CHINA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,030,644	34	28,746	+ 3,001,898
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,043,269	12	183,342	+ 1,859,927
Stroke	3	1,790,640	1	2,043,210	- 252,570
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	1,496,516	50	8,719	+ 1,487,797
Coronary Heart Disease	5	1,335,546	2	1,771,525	- 435,980
Diabetes Mellitus	6	1,271,110	14	161,672	+ 1,109,438
Suicide	7	978,624	17	116,324	+ 862,300
Tuberculosis	8	768,129	32	34,802	+ 733,326
Lung Disease	9	700,456	3	968,607	- 268,151
Kidney Disease	10	644,920	11	192,302	+ 452,617
Hypertension	11	629,293	7	301,183	+ 328,111
Low Birth Weight	12	608,231	40	21,631	+ 586,600
Violence	13	587,322	47	11,115	+ 576,207
Liver Disease	14	503,502	15	145,603	+ 357,899
Birth Trauma	15	455,962	43	17,644	+ 438,317
Road Traffic Accidents	16	431,313	8	250,272	+ 181,041
Asthma	17	430,873	39	23,147	+ 407,726
Other Injuries	18	338,709	25	54,087	+ 284,622
Congenital Anomalies	19	247,483	31	36,613	+ 210,871
Cervical Cancer	20	236,733	27	51,650	+ 185,083
Malnutrition	21	227,045	44	12,995	+ 214,051
Meningitis	22	202,012	51	5,704	+ 196,309
Inflammatory/Heart	23	193,932	33	29,954	+ 163,978
Maternal Conditions	24	185,766	54	3,596	+ 182,169
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	177,161	30	37,723	+ 139,438
Fires	26	170,845	48	10,498	+ 160,347
Endocrine Disorders	27	149,329	37	25,613	+ 123,716
Drownings	28	127,067	26	52,807	+ 74,260
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	123,458	6	304,455	- 180,997
Epilepsy	30	91,184	46	11,365	+ 79,819
Falls	31	81,241	16	138,878	- 57,637
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	79,808	21	65,350	+ 14,458
Poisonings	33	70,615	36	25,762	+ 44,853
Breast Cancer	34	61,722	19	92,757	- 31,035
Prostate Cancer	35	51,263	28	51,056	+ 207
Lymphomas	36	49,481	23	57,838	- 8,357
Oesophagus Cancer	37	46,672	10	242,891	- 196,219
Alcohol	38	45,010	42	19,071	+ 25,938
Liver Cancer	39	44,920	13	180,952	- 136,032
Skin Disease	40	44,404	52	5,222	+ 39,182
Parkinson's Disease	41	34,821	20	70,699	- 35,878
Oral Cancer	42	32,829	24	54,695	- 21,866
Lung Cancers	43	32,446	4	714,311	- 681,865
Pertussis	44	32,426	64	484	+ 31,942
Syphilis	45	32,099	58	1,824	+ 30,275
Skin Cancers	46	29,439	41	19,669	+ 9,770
Tetanus	47	28,698	63	491	+ 28,207
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	25,199	9	248,388	- 223,189
Leukemia	49	24,707	22	58,145	- 33,438
Drug Use	50	20,070	38	24,214	- 4,144
Hepatitis B	51	16,971	56	2,757	+ 14,214
Appendicitis	52	15,801	60	1,468	+ 14,334
Ovary Cancer	53	15,541	35	28,078	- 12,537
Uterin Cancer	54	14,913	45	11,751	+ 3,162
Upper Respiratory	55	11,528	57	2,663	+ 8,866
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	11,474	49	10,108	+ 1,366
Encephalitis	57	8,622	55	2,796	+ 5,826
Pancreas Cancer	58	7,752	18	111,537	- 103,784
Measles	59	7,443	62	558	+ 6,886
Stomach Cancer	60	6,830	5	398,439	- 391,609
Bladder Cancer	61	6,100	29	37,873	- 31,773
Other Neoplasms	62	5,857	53	4,374	+ 1,483
Multiple Sclerosis	63	3,777	59	1,734	+ 2,042
Hepatitis C	64	1,565	66	86	+ 1,479
Chlamydia	65	979	67	55	+ 924
Otitis Media	66	776	69	15	+ 761
Ascariasis	67	466	68	34	+ 432
War	68	174	61	900	- 727
Diphtheria	69	167	71	11	+ 156
Dengue	70	58	70	12	+ 46
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	65	400	- 400
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.