INDIA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,015,844	31	44,406	+ 2,971,438
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,033,291	6	392,425	+ 1,640,867
Stroke	3	1,781,896	3	697,038	+ 1,084,858
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	1,489,208	4	670,315	+ 818,894
Coronary Heart Disease	5	1,329,024	1	1,520,034	- 191,010
Diabetes Mellitus	6	1,264,903	7	271,495	+ 993,408
Suicide	7	973,845	14	173,347	+ 800,498
Tuberculosis	8	764,378	5	435,882	+ 328,496
Lung Disease	9	697,035	2	879,732	- 182,697
Kidney Disease	10	641,771	11	222,903	+ 418,868
Hypertension	11	626,220	19	108,050	+ 518,170
Low Birth Weight	12	605,261	9	238,739	+ 366,522
Violence	13	584,454	27	51,767	+ 532,687
Liver Disease	14	501,044	8	268,580	+ 232,464
Birth Trauma	15	453,735	20	102,819	+ 350,917
Road Traffic Accidents	16	429,207	12	212,596	+ 216,611
Asthma	17	428,769	13	196,051	+ 232,719
Other Injuries	18	337,055	15	149,570	+ 187,485
Congenital Anomalies	19	246,275	23	82,769	+ 163,506
Cervical Cancer	20	235,577	30	45,319	+ 190,257
Malnutrition	21	225,936	55	8,626	+ 217,310
Meningitis	22	201,026	36	33,337	+ 167,689
Inflammatory/Heart	23	192,985	49	12,651	+ 180,334
Maternal Conditions	24	184,858	41	25,917	+ 158,941
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	176,296	26	68,108	+ 108,189
Fires	26	170,011	42	23,265	+ 146,746
Endocrine Disorders	27	148,600	47	15,264	+ 133,335
Drownings	28	126,447	28	48,774	+ 77,672
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	122,855	17	126,593	- 3,738
Epilepsy	30	90,738	40	30,307	+ 60,431
Falls	31	80,844	10	225,755	- 144,911
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	79,418	18	126,079	- 46,661
Poisonings	33	70,270	61	3,540	+ 66,730
Breast Cancer	34	61,421	22	82,821	- 21,400
Prostate Cancer	35	51,013	38	30,945	+ 20,068
Lymphomas	36	49,240	33	40,159	+ 9,080
Oesophagus Cancer	37	46,444	34	38,898	+ 7,546
Alcohol	38	44,790	43	23,097	+ 21,693
Liver Cancer	39	44,700	39	30,369	+ 14,332
Skin Disease	40	44,187	45	17,857	+ 26,330
Parkinson's Disease	41	34,651	32	43,398	- 8,747
Oral Cancer	42	32,669	16	134,187	- 101,518
Lung Cancers	43	32,287	21	88,276	- 55,988
Pertussis	44	32,267	54	10,094	+ 22,174
Syphilis	45	31,942	64	2,007	+ 29,935
Skin Cancers	46	29,295	60	5,054	+ 24,241
Tetanus	47	28,558	58	7,093	+ 21,466
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	25,076	25	77,368	- 52,292
Leukemia	49	24,586	35	33,383	- 8,797
Drug Use	50	19,972	52	11,747	+ 8,225
Hepatitis B	51	16,888	56	8,184	+ 8,704
Appendicitis	52	15,724	53	11,245	+ 4,479
Ovary Cancer	53	15,465	44	21,947	- 6,482
Uterin Cancer	54	14,841	59	6,841	+ 8,000
Upper Respiratory	55	11,472	68	584	+ 10,888
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	11,418	50	11,931	- 513
Encephalitis	57	8,580	29	48,080	- 39,501
Pancreas Cancer	58	7,714	37	32,812	- 25,097
Measles	59	7,407	51	11,923	- 4,516
Stomach Cancer	60	6,797	24	81,058	- 74,261
Bladder Cancer	61	6,070	48	14,081	- 8,010
Other Neoplasms	62	5,828	62	2,968	+ 2,860
Multiple Sclerosis	63	3,758	63	2,328	+ 1,430
Hepatitis C	64	1,557	65	1,364	+ 193
Chlamydia	65	974	69	379	+ 596
Otitis Media	66	772	71	68	+ 704
Ascariasis	67	464	70	126	+ 338
War	68	173	67	890	- 717
Diphtheria	69	166	72	65	+ 101
Dengue	70	58	46	17,546	- 17,488
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	66	973	- 973
Schistosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Lesotho

India

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.