MOLDOVA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,704	28	189	+ 7,515
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,194	6	1,042	+ 4,152
Stroke	3	4,552	2	5,878	- 1,326
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	3,804	59	4	+ 3,801
Coronary Heart Disease	5	3,395	1	14,292	- 10,897
Diabetes Mellitus	6	3,231	16	407	+ 2,824
Suicide	7	2,488	10	593	+ 1,894
Tuberculosis	8	1,953	26	197	+ 1,756
Lung Disease	9	1,781	9	752	+ 1,029
Kidney Disease	10	1,639	18	307	+ 1,332
Hypertension	11	1,600	4	2,287	- 687
Low Birth Weight	12	1,546	39	90	+ 1,456
Violence	13	1,493	31	167	+ 1,326
Liver Disease	14	1,280	3	2,869	- 1,589
Birth Trauma	15	1,159	47	37	+ 1,122
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,096	20	293	+ 803
Asthma	17	1,095	48	26	+ 1,069
Other Injuries	18	861	8	772	+ 89
Congenital Anomalies	19	629	27	190	+ 439
Cervical Cancer	20	602	25	212	+ 389
Malnutrition	21	577	64	1	+ 576
Meningitis	22	514	49	17	+ 497
Inflammatory/Heart	23	493	14	476	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	24	472	54	7	+ 465
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	450	24	219	+ 232
Fires	26	434	40	70	+ 364
Endocrine Disorders	27	380	46	40	+ 339
Drownings	28	323	30	179	+ 144
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	314	32	163	+ 151
Epilepsy	30	232	44	46	+ 186
Falls	31	207	33	149	+ 57
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	203	41	68	+ 134
Poisonings	33	180	23	220	- 41
Breast Cancer	34	157	11	592	- 435
Prostate Cancer	35	130	19	295	- 165
Lymphomas	36	126	22	230	- 104
Oesophagus Cancer	37	119	38	105	+ 13
Alcohol	38	114	21	233	- 119
Liver Cancer	39	114	13	514	- 400
Skin Disease	40	113	45	45	+ 68
Parkinson's Disease	41	89	55	6	+ 82
Oral Cancer	42	83	17	375	- 292
Lung Cancers	43	82	5	1,131	- 1,048
Pertussis	44	82	70	0	+ 82
Syphilis	45	82	68	0	+ 81
Skin Cancers	46	75	36	121	- 46
Tetanus	47	73	72	0	+ 73
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	64	7	1,030	- 966
Leukemia	49	63	34	140	- 77
Drug Use	50	51	43	59	- 8
Hepatitis B	51	43	58	4	+ 39
Appendicitis	52	40	51	10	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	53	40	35	123	- 84
Uterin Cancer	54	38	37	108	- 70
Upper Respiratory	55	29	62	2	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	29	57	5	+ 24
Encephalitis	57	22	60	3	+ 19
Pancreas Cancer	58	20	15	427	- 407
Measles	59	19	69	0	+ 19
Stomach Cancer	60	17	12	518	- 500
Bladder Cancer	61	16	29	181	- 166
Other Neoplasms	62	15	42	65	- 50
Multiple Sclerosis	63	10	52	9	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	4	63	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	65	2	73	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	2	61	2	- 0
Ascariasis	67	1	74	0	+ 1
War	68	0	67	1	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	65	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	66	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	84	0	56	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	50	12	- 12
Oral conditions	86	0	53	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

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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.