CUBA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	13,062	34	471	+ 12,591
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,138	3	8,564	- 1,427
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,940	1	22,079	- 16,139
Stroke	4	5,569	2	10,725	- 5,157
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,477	13	1,791	+ 3,686
Tuberculosis	6	3,985	60	45	+ 3,940
Violence	7	3,810	32	584	+ 3,226
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,874	43	206	+ 2,668
Kidney Disease	9	2,776	14	1,700	+ 1,076
Suicide	10	2,499	16	1,638	+ 861
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,361	19	1,007	+ 1,354
Hypertension	12	2,320	7	3,469	- 1,149
Lung Disease	13	2,158	6	5,492	- 3,334
Liver Disease	14	1,635	11	1,873	- 238
Lung Cancers	15	1,398	4	5,985	- 4,587
Low Birth Weight	16	1,134	48	98	+ 1,036
Other Injuries	17	1,091	12	1,869	- 778
Asthma	18	1,082	40	301	+ 781
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,069	36	412	+ 656
Cervical Cancer	20	1,008	29	666	+ 342
Inflammatory/Heart	21	981	17	1,156	- 175
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	848	5	5,841	- 4,993
Breast Cancer	23	822	15	1,673	- 850
Prostate Cancer	24	794	8	3,365	- 2,572
Congenital Anomalies	25	789	37	368	+ 422
Meningitis	26	664	50	83	+ 581
Fires	27	656	58	55	+ 601
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	651	9	2,958	- 2,307
Oesophagus Cancer	29	632	22	879	- 247
Birth Trauma	30	545	59	49	+ 496
Lymphomas	31	511	18	1,089	- 578
Drownings	32	436	42	231	+ 205
Liver Cancer	33	432	24	815	- 383
Malnutrition	34	432	55	64	+ 368
Pancreas Cancer	35	364	21	905	- 541
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	344	35	420	- 76
Epilepsy	37	339	46	108	+ 231
Maternal Conditions	38	308	61	43	+ 265
Stomach Cancer	39	278	20	991	- 712
Leukemia	40	266	30	633	- 368
Oral Cancer	41	255	23	876	- 621
Falls	42	254	10	2,810	- 2,556
Pertussis	43	207	73	0	+ 207
Syphilis	44	205	69	1	+ 204
Skin Disease	45	200	41	258	- 58
Parkinson's Disease	46	195	27	691	- 495
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	184	44	162	+ 22
Skin Cancers	48	180	33	514	- 334
Alcohol	49	179	28	675	- 496
Poisonings	50	177	62	17	+ 160
Ovary Cancer	51	172	39	323	- 150
Bladder Cancer	52	150	26	734	- 584
Drug Use	53	140	51	82	+ 58
Uterin Cancer	54	93	31	602	- 509
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	68	49	87	- 18
Appendicitis	56	50	47	104	- 54
Measles	57	49	76	0	+ 49
Other Neoplasms	58	48	25	769	- 720
Encephalitis	59	42	66	6	+ 37
Upper Respiratory	60	40	65	6	+ 35
Hepatitis B	61	25	56	59	- 34
Multiple Sclerosis	62	20	57	55	- 35
Malaria	63	15	82	0	+ 15
War	64	12	68	1	+ 11
Tetanus	65	7	71	1	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	66	6	81	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	67	3	63	11	- 7
Chlamydia	68	3	84	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	3	75	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	70	1	45	112	- 111
Ascariasis	71	1	70	1	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	67	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	68	- 68
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	52	77	- 77
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	64	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	85	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	53	75	- 75
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

South Africa

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.