CUBA VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	22,293	34	471	+ 21,822
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,871	3	8,564	+ 307
Diabetes Mellitus	3	8,595	13	1,791	+ 6,804
Stroke	4	7,713	2	10,725	- 3,012
Coronary Heart Disease	5	7,274	1	22,079	- 14,805
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	4,983	43	206	+ 4,777
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,703	19	1,007	+ 2,695
Kidney Disease	8	3,673	14	1,700	+ 1,973
Suicide	9	3,252	16	1,638	+ 1,615
Hypertension	10	2,814	7	3,469	- 654
Liver Disease	11	2,637	11	1,873	+ 763
Lung Disease	12	2,548	6	5,492	- 2,944
Tuberculosis	13	2,465	60	45	+ 2,420
Low Birth Weight	14	2,245	48	98	+ 2,147
Cervical Cancer	15	2,071	29	666	+ 1,405
Violence	16	2,046	32	584	+ 1,462
Other Injuries	17	1,832	12	1,869	- 37
Birth Trauma	18	1,604	59	49	+ 1,555
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,546	37	368	+ 1,178
Asthma	20	1,441	40	301	+ 1,139
Maternal Conditions	21	1,116	61	43	+ 1,072
Malnutrition	22	1,019	55	64	+ 956
Meningitis	23	939	50	83	+ 856
Inflammatory/Heart	24	903	17	1,156	- 253
Drownings	25	838	42	231	+ 607
Fires	26	806	58	55	+ 751
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	738	5	5,841	- 5,104
Endocrine Disorders	28	714	36	412	+ 302
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	490	35	420	+ 70
Epilepsy	30	440	46	108	+ 332
Prostate Cancer	31	433	8	3,365	- 2,932
Falls	32	397	10	2,810	- 2,413
Pertussis	33	374	73	0	+ 374
Poisonings	34	361	62	17	+ 344
Breast Cancer	35	355	15	1,673	- 1,317
Lymphomas	36	299	18	1,089	- 790
Liver Cancer	37	283	24	815	- 533
Drug Use	38	258	51	82	+ 177
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	252	44	162	+ 91
Skin Disease	40	243	41	258	- 15
Parkinson's Disease	41	230	27	691	- 461
Skin Cancers	42	192	33	514	- 322
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	180	9	2,958	- 2,778
Oesophagus Cancer	44	178	22	879	- 701
Syphilis	45	168	69	1	+ 167
Lung Cancers	46	160	4	5,985	- 5,825
Leukemia	47	157	30	633	- 476
Alcohol	48	155	28	675	- 521
Schistosomiasis	49	123	81	0	+ 123
Uterin Cancer	50	110	31	602	- 492
Oral Cancer	51	99	23	876	- 778
Ovary Cancer	52	95	39	323	- 227
Stomach Cancer	53	66	20	991	- 925
Appendicitis	54	64	47	104	- 40
Bladder Cancer	55	58	26	734	- 676
Pancreas Cancer	56	58	21	905	- 847
Hepatitis B	57	57	56	59	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	47	49	87	- 39
Encephalitis	59	46	66	6	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	60	40	65	6	+ 34
Other Neoplasms	61	38	25	769	- 731
Tetanus	62	35	71	1	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	63	14	57	55	- 41
Measles	64	6	76	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	65	4	45	112	- 109
Ascariasis	66	3	70	1	+ 2
Malaria	67	3	82	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	2	63	11	- 8
Chlamydia	69	2	84	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	2	75	0	+ 2
War	71	2	68	1	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	67	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	81	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	82	0	64	6	- 6
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	68	- 68
Anemia	84	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Swaziland

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.