CUBA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,312	1	22,079	+ 11,233
Stroke	2	9,253	2	10,725	- 1,472
Lung Cancers	3	7,296	4	5,985	+ 1,312
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,660	3	8,564	- 2,904
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,135	9	2,958	+ 1,177
Lung Disease	6	3,871	6	5,492	- 1,622
Other Neoplasms	7	2,620	25	769	+ 1,851
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,532	13	1,791	+ 741
Breast Cancer	9	2,255	15	1,673	+ 582
Liver Disease	10	2,239	11	1,873	+ 366
Prostate Cancer	11	1,836	8	3,365	- 1,529
Stomach Cancer	12	1,673	20	991	+ 682
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,537	21	905	+ 632
Alcohol	14	1,483	28	675	+ 807
Hypertension	15	1,397	7	3,469	- 2,072
Falls	16	1,333	10	2,810	- 1,476
Bladder Cancer	17	1,330	26	734	+ 596
Suicide	18	1,212	16	1,638	- 426
Lymphomas	19	1,172	18	1,089	+ 83
Kidney Disease	20	1,150	14	1,700	- 550
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,048	5	5,841	- 4,794
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,006	19	1,007	- 1
Inflammatory/Heart	23	989	17	1,156	- 167
Leukemia	24	978	30	633	+ 345
Oral Cancer	25	956	23	876	+ 79
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	875	35	420	+ 455
Ovary Cancer	27	829	39	323	+ 506
Other Injuries	28	715	12	1,869	- 1,154
Liver Cancer	29	648	24	815	- 167
Uterin Cancer	30	612	31	602	+ 10
Skin Cancers	31	610	33	514	+ 96
Cervical Cancer	32	540	29	666	- 126
Oesophagus Cancer	33	510	22	879	- 369
Parkinson's Disease	34	425	27	691	- 266
Epilepsy	35	324	46	108	+ 216
Congenital Anomalies	36	259	37	368	- 108
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	237	43	206	+ 31
Endocrine Disorders	38	235	36	412	- 177
Drownings	39	180	42	231	- 51
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	173	44	162	+ 11
Tuberculosis	41	169	60	45	+ 124
Low Birth Weight	42	164	48	98	+ 66
Asthma	43	153	40	301	- 148
Multiple Sclerosis	44	142	57	55	+ 87
Fires	45	134	58	55	+ 79
Skin Disease	46	133	41	258	- 125
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	104	49	87	+ 18
Drug Use	48	91	51	82	+ 9
Violence	49	83	32	584	- 500
Malnutrition	50	82	55	64	+ 19
Poisonings	51	58	62	17	+ 41
Hepatitis C	52	53	45	112	- 59
Meningitis	53	48	50	83	- 34
HIV/AIDS	54	33	34	471	- 439
Appendicitis	55	19	47	104	- 84
Hepatitis B	56	15	56	59	- 44
Birth Trauma	57	15	59	49	- 34
Schizophrenia	58	8	54	68	- 60
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	8	53	75	- 67
Upper Respiratory	60	5	65	6	- 0
Osteoarthritis	61	5	38	326	- 321
Anemia	62	3	52	77	- 74
Maternal Conditions	63	3	61	43	- 41
Encephalitis	64	2	66	6	- 4
Oral conditions	65	1	64	6	- 5
War	66	1	68	1	- 0
Tetanus	67	0	71	1	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	63	11	- 11
Syphilis	69	0	69	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Poland

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.