CUBA VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,191	1	22,079	- 5,888
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,210	5	5,841	+ 3,368
Lung Disease	3	6,266	6	5,492	+ 773
Stroke	4	5,083	2	10,725	- 5,642
Lung Cancers	5	4,988	4	5,985	- 997
Kidney Disease	6	2,753	14	1,700	+ 1,053
Drug Use	7	2,387	51	82	+ 2,305
Hypertension	8	2,115	7	3,469	- 1,354
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	1,983	9	2,958	- 975
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,970	13	1,791	+ 179
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	1,934	3	8,564	- 6,630
Suicide	12	1,703	16	1,638	+ 65
Breast Cancer	13	1,561	15	1,673	- 112
Endocrine Disorders	14	1,507	36	412	+ 1,094
Pancreas Cancer	15	1,420	21	905	+ 516
Liver Disease	16	1,392	11	1,873	- 482
Road Traffic Accidents	17	1,337	19	1,007	+ 330
Falls	18	1,296	10	2,810	- 1,514
Lymphomas	19	1,292	18	1,089	+ 202
Prostate Cancer	20	1,142	8	3,365	- 2,223
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,106	27	691	+ 415
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,043	17	1,156	- 113
Liver Cancer	23	868	24	815	+ 53
Leukemia	24	865	30	633	+ 231
Other Injuries	25	834	12	1,869	- 1,036
Bladder Cancer	26	629	26	734	- 105
Violence	27	609	32	584	+ 25
Oesophagus Cancer	28	572	22	879	- 308
Other Neoplasms	29	569	25	769	- 200
Alcohol	30	470	28	675	- 205
Ovary Cancer	31	468	39	323	+ 145
Skin Cancers	32	459	33	514	- 55
Stomach Cancer	33	419	20	991	- 571
Congenital Anomalies	34	377	37	368	+ 9
Oral Cancer	35	371	23	876	- 506
Uterin Cancer	36	323	31	602	- 279
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	319	43	206	+ 113
Cervical Cancer	38	224	29	666	- 442
Low Birth Weight	39	222	48	98	+ 124
Malnutrition	40	217	55	64	+ 153
Hepatitis C	41	182	45	112	+ 70
HIV/AIDS	42	182	34	471	- 290
Skin Disease	43	173	41	258	- 85
Multiple Sclerosis	44	162	57	55	+ 107
Drownings	45	131	42	231	- 100
Asthma	46	122	40	301	- 179
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	117	44	162	- 45
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	111	35	420	- 309
Fires	49	102	58	55	+ 47
Epilepsy	50	101	46	108	- 7
Anemia	51	100	52	77	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	79	49	87	- 8
Poisonings	53	54	62	17	+ 37
Birth Trauma	54	40	59	49	- 9
War	55	38	68	1	+ 37
Maternal Conditions	56	25	61	43	- 18
Schizophrenia	57	23	54	68	- 45
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	22	53	75	- 54
Hepatitis B	59	19	56	59	- 40
Meningitis	60	19	50	83	- 63
Osteoarthritis	61	19	38	326	- 308
Tuberculosis	62	18	60	45	- 27
Appendicitis	63	14	47	104	- 90
Oral conditions	64	9	64	6	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	65	7	65	6	+ 2
Syphilis	66	2	69	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	67	1	63	11	- 10
Encephalitis	68	1	66	6	- 5
Pertussis	69	1	73	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	67	2	- 2
Diphtheria	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Dengue	76	0	74	0	+ 0
Malaria	77	0	82	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

United States

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.