CUBA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	23,470	34	471	+ 22,998
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,823	3	8,564	+ 7,259
Stroke	3	13,867	2	10,725	+ 3,142
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	11,589	43	206	+ 11,383
Coronary Heart Disease	5	10,343	1	22,079	- 11,736
Diabetes Mellitus	6	9,844	13	1,791	+ 8,053
Suicide	7	7,579	16	1,638	+ 5,941
Tuberculosis	8	5,948	60	45	+ 5,904
Lung Disease	9	5,424	6	5,492	- 68
Kidney Disease	10	4,994	14	1,700	+ 3,294
Hypertension	11	4,873	7	3,469	+ 1,405
Low Birth Weight	12	4,710	48	98	+ 4,612
Violence	13	4,548	32	584	+ 3,965
Liver Disease	14	3,899	11	1,873	+ 2,026
Birth Trauma	15	3,531	59	49	+ 3,482
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,340	19	1,007	+ 2,333
Asthma	17	3,337	40	301	+ 3,035
Other Injuries	18	2,623	12	1,869	+ 754
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,917	37	368	+ 1,549
Cervical Cancer	20	1,833	29	666	+ 1,168
Malnutrition	21	1,758	55	64	+ 1,695
Meningitis	22	1,564	50	83	+ 1,482
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,502	17	1,156	+ 345
Maternal Conditions	24	1,439	61	43	+ 1,395
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,372	35	420	+ 952
Fires	26	1,323	58	55	+ 1,268
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,156	36	412	+ 744
Drownings	28	984	42	231	+ 753
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	956	5	5,841	- 4,885
Epilepsy	30	706	46	108	+ 598
Falls	31	629	10	2,810	- 2,181
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	618	44	162	+ 456
Poisonings	33	547	62	17	+ 530
Breast Cancer	34	478	15	1,673	- 1,195
Prostate Cancer	35	397	8	3,365	- 2,968
Lymphomas	36	383	18	1,089	- 706
Oesophagus Cancer	37	361	22	879	- 518
Alcohol	38	349	28	675	- 327
Liver Cancer	39	348	24	815	- 467
Skin Disease	40	344	41	258	+ 86
Parkinson's Disease	41	270	27	691	- 421
Oral Cancer	42	254	23	876	- 622
Lung Cancers	43	251	4	5,985	- 5,734
Pertussis	44	251	73	0	+ 251
Syphilis	45	249	69	1	+ 248
Skin Cancers	46	228	33	514	- 286
Tetanus	47	222	71	1	+ 222
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	195	9	2,958	- 2,762
Leukemia	49	191	30	633	- 442
Drug Use	50	155	51	82	+ 74
Hepatitis B	51	131	56	59	+ 72
Appendicitis	52	122	47	104	+ 18
Ovary Cancer	53	120	39	323	- 203
Uterin Cancer	54	115	31	602	- 487
Upper Respiratory	55	89	65	6	+ 84
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	89	49	87	+ 2
Encephalitis	57	67	66	6	+ 61
Pancreas Cancer	58	60	21	905	- 845
Measles	59	58	76	0	+ 58
Stomach Cancer	60	53	20	991	- 938
Bladder Cancer	61	47	26	734	- 687
Other Neoplasms	62	45	25	769	- 723
Multiple Sclerosis	63	29	57	55	- 26
Hepatitis C	64	12	45	112	- 100
Chlamydia	65	8	84	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	66	6	63	11	- 5
Ascariasis	67	4	70	1	+ 3
War	68	1	68	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	1	75	0	+ 1
Dengue	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	67	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	68	- 68
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	52	77	- 77
Osteoarthritis	84	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	75	- 75
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Lesotho

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.