IRAQ VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	90,068	72	0	+ 90,068
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	60,724	8	5,551	+ 55,173
Stroke	3	53,216	2	20,793	+ 32,424
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	44,475	18	1,578	+ 42,897
Coronary Heart Disease	5	39,691	1	36,594	+ 3,097
Diabetes Mellitus	6	37,776	4	7,395	+ 30,381
Suicide	7	29,084	19	1,418	+ 27,666
Tuberculosis	8	22,828	25	821	+ 22,007
Lung Disease	9	20,817	20	1,329	+ 19,488
Kidney Disease	10	19,166	6	6,323	+ 12,844
Hypertension	11	18,702	12	2,451	+ 16,251
Low Birth Weight	12	18,076	5	6,573	+ 11,503
Violence	13	17,455	7	5,658	+ 11,797
Liver Disease	14	14,964	16	2,127	+ 12,836
Birth Trauma	15	13,551	10	4,223	+ 9,328
Road Traffic Accidents	16	12,818	3	10,726	+ 2,092
Asthma	17	12,805	23	914	+ 11,891
Other Injuries	18	10,066	14	2,212	+ 7,854
Congenital Anomalies	19	7,355	9	4,812	+ 2,543
Cervical Cancer	20	7,035	48	162	+ 6,873
Malnutrition	21	6,748	53	92	+ 6,656
Meningitis	22	6,004	42	372	+ 5,631
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,763	22	1,190	+ 4,573
Maternal Conditions	24	5,521	27	780	+ 4,741
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	5,265	49	159	+ 5,106
Fires	26	5,077	29	742	+ 4,336
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,438	37	462	+ 3,976
Drownings	28	3,776	32	658	+ 3,119
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,669	13	2,429	+ 1,240
Epilepsy	30	2,710	45	253	+ 2,457
Falls	31	2,414	30	709	+ 1,706
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	2,372	44	283	+ 2,089
Poisonings	33	2,099	52	95	+ 2,003
Breast Cancer	34	1,834	17	1,783	+ 51
Prostate Cancer	35	1,523	47	171	+ 1,353
Lymphomas	36	1,471	26	811	+ 659
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,387	46	173	+ 1,214
Alcohol	38	1,338	58	40	+ 1,298
Liver Cancer	39	1,335	35	555	+ 780
Skin Disease	40	1,320	57	49	+ 1,270
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,035	31	658	+ 377
Oral Cancer	42	976	39	410	+ 565
Lung Cancers	43	964	15	2,162	- 1,198
Pertussis	44	964	33	636	+ 328
Syphilis	45	954	50	137	+ 817
Skin Cancers	46	875	43	339	+ 536
Tetanus	47	853	51	111	+ 742
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	749	24	852	- 103
Leukemia	49	734	21	1,315	- 581
Drug Use	50	596	38	441	+ 156
Hepatitis B	51	504	56	57	+ 448
Appendicitis	52	470	64	15	+ 455
Ovary Cancer	53	462	41	376	+ 86
Uterin Cancer	54	443	54	61	+ 382
Upper Respiratory	55	343	65	6	+ 337
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	341	63	21	+ 320
Encephalitis	57	256	40	378	- 122
Pancreas Cancer	58	230	36	530	- 300
Measles	59	221	55	59	+ 162
Stomach Cancer	60	203	28	771	- 568
Bladder Cancer	61	181	34	628	- 447
Other Neoplasms	62	174	61	26	+ 148
Multiple Sclerosis	63	112	60	30	+ 82
Hepatitis C	64	47	68	1	+ 45
Chlamydia	65	29	69	1	+ 28
Otitis Media	66	23	70	0	+ 23
Ascariasis	67	14	67	2	+ 12
War	68	5	11	2,942	- 2,937
Diphtheria	69	5	66	4	+ 1
Dengue	70	2	77	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	62	22	- 22
Schistosomiasis	76	0	59	37	- 37
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Lesotho

Iraq

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.