CUBA VS TAJIKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TAJIKISTAN		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,149	1	22,079	- 6,930
Stroke	2	6,509	2	10,725	- 4,216
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,292	3	8,564	- 5,272
Liver Disease	4	2,176	11	1,873	+ 302
Hypertension	5	1,815	7	3,469	- 1,654
Diabetes Mellitus	6	1,706	13	1,791	- 85
Low Birth Weight	7	1,648	48	98	+ 1,550
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,541	19	1,007	+ 534
Birth Trauma	9	1,341	59	49	+ 1,292
Lung Disease	10	1,242	6	5,492	- 4,250
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,144	37	368	+ 776
Stomach Cancer	12	795	20	991	- 196
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	774	43	206	+ 568
Tuberculosis	14	773	60	45	+ 728
Drownings	15	612	42	231	+ 381
Oesophagus Cancer	16	573	22	879	- 307
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	546	5	5,841	- 5,295
Epilepsy	18	450	46	108	+ 342
Kidney Disease	19	431	14	1,700	- 1,269
Suicide	20	421	16	1,638	- 1,217
Falls	21	390	10	2,810	- 2,420
Meningitis	22	359	50	83	+ 276
Fires	23	335	58	55	+ 280
Lung Cancers	24	322	4	5,985	- 5,663
HIV/AIDS	25	308	34	471	- 163
Pertussis	26	306	73	0	+ 306
Other Injuries	27	303	12	1,869	- 1,566
Asthma	28	291	40	301	- 10
Parkinson's Disease	29	268	27	691	- 423
Liver Cancer	30	249	24	815	- 566
Rheumatic Heart Disease	31	234	44	162	+ 72
Lymphomas	32	234	18	1,089	- 855
Breast Cancer	33	227	15	1,673	- 1,446
Endocrine Disorders	34	215	36	412	- 198
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	213	9	2,958	- 2,745
Violence	36	179	32	584	- 405
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	170	35	420	- 250
Alcohol	38	134	28	675	- 541
Cervical Cancer	39	121	29	666	- 545
Uterin Cancer	40	117	31	602	- 485
Oral Cancer	41	113	23	876	- 763
Leukemia	42	112	30	633	- 522
Pancreas Cancer	43	102	21	905	- 802
Inflammatory/Heart	44	83	17	1,156	- 1,074
Maternal Conditions	45	66	61	43	+ 23
Ovary Cancer	46	63	39	323	- 260
Upper Respiratory	47	58	65	6	+ 52
Bladder Cancer	48	54	26	734	- 680
Hepatitis B	49	42	56	59	- 17
Poisonings	50	41	62	17	+ 24
Skin Cancers	51	38	33	514	- 476
Prostate Cancer	52	35	8	3,365	- 3,331
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	29	49	87	- 57
Encephalitis	54	29	66	6	+ 23
Drug Use	55	23	51	82	- 59
Syphilis	56	21	69	1	+ 21
Tetanus	57	21	71	1	+ 20
Appendicitis	58	19	47	104	- 85
Skin Disease	59	10	41	258	- 249
Hepatitis C	60	8	45	112	- 104
Other Neoplasms	61	8	25	769	- 761
Multiple Sclerosis	62	8	57	55	- 48
Leishmaniasis	63	4	83	0	+ 4
Malnutrition	64	3	55	64	- 61
Chlamydia	65	1	84	0	+ 1
War	66	1	68	1	- 0
Diphtheria	67	1	75	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	1	70	1	- 0
Dengue	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	63	11	- 11
Measles	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	67	2	- 2
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	68	- 68
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	75	- 75
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Tajikistan

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.