AUSTRIA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		AUSTRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	19,193	49	41	+ 19,152
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	12,940	13	1,563	+ 11,377
Stroke	3	11,340	2	5,208	+ 6,132
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	9,478	40	152	+ 9,325
Coronary Heart Disease	5	8,458	1	17,638	- 9,180
Diabetes Mellitus	6	8,050	9	2,093	+ 5,957
Suicide	7	6,198	17	1,307	+ 4,891
Tuberculosis	8	4,865	50	41	+ 4,824
Lung Disease	9	4,436	5	4,107	+ 329
Kidney Disease	10	4,084	8	2,247	+ 1,837
Hypertension	11	3,985	6	3,601	+ 384
Low Birth Weight	12	3,852	51	40	+ 3,812
Violence	13	3,720	47	47	+ 3,673
Liver Disease	14	3,189	16	1,366	+ 1,823
Birth Trauma	15	2,888	54	34	+ 2,854
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,732	31	436	+ 2,296
Asthma	17	2,729	45	81	+ 2,648
Other Injuries	18	2,145	12	1,700	+ 445
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,567	34	327	+ 1,241
Cervical Cancer	20	1,499	37	205	+ 1,294
Malnutrition	21	1,438	46	71	+ 1,367
Meningitis	22	1,279	58	22	+ 1,258
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,228	14	1,515	- 287
Maternal Conditions	24	1,176	64	4	+ 1,172
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,122	42	142	+ 980
Fires	26	1,082	52	36	+ 1,046
Endocrine Disorders	27	946	20	1,077	- 132
Drownings	28	805	48	42	+ 763
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	782	4	4,174	- 3,392
Epilepsy	30	577	36	222	+ 355
Falls	31	515	21	982	- 467
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	505	33	379	+ 127
Poisonings	33	447	60	15	+ 433
Breast Cancer	34	391	11	1,857	- 1,466
Prostate Cancer	35	325	15	1,501	- 1,176
Lymphomas	36	313	18	1,167	- 853
Oesophagus Cancer	37	296	32	406	- 111
Alcohol	38	285	29	538	- 253
Liver Cancer	39	284	22	922	- 637
Skin Disease	40	281	43	99	+ 182
Parkinson's Disease	41	221	19	1,102	- 882
Oral Cancer	42	208	27	614	- 406
Lung Cancers	43	205	3	4,217	- 4,011
Pertussis	44	205	70	0	+ 205
Syphilis	45	203	66	1	+ 202
Skin Cancers	46	186	28	585	- 398
Tetanus	47	182	72	0	+ 182
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	160	7	2,324	- 2,164
Leukemia	49	156	23	878	- 722
Drug Use	50	127	39	161	- 34
Hepatitis B	51	107	62	8	+ 99
Appendicitis	52	100	59	15	+ 85
Ovary Cancer	53	98	30	513	- 415
Uterin Cancer	54	94	35	275	- 181
Upper Respiratory	55	73	55	26	+ 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	73	53	35	+ 38
Encephalitis	57	55	68	1	+ 54
Pancreas Cancer	58	49	10	1,901	- 1,852
Measles	59	47	73	0	+ 47
Stomach Cancer	60	43	24	817	- 773
Bladder Cancer	61	39	26	617	- 579
Other Neoplasms	62	37	25	814	- 777
Multiple Sclerosis	63	24	38	170	- 146
Hepatitis C	64	10	41	147	- 137
Chlamydia	65	6	78	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	66	5	65	1	+ 4
Ascariasis	67	3	79	0	+ 3
War	68	1	67	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	63	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	99	- 99
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	22	- 22
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	22	- 22
Oral conditions	86	0	61	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRIA

Lesotho

Austria

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.