CUBA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,290	3	8,564	+ 9,726
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	12,942	43	206	+ 12,736
Measles	3	9,752	76	0	+ 9,752
Tuberculosis	4	8,644	60	45	+ 8,600
Birth Trauma	5	8,065	59	49	+ 8,016
Stroke	6	7,241	2	10,725	- 3,484
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,093	1	22,079	- 15,986
Low Birth Weight	8	5,265	48	98	+ 5,167
Meningitis	9	4,533	50	83	+ 4,451
Malnutrition	10	4,064	55	64	+ 4,001
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,564	19	1,007	+ 2,557
Maternal Conditions	12	3,476	61	43	+ 3,433
Liver Disease	13	3,300	11	1,873	+ 1,426
Other Injuries	14	3,034	12	1,869	+ 1,165
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,873	37	368	+ 2,505
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,433	13	1,791	+ 642
Tetanus	17	2,231	71	1	+ 2,230
Hypertension	18	2,227	7	3,469	- 1,242
Lung Disease	19	2,057	6	5,492	- 3,435
Pertussis	20	1,730	73	0	+ 1,730
Kidney Disease	21	1,728	14	1,700	+ 28
Malaria	22	1,636	82	0	+ 1,636
Asthma	23	1,582	40	301	+ 1,281
War	24	1,110	68	1	+ 1,109
Drownings	25	1,071	42	231	+ 841
Breast Cancer	26	1,037	15	1,673	- 635
Suicide	27	1,027	16	1,638	- 611
Cervical Cancer	28	744	29	666	+ 78
Violence	29	698	32	584	+ 114
Fires	30	683	58	55	+ 628
Poisonings	31	639	62	17	+ 621
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	545	5	5,841	- 5,296
HIV/AIDS	33	514	34	471	+ 42
Lymphomas	34	509	18	1,089	- 580
Leukemia	35	473	30	633	- 160
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	471	35	420	+ 51
Falls	37	461	10	2,810	- 2,348
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	460	9	2,958	- 2,497
Inflammatory/Heart	39	439	17	1,156	- 717
Oesophagus Cancer	40	435	22	879	- 444
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	376	44	162	+ 214
Schistosomiasis	42	367	81	0	+ 367
Epilepsy	43	353	46	108	+ 244
Endocrine Disorders	44	342	36	412	- 70
Syphilis	45	318	69	1	+ 317
Oral Cancer	46	276	23	876	- 600
Upper Respiratory	47	274	65	6	+ 269
Hepatitis B	48	265	56	59	+ 206
Stomach Cancer	49	261	20	991	- 730
Ovary Cancer	50	248	39	323	- 74
Leishmaniasis	51	244	83	0	+ 244
Prostate Cancer	52	240	8	3,365	- 3,125
Liver Cancer	53	215	24	815	- 600
Lung Cancers	54	196	4	5,985	- 5,789
Appendicitis	55	158	47	104	+ 54
Parkinson's Disease	56	155	27	691	- 536
Skin Cancers	57	138	33	514	- 376
Skin Disease	58	127	41	258	- 131
Alcohol	59	127	28	675	- 548
Diphtheria	60	126	75	0	+ 126
Bladder Cancer	61	126	26	734	- 608
Pancreas Cancer	62	91	21	905	- 814
Encephalitis	63	76	66	6	+ 71
Uterin Cancer	64	66	31	602	- 537
Drug Use	65	46	51	82	- 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	30	49	87	- 57
Hepatitis C	67	29	45	112	- 83
Otitis Media	68	27	63	11	+ 16
Ascariasis	69	25	70	1	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	70	10	25	769	- 758
Multiple Sclerosis	71	7	57	55	- 49
Chlamydia	72	4	84	0	+ 4
Dengue	73	1	74	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	67	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	68	- 68
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	52	77	- 77
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	85	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

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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.