CUBA VS PAKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PAKISTAN		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,460	1	22,079	- 11,619
Stroke	2	6,146	2	10,725	- 4,579
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,536	43	206	+ 4,330
Low Birth Weight	4	4,057	48	98	+ 3,959
Lung Disease	5	3,779	6	5,492	- 1,713
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,628	3	8,564	- 4,936
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,775	13	1,791	+ 984
Birth Trauma	8	2,588	59	49	+ 2,539
Kidney Disease	9	2,468	14	1,700	+ 768
Liver Disease	10	2,383	11	1,873	+ 509
Tuberculosis	11	1,830	60	45	+ 1,785
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,224	19	1,007	+ 217
Other Injuries	13	1,174	12	1,869	- 696
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,144	37	368	+ 776
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	1,131	44	162	+ 969
Hypertension	16	996	7	3,469	- 2,473
Asthma	17	902	40	301	+ 600
Suicide	18	840	16	1,638	- 798
Meningitis	19	783	50	83	+ 701
Breast Cancer	20	783	15	1,673	- 890
Oral Cancer	21	747	23	876	- 130
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	661	5	5,841	- 5,180
Violence	23	562	32	584	- 22
Maternal Conditions	24	538	61	43	+ 495
Endocrine Disorders	25	497	36	412	+ 85
Lung Cancers	26	421	4	5,985	- 5,564
Malnutrition	27	385	55	64	+ 321
Falls	28	376	10	2,810	- 2,434
Oesophagus Cancer	29	342	22	879	- 538
Tetanus	30	328	71	1	+ 327
Lymphomas	31	305	18	1,089	- 784
HIV/AIDS	32	295	34	471	- 176
Encephalitis	33	289	66	6	+ 283
Pertussis	34	276	73	0	+ 276
Parkinson's Disease	35	267	27	691	- 424
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	237	35	420	- 183
Drownings	37	234	42	231	+ 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	229	9	2,958	- 2,728
Leukemia	39	228	30	633	- 405
Epilepsy	40	212	46	108	+ 103
Liver Cancer	41	192	24	815	- 623
Fires	42	187	58	55	+ 132
Stomach Cancer	43	176	20	991	- 815
Cervical Cancer	44	174	29	666	- 492
Prostate Cancer	45	155	8	3,365	- 3,211
Ovary Cancer	46	154	39	323	- 169
Poisonings	47	146	62	17	+ 129
Bladder Cancer	48	118	26	734	- 616
Measles	49	112	76	0	+ 112
Alcohol	50	110	28	675	- 566
Appendicitis	51	107	47	104	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	52	101	17	1,156	- 1,056
Hepatitis B	53	99	56	59	+ 39
Skin Cancers	54	67	33	514	- 447
Dengue	55	62	74	0	+ 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	60	49	87	- 26
Syphilis	57	56	69	1	+ 55
Hepatitis C	58	53	45	112	- 59
Uterin Cancer	59	52	31	602	- 550
Pancreas Cancer	60	46	21	905	- 858
Drug Use	61	36	51	82	- 46
War	62	26	68	1	+ 25
Malaria	63	26	82	0	+ 26
Other Neoplasms	64	18	25	769	- 751
Multiple Sclerosis	65	18	57	55	- 38
Upper Respiratory	66	13	65	6	+ 7
Skin Disease	67	6	41	258	- 252
Ascariasis	68	3	70	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	3	75	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	2	84	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	63	11	- 10
Leishmaniasis	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	67	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	80	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	75	- 75
Oral conditions	82	0	64	6	- 6
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	68	- 68
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Pakistan

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.