CUBA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	11,198	5	5,841	+ 5,357
Coronary Heart Disease	2	10,860	1	22,079	- 11,219
Lung Cancers	3	6,775	4	5,985	+ 790
Stroke	4	5,989	2	10,725	- 4,736
Lung Disease	5	5,903	6	5,492	+ 411
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,597	9	2,958	+ 639
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,052	3	8,564	- 5,512
Falls	8	2,549	10	2,810	- 261
Breast Cancer	9	2,181	15	1,673	+ 508
Prostate Cancer	10	2,015	8	3,365	- 1,351
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,848	21	905	+ 943
Kidney Disease	12	1,561	14	1,700	- 139
Lymphomas	13	1,549	18	1,089	+ 460
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,472	13	1,791	- 319
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,324	22	879	+ 444
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,308	27	691	+ 617
Suicide	17	1,249	16	1,638	- 388
Other Neoplasms	18	1,130	25	769	+ 361
Other Injuries	19	1,017	12	1,869	- 852
Leukemia	20	974	30	633	+ 341
Bladder Cancer	21	908	26	734	+ 174
Stomach Cancer	22	840	20	991	- 151
Inflammatory/Heart	23	741	17	1,156	- 415
Liver Cancer	24	718	24	815	- 98
Ovary Cancer	25	658	39	323	+ 335
Endocrine Disorders	26	651	36	412	+ 238
Skin Cancers	27	632	33	514	+ 118
Liver Disease	28	577	11	1,873	- 1,296
Hypertension	29	505	7	3,469	- 2,964
Oral Cancer	30	474	23	876	- 403
Road Traffic Accidents	31	420	19	1,007	- 587
Alcohol	32	378	28	675	- 297
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	360	43	206	+ 154
Uterin Cancer	34	349	31	602	- 253
Congenital Anomalies	35	336	37	368	- 32
Skin Disease	36	182	41	258	- 76
Multiple Sclerosis	37	182	57	55	+ 126
Epilepsy	38	178	46	108	+ 70
Cervical Cancer	39	164	29	666	- 501
Anemia	40	154	52	77	+ 77
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	147	44	162	- 15
Drug Use	42	142	51	82	+ 61
Osteoarthritis	43	136	38	326	- 191
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	132	49	87	+ 46
Low Birth Weight	45	103	48	98	+ 5
Asthma	46	102	40	301	- 199
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	80	35	420	- 339
Violence	48	66	32	584	- 517
Drownings	49	60	42	231	- 170
Schizophrenia	50	59	54	68	- 9
Meningitis	51	48	50	83	- 34
Birth Trauma	52	46	59	49	- 3
Fires	53	30	58	55	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	26	53	75	- 50
HIV/AIDS	55	20	34	471	- 451
Tuberculosis	56	18	60	45	- 27
Upper Respiratory	57	17	65	6	+ 12
Appendicitis	58	16	47	104	- 88
Oral conditions	59	13	64	6	+ 7
Hepatitis C	60	13	45	112	- 100
Poisonings	61	11	62	17	- 6
Hepatitis B	62	8	56	59	- 51
Malnutrition	63	7	55	64	- 56
Otitis Media	64	6	63	11	- 5
Maternal Conditions	65	5	61	43	- 38
War	66	1	68	1	- 0
Pertussis	67	1	73	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	68	1	66	6	- 5
Syphilis	69	0	69	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Netherlands

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.