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Comment author: Error 01 October 2014 04:57:24PM 2 points [-]

That seems like a testable hypothesis. If statistics on deaths by pneumonia and similar illnesses are recorded, and aren't so high as to dwarf HIV deaths, then there should be a noticeable spike in those deaths during the HIV years. One could compare that spike to the U.S. to see if Cuba's HIV deaths were underreported relative to the U.S.

I think, anyway. I'm not a statistician, but it feels like it should work.

Comment author: [deleted] 03 October 2014 07:12:45PM 3 points [-]

If statistics on deaths by pneumonia and similar illnesses ... aren't so high as to dwarf HIV deaths

I'd guess that in poor non-African countries that's a very big if.