CUBA VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,485	1	22,079	- 10,594
Diabetes Mellitus	2	9,926	13	1,791	+ 8,135
Stroke	3	6,400	2	10,725	- 4,325
Violence	4	4,275	32	584	+ 3,692
Kidney Disease	5	3,419	14	1,700	+ 1,719
Prostate Cancer	6	2,567	8	3,365	- 798
Breast Cancer	7	2,010	15	1,673	+ 337
Lung Cancers	8	1,691	4	5,985	- 4,294
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,672	5	5,841	- 4,170
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	1,599	3	8,564	- 6,965
Hypertension	11	1,566	7	3,469	- 1,902
HIV/AIDS	12	1,525	34	471	+ 1,054
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,523	9	2,958	- 1,435
Liver Disease	14	1,058	11	1,873	- 815
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,013	19	1,007	+ 6
Lung Disease	16	1,006	6	5,492	- 4,486
Suicide	17	942	16	1,638	- 696
Endocrine Disorders	18	929	36	412	+ 517
Pancreas Cancer	19	886	21	905	- 19
Lymphomas	20	867	18	1,089	- 222
Cervical Cancer	21	754	29	666	+ 89
Congenital Anomalies	22	726	37	368	+ 358
Low Birth Weight	23	645	48	98	+ 547
Ovary Cancer	24	624	39	323	+ 301
Inflammatory/Heart	25	561	17	1,156	- 595
Stomach Cancer	26	538	20	991	- 453
Uterin Cancer	27	527	31	602	- 75
Liver Cancer	28	513	24	815	- 302
Leukemia	29	485	30	633	- 148
Other Injuries	30	474	12	1,869	- 1,395
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	404	35	420	- 15
Parkinson's Disease	32	399	27	691	- 291
Falls	33	335	10	2,810	- 2,475
Bladder Cancer	34	316	26	734	- 419
Asthma	35	314	40	301	+ 13
Skin Disease	36	302	41	258	+ 44
Epilepsy	37	250	46	108	+ 141
Oral Cancer	38	240	23	876	- 636
Drownings	39	240	42	231	+ 9
Birth Trauma	40	196	59	49	+ 148
Oesophagus Cancer	41	190	22	879	- 690
Alcohol	42	180	28	675	- 495
Tuberculosis	43	168	60	45	+ 123
Drug Use	44	146	51	82	+ 64
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	140	43	206	- 66
War	46	131	68	1	+ 130
Malnutrition	47	129	55	64	+ 65
Fires	48	127	58	55	+ 72
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	87	44	162	- 75
Maternal Conditions	50	81	61	43	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	51	79	25	769	- 690
Meningitis	52	74	50	83	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	63	49	87	- 23
Encephalitis	54	48	66	6	+ 42
Dengue	55	41	74	0	+ 41
Appendicitis	56	34	47	104	- 70
Skin Cancers	57	33	33	514	- 481
Multiple Sclerosis	58	18	57	55	- 38
Poisonings	59	11	62	17	- 6
Hepatitis B	60	4	56	59	- 56
Syphilis	61	1	69	1	+ 0
Hepatitis C	62	1	45	112	- 111
Chlamydia	63	1	84	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	65	6	- 5
Tetanus	65	0	71	1	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	70	1	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	63	11	- 11
Leprosy	70	0	67	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	71	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	81	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	53	75	- 75
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	52	77	- 77
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	68	- 68
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Trinidad/Tob.

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.