MOROCCO VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	80,018	49	289	+ 79,729
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	53,948	6	7,237	+ 46,711
Stroke	3	47,278	2	31,861	+ 15,417
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	39,512	27	1,192	+ 38,321
Coronary Heart Disease	5	35,262	1	77,340	- 42,078
Diabetes Mellitus	6	33,561	5	7,377	+ 26,184
Suicide	7	25,838	16	2,617	+ 23,221
Tuberculosis	8	20,281	15	2,870	+ 17,411
Lung Disease	9	18,494	8	6,296	+ 12,198
Kidney Disease	10	17,028	4	10,216	+ 6,811
Hypertension	11	16,615	3	10,736	+ 5,879
Low Birth Weight	12	16,059	14	3,305	+ 12,754
Violence	13	15,507	39	632	+ 14,875
Liver Disease	14	13,294	11	4,866	+ 8,428
Birth Trauma	15	12,039	23	2,067	+ 9,972
Road Traffic Accidents	16	11,388	9	6,185	+ 5,203
Asthma	17	11,376	13	3,342	+ 8,035
Other Injuries	18	8,943	21	2,271	+ 6,672
Congenital Anomalies	19	6,534	22	2,124	+ 4,410
Cervical Cancer	20	6,250	18	2,508	+ 3,743
Malnutrition	21	5,995	51	200	+ 5,794
Meningitis	22	5,334	40	542	+ 4,791
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,120	32	1,022	+ 4,098
Maternal Conditions	24	4,905	38	704	+ 4,201
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	4,678	29	1,076	+ 3,602
Fires	26	4,511	33	904	+ 3,607
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,943	28	1,129	+ 2,813
Drownings	28	3,355	43	426	+ 2,929
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,260	10	4,967	- 1,707
Epilepsy	30	2,408	45	336	+ 2,072
Falls	31	2,145	19	2,456	- 311
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	2,107	37	718	+ 1,389
Poisonings	33	1,864	50	266	+ 1,598
Breast Cancer	34	1,630	12	3,604	- 1,974
Prostate Cancer	35	1,353	24	1,914	- 561
Lymphomas	36	1,306	20	2,274	- 967
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,232	42	439	+ 793
Alcohol	38	1,188	57	109	+ 1,079
Liver Cancer	39	1,186	44	423	+ 763
Skin Disease	40	1,172	54	149	+ 1,024
Parkinson's Disease	41	919	26	1,511	- 592
Oral Cancer	42	867	35	780	+ 86
Lung Cancers	43	857	7	6,585	- 5,728
Pertussis	44	856	46	324	+ 532
Syphilis	45	848	55	140	+ 707
Skin Cancers	46	777	41	477	+ 300
Tetanus	47	758	59	76	+ 681
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	665	17	2,556	- 1,891
Leukemia	49	652	31	1,035	- 382
Drug Use	50	530	47	321	+ 209
Hepatitis B	51	448	48	316	+ 132
Appendicitis	52	417	56	130	+ 287
Ovary Cancer	53	410	34	800	- 389
Uterin Cancer	54	394	53	154	+ 240
Upper Respiratory	55	304	67	4	+ 301
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	303	62	38	+ 265
Encephalitis	57	228	52	176	+ 51
Pancreas Cancer	58	205	36	747	- 542
Measles	59	197	70	0	+ 196
Stomach Cancer	60	180	25	1,691	- 1,511
Bladder Cancer	61	161	30	1,069	- 907
Other Neoplasms	62	155	60	70	+ 85
Multiple Sclerosis	63	100	58	106	- 6
Hepatitis C	64	41	65	7	+ 34
Chlamydia	65	26	68	2	+ 24
Otitis Media	66	20	71	0	+ 20
Ascariasis	67	12	66	5	+ 7
War	68	5	63	22	- 17
Diphtheria	69	4	69	1	+ 3
Dengue	70	2	77	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	64	15	- 15
Schistosomiasis	76	0	61	67	- 67
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	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 MOROCCO

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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.