CUBA VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,103	1	22,079	- 6,976
Stroke	2	11,215	2	10,725	+ 490
Diabetes Mellitus	3	7,040	13	1,791	+ 5,249
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,198	3	8,564	- 4,366
Prostate Cancer	5	3,813	8	3,365	+ 448
Hypertension	6	3,774	7	3,469	+ 305
Violence	7	3,538	32	584	+ 2,955
Lung Disease	8	2,736	6	5,492	- 2,756
Kidney Disease	9	2,376	14	1,700	+ 676
Breast Cancer	10	2,250	15	1,673	+ 577
HIV/AIDS	11	2,071	34	471	+ 1,600
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,508	36	412	+ 1,096
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,299	9	2,958	- 1,658
Skin Disease	14	1,269	41	258	+ 1,011
Other Injuries	15	1,264	12	1,869	- 605
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,104	17	1,156	- 52
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,019	37	368	+ 651
Stomach Cancer	18	1,015	20	991	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	19	944	31	602	+ 342
Pancreas Cancer	20	927	21	905	+ 22
Cervical Cancer	21	926	29	666	+ 260
Road Traffic Accidents	22	892	19	1,007	- 115
Liver Cancer	23	872	24	815	+ 57
Lung Cancers	24	870	4	5,985	- 5,114
Drownings	25	835	42	231	+ 604
Lymphomas	26	812	18	1,089	- 277
Oral Cancer	27	682	23	876	- 194
Falls	28	677	10	2,810	- 2,133
Leukemia	29	654	30	633	+ 21
Liver Disease	30	651	11	1,873	- 1,223
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	628	35	420	+ 208
Anemia	32	610	52	77	+ 533
Ovary Cancer	33	499	39	323	+ 176
Low Birth Weight	34	457	48	98	+ 359
Asthma	35	404	40	301	+ 103
Oesophagus Cancer	36	400	22	879	- 479
Malnutrition	37	353	55	64	+ 289
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	336	44	162	+ 174
Fires	39	314	58	55	+ 259
Other Neoplasms	40	221	25	769	- 548
Epilepsy	41	219	46	108	+ 111
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	217	5	5,841	- 5,624
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	215	43	206	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	44	205	27	691	- 486
Bladder Cancer	45	205	26	734	- 530
Tuberculosis	46	198	60	45	+ 153
Alcohol	47	177	28	675	- 499
Birth Trauma	48	143	59	49	+ 95
Skin Cancers	49	138	33	514	- 376
Drug Use	50	134	51	82	+ 52
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	129	53	75	+ 54
Suicide	52	117	16	1,638	- 1,520
Maternal Conditions	53	108	61	43	+ 64
Otitis Media	54	80	63	11	+ 69
Appendicitis	55	48	47	104	- 55
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	42	49	87	- 45
Osteoarthritis	57	38	38	326	- 288
War	58	7	68	1	+ 5
Syphilis	59	1	69	1	+ 0
Poisonings	60	1	62	17	- 17
Oral conditions	61	0	64	6	- 6
Schizophrenia	62	0	54	68	- 68
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	57	55	- 55
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	85	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	84	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	65	6	- 6
Leprosy	68	0	67	2	- 2
Hepatitis B	69	0	56	59	- 59
Hepatitis C	70	0	45	112	- 112
Meningitis	71	0	50	83	- 83
Encephalitis	72	0	66	6	- 6
Ascariasis	73	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	80	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	81	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Saint Vincent

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.