CUBA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	9,087	34	471	+ 8,615
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,018	3	8,564	- 3,546
Stroke	3	4,190	2	10,725	- 6,535
Malaria	4	4,156	82	0	+ 4,156
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,309	43	206	+ 3,102
Tuberculosis	6	3,132	60	45	+ 3,088
Birth Trauma	7	2,669	59	49	+ 2,620
Low Birth Weight	8	2,561	48	98	+ 2,462
Liver Disease	9	2,373	11	1,873	+ 499
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,337	1	22,079	- 19,742
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,926	19	1,007	+ 919
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,659	37	368	+ 1,291
Hypertension	13	1,379	7	3,469	- 2,089
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,263	13	1,791	- 528
Malnutrition	15	1,214	55	64	+ 1,150
Meningitis	16	1,042	50	83	+ 959
Cervical Cancer	17	948	29	666	+ 283
Kidney Disease	18	928	14	1,700	- 772
Other Injuries	19	911	12	1,869	- 958
Suicide	20	687	16	1,638	- 951
Lung Disease	21	671	6	5,492	- 4,821
Maternal Conditions	22	626	61	43	+ 583
Violence	23	608	32	584	+ 24
Syphilis	24	466	69	1	+ 466
Pertussis	25	392	73	0	+ 392
Asthma	26	391	40	301	+ 89
Drownings	27	363	42	231	+ 133
Falls	28	314	10	2,810	- 2,495
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	311	5	5,841	- 5,530
Prostate Cancer	30	296	8	3,365	- 3,069
Lymphomas	31	289	18	1,089	- 801
Fires	32	288	58	55	+ 233
Inflammatory/Heart	33	264	17	1,156	- 892
Poisonings	34	241	62	17	+ 223
Breast Cancer	35	193	15	1,673	- 1,480
Oesophagus Cancer	36	189	22	879	- 690
Endocrine Disorders	37	186	36	412	- 226
Epilepsy	38	175	46	108	+ 67
Leukemia	39	138	30	633	- 496
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	129	35	420	- 290
Lung Cancers	41	119	4	5,985	- 5,866
Stomach Cancer	42	109	20	991	- 882
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	107	9	2,958	- 2,851
Tetanus	44	100	71	1	+ 99
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	100	44	162	- 62
Liver Cancer	46	93	24	815	- 722
Parkinson's Disease	47	86	27	691	- 604
Oral Cancer	48	82	23	876	- 794
Alcohol	49	74	28	675	- 602
Bladder Cancer	50	69	26	734	- 665
Schistosomiasis	51	68	81	0	+ 68
Skin Disease	52	66	41	258	- 192
Drug Use	53	65	51	82	- 17
Skin Cancers	54	57	33	514	- 457
Hepatitis B	55	55	56	59	- 4
Appendicitis	56	44	47	104	- 60
Ovary Cancer	57	43	39	323	- 279
Leishmaniasis	58	38	83	0	+ 38
Encephalitis	59	37	66	6	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	60	36	65	6	+ 30
Measles	61	25	76	0	+ 25
Pancreas Cancer	62	22	21	905	- 882
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	16	49	87	- 71
Uterin Cancer	64	16	31	602	- 586
Other Neoplasms	65	10	25	769	- 758
Hepatitis C	66	9	45	112	- 103
Multiple Sclerosis	67	7	57	55	- 48
Ascariasis	68	5	70	1	+ 4
War	69	3	68	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	3	63	11	- 8
Chlamydia	71	2	84	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	80	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	73	1	75	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	1	74	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	68	- 68
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	52	77	- 77
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	85	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Zambia

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.