LESOTHO VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,485	5	2,101	+ 2,384
Stroke	2	2,179	3	2,817	- 638
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,740	2	3,214	- 1,475
Lung Cancers	4	1,216	43	51	+ 1,165
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	1,187	29	194	+ 992
Lung Disease	6	1,116	9	1,102	+ 14
Hypertension	7	705	11	990	- 285
Prostate Cancer	8	684	35	81	+ 603
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	601	48	40	+ 561
Falls	10	571	31	128	+ 443
Liver Disease	11	381	14	792	- 411
Other Injuries	12	380	18	533	- 153
Diabetes Mellitus	13	364	6	2,000	- 1,636
Kidney Disease	14	345	10	1,015	- 669
Breast Cancer	15	340	34	97	+ 243
Suicide	16	333	7	1,539	- 1,207
Inflammatory/Heart	17	235	23	305	- 70
Lymphomas	18	221	36	78	+ 143
Road Traffic Accidents	19	205	16	678	- 474
Stomach Cancer	20	201	60	11	+ 191
Pancreas Cancer	21	184	58	12	+ 172
Oesophagus Cancer	22	179	37	73	+ 105
Oral Cancer	23	178	42	52	+ 126
Liver Cancer	24	166	39	71	+ 95
Other Neoplasms	25	156	62	9	+ 147
Bladder Cancer	26	149	61	10	+ 140
Parkinson's Disease	27	140	41	55	+ 86
Alcohol	28	137	38	71	+ 66
Cervical Cancer	29	135	20	372	- 237
Leukemia	30	129	49	39	+ 90
Uterin Cancer	31	122	54	23	+ 99
Violence	32	119	13	924	- 805
Skin Cancers	33	104	46	46	+ 58
HIV/AIDS	34	96	1	4,767	- 4,672
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	85	25	279	- 193
Endocrine Disorders	36	84	27	235	- 151
Congenital Anomalies	37	75	19	389	- 315
Osteoarthritis	38	66	84	0	+ 66
Ovary Cancer	39	66	53	24	+ 41
Asthma	40	61	17	678	- 617
Skin Disease	41	52	40	70	- 17
Drownings	42	47	28	200	- 153
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	42	4	2,354	- 2,312
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	33	32	126	- 93
Hepatitis C	45	23	64	2	+ 20
Epilepsy	46	22	30	143	- 121
Appendicitis	47	21	52	25	- 4
Low Birth Weight	48	20	12	957	- 937
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	18	56	18	- 0
Meningitis	50	17	22	318	- 301
Drug Use	51	17	50	32	- 15
Anemia	52	16	83	0	+ 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	15	85	0	+ 15
Schizophrenia	54	14	81	0	+ 14
Malnutrition	55	13	21	357	- 344
Hepatitis B	56	12	51	27	- 15
Multiple Sclerosis	57	11	63	6	+ 5
Fires	58	11	26	269	- 258
Birth Trauma	59	10	15	717	- 707
Tuberculosis	60	9	8	1,208	- 1,199
Maternal Conditions	61	9	24	292	- 283
Poisonings	62	3	33	111	- 108
Otitis Media	63	2	66	1	+ 1
Oral conditions	64	1	86	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	1	55	18	- 17
Encephalitis	66	1	57	14	- 12
Leprosy	67	0	74	0	+ 0
War	68	0	68	0	- 0
Syphilis	69	0	45	50	- 50
Ascariasis	70	0	67	1	- 1
Tetanus	71	0	47	45	- 45
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	44	51	- 51
Dengue	74	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	59	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	65	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

Cuba

Lesotho

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.