ITALY VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	130,478	46	520	+ 129,958
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	87,969	9	16,339	+ 71,630
Stroke	3	77,092	2	62,633	+ 14,459
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	64,430	36	1,622	+ 62,808
Coronary Heart Disease	5	57,499	1	97,116	- 39,617
Diabetes Mellitus	6	54,725	8	19,836	+ 34,889
Suicide	7	42,133	26	4,042	+ 38,091
Tuberculosis	8	33,070	53	336	+ 32,734
Lung Disease	9	30,157	5	32,382	- 2,226
Kidney Disease	10	27,766	11	12,726	+ 15,040
Hypertension	11	27,093	6	29,931	- 2,838
Low Birth Weight	12	26,186	51	357	+ 25,829
Violence	13	25,286	50	409	+ 24,877
Liver Disease	14	21,677	23	5,559	+ 16,118
Birth Trauma	15	19,631	59	140	+ 19,490
Road Traffic Accidents	16	18,569	30	3,221	+ 15,349
Asthma	17	18,550	47	494	+ 18,057
Other Injuries	18	14,582	12	12,112	+ 2,470
Congenital Anomalies	19	10,655	37	1,443	+ 9,212
Cervical Cancer	20	10,192	40	1,154	+ 9,038
Malnutrition	21	9,775	41	775	+ 8,999
Meningitis	22	8,697	60	128	+ 8,569
Inflammatory/Heart	23	8,349	24	5,531	+ 2,818
Maternal Conditions	24	7,998	67	6	+ 7,992
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	7,627	43	690	+ 6,937
Fires	26	7,355	56	271	+ 7,084
Endocrine Disorders	27	6,429	18	8,431	- 2,002
Drownings	28	5,471	52	344	+ 5,127
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	5,315	3	41,445	- 36,129
Epilepsy	30	3,926	39	1,337	+ 2,589
Falls	31	3,498	25	4,222	- 725
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	3,436	32	2,216	+ 1,220
Poisonings	33	3,040	58	154	+ 2,886
Breast Cancer	34	2,657	10	13,868	- 11,211
Prostate Cancer	35	2,207	20	8,409	- 6,202
Lymphomas	36	2,130	16	9,670	- 7,540
Oesophagus Cancer	37	2,009	34	2,045	- 36
Alcohol	38	1,938	55	277	+ 1,661
Liver Cancer	39	1,934	17	9,620	- 7,686
Skin Disease	40	1,912	38	1,440	+ 472
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,499	19	8,428	- 6,929
Oral Cancer	42	1,413	27	3,343	- 1,930
Lung Cancers	43	1,397	4	34,152	- 32,756
Pertussis	44	1,396	73	1	+ 1,395
Syphilis	45	1,382	69	4	+ 1,378
Skin Cancers	46	1,267	29	3,239	- 1,972
Tetanus	47	1,236	63	22	+ 1,214
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	1,085	7	21,254	- 20,169
Leukemia	49	1,064	21	6,728	- 5,665
Drug Use	50	864	45	654	+ 210
Hepatitis B	51	731	54	334	+ 397
Appendicitis	52	680	61	49	+ 632
Ovary Cancer	53	669	28	3,282	- 2,612
Uterin Cancer	54	642	33	2,198	- 1,556
Upper Respiratory	55	496	64	20	+ 476
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	494	42	701	- 207
Encephalitis	57	371	68	5	+ 367
Pancreas Cancer	58	334	13	12,095	- 11,761
Measles	59	320	71	1	+ 319
Stomach Cancer	60	294	14	10,252	- 9,958
Bladder Cancer	61	263	22	6,711	- 6,448
Other Neoplasms	62	252	15	9,984	- 9,732
Multiple Sclerosis	63	163	44	677	- 514
Hepatitis C	64	67	31	2,451	- 2,383
Chlamydia	65	42	84	0	+ 42
Otitis Media	66	33	65	16	+ 17
Ascariasis	67	20	80	0	+ 20
War	68	7	66	6	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	7	76	0	+ 7
Dengue	70	2	81	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	71	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	49	424	- 424
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Osteoarthritis	84	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	57	241	- 241
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Lesotho

Italy

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.