CUBA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,259	1	22,079	- 8,820
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,901	5	5,841	+ 3,060
Stroke	3	4,848	2	10,725	- 5,877
Lung Cancers	4	4,356	4	5,985	- 1,629
Lung Disease	5	3,592	6	5,492	- 1,901
Hypertension	6	3,059	7	3,469	- 410
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,469	9	2,958	- 489
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,412	3	8,564	- 6,152
Falls	9	2,375	10	2,810	- 434
Prostate Cancer	10	1,955	8	3,365	- 1,411
Breast Cancer	11	1,952	15	1,673	+ 279
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,839	21	905	+ 934
Kidney Disease	13	1,561	14	1,700	- 139
Suicide	14	1,546	16	1,638	- 92
Lymphomas	15	1,400	18	1,089	+ 311
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,271	17	1,156	+ 114
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,265	13	1,791	- 526
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,061	27	691	+ 370
Liver Cancer	19	996	24	815	+ 181
Other Neoplasms	20	843	25	769	+ 75
Liver Disease	21	838	11	1,873	- 1,035
Leukemia	22	831	30	633	+ 197
Bladder Cancer	23	829	26	734	+ 94
Stomach Cancer	24	759	20	991	- 231
Endocrine Disorders	25	734	36	412	+ 321
Oral Cancer	26	619	23	876	- 257
Skin Cancers	27	610	33	514	+ 96
Oesophagus Cancer	28	607	22	879	- 272
Ovary Cancer	29	566	39	323	+ 243
Other Injuries	30	507	12	1,869	- 1,362
Congenital Anomalies	31	378	37	368	+ 10
Alcohol	32	283	28	675	- 392
Uterin Cancer	33	277	31	602	- 325
Road Traffic Accidents	34	239	19	1,007	- 769
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	230	43	206	+ 24
Drug Use	36	218	51	82	+ 136
Osteoarthritis	37	210	38	326	- 116
Multiple Sclerosis	38	198	57	55	+ 142
Epilepsy	39	196	46	108	+ 88
Skin Disease	40	160	41	258	- 98
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	151	35	420	- 268
Cervical Cancer	42	130	29	666	- 536
Low Birth Weight	43	130	48	98	+ 32
Anemia	44	126	52	77	+ 49
Schizophrenia	45	119	54	68	+ 51
Asthma	46	117	40	301	- 184
Malnutrition	47	104	55	64	+ 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	96	44	162	- 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	84	49	87	- 3
Drownings	50	61	42	231	- 170
Violence	51	52	32	584	- 531
Birth Trauma	52	40	59	49	- 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	39	53	75	- 36
HIV/AIDS	54	36	34	471	- 436
Fires	55	26	58	55	- 29
Tuberculosis	56	26	60	45	- 18
Meningitis	57	25	50	83	- 58
Hepatitis C	58	19	45	112	- 93
Appendicitis	59	18	47	104	- 86
Poisonings	60	16	62	17	- 1
Upper Respiratory	61	13	65	6	+ 8
Oral conditions	62	10	64	6	+ 4
Hepatitis B	63	6	56	59	- 54
Maternal Conditions	64	5	61	43	- 38
Syphilis	65	2	69	1	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	72	0	+ 1
War	67	1	68	1	- 0
Encephalitis	68	1	66	6	- 5
Otitis Media	69	0	63	11	- 10
Tetanus	70	0	71	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Switzerland

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.