ANGOLA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	79,621	6	12,805	+ 66,815
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	53,680	1	24,897	+ 28,783
Stroke	3	47,043	8	10,687	+ 36,356
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	39,316	3	15,245	+ 24,071
Coronary Heart Disease	5	35,087	9	10,020	+ 25,068
Diabetes Mellitus	6	33,394	13	4,413	+ 28,982
Suicide	7	25,710	23	1,936	+ 23,774
Tuberculosis	8	20,180	2	16,991	+ 3,189
Lung Disease	9	18,402	22	2,447	+ 15,955
Kidney Disease	10	16,943	20	2,746	+ 14,197
Hypertension	11	16,533	15	3,667	+ 12,865
Low Birth Weight	12	15,979	7	11,184	+ 4,795
Violence	13	15,430	19	2,928	+ 12,502
Liver Disease	14	13,228	12	6,103	+ 7,125
Birth Trauma	15	11,979	5	12,983	- 1,004
Road Traffic Accidents	16	11,331	10	8,317	+ 3,015
Asthma	17	11,320	25	1,681	+ 9,639
Other Injuries	18	8,899	21	2,682	+ 6,216
Congenital Anomalies	19	6,502	11	7,402	- 901
Cervical Cancer	20	6,219	24	1,931	+ 4,289
Malnutrition	21	5,965	17	3,509	+ 2,456
Meningitis	22	5,307	16	3,564	+ 1,743
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,095	28	1,305	+ 3,790
Maternal Conditions	24	4,880	18	3,268	+ 1,613
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	4,654	35	679	+ 3,975
Fires	26	4,488	34	839	+ 3,650
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,923	32	1,119	+ 2,804
Drownings	28	3,338	26	1,600	+ 1,739
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,243	29	1,198	+ 2,045
Epilepsy	30	2,396	36	647	+ 1,748
Falls	31	2,134	30	1,147	+ 988
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	2,097	44	436	+ 1,661
Poisonings	33	1,855	37	639	+ 1,216
Breast Cancer	34	1,622	31	1,141	+ 481
Prostate Cancer	35	1,347	33	1,071	+ 276
Lymphomas	36	1,300	38	608	+ 692
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,226	48	310	+ 917
Alcohol	38	1,182	51	219	+ 963
Liver Cancer	39	1,180	39	579	+ 601
Skin Disease	40	1,167	50	224	+ 942
Parkinson's Disease	41	915	49	293	+ 622
Oral Cancer	42	862	41	507	+ 356
Lung Cancers	43	852	45	401	+ 451
Pertussis	44	852	14	4,197	- 3,345
Syphilis	45	843	27	1,316	- 473
Skin Cancers	46	773	43	467	+ 307
Tetanus	47	754	40	510	+ 244
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	662	42	477	+ 185
Leukemia	49	649	46	361	+ 288
Drug Use	50	527	55	206	+ 321
Hepatitis B	51	446	61	117	+ 329
Appendicitis	52	415	54	207	+ 208
Ovary Cancer	53	408	53	210	+ 198
Uterin Cancer	54	392	64	76	+ 315
Upper Respiratory	55	303	60	130	+ 173
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	301	65	61	+ 240
Encephalitis	57	227	56	190	+ 36
Pancreas Cancer	58	204	59	142	+ 62
Measles	59	196	63	95	+ 100
Stomach Cancer	60	179	47	349	- 169
Bladder Cancer	61	160	58	162	- 2
Other Neoplasms	62	154	67	40	+ 114
Multiple Sclerosis	63	99	69	19	+ 80
Hepatitis C	64	41	70	15	+ 26
Chlamydia	65	26	73	5	+ 20
Otitis Media	66	20	72	8	+ 12
Ascariasis	67	12	66	40	- 28
War	68	5	68	23	- 18
Diphtheria	69	4	62	111	- 107
Dengue	70	2	74	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	57	166	- 166
Schistosomiasis	76	0	52	216	- 216
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	12	- 12
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	4	13,608	- 13,608
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	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 ANGOLA

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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.