AFGHANISTAN VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	85,869	46	464	+ 85,405
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	57,893	4	14,649	+ 43,244
Stroke	3	50,735	3	19,060	+ 31,675
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	42,402	13	5,555	+ 36,846
Coronary Heart Disease	5	37,841	1	40,195	- 2,354
Diabetes Mellitus	6	36,015	12	5,750	+ 30,266
Suicide	7	27,728	24	1,573	+ 26,155
Tuberculosis	8	21,764	7	9,839	+ 11,925
Lung Disease	9	19,846	15	4,650	+ 15,196
Kidney Disease	10	18,273	10	6,590	+ 11,683
Hypertension	11	17,830	8	7,995	+ 9,835
Low Birth Weight	12	17,233	5	12,631	+ 4,603
Violence	13	16,641	19	3,217	+ 13,424
Liver Disease	14	14,266	16	4,600	+ 9,666
Birth Trauma	15	12,919	6	10,723	+ 2,196
Road Traffic Accidents	16	12,221	11	6,033	+ 6,187
Asthma	17	12,208	17	3,403	+ 8,805
Other Injuries	18	9,597	18	3,241	+ 6,355
Congenital Anomalies	19	7,012	14	5,001	+ 2,011
Cervical Cancer	20	6,707	44	541	+ 6,167
Malnutrition	21	6,433	43	589	+ 5,844
Meningitis	22	5,724	20	2,626	+ 3,098
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,495	45	527	+ 4,968
Maternal Conditions	24	5,263	9	7,807	- 2,543
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	5,020	25	1,505	+ 3,515
Fires	26	4,841	50	348	+ 4,493
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,231	28	1,364	+ 2,867
Drownings	28	3,600	34	996	+ 2,604
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,498	23	1,765	+ 1,733
Epilepsy	30	2,584	35	993	+ 1,591
Falls	31	2,302	37	905	+ 1,397
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	2,261	33	1,041	+ 1,220
Poisonings	33	2,001	47	384	+ 1,617
Breast Cancer	34	1,749	22	1,822	- 73
Prostate Cancer	35	1,452	55	258	+ 1,195
Lymphomas	36	1,402	36	946	+ 456
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,322	29	1,314	+ 8
Alcohol	38	1,275	58	150	+ 1,125
Liver Cancer	39	1,273	40	657	+ 616
Skin Disease	40	1,258	61	94	+ 1,164
Parkinson's Disease	41	987	41	628	+ 359
Oral Cancer	42	930	27	1,467	- 537
Lung Cancers	43	919	32	1,076	- 157
Pertussis	44	919	21	2,107	- 1,189
Syphilis	45	909	60	94	+ 815
Skin Cancers	46	834	59	145	+ 689
Tetanus	47	813	30	1,254	- 441
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	714	39	741	- 27
Leukemia	49	700	42	610	+ 90
Drug Use	50	569	51	328	+ 241
Hepatitis B	51	481	38	863	- 383
Appendicitis	52	448	52	298	+ 149
Ovary Cancer	53	440	48	369	+ 71
Uterin Cancer	54	423	53	289	+ 134
Upper Respiratory	55	327	68	9	+ 317
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	325	65	25	+ 300
Encephalitis	57	244	31	1,190	- 946
Pancreas Cancer	58	220	56	229	- 10
Measles	59	211	49	350	- 140
Stomach Cancer	60	194	26	1,501	- 1,307
Bladder Cancer	61	173	54	272	- 99
Other Neoplasms	62	166	63	29	+ 137
Multiple Sclerosis	63	107	62	84	+ 23
Hepatitis C	64	44	64	28	+ 17
Chlamydia	65	28	69	1	+ 26
Otitis Media	66	22	71	1	+ 21
Ascariasis	67	13	66	17	- 4
War	68	5	2	25,620	- 25,615
Diphtheria	69	5	67	16	- 12
Dengue	70	2	72	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	57	185	- 185
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Lesotho

Afghanistan

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.