CUBA VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,049	1	22,079	- 10,030
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,697	3	8,564	+ 133
Stroke	3	6,876	2	10,725	- 3,849
Kidney Disease	4	3,651	14	1,700	+ 1,951
Hypertension	5	3,199	7	3,469	- 270
Lung Disease	6	3,019	6	5,492	- 2,474
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,991	13	1,791	+ 1,200
Tuberculosis	8	2,509	60	45	+ 2,464
Violence	9	1,375	32	584	+ 792
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,207	19	1,007	+ 199
Asthma	11	1,057	40	301	+ 756
Endocrine Disorders	12	970	36	412	+ 558
Lung Cancers	13	955	4	5,985	- 5,030
Low Birth Weight	14	940	48	98	+ 842
Breast Cancer	15	909	15	1,673	- 764
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	748	9	2,958	- 2,210
Congenital Anomalies	17	746	37	368	+ 379
Birth Trauma	18	738	59	49	+ 689
Liver Cancer	19	711	24	815	- 105
Liver Disease	20	656	11	1,873	- 1,217
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	637	35	420	+ 217
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	574	43	206	+ 368
Other Neoplasms	23	477	25	769	- 291
Malnutrition	24	400	55	64	+ 336
Skin Disease	25	392	41	258	+ 134
Prostate Cancer	26	385	8	3,365	- 2,981
Drownings	27	360	42	231	+ 129
Falls	28	358	10	2,810	- 2,452
Leukemia	29	333	30	633	- 300
Inflammatory/Heart	30	329	17	1,156	- 828
Other Injuries	31	328	12	1,869	- 1,542
Anemia	32	318	52	77	+ 241
Cervical Cancer	33	285	29	666	- 381
Oral Cancer	34	270	23	876	- 606
Suicide	35	216	16	1,638	- 1,422
Lymphomas	36	211	18	1,089	- 878
Pancreas Cancer	37	197	21	905	- 708
Maternal Conditions	38	189	61	43	+ 146
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	186	5	5,841	- 5,655
Ovary Cancer	40	185	39	323	- 138
Stomach Cancer	41	173	20	991	- 818
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	168	44	162	+ 6
Pertussis	43	163	73	0	+ 163
Syphilis	44	107	69	1	+ 106
Epilepsy	45	104	46	108	- 4
Dengue	46	98	74	0	+ 98
Meningitis	47	97	50	83	+ 14
Measles	48	83	76	0	+ 83
War	49	76	68	1	+ 75
Uterin Cancer	50	71	31	602	- 532
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	70	53	75	- 6
Drug Use	52	64	51	82	- 17
Oesophagus Cancer	53	62	22	879	- 817
Fires	54	56	58	55	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	55	55	27	691	- 636
Hepatitis B	56	55	56	59	- 4
Osteoarthritis	57	53	38	326	- 273
Bladder Cancer	58	53	26	734	- 681
Tetanus	59	48	71	1	+ 48
Alcohol	60	37	28	675	- 638
Skin Cancers	61	34	33	514	- 480
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	30	49	87	- 57
Appendicitis	63	26	47	104	- 78
Schistosomiasis	64	22	81	0	+ 22
Poisonings	65	21	62	17	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	66	19	34	471	- 453
Encephalitis	67	17	66	6	+ 11
Schizophrenia	68	12	54	68	- 56
Malaria	69	9	82	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	70	4	65	6	- 2
Leprosy	71	3	67	2	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	72	3	57	55	- 53
Oral conditions	73	3	64	6	- 4
Otitis Media	74	2	63	11	- 9
Diphtheria	75	1	75	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	76	1	70	1	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	84	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	81	0	45	112	- 112
Leishmaniasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Philippines

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.