ETHIOPIA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	253,724	17	11,471	+ 242,252
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	171,061	1	59,931	+ 111,131
Stroke	3	149,911	3	39,362	+ 110,550
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	125,287	2	44,361	+ 80,927
Coronary Heart Disease	5	111,811	4	36,530	+ 75,281
Diabetes Mellitus	6	106,417	10	16,258	+ 90,159
Suicide	7	81,930	25	6,030	+ 75,900
Tuberculosis	8	64,307	9	21,455	+ 42,852
Lung Disease	9	58,642	15	11,870	+ 46,771
Kidney Disease	10	53,992	13	12,103	+ 41,889
Hypertension	11	52,684	12	13,470	+ 39,214
Low Birth Weight	12	50,921	7	28,020	+ 22,900
Violence	13	49,170	22	8,076	+ 41,094
Liver Disease	14	42,153	8	27,270	+ 14,883
Birth Trauma	15	38,173	6	31,107	+ 7,066
Road Traffic Accidents	16	36,109	5	31,564	+ 4,545
Asthma	17	36,072	29	4,484	+ 31,589
Other Injuries	18	28,357	16	11,735	+ 16,622
Congenital Anomalies	19	20,719	11	15,638	+ 5,082
Cervical Cancer	20	19,819	27	5,019	+ 14,800
Malnutrition	21	19,008	19	8,643	+ 10,365
Meningitis	22	16,912	14	12,019	+ 4,893
Inflammatory/Heart	23	16,236	39	2,168	+ 14,067
Maternal Conditions	24	15,552	18	8,887	+ 6,666
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	14,832	41	1,758	+ 13,074
Fires	26	14,303	34	3,255	+ 11,048
Endocrine Disorders	27	12,502	45	1,623	+ 10,879
Drownings	28	10,638	35	3,133	+ 7,505
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	10,336	21	8,258	+ 2,078
Epilepsy	30	7,634	44	1,625	+ 6,009
Falls	31	6,801	28	4,510	+ 2,291
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	6,681	49	1,339	+ 5,342
Poisonings	33	5,912	32	3,668	+ 2,244
Breast Cancer	34	5,167	20	8,485	- 3,318
Prostate Cancer	35	4,292	50	1,244	+ 3,047
Lymphomas	36	4,143	33	3,590	+ 553
Oesophagus Cancer	37	3,907	40	1,839	+ 2,069
Alcohol	38	3,768	55	750	+ 3,019
Liver Cancer	39	3,761	42	1,730	+ 2,031
Skin Disease	40	3,717	53	904	+ 2,814
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,915	46	1,578	+ 1,337
Oral Cancer	42	2,748	48	1,477	+ 1,272
Lung Cancers	43	2,716	38	2,202	+ 514
Pertussis	44	2,715	23	6,896	- 4,181
Syphilis	45	2,687	43	1,699	+ 988
Skin Cancers	46	2,465	52	1,006	+ 1,458
Tetanus	47	2,403	37	2,203	+ 200
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	2,110	31	3,755	- 1,645
Leukemia	49	2,068	30	4,222	- 2,154
Drug Use	50	1,680	60	513	+ 1,167
Hepatitis B	51	1,421	56	742	+ 679
Appendicitis	52	1,323	58	677	+ 645
Ovary Cancer	53	1,301	36	2,424	- 1,123
Uterin Cancer	54	1,249	62	421	+ 827
Upper Respiratory	55	965	57	709	+ 256
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	961	65	221	+ 740
Encephalitis	57	722	63	386	+ 336
Pancreas Cancer	58	649	61	488	+ 161
Measles	59	623	24	6,324	- 5,701
Stomach Cancer	60	572	47	1,519	- 947
Bladder Cancer	61	511	51	1,080	- 569
Other Neoplasms	62	490	66	148	+ 342
Multiple Sclerosis	63	316	70	61	+ 255
Hepatitis C	64	131	69	115	+ 17
Chlamydia	65	82	72	21	+ 61
Otitis Media	66	65	71	39	+ 26
Ascariasis	67	39	68	130	- 91
War	68	15	64	281	- 266
Diphtheria	69	14	67	146	- 132
Dengue	70	5	73	20	- 15
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	59	579	- 579
Schistosomiasis	76	0	54	839	- 839
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
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	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Lesotho

Ethiopia

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.