	22,079	- 15,146
Tuberculosis	3	5,826	60	45	+ 5,781
Stroke	4	4,548	2	10,725	- 6,177
Liver Disease	5	2,249	11	1,873	+ 376
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,198	3	8,564	- 6,366
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	2,139	43	206	+ 1,933
Asthma	8	2,090	40	301	+ 1,788
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,640	19	1,007	+ 633
Kidney Disease	10	1,510	14	1,700	- 191
Low Birth Weight	11	1,347	48	98	+ 1,249
Lung Cancers	12	1,264	4	5,985	- 4,721
Falls	13	1,170	10	2,810	- 1,640
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,032	13	1,791	- 759
Birth Trauma	15	943	59	49	+ 894
Suicide	16	906	16	1,638	- 732
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	817	44	162	+ 656
Hypertension	18	737	7	3,469	- 2,732
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	712	5	5,841	- 5,129
Cervical Cancer	20	694	29	666	+ 28
Congenital Anomalies	21	687	37	368	+ 319
Other Injuries	22	583	12	1,869	- 1,286
Drownings	23	530	42	231	+ 300
Oral Cancer	24	489	23	876	- 387
Stomach Cancer	25	486	20	991	- 505
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	411	9	2,958	- 2,546
Breast Cancer	27	366	15	1,673	- 1,307
Maternal Conditions	28	344	61	43	+ 301
Encephalitis	29	311	66	6	+ 305
Epilepsy	30	308	46	108	+ 200
Malnutrition	31	298	55	64	+ 234
Lymphomas	32	270	18	1,089	- 819
Parkinson's Disease	33	268	27	691	- 423
HIV/AIDS	34	260	34	471	- 212
Violence	35	248	32	584	- 336
Leukemia	36	235	30	633	- 398
Ovary Cancer	37	206	39	323	- 117
Oesophagus Cancer	38	173	22	879	- 706
Poisonings	39	167	62	17	+ 150
Pertussis	40	159	73	0	+ 159
Pancreas Cancer	41	157	21	905	- 748
Skin Cancers	42	141	33	514	- 373
Meningitis	43	133	50	83	+ 50
Bladder Cancer	44	114	26	734	- 620
Endocrine Disorders	45	91	36	412	- 322
Liver Cancer	46	90	24	815	- 725
Appendicitis	47	78	47	104	- 26
Inflammatory/Heart	48	77	17	1,156	- 1,080
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	67	35	420	- 352
Fires	50	65	58	55	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	61	49	87	- 26
Alcohol	52	59	28	675	- 616
Tetanus	53	47	71	1	+ 47
Syphilis	54	47	69	1	+ 46
Dengue	55	42	74	0	+ 42
Hepatitis B	56	41	56	59	- 18
Drug Use	57	33	51	82	- 49
Prostate Cancer	58	30	8	3,365	- 3,335
Measles	59	21	76	0	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	60	20	31	602	- 582
Other Neoplasms	61	17	25	769	- 751
Leishmaniasis	62	14	83	0	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	63	14	57	55	- 42
Hepatitis C	64	10	45	112	- 102
War	65	9	68	1	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	66	8	65	6	+ 3
Skin Disease	67	6	41	258	- 252
Chlamydia	68	2	84	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	70	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	63	11	- 10
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Malaria	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	67	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	81	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	82	0	64	6	- 6
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	68	- 68
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	52	77	- 77
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.