CANADA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	78,109	1	40,063	+ 38,046
Stroke	2	37,943	5	14,159	+ 23,784
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	30,297	7	7,431	+ 22,866
Lung Cancers	4	21,173	3	20,937	+ 236
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	20,665	2	30,970	- 10,304
Lung Disease	6	19,430	4	14,212	+ 5,218
Hypertension	7	12,272	22	2,563	+ 9,709
Prostate Cancer	8	11,905	13	4,711	+ 7,194
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	10,463	6	9,651	+ 812
Falls	10	9,940	12	4,829	+ 5,111
Liver Disease	11	6,628	17	3,624	+ 3,004
Other Injuries	12	6,613	24	2,392	+ 4,221
Diabetes Mellitus	13	6,336	9	5,718	+ 618
Kidney Disease	14	6,014	14	4,578	+ 1,437
Breast Cancer	15	5,918	8	5,910	+ 8
Suicide	16	5,794	15	4,417	+ 1,377
Inflammatory/Heart	17	4,091	27	2,060	+ 2,031
Lymphomas	18	3,854	10	5,146	- 1,292
Road Traffic Accidents	19	3,564	28	1,998	+ 1,566
Stomach Cancer	20	3,505	26	2,177	+ 1,328
Pancreas Cancer	21	3,201	11	5,057	- 1,857
Oesophagus Cancer	22	3,111	25	2,230	+ 881
Oral Cancer	23	3,100	32	1,592	+ 1,508
Liver Cancer	24	2,884	20	3,113	- 229
Other Neoplasms	25	2,719	31	1,679	+ 1,040
Bladder Cancer	26	2,597	23	2,521	+ 77
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,444	18	3,359	- 915
Alcohol	28	2,389	33	1,491	+ 898
Cervical Cancer	29	2,355	41	578	+ 1,777
Leukemia	30	2,241	21	3,098	- 857
Uterin Cancer	31	2,130	34	1,183	+ 947
Violence	32	2,065	40	605	+ 1,460
Skin Cancers	33	1,818	30	1,756	+ 62
HIV/AIDS	34	1,668	53	163	+ 1,505
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,485	43	442	+ 1,043
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,459	19	3,233	- 1,774
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,301	35	1,081	+ 220
Osteoarthritis	38	1,154	55	139	+ 1,016
Ovary Cancer	39	1,142	29	1,902	- 760
Asthma	40	1,066	49	262	+ 804
Skin Disease	41	914	38	679	+ 235
Drownings	42	816	48	283	+ 533
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	729	36	840	- 111
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	572	39	636	- 63
Hepatitis C	45	397	45	363	+ 34
Epilepsy	46	383	44	384	- 1
Appendicitis	47	368	62	49	+ 318
Low Birth Weight	48	348	42	553	- 206
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	306	47	322	- 16
Meningitis	50	292	59	68	+ 224
Drug Use	51	289	16	3,686	- 3,397
Anemia	52	273	46	343	- 70
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	267	54	143	+ 124
Schizophrenia	54	241	57	118	+ 122
Malnutrition	55	225	51	192	+ 32
Hepatitis B	56	209	60	66	+ 143
Multiple Sclerosis	57	196	37	692	- 496
Fires	58	195	52	192	+ 2
Birth Trauma	59	172	50	193	- 21
Tuberculosis	60	158	58	97	+ 61
Maternal Conditions	61	154	64	45	+ 109
Poisonings	62	61	56	121	- 61
Otitis Media	63	38	66	8	+ 31
Oral conditions	64	22	61	51	- 29
Upper Respiratory	65	20	63	47	- 27
Encephalitis	66	20	68	3	+ 17
Leprosy	67	6	79	0	+ 6
War	68	4	65	21	- 17
Syphilis	69	3	67	5	- 2
Ascariasis	70	3	82	0	+ 3
Tetanus	71	2	71	0	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	84	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Cuba

Canada

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.