CUBA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,987	1	22,079	- 10,092
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,820	5	5,841	+ 3,978
Stroke	3	6,727	2	10,725	- 3,998
Lung Cancers	4	5,133	4	5,985	- 852
Lung Disease	5	4,390	6	5,492	- 1,103
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,933	9	2,958	+ 975
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,181	3	8,564	- 5,383
Kidney Disease	8	2,256	14	1,700	+ 555
Hypertension	9	2,114	7	3,469	- 1,355
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,803	13	1,791	+ 12
Breast Cancer	11	1,639	15	1,673	- 34
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,566	21	905	+ 661
Prostate Cancer	13	1,489	8	3,365	- 1,876
Stomach Cancer	14	1,344	20	991	+ 354
Other Injuries	15	1,284	12	1,869	- 585
Lymphomas	16	1,237	18	1,089	+ 148
Bladder Cancer	17	1,211	26	734	+ 477
Liver Cancer	18	1,183	24	815	+ 367
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,156	17	1,156	- 0
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,146	27	691	+ 456
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,128	36	412	+ 716
Other Neoplasms	22	1,101	25	769	+ 333
Liver Disease	23	981	11	1,873	- 892
Leukemia	24	875	30	633	+ 242
Suicide	25	837	16	1,638	- 801
Falls	26	753	10	2,810	- 2,057
Oral Cancer	27	599	23	876	- 277
Ovary Cancer	28	470	39	323	+ 147
Oesophagus Cancer	29	466	22	879	- 413
Skin Disease	30	427	41	258	+ 169
Road Traffic Accidents	31	424	19	1,007	- 583
Skin Cancers	32	418	33	514	- 96
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	374	44	162	+ 212
Uterin Cancer	34	374	31	602	- 228
Asthma	35	263	40	301	- 38
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	247	43	206	+ 40
Anemia	37	212	52	77	+ 135
Congenital Anomalies	38	200	37	368	- 168
Cervical Cancer	39	198	29	666	- 467
Epilepsy	40	191	46	108	+ 83
Drug Use	41	180	51	82	+ 98
Hepatitis C	42	151	45	112	+ 39
HIV/AIDS	43	125	34	471	- 347
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	110	35	420	- 310
Drownings	45	103	42	231	- 127
Alcohol	46	77	28	675	- 598
Malnutrition	47	70	55	64	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	68	49	87	- 18
Multiple Sclerosis	49	67	57	55	+ 11
Tuberculosis	50	63	60	45	+ 18
Violence	51	61	32	584	- 523
Low Birth Weight	52	59	48	98	- 40
Osteoarthritis	53	49	38	326	- 277
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	47	53	75	- 28
Fires	55	43	58	55	- 12
Schizophrenia	56	42	54	68	- 26
Poisonings	57	40	62	17	+ 22
Hepatitis B	58	38	56	59	- 22
Meningitis	59	30	50	83	- 53
Birth Trauma	60	26	59	49	- 22
Appendicitis	61	18	47	104	- 86
Upper Respiratory	62	11	65	6	+ 5
Oral conditions	63	10	64	6	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	64	3	61	43	- 40
Leishmaniasis	65	3	83	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	66	2	63	11	- 9
Syphilis	67	2	69	1	+ 1
War	68	1	68	1	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	1	72	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	1	66	6	- 5
Chagas disease	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	0	71	1	- 0
Pertussis	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	67	2	- 2
Diphtheria	76	0	75	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Spain

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.