LESOTHO VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,469	5	2,101	+ 368
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,808	29	194	+ 1,614
Stroke	3	860	3	2,817	- 1,957
Lung Cancers	4	821	43	51	+ 770
Lung Disease	5	788	9	1,102	- 314
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	504	2	3,214	- 2,711
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	449	48	40	+ 410
Prostate Cancer	8	372	35	81	+ 292
Breast Cancer	9	326	34	97	+ 229
Parkinson's Disease	10	324	41	55	+ 269
Other Injuries	11	306	18	533	- 227
Pancreas Cancer	12	265	58	12	+ 253
Suicide	13	246	7	1,539	- 1,293
Lymphomas	14	225	36	78	+ 147
Kidney Disease	15	203	10	1,015	- 811
Diabetes Mellitus	16	181	6	2,000	- 1,818
Hypertension	17	148	11	990	- 842
Falls	18	145	31	128	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	19	138	37	73	+ 64
Liver Cancer	20	137	39	71	+ 66
Bladder Cancer	21	125	61	10	+ 115
Leukemia	22	116	49	39	+ 77
Stomach Cancer	23	107	60	11	+ 97
Drug Use	24	103	50	32	+ 71
Ovary Cancer	25	101	53	24	+ 76
Inflammatory/Heart	26	96	23	305	- 209
Endocrine Disorders	27	95	27	235	- 140
Alcohol	28	87	38	71	+ 16
Skin Cancers	29	79	46	46	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	30	60	62	9	+ 50
Liver Disease	31	58	14	792	- 734
Cervical Cancer	32	56	20	372	- 316
Oral Cancer	33	52	42	52	+ 1
Congenital Anomalies	34	46	19	389	- 344
Road Traffic Accidents	35	43	16	678	- 636
Uterin Cancer	36	42	54	23	+ 19
Epilepsy	37	33	30	143	- 110
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	26	56	18	+ 8
Violence	39	25	13	924	- 899
Anemia	40	22	83	0	+ 22
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	20	25	279	- 259
Poisonings	42	20	33	111	- 91
Low Birth Weight	43	18	12	957	- 938
Multiple Sclerosis	44	17	63	6	+ 11
Skin Disease	45	16	40	70	- 54
Birth Trauma	46	15	15	717	- 702
Osteoarthritis	47	13	84	0	+ 13
Asthma	48	10	17	678	- 668
Schizophrenia	49	9	81	0	+ 9
Meningitis	50	8	22	318	- 310
Upper Respiratory	51	7	55	18	- 11
Hepatitis C	52	7	64	2	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	7	85	0	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	6	32	126	- 119
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	6	4	2,354	- 2,348
Drownings	56	6	28	200	- 194
Malnutrition	57	3	21	357	- 354
Fires	58	3	26	269	- 265
HIV/AIDS	59	3	1	4,767	- 4,765
Maternal Conditions	60	2	24	292	- 290
War	61	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	62	0	44	51	- 51
Hepatitis B	63	0	51	27	- 27
Otitis Media	64	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	65	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	59	12	- 12
Tetanus	68	0	47	45	- 45
Ascariasis	69	0	67	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	70	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	57	14	- 14
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	45	50	- 50
Chlamydia	81	0	65	2	- 2
Tuberculosis	82	0	8	1,208	- 1,208
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	52	25	- 25
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

Iceland

Lesotho

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.