MALAYSIA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	73,976	13	2,679	+ 71,297
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	49,875	2	23,477	+ 26,398
Stroke	3	43,709	3	21,592	+ 22,116
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	36,529	20	1,773	+ 34,756
Coronary Heart Disease	5	32,600	1	36,729	- 4,129
Diabetes Mellitus	6	31,027	9	4,107	+ 26,920
Suicide	7	23,888	19	1,823	+ 22,064
Tuberculosis	8	18,750	26	1,227	+ 17,523
Lung Disease	9	17,098	5	6,633	+ 10,465
Kidney Disease	10	15,742	6	6,629	+ 9,113
Hypertension	11	15,361	38	649	+ 14,711
Low Birth Weight	12	14,847	29	1,020	+ 13,826
Violence	13	14,336	34	869	+ 13,467
Liver Disease	14	12,290	7	5,125	+ 7,165
Birth Trauma	15	11,130	42	359	+ 10,771
Road Traffic Accidents	16	10,528	4	7,181	+ 3,347
Asthma	17	10,517	30	1,013	+ 9,504
Other Injuries	18	8,268	14	2,222	+ 6,046
Congenital Anomalies	19	6,041	24	1,403	+ 4,638
Cervical Cancer	20	5,779	31	1,010	+ 4,768
Malnutrition	21	5,542	49	249	+ 5,293
Meningitis	22	4,931	46	301	+ 4,630
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,734	27	1,214	+ 3,520
Maternal Conditions	24	4,534	56	167	+ 4,368
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	4,324	22	1,424	+ 2,900
Fires	26	4,170	44	336	+ 3,834
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,645	37	809	+ 2,836
Drownings	28	3,102	36	820	+ 2,282
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,014	10	3,996	- 983
Epilepsy	30	2,226	52	226	+ 2,000
Falls	31	1,983	18	1,855	+ 128
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,948	51	246	+ 1,702
Poisonings	33	1,724	53	211	+ 1,513
Breast Cancer	34	1,507	12	3,071	- 1,565
Prostate Cancer	35	1,251	33	903	+ 348
Lymphomas	36	1,208	25	1,321	- 113
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,139	41	435	+ 705
Alcohol	38	1,099	55	181	+ 918
Liver Cancer	39	1,096	16	1,984	- 888
Skin Disease	40	1,084	15	2,066	- 982
Parkinson's Disease	41	850	28	1,106	- 256
Oral Cancer	42	801	17	1,865	- 1,063
Lung Cancers	43	792	8	4,319	- 3,527
Pertussis	44	791	57	80	+ 712
Syphilis	45	784	62	19	+ 765
Skin Cancers	46	719	50	247	+ 471
Tetanus	47	701	61	21	+ 679
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	615	11	3,832	- 3,217
Leukemia	49	603	23	1,412	- 809
Drug Use	50	490	45	322	+ 168
Hepatitis B	51	414	54	206	+ 209
Appendicitis	52	386	58	71	+ 314
Ovary Cancer	53	379	35	827	- 448
Uterin Cancer	54	364	43	352	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	55	281	65	5	+ 277
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	280	60	27	+ 253
Encephalitis	57	210	40	452	- 242
Pancreas Cancer	58	189	32	994	- 805
Measles	59	182	70	0	+ 182
Stomach Cancer	60	167	21	1,441	- 1,275
Bladder Cancer	61	149	39	467	- 318
Other Neoplasms	62	143	48	265	- 122
Multiple Sclerosis	63	92	59	30	+ 62
Hepatitis C	64	38	64	6	+ 33
Chlamydia	65	24	68	2	+ 22
Otitis Media	66	19	66	3	+ 16
Ascariasis	67	11	67	2	+ 9
War	68	4	63	11	- 6
Diphtheria	69	4	69	0	+ 4
Dengue	70	1	47	280	- 279
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	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 MALAYSIA

Lesotho

Malaysia

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.