CUBA VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	22,149	34	471	+ 21,677
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,489	3	8,564	- 1,075
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,303	1	22,079	- 14,776
Stroke	4	7,107	2	10,725	- 3,619
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,695	13	1,791	+ 3,904
Tuberculosis	6	2,903	60	45	+ 2,858
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,723	19	1,007	+ 1,715
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,359	43	206	+ 2,153
Kidney Disease	9	2,266	14	1,700	+ 566
Lung Disease	10	2,155	6	5,492	- 3,337
Hypertension	11	2,107	7	3,469	- 1,362
Liver Disease	12	2,053	11	1,873	+ 179
Low Birth Weight	13	2,000	48	98	+ 1,902
Violence	14	1,742	32	584	+ 1,158
Suicide	15	1,655	16	1,638	+ 17
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,285	37	368	+ 918
Birth Trauma	17	1,170	59	49	+ 1,121
Asthma	18	1,039	40	301	+ 738
Other Injuries	19	968	12	1,869	- 901
Inflammatory/Heart	20	792	17	1,156	- 364
Malnutrition	21	765	55	64	+ 702
Cervical Cancer	22	734	29	666	+ 68
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	732	5	5,841	- 5,109
Maternal Conditions	24	527	61	43	+ 483
Meningitis	25	485	50	83	+ 402
Fires	26	485	58	55	+ 430
Endocrine Disorders	27	459	36	412	+ 47
Oesophagus Cancer	28	459	22	879	- 420
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	403	35	420	- 17
Drownings	30	369	42	231	+ 139
Lymphomas	31	344	18	1,089	- 746
Oral Cancer	32	313	23	876	- 563
Breast Cancer	33	306	15	1,673	- 1,367
Falls	34	276	10	2,810	- 2,534
Liver Cancer	35	256	24	815	- 559
Epilepsy	36	251	46	108	+ 143
Skin Cancers	37	232	33	514	- 282
Parkinson's Disease	38	211	27	691	- 479
Lung Cancers	39	203	4	5,985	- 5,782
Pertussis	40	200	73	0	+ 200
Prostate Cancer	41	199	8	3,365	- 3,166
Poisonings	42	189	62	17	+ 172
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	166	44	162	+ 4
Syphilis	44	163	69	1	+ 162
Alcohol	45	137	28	675	- 538
Skin Disease	46	134	41	258	- 124
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	123	9	2,958	- 2,834
Drug Use	48	115	51	82	+ 33
Ovary Cancer	49	86	39	323	- 236
Pancreas Cancer	50	72	21	905	- 833
Leukemia	51	58	30	633	- 575
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	47	49	87	- 39
Stomach Cancer	53	46	20	991	- 945
Schistosomiasis	54	45	81	0	+ 45
Other Neoplasms	55	42	25	769	- 726
Uterin Cancer	56	42	31	602	- 560
Appendicitis	57	34	47	104	- 70
Upper Respiratory	58	33	65	6	+ 28
Encephalitis	59	31	66	6	+ 25
Bladder Cancer	60	29	26	734	- 705
Tetanus	61	28	71	1	+ 27
Hepatitis B	62	26	56	59	- 33
Multiple Sclerosis	63	14	57	55	- 42
Malaria	64	3	82	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	65	2	84	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	2	45	112	- 110
Ascariasis	67	2	70	1	+ 1
Measles	68	2	76	0	+ 2
War	69	2	68	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	63	11	- 10
Leprosy	72	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	81	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	82	0	64	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	52	77	- 77
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	68	- 68
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Botswana

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.