CUBA VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	11,454	34	471	+ 10,983
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,728	3	8,564	- 2,836
Tuberculosis	3	5,539	60	45	+ 5,495
Stroke	4	5,214	2	10,725	- 5,512
Coronary Heart Disease	5	4,774	1	22,079	- 17,305
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,396	19	1,007	+ 2,389
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,833	13	1,791	+ 1,042
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,522	43	206	+ 2,316
Low Birth Weight	9	2,018	48	98	+ 1,920
Lung Disease	10	1,804	6	5,492	- 3,688
Violence	11	1,759	32	584	+ 1,175
Hypertension	12	1,674	7	3,469	- 1,795
Birth Trauma	13	1,348	59	49	+ 1,299
Liver Disease	14	1,313	11	1,873	- 561
Kidney Disease	15	1,258	14	1,700	- 442
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,107	37	368	+ 740
Suicide	17	949	16	1,638	- 688
Malnutrition	18	874	55	64	+ 811
Other Injuries	19	808	12	1,869	- 1,061
Asthma	20	784	40	301	+ 483
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	687	5	5,841	- 5,154
Inflammatory/Heart	22	633	17	1,156	- 524
Cervical Cancer	23	519	29	666	- 146
Breast Cancer	24	474	15	1,673	- 1,199
Maternal Conditions	25	431	61	43	+ 387
Drownings	26	429	42	231	+ 198
Meningitis	27	425	50	83	+ 343
Fires	28	425	58	55	+ 370
Skin Cancers	29	421	33	514	- 93
Oral Cancer	30	390	23	876	- 486
Prostate Cancer	31	369	8	3,365	- 2,997
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	296	35	420	- 123
Endocrine Disorders	33	285	36	412	- 127
Falls	34	243	10	2,810	- 2,567
Lung Cancers	35	230	4	5,985	- 5,755
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	213	9	2,958	- 2,745
Pertussis	37	212	73	0	+ 212
Epilepsy	38	192	46	108	+ 84
Poisonings	39	181	62	17	+ 164
Lymphomas	40	179	18	1,089	- 910
Liver Cancer	41	176	24	815	- 639
Parkinson's Disease	42	170	27	691	- 521
Syphilis	43	136	69	1	+ 135
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	129	44	162	- 32
Stomach Cancer	45	127	20	991	- 863
Drug Use	46	124	51	82	+ 42
Skin Disease	47	121	41	258	- 137
Alcohol	48	110	28	675	- 565
Leukemia	49	93	30	633	- 541
Ovary Cancer	50	91	39	323	- 232
Malaria	51	84	82	0	+ 84
Oesophagus Cancer	52	82	22	879	- 797
Pancreas Cancer	53	68	21	905	- 836
Bladder Cancer	54	61	26	734	- 673
Schistosomiasis	55	53	81	0	+ 53
Uterin Cancer	56	45	31	602	- 558
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	37	49	87	- 50
Appendicitis	58	34	47	104	- 70
Encephalitis	59	32	66	6	+ 26
Other Neoplasms	60	30	25	769	- 738
Upper Respiratory	61	25	65	6	+ 19
Tetanus	62	23	71	1	+ 23
Hepatitis B	63	17	56	59	- 42
Multiple Sclerosis	64	9	57	55	- 47
Measles	65	8	76	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	66	2	45	112	- 110
War	67	2	68	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	84	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	70	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	1	63	11	- 10
Diphtheria	71	1	75	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	81	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	53	75	- 75
Anemia	83	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	68	- 68
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Namibia

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.