AUSTRALIA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	57,291	57	50	+ 57,241
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	38,626	8	4,446	+ 34,179
Stroke	3	33,850	3	10,331	+ 23,519
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	28,290	40	296	+ 27,994
Coronary Heart Disease	5	25,247	1	21,548	+ 3,699
Diabetes Mellitus	6	24,029	7	4,471	+ 19,558
Suicide	7	18,500	11	3,150	+ 15,350
Tuberculosis	8	14,521	56	53	+ 14,468
Lung Disease	9	13,241	5	8,487	+ 4,754
Kidney Disease	10	12,191	12	3,139	+ 9,052
Hypertension	11	11,896	23	1,631	+ 10,265
Low Birth Weight	12	11,498	43	248	+ 11,250
Violence	13	11,103	44	243	+ 10,859
Liver Disease	14	9,518	26	1,421	+ 8,097
Birth Trauma	15	8,619	50	140	+ 8,479
Road Traffic Accidents	16	8,153	29	1,245	+ 6,909
Asthma	17	8,145	36	455	+ 7,690
Other Injuries	18	6,403	22	1,642	+ 4,760
Congenital Anomalies	19	4,678	33	711	+ 3,968
Cervical Cancer	20	4,475	39	342	+ 4,134
Malnutrition	21	4,292	51	117	+ 4,175
Meningitis	22	3,819	60	37	+ 3,782
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,666	24	1,571	+ 2,095
Maternal Conditions	24	3,512	63	20	+ 3,491
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	3,349	42	276	+ 3,073
Fires	26	3,230	55	55	+ 3,175
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,823	16	2,328	+ 495
Drownings	28	2,402	47	177	+ 2,225
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,334	2	15,588	- 13,255
Epilepsy	30	1,724	41	285	+ 1,439
Falls	31	1,536	14	3,116	- 1,580
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,509	38	379	+ 1,130
Poisonings	33	1,335	61	35	+ 1,300
Breast Cancer	34	1,167	10	3,405	- 2,239
Prostate Cancer	35	969	9	3,766	- 2,797
Lymphomas	36	935	15	3,039	- 2,103
Oesophagus Cancer	37	882	25	1,494	- 611
Alcohol	38	851	37	380	+ 471
Liver Cancer	39	849	20	2,036	- 1,187
Skin Disease	40	839	34	594	+ 245
Parkinson's Disease	41	658	19	2,036	- 1,378
Oral Cancer	42	621	32	972	- 352
Lung Cancers	43	613	4	8,769	- 8,155
Pertussis	44	613	69	1	+ 612
Syphilis	45	607	67	3	+ 604
Skin Cancers	46	557	17	2,319	- 1,762
Tetanus	47	543	70	1	+ 541
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	476	6	6,209	- 5,732
Leukemia	49	467	18	2,126	- 1,659
Drug Use	50	379	21	1,783	- 1,403
Hepatitis B	51	321	58	41	+ 280
Appendicitis	52	299	62	26	+ 272
Ovary Cancer	53	294	31	1,003	- 709
Uterin Cancer	54	282	35	524	- 242
Upper Respiratory	55	218	64	17	+ 201
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	217	45	229	- 12
Encephalitis	57	163	68	3	+ 160
Pancreas Cancer	58	147	13	3,118	- 2,971
Measles	59	141	78	0	+ 141
Stomach Cancer	60	129	27	1,288	- 1,159
Bladder Cancer	61	115	30	1,187	- 1,072
Other Neoplasms	62	111	28	1,252	- 1,142
Multiple Sclerosis	63	71	46	188	- 116
Hepatitis C	64	30	48	173	- 143
Chlamydia	65	19	77	0	+ 19
Otitis Media	66	15	66	6	+ 9
Ascariasis	67	9	75	0	+ 9
War	68	3	65	8	- 5
Diphtheria	69	3	71	0	+ 3
Dengue	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	64	- 64
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	157	- 157
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	71	- 71
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Lesotho

Australia

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.