CUBA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,461	1	22,079	- 14,618
Stroke	2	5,561	2	10,725	- 5,164
Lung Disease	3	4,953	6	5,492	- 539
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,948	13	1,791	+ 3,157
Tuberculosis	5	4,332	60	45	+ 4,288
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,833	3	8,564	- 5,732
Malaria	7	2,670	82	0	+ 2,670
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,505	43	206	+ 2,299
Asthma	9	2,011	40	301	+ 1,709
Low Birth Weight	10	1,813	48	98	+ 1,715
Birth Trauma	11	1,641	59	49	+ 1,593
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,207	19	1,007	+ 199
Hypertension	13	1,196	7	3,469	- 2,273
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	1,170	44	162	+ 1,008
Violence	15	1,057	32	584	+ 474
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,038	37	368	+ 670
Breast Cancer	17	834	15	1,673	- 839
Kidney Disease	18	750	14	1,700	- 950
Cervical Cancer	19	725	29	666	+ 60
Other Injuries	20	706	12	1,869	- 1,163
Liver Cancer	21	703	24	815	- 112
Liver Disease	22	682	11	1,873	- 1,192
Lung Cancers	23	679	4	5,985	- 5,306
HIV/AIDS	24	667	34	471	+ 196
Oral Cancer	25	633	23	876	- 243
Falls	26	548	10	2,810	- 2,262
Fires	27	533	58	55	+ 478
Stomach Cancer	28	488	20	991	- 503
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	486	9	2,958	- 2,472
Maternal Conditions	30	459	61	43	+ 416
Skin Cancers	31	455	33	514	- 59
Lymphomas	32	385	18	1,089	- 704
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	374	5	5,841	- 5,467
Meningitis	34	353	50	83	+ 271
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	329	35	420	- 91
Prostate Cancer	36	311	8	3,365	- 3,054
Suicide	37	282	16	1,638	- 1,356
Leukemia	38	276	30	633	- 357
Pertussis	39	270	73	0	+ 270
Drownings	40	262	42	231	+ 31
Measles	41	259	76	0	+ 259
Syphilis	42	255	69	1	+ 255
Inflammatory/Heart	43	250	17	1,156	- 907
Oesophagus Cancer	44	217	22	879	- 662
Parkinson's Disease	45	201	27	691	- 489
Ovary Cancer	46	196	39	323	- 127
Endocrine Disorders	47	167	36	412	- 245
Malnutrition	48	146	55	64	+ 83
Skin Disease	49	138	41	258	- 120
Poisonings	50	133	62	17	+ 115
Epilepsy	51	121	46	108	+ 12
Pancreas Cancer	52	117	21	905	- 788
Alcohol	53	102	28	675	- 573
Bladder Cancer	54	90	26	734	- 644
Uterin Cancer	55	89	31	602	- 513
Tetanus	56	52	71	1	+ 51
Encephalitis	57	33	66	6	+ 28
Hepatitis B	58	29	56	59	- 30
Appendicitis	59	22	47	104	- 82
Other Neoplasms	60	17	25	769	- 752
Drug Use	61	14	51	82	- 68
Hepatitis C	62	9	45	112	- 104
Ascariasis	63	8	70	1	+ 7
Dengue	64	7	74	0	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	6	49	87	- 81
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	57	55	- 50
Diphtheria	67	3	75	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	2	65	6	- 4
War	69	1	68	1	- 0
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	63	11	- 11
Leprosy	72	0	67	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	68	- 68
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	85	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

New Guinea

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.