CUBA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	15,720	5	5,841	+ 9,878
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,490	1	22,079	- 10,589
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,494	3	8,564	- 2,070
Stroke	4	6,027	2	10,725	- 4,698
Lung Cancers	5	5,721	4	5,985	- 264
Lung Disease	6	5,269	6	5,492	- 223
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,955	9	2,958	- 3
Prostate Cancer	8	2,129	8	3,365	- 1,237
Breast Cancer	9	2,037	15	1,673	+ 364
Lymphomas	10	1,498	18	1,089	+ 408
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,441	21	905	+ 536
Oesophagus Cancer	12	1,398	22	879	+ 519
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,373	27	691	+ 682
Liver Disease	14	1,228	11	1,873	- 646
Falls	15	1,220	10	2,810	- 1,589
Bladder Cancer	16	982	26	734	+ 248
Diabetes Mellitus	17	936	13	1,791	- 855
Kidney Disease	18	876	14	1,700	- 824
Other Injuries	19	875	12	1,869	- 994
Suicide	20	853	16	1,638	- 785
Liver Cancer	21	839	24	815	+ 24
Leukemia	22	835	30	633	+ 201
Hypertension	23	834	7	3,469	- 2,635
Stomach Cancer	24	801	20	991	- 190
Ovary Cancer	25	644	39	323	+ 321
Other Neoplasms	26	638	25	769	- 130
Skin Cancers	27	597	33	514	+ 83
Endocrine Disorders	28	528	36	412	+ 116
Inflammatory/Heart	29	501	17	1,156	- 656
Oral Cancer	30	498	23	876	- 378
Drug Use	31	452	51	82	+ 371
Uterin Cancer	32	376	31	602	- 226
Road Traffic Accidents	33	347	19	1,007	- 660
Skin Disease	34	342	41	258	+ 84
Congenital Anomalies	35	341	37	368	- 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	335	35	420	- 85
Multiple Sclerosis	37	297	57	55	+ 242
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	256	43	206	+ 50
Alcohol	39	249	28	675	- 426
Low Birth Weight	40	210	48	98	+ 112
Asthma	41	209	40	301	- 93
Epilepsy	42	191	46	108	+ 83
Cervical Cancer	43	176	29	666	- 490
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	162	49	87	+ 76
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	140	44	162	- 21
Violence	46	139	32	584	- 445
Tuberculosis	47	56	60	45	+ 12
Fires	48	54	58	55	- 1
Drownings	49	48	42	231	- 183
Anemia	50	44	52	77	- 33
Hepatitis C	51	43	45	112	- 69
Meningitis	52	37	50	83	- 45
Poisonings	53	35	62	17	+ 18
Birth Trauma	54	30	59	49	- 18
HIV/AIDS	55	30	34	471	- 441
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	29	53	75	- 46
Osteoarthritis	57	27	38	326	- 300
Malnutrition	58	19	55	64	- 45
Appendicitis	59	17	47	104	- 87
Schizophrenia	60	16	54	68	- 52
Oral conditions	61	9	64	6	+ 2
Syphilis	62	8	69	1	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	63	8	65	6	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	7	61	43	- 36
Hepatitis B	65	6	56	59	- 53
Otitis Media	66	3	63	11	- 8
War	67	2	68	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	1	66	6	- 5
Pertussis	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

United Kingdom

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.