CUBA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,441	1	22,079	- 12,637
Violence	2	6,363	32	584	+ 5,779
Stroke	3	4,258	2	10,725	- 6,468
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,922	13	1,791	+ 2,131
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,905	19	1,007	+ 2,897
HIV/AIDS	6	2,628	34	471	+ 2,157
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,522	3	8,564	- 6,042
Kidney Disease	8	2,082	14	1,700	+ 381
Hypertension	9	1,823	7	3,469	- 1,646
Lung Disease	10	1,807	6	5,492	- 3,685
Lung Cancers	11	1,368	4	5,985	- 4,616
Low Birth Weight	12	1,084	48	98	+ 985
Prostate Cancer	13	1,000	8	3,365	- 2,366
Congenital Anomalies	14	999	37	368	+ 631
Breast Cancer	15	899	15	1,673	- 773
Liver Disease	16	821	11	1,873	- 1,052
Stomach Cancer	17	763	20	991	- 228
Other Neoplasms	18	761	25	769	- 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	715	9	2,958	- 2,243
Cervical Cancer	20	697	29	666	+ 31
Other Injuries	21	594	12	1,869	- 1,275
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	477	43	206	+ 271
Lymphomas	23	438	18	1,089	- 652
Birth Trauma	24	381	59	49	+ 333
Pancreas Cancer	25	380	21	905	- 525
Liver Cancer	26	361	24	815	- 454
Leukemia	27	354	30	633	- 280
Falls	28	304	10	2,810	- 2,506
Chagas disease	29	290	79	0	+ 290
Endocrine Disorders	30	267	36	412	- 146
Tuberculosis	31	262	60	45	+ 218
Malnutrition	32	221	55	64	+ 157
Inflammatory/Heart	33	210	17	1,156	- 946
Suicide	34	205	16	1,638	- 1,432
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	201	5	5,841	- 5,641
Ovary Cancer	36	197	39	323	- 125
Skin Cancers	37	194	33	514	- 320
Oral Cancer	38	191	23	876	- 685
Maternal Conditions	39	148	61	43	+ 105
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	147	35	420	- 273
Epilepsy	41	144	46	108	+ 36
Malaria	42	141	82	0	+ 141
Drownings	43	136	42	231	- 94
Oesophagus Cancer	44	130	22	879	- 750
Bladder Cancer	45	128	26	734	- 606
Asthma	46	109	40	301	- 192
Uterin Cancer	47	109	31	602	- 494
Parkinson's Disease	48	88	27	691	- 602
Meningitis	49	88	50	83	+ 5
Drug Use	50	79	51	82	- 3
War	51	65	68	1	+ 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	63	49	87	- 23
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	53	53	75	- 23
Fires	54	51	58	55	- 4
Anemia	55	44	52	77	- 33
Appendicitis	56	34	47	104	- 70
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	28	44	162	- 134
Poisonings	58	24	62	17	+ 7
Dengue	59	23	74	0	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	60	18	57	55	- 38
Encephalitis	61	13	66	6	+ 7
Alcohol	62	12	28	675	- 663
Hepatitis B	63	10	56	59	- 49
Pertussis	64	9	73	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	65	7	45	112	- 105
Skin Disease	66	6	41	258	- 252
Syphilis	67	5	69	1	+ 5
Tetanus	68	3	71	1	+ 2
Schizophrenia	69	2	54	68	- 66
Ascariasis	70	2	70	1	+ 1
Leprosy	71	1	67	2	- 0
Osteoarthritis	72	1	38	326	- 325
Leishmaniasis	73	1	83	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	74	0	65	6	- 5
Otitis Media	75	0	63	11	- 10
Schistosomiasis	76	0	81	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Venezuela

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.