CUBA VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,902	1	22,079	- 16,177
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,554	3	8,564	- 3,010
Diabetes Mellitus	3	4,164	13	1,791	+ 2,373
Kidney Disease	4	3,770	14	1,700	+ 2,070
Liver Disease	5	3,415	11	1,873	+ 1,541
Stroke	6	2,913	2	10,725	- 7,813
Violence	7	2,649	32	584	+ 2,066
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,419	19	1,007	+ 1,411
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,572	43	206	+ 1,366
Other Injuries	10	1,481	12	1,869	- 388
Malnutrition	11	1,190	55	64	+ 1,126
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,175	5	5,841	- 4,666
Lung Disease	13	1,142	6	5,492	- 4,350
Alcohol	14	1,081	28	675	+ 405
Liver Cancer	15	1,060	24	815	+ 245
Low Birth Weight	16	996	48	98	+ 898
Stomach Cancer	17	943	20	991	- 47
Congenital Anomalies	18	911	37	368	+ 543
Birth Trauma	19	881	59	49	+ 832
Falls	20	824	10	2,810	- 1,986
HIV/AIDS	21	704	34	471	+ 233
Suicide	22	624	16	1,638	- 1,013
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	618	35	420	+ 199
Prostate Cancer	24	508	8	3,365	- 2,857
Cervical Cancer	25	485	29	666	- 181
Hypertension	26	408	7	3,469	- 3,061
Leukemia	27	361	30	633	- 273
Breast Cancer	28	298	15	1,673	- 1,375
Endocrine Disorders	29	292	36	412	- 121
Maternal Conditions	30	281	61	43	+ 238
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	279	9	2,958	- 2,679
Drownings	32	278	42	231	+ 48
Epilepsy	33	278	46	108	+ 170
Parkinson's Disease	34	236	27	691	- 455
Lung Cancers	35	235	4	5,985	- 5,750
Asthma	36	201	40	301	- 100
Tuberculosis	37	181	60	45	+ 136
Pancreas Cancer	38	169	21	905	- 735
Poisonings	39	165	62	17	+ 148
Drug Use	40	163	51	82	+ 81
Meningitis	41	163	50	83	+ 80
Skin Disease	42	139	41	258	- 119
Lymphomas	43	138	18	1,089	- 952
Inflammatory/Heart	44	135	17	1,156	- 1,021
Fires	45	125	58	55	+ 70
Skin Cancers	46	117	33	514	- 397
Appendicitis	47	98	47	104	- 6
Oesophagus Cancer	48	86	22	879	- 793
Oral Cancer	49	85	23	876	- 791
Ovary Cancer	50	80	39	323	- 243
Encephalitis	51	62	66	6	+ 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	49	49	87	- 37
Pertussis	53	42	73	0	+ 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	37	44	162	- 125
Bladder Cancer	55	35	26	734	- 700
Other Neoplasms	56	25	25	769	- 743
Upper Respiratory	57	20	65	6	+ 15
Dengue	58	20	74	0	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	59	16	31	602	- 586
Multiple Sclerosis	60	12	57	55	- 43
Chagas disease	61	11	79	0	+ 11
Tetanus	62	6	71	1	+ 5
Ascariasis	63	4	70	1	+ 4
Syphilis	64	2	69	1	+ 1
Hepatitis B	65	1	56	59	- 58
Hepatitis C	66	1	45	112	- 111
Chlamydia	67	1	84	0	+ 1
War	68	1	68	1	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	83	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	63	11	- 11
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	68	- 68
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	52	77	- 77
Osteoarthritis	84	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	75	- 75
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Guatemala

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.