SOUTH AFRICA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	121,694	3	32,739	+ 88,956
Stroke	2	59,115	4	30,693	+ 28,422
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	47,204	2	39,341	+ 7,863
Lung Cancers	4	32,987	15	7,705	+ 25,282
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	32,197	22	4,676	+ 27,521
Lung Disease	6	30,272	13	11,895	+ 18,378
Hypertension	7	19,120	12	12,789	+ 6,331
Prostate Cancer	8	18,549	24	4,374	+ 14,175
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	16,302	28	3,587	+ 12,715
Falls	10	15,487	42	1,399	+ 14,088
Liver Disease	11	10,326	14	9,013	+ 1,313
Other Injuries	12	10,303	17	6,014	+ 4,290
Diabetes Mellitus	13	9,872	5	30,188	- 20,316
Kidney Disease	14	9,371	9	15,302	- 5,931
Breast Cancer	15	9,220	23	4,533	+ 4,687
Suicide	16	9,027	10	13,774	- 4,747
Inflammatory/Heart	17	6,374	21	5,408	+ 966
Lymphomas	18	6,005	31	2,818	+ 3,187
Road Traffic Accidents	19	5,553	11	13,014	- 7,461
Stomach Cancer	20	5,461	39	1,535	+ 3,926
Pancreas Cancer	21	4,987	35	2,007	+ 2,980
Oesophagus Cancer	22	4,846	29	3,486	+ 1,361
Oral Cancer	23	4,830	41	1,406	+ 3,424
Liver Cancer	24	4,494	33	2,383	+ 2,110
Other Neoplasms	25	4,236	58	267	+ 3,969
Bladder Cancer	26	4,047	52	829	+ 3,217
Parkinson's Disease	27	3,807	46	1,077	+ 2,730
Alcohol	28	3,722	49	987	+ 2,736
Cervical Cancer	29	3,669	20	5,555	- 1,886
Leukemia	30	3,491	40	1,464	+ 2,028
Uterin Cancer	31	3,319	54	512	+ 2,806
Violence	32	3,217	7	21,000	- 17,783
Skin Cancers	33	2,833	48	993	+ 1,840
HIV/AIDS	34	2,599	1	71,996	- 69,397
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,313	36	1,894	+ 419
Endocrine Disorders	36	2,273	19	5,890	- 3,617
Congenital Anomalies	37	2,027	25	4,351	- 2,324
Osteoarthritis	38	1,798	85	0	+ 1,798
Ovary Cancer	39	1,780	51	951	+ 829
Asthma	40	1,661	18	5,966	- 4,305
Skin Disease	41	1,423	45	1,101	+ 322
Drownings	42	1,272	32	2,403	- 1,132
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	1,137	8	15,843	- 14,707
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	892	47	1,015	- 123
Hepatitis C	45	618	70	8	+ 610
Epilepsy	46	597	37	1,870	- 1,273
Appendicitis	47	573	56	274	+ 299
Low Birth Weight	48	542	16	6,250	- 5,709
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	477	55	376	+ 102
Meningitis	50	456	26	3,660	- 3,205
Drug Use	51	451	53	770	- 319
Anemia	52	426	82	0	+ 426
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	416	86	0	+ 416
Schizophrenia	54	375	80	0	+ 375
Malnutrition	55	350	34	2,381	- 2,030
Hepatitis B	56	326	61	139	+ 187
Multiple Sclerosis	57	306	62	113	+ 193
Fires	58	303	27	3,618	- 3,314
Birth Trauma	59	268	30	3,004	- 2,736
Tuberculosis	60	247	6	21,965	- 21,719
Maternal Conditions	61	239	38	1,700	- 1,460
Poisonings	62	95	50	975	- 881
Otitis Media	63	60	67	19	+ 41
Oral conditions	64	34	84	0	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	65	31	60	223	- 192
Encephalitis	66	31	59	234	- 203
Leprosy	67	10	75	0	+ 10
War	68	7	64	66	- 59
Syphilis	69	4	44	1,130	- 1,125
Ascariasis	70	4	71	3	+ 1
Tetanus	71	4	65	38	- 34
Iodine Deficiency	72	2	79	0	+ 2
Pertussis	73	0	43	1,142	- 1,142
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	16	- 16
Measles	76	0	57	270	- 270
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	66	35	- 35
Malaria	82	0	63	83	- 83
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	18	- 18
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Cuba

South Africa

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.