CUBA VS GRENADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GRENADA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,908	1	22,079	- 7,171
Stroke	2	9,988	2	10,725	- 737
Diabetes Mellitus	3	8,587	13	1,791	+ 6,796
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,178	3	8,564	- 3,386
Prostate Cancer	5	4,641	8	3,365	+ 1,276
Kidney Disease	6	3,841	14	1,700	+ 2,141
Endocrine Disorders	7	2,678	36	412	+ 2,266
Hypertension	8	2,582	7	3,469	- 887
Breast Cancer	9	2,385	15	1,673	+ 712
Other Injuries	10	2,052	12	1,869	+ 182
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	1,906	9	2,958	- 1,051
Skin Disease	12	1,730	41	258	+ 1,472
Lung Disease	13	1,497	6	5,492	- 3,995
Lung Cancers	14	1,437	4	5,985	- 4,548
Uterin Cancer	15	1,157	31	602	+ 555
Pancreas Cancer	16	1,070	21	905	+ 165
Birth Trauma	17	1,030	59	49	+ 981
Liver Disease	18	1,019	11	1,873	- 854
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	993	5	5,841	- 4,849
Cervical Cancer	20	976	29	666	+ 310
Lymphomas	21	955	18	1,089	- 134
Road Traffic Accidents	22	853	19	1,007	- 154
Stomach Cancer	23	777	20	991	- 213
Violence	24	707	32	584	+ 123
Liver Cancer	25	670	24	815	- 145
Congenital Anomalies	26	646	37	368	+ 278
Low Birth Weight	27	645	48	98	+ 547
Oral Cancer	28	633	23	876	- 243
Other Neoplasms	29	622	25	769	- 146
Oesophagus Cancer	30	569	22	879	- 310
Alcohol	31	559	28	675	- 116
Anemia	32	530	52	77	+ 452
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	449	35	420	+ 29
Falls	34	440	10	2,810	- 2,370
Ovary Cancer	35	420	39	323	+ 97
Inflammatory/Heart	36	413	17	1,156	- 744
Prostatic Hypertrophy	37	407	53	75	+ 331
Leukemia	38	391	30	633	- 243
Drownings	39	389	42	231	+ 158
Malnutrition	40	342	55	64	+ 279
Bladder Cancer	41	342	26	734	- 393
HIV/AIDS	42	320	34	471	- 152
Asthma	43	283	40	301	- 18
Parkinson's Disease	44	262	27	691	- 429
Epilepsy	45	201	46	108	+ 92
Fires	46	177	58	55	+ 122
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	166	44	162	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	153	43	206	- 54
Drug Use	49	120	51	82	+ 38
Osteoarthritis	50	100	38	326	- 226
Tuberculosis	51	92	60	45	+ 48
Suicide	52	70	16	1,638	- 1,568
Appendicitis	53	59	47	104	- 45
Skin Cancers	54	59	33	514	- 455
Maternal Conditions	55	51	61	43	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	42	49	87	- 44
Upper Respiratory	57	39	65	6	+ 34
Hepatitis B	58	29	56	59	- 30
Syphilis	59	27	69	1	+ 27
Poisonings	60	8	62	17	- 9
War	61	1	68	1	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	63	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	64	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	65	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	66	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	84	0	- 0
Meningitis	68	0	50	83	- 83
Hepatitis C	69	0	45	112	- 112
Encephalitis	70	0	66	6	- 6
Malaria	71	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Diphtheria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	77	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	67	2	- 2
Otitis Media	81	0	63	11	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	82	0	57	55	- 55
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	68	- 68
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Grenada

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.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.