ARGENTINA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	100,578	32	1,481	+ 99,097
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	67,810	2	40,986	+ 26,824
Stroke	3	59,426	4	22,878	+ 36,549
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	49,665	42	578	+ 49,087
Coronary Heart Disease	5	44,323	1	48,765	- 4,442
Diabetes Mellitus	6	42,184	9	6,838	+ 35,347
Suicide	7	32,478	18	3,747	+ 28,731
Tuberculosis	8	25,492	41	655	+ 24,837
Lung Disease	9	23,246	3	23,234	+ 12
Kidney Disease	10	21,403	5	13,588	+ 7,815
Hypertension	11	20,884	11	5,799	+ 15,086
Low Birth Weight	12	20,185	28	2,183	+ 18,003
Violence	13	19,492	23	2,712	+ 16,780
Liver Disease	14	16,710	16	4,029	+ 12,681
Birth Trauma	15	15,132	49	373	+ 14,759
Road Traffic Accidents	16	14,314	10	6,298	+ 8,017
Asthma	17	14,299	47	403	+ 13,896
Other Injuries	18	11,241	12	5,642	+ 5,599
Congenital Anomalies	19	8,213	26	2,419	+ 5,794
Cervical Cancer	20	7,856	25	2,480	+ 5,377
Malnutrition	21	7,535	38	929	+ 6,606
Meningitis	22	6,704	51	316	+ 6,388
Inflammatory/Heart	23	6,436	13	5,495	+ 941
Maternal Conditions	24	6,165	53	279	+ 5,886
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	5,879	44	488	+ 5,392
Fires	26	5,670	52	280	+ 5,390
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,956	17	3,987	+ 968
Drownings	28	4,217	48	380	+ 3,837
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	4,097	19	3,737	+ 360
Epilepsy	30	3,026	50	332	+ 2,694
Falls	31	2,696	43	506	+ 2,190
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	2,649	56	139	+ 2,510
Poisonings	33	2,344	55	193	+ 2,150
Breast Cancer	34	2,048	8	7,063	- 5,014
Prostate Cancer	35	1,701	15	4,507	- 2,806
Lymphomas	36	1,642	24	2,708	- 1,066
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,549	29	2,054	- 505
Alcohol	38	1,494	46	442	+ 1,052
Liver Cancer	39	1,491	30	2,045	- 554
Skin Disease	40	1,474	22	3,171	- 1,697
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,156	36	965	+ 191
Oral Cancer	42	1,090	35	1,073	+ 17
Lung Cancers	43	1,077	6	10,014	- 8,937
Pertussis	44	1,076	68	10	+ 1,066
Syphilis	45	1,065	65	15	+ 1,051
Skin Cancers	46	977	34	1,073	- 96
Tetanus	47	952	71	3	+ 949
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	836	7	8,931	- 8,094
Leukemia	49	820	27	2,189	- 1,369
Drug Use	50	666	39	826	- 160
Hepatitis B	51	563	62	56	+ 507
Appendicitis	52	524	60	71	+ 454
Ovary Cancer	53	516	33	1,307	- 791
Uterin Cancer	54	495	37	944	- 449
Upper Respiratory	55	383	67	12	+ 371
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	381	54	243	+ 138
Encephalitis	57	286	64	17	+ 269
Pancreas Cancer	58	257	14	4,607	- 4,349
Measles	59	247	79	0	+ 247
Stomach Cancer	60	227	20	3,523	- 3,297
Bladder Cancer	61	202	31	1,675	- 1,473
Other Neoplasms	62	194	21	3,224	- 3,030
Multiple Sclerosis	63	125	58	101	+ 24
Hepatitis C	64	52	57	113	- 61
Chlamydia	65	32	82	0	+ 32
Otitis Media	66	26	73	2	+ 24
Ascariasis	67	15	77	0	+ 15
War	68	6	70	5	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	6	78	0	+ 6
Dengue	70	2	80	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	71	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	69	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	45	451	- 451
Malaria	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	61	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	691	- 691
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	73	- 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	63	48	- 48
Oral conditions	86	0	66	14	- 14
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

Lesotho

Argentina

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.