CUBA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,590	1	22,079	- 11,489
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,885	5	5,841	+ 3,044
Lung Disease	3	5,419	6	5,492	- 73
Stroke	4	4,927	2	10,725	- 5,798
Lung Cancers	5	4,617	4	5,985	- 1,368
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,576	3	8,564	- 4,988
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,556	9	2,958	+ 598
Prostate Cancer	8	2,333	8	3,365	- 1,032
Falls	9	1,547	10	2,810	- 1,262
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,533	21	905	+ 628
Breast Cancer	11	1,389	15	1,673	- 284
Lymphomas	12	1,285	18	1,089	+ 196
Suicide	13	1,261	16	1,638	- 377
Kidney Disease	14	1,216	14	1,700	- 484
Other Injuries	15	1,160	12	1,869	- 709
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,114	13	1,791	- 677
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,103	27	691	+ 412
Skin Cancers	18	811	33	514	+ 297
Endocrine Disorders	19	714	36	412	+ 302
Bladder Cancer	20	709	26	734	- 25
Leukemia	21	704	30	633	+ 71
Stomach Cancer	22	683	20	991	- 307
Other Neoplasms	23	646	25	769	- 123
Ovary Cancer	24	615	39	323	+ 292
Drug Use	25	525	51	82	+ 443
Liver Cancer	26	516	24	815	- 299
Oesophagus Cancer	27	493	22	879	- 386
Hypertension	28	457	7	3,469	- 3,011
Inflammatory/Heart	29	440	17	1,156	- 717
Liver Disease	30	425	11	1,873	- 1,448
Alcohol	31	407	28	675	- 268
Oral Cancer	32	334	23	876	- 543
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	318	35	420	- 102
Congenital Anomalies	34	271	37	368	- 97
Malnutrition	35	269	55	64	+ 205
Uterin Cancer	36	267	31	602	- 335
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	254	43	206	+ 48
Skin Disease	38	254	41	258	- 4
Cervical Cancer	39	249	29	666	- 417
Epilepsy	40	237	46	108	+ 129
Multiple Sclerosis	41	237	57	55	+ 182
Road Traffic Accidents	42	227	19	1,007	- 780
Asthma	43	168	40	301	- 133
Anemia	44	148	52	77	+ 71
Drownings	45	129	42	231	- 102
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	122	44	162	- 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	120	49	87	+ 34
Fires	48	89	58	55	+ 34
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	64	53	75	- 11
Violence	50	64	32	584	- 520
Osteoarthritis	51	54	38	326	- 272
Low Birth Weight	52	47	48	98	- 52
Schizophrenia	53	45	54	68	- 23
Birth Trauma	54	35	59	49	- 14
Hepatitis C	55	34	45	112	- 79
Tuberculosis	56	30	60	45	- 15
Poisonings	57	29	62	17	+ 11
Meningitis	58	27	50	83	- 56
Appendicitis	59	24	47	104	- 80
Upper Respiratory	60	23	65	6	+ 17
HIV/AIDS	61	21	34	471	- 451
Oral conditions	62	17	64	6	+ 11
Hepatitis B	63	7	56	59	- 52
Pertussis	64	2	73	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	65	2	63	11	- 9
Maternal Conditions	66	2	61	43	- 41
Syphilis	67	2	69	1	+ 1
War	68	1	68	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	1	71	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	66	6	- 5
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	70	1	- 1
Chlamydia	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Norway

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.