CUBA VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,046	1	22,079	- 14,032
Stroke	2	7,885	2	10,725	- 2,841
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,907	3	8,564	- 3,657
Kidney Disease	4	4,207	14	1,700	+ 2,507
Liver Cancer	5	3,746	24	815	+ 2,930
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,584	5	5,841	- 2,258
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,517	19	1,007	+ 2,510
Lung Cancers	8	3,497	4	5,985	- 2,488
Lung Disease	9	3,054	6	5,492	- 2,438
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,945	13	1,791	+ 1,154
Liver Disease	11	2,760	11	1,873	+ 886
HIV/AIDS	12	2,184	34	471	+ 1,712
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,554	9	2,958	- 1,404
Tuberculosis	14	1,498	60	45	+ 1,453
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	1,076	43	206	+ 870
Suicide	16	964	16	1,638	- 674
Breast Cancer	17	949	15	1,673	- 724
Falls	18	848	10	2,810	- 1,961
Cervical Cancer	19	801	29	666	+ 136
Oral Cancer	20	778	23	876	- 98
Other Injuries	21	764	12	1,869	- 1,106
Lymphomas	22	712	18	1,089	- 378
Parkinson's Disease	23	673	27	691	- 17
Asthma	24	656	40	301	+ 355
Drownings	25	620	42	231	+ 390
Leukemia	26	612	30	633	- 21
Stomach Cancer	27	541	20	991	- 450
Skin Disease	28	529	41	258	+ 271
Oesophagus Cancer	29	495	22	879	- 384
Prostate Cancer	30	473	8	3,365	- 2,893
Violence	31	465	32	584	- 119
Inflammatory/Heart	32	451	17	1,156	- 705
Pancreas Cancer	33	374	21	905	- 531
Hypertension	34	342	7	3,469	- 3,127
Congenital Anomalies	35	330	37	368	- 37
Ovary Cancer	36	314	39	323	- 9
Endocrine Disorders	37	296	36	412	- 116
Bladder Cancer	38	282	26	734	- 452
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	263	35	420	- 156
Low Birth Weight	40	243	48	98	+ 144
Skin Cancers	41	178	33	514	- 336
Malnutrition	42	151	55	64	+ 87
Meningitis	43	146	50	83	+ 63
Uterin Cancer	44	136	31	602	- 467
Drug Use	45	125	51	82	+ 43
Encephalitis	46	113	66	6	+ 108
Epilepsy	47	108	46	108	- 0
Fires	48	97	58	55	+ 42
Alcohol	49	86	28	675	- 589
Birth Trauma	50	84	59	49	+ 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	68	44	162	- 93
Maternal Conditions	52	36	61	43	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	31	49	87	- 56
Other Neoplasms	54	30	25	769	- 738
Dengue	55	27	74	0	+ 27
Hepatitis B	56	24	56	59	- 35
Poisonings	57	21	62	17	+ 4
Tetanus	58	18	71	1	+ 18
Appendicitis	59	18	47	104	- 86
War	60	14	68	1	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	61	13	57	55	- 42
Pertussis	62	12	73	0	+ 12
Measles	63	9	76	0	+ 9
Syphilis	64	6	69	1	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	65	3	65	6	- 3
Malaria	66	2	82	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	67	1	45	112	- 111
Otitis Media	68	1	63	11	- 10
Ascariasis	69	1	70	1	- 0
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	67	2	- 2
Oral conditions	80	0	64	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	82	0	38	326	- 326
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	68	- 68
Anemia	85	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Thailand

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.