CUBA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,673	1	22,079	- 6,406
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,305	5	5,841	+ 5,463
Stroke	3	6,249	2	10,725	- 4,476
Lung Disease	4	4,499	6	5,492	- 994
Lung Cancers	5	3,854	4	5,985	- 2,130
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,158	9	2,958	+ 200
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,753	3	8,564	- 5,811
Prostate Cancer	8	2,715	8	3,365	- 650
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,914	21	905	+ 1,010
Hypertension	10	1,904	7	3,469	- 1,565
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,900	13	1,791	+ 109
Kidney Disease	12	1,687	14	1,700	- 13
Breast Cancer	13	1,639	15	1,673	- 34
Suicide	14	1,532	16	1,638	- 106
Other Injuries	15	1,422	12	1,869	- 447
Lymphomas	16	1,405	18	1,089	+ 315
Falls	17	1,148	10	2,810	- 1,661
Other Neoplasms	18	1,073	25	769	+ 304
Parkinson's Disease	19	977	27	691	+ 286
Leukemia	20	855	30	633	+ 221
Bladder Cancer	21	787	26	734	+ 53
Liver Cancer	22	779	24	815	- 37
Liver Disease	23	749	11	1,873	- 1,124
Endocrine Disorders	24	727	36	412	+ 315
Skin Cancers	25	673	33	514	+ 159
Stomach Cancer	26	634	20	991	- 357
Ovary Cancer	27	572	39	323	+ 249
Inflammatory/Heart	28	566	17	1,156	- 590
Oesophagus Cancer	29	557	22	879	- 322
Drug Use	30	438	51	82	+ 357
Oral Cancer	31	393	23	876	- 484
Alcohol	32	371	28	675	- 304
Uterin Cancer	33	357	31	602	- 245
Road Traffic Accidents	34	326	19	1,007	- 681
Congenital Anomalies	35	319	37	368	- 49
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	300	43	206	+ 93
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	287	35	420	- 133
Cervical Cancer	38	236	29	666	- 430
Skin Disease	39	228	41	258	- 30
Anemia	40	181	52	77	+ 104
Multiple Sclerosis	41	176	57	55	+ 121
Asthma	42	164	40	301	- 137
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	133	49	87	+ 47
Epilepsy	44	125	46	108	+ 17
Malnutrition	45	121	55	64	+ 58
Drownings	46	119	42	231	- 112
Violence	47	117	32	584	- 467
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	114	44	162	- 48
Fires	49	67	58	55	+ 12
Schizophrenia	50	66	54	68	- 2
Low Birth Weight	51	52	48	98	- 46
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	47	53	75	- 28
Hepatitis C	53	46	45	112	- 66
Meningitis	54	36	50	83	- 46
Birth Trauma	55	35	59	49	- 14
Tuberculosis	56	25	60	45	- 20
Osteoarthritis	57	25	38	326	- 302
Upper Respiratory	58	20	65	6	+ 15
Appendicitis	59	19	47	104	- 85
Poisonings	60	18	62	17	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	61	13	34	471	- 458
Hepatitis B	62	10	56	59	- 49
Oral conditions	63	9	64	6	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	5	61	43	- 38
War	65	2	68	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	63	11	- 10
Pertussis	67	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	71	1	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	66	6	- 5
Syphilis	72	0	69	1	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	67	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Sweden

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.