CHILE VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	39,946	33	539	+ 39,407
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	26,932	6	3,920	+ 23,012
Stroke	3	23,602	2	9,731	+ 13,871
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	19,725	39	334	+ 19,391
Coronary Heart Disease	5	17,604	1	10,685	+ 6,919
Diabetes Mellitus	6	16,754	10	3,177	+ 13,578
Suicide	7	12,899	15	1,700	+ 11,199
Tuberculosis	8	10,125	38	410	+ 9,714
Lung Disease	9	9,233	4	4,062	+ 5,170
Kidney Disease	10	8,501	3	4,065	+ 4,436
Hypertension	11	8,295	7	3,817	+ 4,478
Low Birth Weight	12	8,017	36	437	+ 7,580
Violence	13	7,741	29	744	+ 6,998
Liver Disease	14	6,637	13	2,647	+ 3,989
Birth Trauma	15	6,010	54	87	+ 5,923
Road Traffic Accidents	16	5,685	12	2,826	+ 2,859
Asthma	17	5,679	42	295	+ 5,385
Other Injuries	18	4,464	21	1,310	+ 3,154
Congenital Anomalies	19	3,262	25	858	+ 2,404
Cervical Cancer	20	3,120	27	780	+ 2,341
Malnutrition	21	2,993	37	420	+ 2,573
Meningitis	22	2,663	53	95	+ 2,568
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,556	31	709	+ 1,847
Maternal Conditions	24	2,449	63	24	+ 2,425
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,335	46	223	+ 2,112
Fires	26	2,252	41	295	+ 1,956
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,968	22	1,286	+ 682
Drownings	28	1,675	44	283	+ 1,392
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,627	5	4,000	- 2,373
Epilepsy	30	1,202	43	294	+ 908
Falls	31	1,071	23	904	+ 167
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,052	52	104	+ 948
Poisonings	33	931	57	68	+ 863
Breast Cancer	34	814	16	1,689	- 875
Prostate Cancer	35	676	14	2,435	- 1,759
Lymphomas	36	652	18	1,394	- 742
Oesophagus Cancer	37	615	30	722	- 107
Alcohol	38	593	47	207	+ 386
Liver Cancer	39	592	19	1,369	- 777
Skin Disease	40	585	28	763	- 178
Parkinson's Disease	41	459	26	790	- 331
Oral Cancer	42	433	40	307	+ 126
Lung Cancers	43	428	9	3,452	- 3,025
Pertussis	44	427	68	3	+ 425
Syphilis	45	423	66	5	+ 418
Skin Cancers	46	388	34	526	- 138
Tetanus	47	378	69	2	+ 377
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	332	11	3,022	- 2,690
Leukemia	49	326	24	879	- 554
Drug Use	50	265	50	149	+ 116
Hepatitis B	51	224	60	30	+ 194
Appendicitis	52	208	59	37	+ 171
Ovary Cancer	53	205	35	514	- 310
Uterin Cancer	54	197	45	275	- 78
Upper Respiratory	55	152	67	4	+ 148
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	151	48	187	- 35
Encephalitis	57	114	70	2	+ 112
Pancreas Cancer	58	102	17	1,567	- 1,465
Measles	59	98	75	0	+ 98
Stomach Cancer	60	90	8	3,631	- 3,541
Bladder Cancer	61	80	32	641	- 561
Other Neoplasms	62	77	20	1,358	- 1,281
Multiple Sclerosis	63	50	62	27	+ 23
Hepatitis C	64	21	61	27	- 6
Chlamydia	65	13	80	0	+ 13
Otitis Media	66	10	71	2	+ 9
Ascariasis	67	6	72	0	+ 6
War	68	2	64	14	- 11
Diphtheria	69	2	74	0	+ 2
Dengue	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	55	79	- 79
Malaria	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	58	38	- 38
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	180	- 180
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	131	- 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	73	- 73
Oral conditions	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

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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.