GERMANY VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	180,033	54	345	+ 179,688
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	121,379	9	20,712	+ 100,667
Stroke	3	106,372	3	49,794	+ 56,578
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	88,900	32	3,830	+ 85,069
Coronary Heart Disease	5	79,337	1	147,055	- 67,718
Diabetes Mellitus	6	75,509	13	15,560	+ 59,950
Suicide	7	58,135	19	10,284	+ 47,850
Tuberculosis	8	45,630	56	281	+ 45,349
Lung Disease	9	41,610	5	42,797	- 1,187
Kidney Disease	10	38,311	8	22,770	+ 15,541
Hypertension	11	37,383	6	26,796	+ 10,587
Low Birth Weight	12	36,132	45	770	+ 35,361
Violence	13	34,889	46	769	+ 34,121
Liver Disease	14	29,910	15	15,194	+ 14,716
Birth Trauma	15	27,086	57	239	+ 26,847
Road Traffic Accidents	16	25,622	34	3,160	+ 22,462
Asthma	17	25,596	44	924	+ 24,671
Other Injuries	18	20,121	23	8,248	+ 11,872
Congenital Anomalies	19	14,702	36	2,291	+ 12,410
Cervical Cancer	20	14,063	39	2,131	+ 11,932
Malnutrition	21	13,487	50	450	+ 13,037
Meningitis	22	12,000	60	168	+ 11,833
Inflammatory/Heart	23	11,520	21	8,891	+ 2,629
Maternal Conditions	24	11,035	64	38	+ 10,997
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	10,524	38	2,166	+ 8,358
Fires	26	10,149	53	359	+ 9,790
Endocrine Disorders	27	8,871	18	10,677	- 1,806
Drownings	28	7,548	49	459	+ 7,090
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	7,334	2	51,168	- 43,834
Epilepsy	30	5,417	35	3,091	+ 2,326
Falls	31	4,826	14	15,325	- 10,499
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	4,741	33	3,615	+ 1,125
Poisonings	33	4,195	58	216	+ 3,978
Breast Cancer	34	3,667	10	18,842	- 15,175
Prostate Cancer	35	3,045	12	16,487	- 13,442
Lymphomas	36	2,939	17	12,249	- 9,309
Oesophagus Cancer	37	2,772	27	6,212	- 3,440
Alcohol	38	2,674	26	6,257	- 3,584
Liver Cancer	39	2,668	25	8,057	- 5,389
Skin Disease	40	2,638	42	1,543	+ 1,095
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,069	16	12,594	- 10,525
Oral Cancer	42	1,950	29	6,023	- 4,073
Lung Cancers	43	1,927	4	46,560	- 44,633
Pertussis	44	1,926	69	2	+ 1,924
Syphilis	45	1,907	68	6	+ 1,901
Skin Cancers	46	1,749	31	4,055	- 2,307
Tetanus	47	1,705	75	1	+ 1,704
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	1,497	7	26,026	- 24,529
Leukemia	49	1,468	22	8,737	- 7,269
Drug Use	50	1,192	40	1,930	- 738
Hepatitis B	51	1,008	59	182	+ 826
Appendicitis	52	939	62	129	+ 810
Ovary Cancer	53	923	30	5,192	- 4,269
Uterin Cancer	54	886	37	2,231	- 1,345
Upper Respiratory	55	685	61	138	+ 546
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	682	47	543	+ 139
Encephalitis	57	512	67	8	+ 505
Pancreas Cancer	58	461	11	17,971	- 17,511
Measles	59	442	70	2	+ 440
Stomach Cancer	60	406	20	9,658	- 9,252
Bladder Cancer	61	362	28	6,193	- 5,830
Other Neoplasms	62	348	24	8,161	- 7,813
Multiple Sclerosis	63	224	41	1,571	- 1,346
Hepatitis C	64	93	48	507	- 414
Chlamydia	65	58	85	0	+ 58
Otitis Media	66	46	65	16	+ 30
Ascariasis	67	28	81	0	+ 28
War	68	10	66	10	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	10	77	0	+ 10
Dengue	70	3	83	0	+ 3
Trichuriasis	71	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	76	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	51	391	- 391
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	43	994	- 994
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	364	- 364
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	292	- 292
Oral conditions	86	0	63	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.