CUBA VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,653	1	22,079	- 8,426
Stroke	2	9,124	2	10,725	- 1,602
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	6,078	5	5,841	+ 237
Lung Disease	4	5,462	6	5,492	- 30
Lung Cancers	5	4,683	4	5,985	- 1,302
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,387	3	8,564	- 4,177
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,985	9	2,958	+ 1,028
Kidney Disease	8	3,329	14	1,700	+ 1,629
Breast Cancer	9	2,715	15	1,673	+ 1,042
Other Injuries	10	2,478	12	1,869	+ 608
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,393	13	1,791	+ 602
Suicide	12	2,354	16	1,638	+ 717
Prostate Cancer	13	2,264	8	3,365	- 1,102
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,099	21	905	+ 1,194
Hypertension	15	2,075	7	3,469	- 1,393
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,638	19	1,007	+ 630
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,560	36	412	+ 1,147
Stomach Cancer	18	1,537	20	991	+ 547
Other Neoplasms	19	1,484	25	769	+ 716
Lymphomas	20	1,464	18	1,089	+ 375
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,026	27	691	+ 335
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,006	17	1,156	- 151
Violence	23	945	32	584	+ 361
Oesophagus Cancer	24	916	22	879	+ 37
Leukemia	25	897	30	633	+ 264
Bladder Cancer	26	884	26	734	+ 150
Liver Disease	27	659	11	1,873	- 1,215
HIV/AIDS	28	625	34	471	+ 153
Cervical Cancer	29	550	29	666	- 115
Congenital Anomalies	30	545	37	368	+ 177
Oral Cancer	31	535	23	876	- 341
Ovary Cancer	32	513	39	323	+ 190
Skin Cancers	33	477	33	514	- 37
Liver Cancer	34	472	24	815	- 344
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	430	43	206	+ 224
Skin Disease	36	416	41	258	+ 158
Asthma	37	406	40	301	+ 105
Uterin Cancer	38	369	31	602	- 233
Alcohol	39	335	28	675	- 341
Epilepsy	40	275	46	108	+ 166
Tuberculosis	41	258	60	45	+ 213
Low Birth Weight	42	235	48	98	+ 137
Malnutrition	43	234	55	64	+ 170
Anemia	44	226	52	77	+ 149
Drownings	45	207	42	231	- 23
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	182	35	420	- 238
Falls	47	176	10	2,810	- 2,634
Fires	48	174	58	55	+ 119
Drug Use	49	130	51	82	+ 48
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	125	44	162	- 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	110	49	87	+ 24
Osteoarthritis	52	104	38	326	- 222
Birth Trauma	53	71	59	49	+ 22
Schizophrenia	54	57	54	68	- 11
Poisonings	55	53	62	17	+ 36
Multiple Sclerosis	56	42	57	55	- 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	40	53	75	- 36
Meningitis	58	33	50	83	- 50
Appendicitis	59	29	47	104	- 75
Maternal Conditions	60	29	61	43	- 15
Chagas disease	61	16	79	0	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	62	16	65	6	+ 10
Hepatitis B	63	13	56	59	- 46
Encephalitis	64	12	66	6	+ 7
Hepatitis C	65	11	45	112	- 101
Syphilis	66	9	69	1	+ 8
Otitis Media	67	5	63	11	- 6
Oral conditions	68	4	64	6	- 3
Leprosy	69	1	67	2	- 1
War	70	1	68	1	- 0
Tetanus	71	1	71	1	+ 0
Pertussis	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Uruguay

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.