CUBA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,920	3	8,564	+ 356
Malaria	2	8,204	82	0	+ 8,204
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,342	43	206	+ 6,136
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,842	1	22,079	- 17,237
Stroke	5	4,531	2	10,725	- 6,194
Birth Trauma	6	3,472	59	49	+ 3,424
Low Birth Weight	7	3,356	48	98	+ 3,257
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,104	19	1,007	+ 2,096
HIV/AIDS	9	3,061	34	471	+ 2,589
Tuberculosis	10	2,903	60	45	+ 2,858
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,842	37	368	+ 1,474
Meningitis	12	1,701	50	83	+ 1,618
Liver Disease	13	1,578	11	1,873	- 296
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,430	13	1,791	- 361
Kidney Disease	15	1,301	14	1,700	- 399
Other Injuries	16	1,251	12	1,869	- 619
Malnutrition	17	1,111	55	64	+ 1,047
Maternal Conditions	18	1,058	61	43	+ 1,014
Endocrine Disorders	19	959	36	412	+ 547
Lung Disease	20	951	6	5,492	- 4,541
Hypertension	21	749	7	3,469	- 2,720
Violence	22	743	32	584	+ 159
Breast Cancer	23	740	15	1,673	- 933
Asthma	24	737	40	301	+ 436
Suicide	25	627	16	1,638	- 1,011
Pertussis	26	563	73	0	+ 563
Liver Cancer	27	481	24	815	- 334
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	449	5	5,841	- 5,393
Drownings	29	440	42	231	+ 210
Falls	30	389	10	2,810	- 2,421
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	370	35	420	- 49
Inflammatory/Heart	32	346	17	1,156	- 810
Fires	33	331	58	55	+ 276
Prostate Cancer	34	329	8	3,365	- 3,036
Cervical Cancer	35	317	29	666	- 349
Stomach Cancer	36	279	20	991	- 712
Epilepsy	37	277	46	108	+ 169
Poisonings	38	262	62	17	+ 245
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	231	9	2,958	- 2,726
Drug Use	40	223	51	82	+ 141
Syphilis	41	216	69	1	+ 215
Lymphomas	42	159	18	1,089	- 931
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	152	44	162	- 9
Parkinson's Disease	44	140	27	691	- 550
Tetanus	45	123	71	1	+ 123
Schistosomiasis	46	121	81	0	+ 121
Hepatitis B	47	110	56	59	+ 51
Skin Cancers	48	103	33	514	- 411
Lung Cancers	49	102	4	5,985	- 5,882
Oral Cancer	50	99	23	876	- 777
Skin Disease	51	97	41	258	- 161
Bladder Cancer	52	94	26	734	- 640
Ovary Cancer	53	92	39	323	- 230
Pancreas Cancer	54	74	21	905	- 831
Alcohol	55	63	28	675	- 613
Encephalitis	56	60	66	6	+ 55
Oesophagus Cancer	57	45	22	879	- 835
Measles	58	44	76	0	+ 44
Leukemia	59	44	30	633	- 589
Uterin Cancer	60	37	31	602	- 565
Appendicitis	61	33	47	104	- 71
Ascariasis	62	18	70	1	+ 17
Hepatitis C	63	16	45	112	- 96
Upper Respiratory	64	13	65	6	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	65	13	57	55	- 43
Other Neoplasms	66	12	25	769	- 756
War	67	10	68	1	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	9	49	87	- 78
Diphtheria	69	4	75	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	2	84	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	63	11	- 11
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	75	- 75
Oral conditions	82	0	64	6	- 6
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	68	- 68
Anemia	85	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Sierra Leone

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.