CUBA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,905	1	22,079	- 16,174
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,611	3	8,564	- 2,953
Stroke	3	5,389	2	10,725	- 5,336
Lung Cancers	4	4,273	4	5,985	- 1,712
Suicide	5	3,082	16	1,638	+ 1,444
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,557	5	5,841	- 3,284
Liver Cancer	7	2,440	24	815	+ 1,625
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,144	9	2,958	- 814
Kidney Disease	9	2,128	14	1,700	+ 428
Stomach Cancer	10	1,816	20	991	+ 825
Lung Disease	11	1,795	6	5,492	- 3,697
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,473	21	905	+ 568
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,434	13	1,791	- 357
Liver Disease	14	1,337	11	1,873	- 537
Road Traffic Accidents	15	926	19	1,007	- 81
Parkinson's Disease	16	832	27	691	+ 141
Hypertension	17	781	7	3,469	- 2,688
Other Injuries	18	765	12	1,869	- 1,104
Lymphomas	19	732	18	1,089	- 357
Falls	20	618	10	2,810	- 2,192
Breast Cancer	21	606	15	1,673	- 1,066
Prostate Cancer	22	488	8	3,365	- 2,878
Leukemia	23	451	30	633	- 183
Tuberculosis	24	411	60	45	+ 366
Endocrine Disorders	25	398	36	412	- 14
Other Neoplasms	26	380	25	769	- 388
Bladder Cancer	27	372	26	734	- 362
Oesophagus Cancer	28	365	22	879	- 514
Oral Cancer	29	307	23	876	- 570
Ovary Cancer	30	280	39	323	- 43
Inflammatory/Heart	31	279	17	1,156	- 877
Asthma	32	242	40	301	- 59
Alcohol	33	228	28	675	- 448
Cervical Cancer	34	224	29	666	- 441
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	196	43	206	- 11
Skin Disease	36	148	41	258	- 110
Skin Cancers	37	123	33	514	- 391
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	114	35	420	- 306
Hepatitis B	39	111	56	59	+ 52
Epilepsy	40	110	46	108	+ 2
Congenital Anomalies	41	109	37	368	- 259
Drownings	42	105	42	231	- 125
Uterin Cancer	43	88	31	602	- 514
Violence	44	81	32	584	- 502
Low Birth Weight	45	78	48	98	- 20
Anemia	46	69	52	77	- 8
Fires	47	55	58	55	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	47	44	162	- 115
Hepatitis C	49	35	45	112	- 77
Drug Use	50	32	51	82	- 49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	32	49	87	- 55
Poisonings	52	24	62	17	+ 7
Malnutrition	53	19	55	64	- 45
Birth Trauma	54	19	59	49	- 30
HIV/AIDS	55	18	34	471	- 454
Schizophrenia	56	16	54	68	- 52
Appendicitis	57	11	47	104	- 93
Meningitis	58	11	50	83	- 72
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	10	53	75	- 65
Osteoarthritis	60	9	38	326	- 318
Maternal Conditions	61	7	61	43	- 36
Syphilis	62	6	69	1	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	63	5	65	6	- 0
Oral conditions	64	4	64	6	- 2
Encephalitis	65	4	66	6	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	57	55	- 53
Pertussis	67	1	73	0	+ 1
War	68	1	68	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	1	71	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	1	63	11	- 10
Malaria	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	67	2	- 2
Measles	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

South Korea

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.