CUBA VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,781	34	471	+ 12,309
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,892	3	8,564	- 1,672
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,430	1	22,079	- 16,648
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,860	19	1,007	+ 2,853
Stroke	5	3,278	2	10,725	- 7,448
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,938	43	206	+ 2,732
Low Birth Weight	7	2,582	48	98	+ 2,483
Birth Trauma	8	2,177	59	49	+ 2,129
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,138	13	1,791	+ 347
Malnutrition	10	1,532	55	64	+ 1,469
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,418	37	368	+ 1,050
Kidney Disease	12	1,415	14	1,700	- 285
Suicide	13	1,323	16	1,638	- 315
Cervical Cancer	14	1,293	29	666	+ 628
Malaria	15	1,281	82	0	+ 1,281
Tuberculosis	16	1,278	60	45	+ 1,233
Liver Disease	17	1,241	11	1,873	- 632
Violence	18	1,225	32	584	+ 642
Maternal Conditions	19	1,118	61	43	+ 1,075
Other Injuries	20	1,059	12	1,869	- 811
Asthma	21	979	40	301	+ 677
Meningitis	22	847	50	83	+ 765
Lung Disease	23	744	6	5,492	- 4,748
Hypertension	24	733	7	3,469	- 2,736
Inflammatory/Heart	25	670	17	1,156	- 487
Lymphomas	26	614	18	1,089	- 476
Drownings	27	611	42	231	+ 380
Breast Cancer	28	537	15	1,673	- 1,136
Oesophagus Cancer	29	512	22	879	- 367
Fires	30	507	58	55	+ 452
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	491	5	5,841	- 5,351
Prostate Cancer	32	402	8	3,365	- 2,964
Stomach Cancer	33	357	20	991	- 634
Endocrine Disorders	34	354	36	412	- 58
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	350	35	420	- 69
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	347	44	162	+ 185
Poisonings	37	329	62	17	+ 312
Liver Cancer	38	326	24	815	- 489
Epilepsy	39	325	46	108	+ 216
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	323	9	2,958	- 2,635
Falls	41	297	10	2,810	- 2,513
Pertussis	42	268	73	0	+ 268
Lung Cancers	43	183	4	5,985	- 5,802
Skin Cancers	44	169	33	514	- 345
Leukemia	45	156	30	633	- 478
Parkinson's Disease	46	144	27	691	- 546
Pancreas Cancer	47	139	21	905	- 766
Drug Use	48	136	51	82	+ 54
Oral Cancer	49	133	23	876	- 744
Uterin Cancer	50	116	31	602	- 486
Ovary Cancer	51	111	39	323	- 212
Skin Disease	52	111	41	258	- 148
Schistosomiasis	53	110	81	0	+ 110
Bladder Cancer	54	80	26	734	- 654
Syphilis	55	80	69	1	+ 79
Encephalitis	56	75	66	6	+ 69
Tetanus	57	65	71	1	+ 64
Appendicitis	58	42	47	104	- 62
Upper Respiratory	59	42	65	6	+ 36
Hepatitis B	60	36	56	59	- 23
Alcohol	61	31	28	675	- 645
Other Neoplasms	62	24	25	769	- 745
Measles	63	19	76	0	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	17	49	87	- 70
War	65	17	68	1	+ 15
Hepatitis C	66	9	45	112	- 103
Multiple Sclerosis	67	9	57	55	- 46
Otitis Media	68	2	63	11	- 9
Chlamydia	69	2	84	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	1	70	1	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	80	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	1	75	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	81	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	82	0	64	6	- 6
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	68	- 68
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

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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.