CUBA VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,750	1	22,079	- 12,329
Diabetes Mellitus	2	7,223	13	1,791	+ 5,432
Kidney Disease	3	3,743	14	1,700	+ 2,043
Stroke	4	3,337	2	10,725	- 7,388
Violence	5	2,722	32	584	+ 2,138
Liver Disease	6	2,503	11	1,873	+ 629
Lung Disease	7	2,443	6	5,492	- 3,050
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,081	3	8,564	- 6,483
Hypertension	9	1,494	7	3,469	- 1,975
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,367	19	1,007	+ 360
Other Injuries	11	1,021	12	1,869	- 848
Endocrine Disorders	12	949	36	412	+ 536
Congenital Anomalies	13	877	37	368	+ 509
Malnutrition	14	633	55	64	+ 570
Prostate Cancer	15	629	8	3,365	- 2,737
Breast Cancer	16	619	15	1,673	- 1,054
Lung Cancers	17	616	4	5,985	- 5,368
Low Birth Weight	18	601	48	98	+ 503
Stomach Cancer	19	582	20	991	- 409
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	576	9	2,958	- 2,381
Liver Cancer	21	572	24	815	- 243
Suicide	22	568	16	1,638	- 1,070
Other Neoplasms	23	520	25	769	- 248
Lymphomas	24	416	18	1,089	- 673
Leukemia	25	405	30	633	- 228
Cervical Cancer	26	402	29	666	- 264
Pancreas Cancer	27	378	21	905	- 526
HIV/AIDS	28	346	34	471	- 125
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	292	43	206	+ 85
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	289	5	5,841	- 5,552
Skin Disease	31	254	41	258	- 4
Alcohol	32	247	28	675	- 428
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	229	35	420	- 190
Ovary Cancer	34	222	39	323	- 101
Falls	35	220	10	2,810	- 2,589
Birth Trauma	36	214	59	49	+ 165
Anemia	37	183	52	77	+ 106
Tuberculosis	38	163	60	45	+ 118
Epilepsy	39	160	46	108	+ 52
Skin Cancers	40	160	33	514	- 354
Inflammatory/Heart	41	157	17	1,156	- 1,000
Drownings	42	151	42	231	- 80
Parkinson's Disease	43	131	27	691	- 559
Drug Use	44	123	51	82	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	119	49	87	+ 32
Oral Cancer	46	114	23	876	- 763
Asthma	47	113	40	301	- 189
Bladder Cancer	48	107	26	734	- 627
Oesophagus Cancer	49	105	22	879	- 774
Uterin Cancer	50	76	31	602	- 526
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	75	53	75	- 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	72	44	162	- 90
Appendicitis	53	65	47	104	- 39
Maternal Conditions	54	63	61	43	+ 19
Hepatitis C	55	52	45	112	- 60
Fires	56	51	58	55	- 4
Poisonings	57	45	62	17	+ 27
Meningitis	58	30	50	83	- 53
Osteoarthritis	59	26	38	326	- 301
Multiple Sclerosis	60	25	57	55	- 31
Hepatitis B	61	18	56	59	- 42
Encephalitis	62	12	66	6	+ 6
Schizophrenia	63	11	54	68	- 57
Upper Respiratory	64	11	65	6	+ 5
Oral conditions	65	10	64	6	+ 4
War	66	9	68	1	+ 8
Dengue	67	3	74	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	2	63	11	- 8
Chagas disease	69	2	79	0	+ 2
Pertussis	70	2	73	0	+ 2
Tetanus	71	1	71	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	70	1	- 0
Syphilis	73	0	69	1	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	67	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	76	0	83	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	77	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Mexico

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.