PHILIPPINES VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	253,139	66	204	+ 252,934
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	170,667	2	93,807	+ 76,860
Stroke	3	149,566	3	74,167	+ 75,399
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	124,999	22	6,189	+ 118,810
Coronary Heart Disease	5	111,553	1	129,955	- 18,402
Diabetes Mellitus	6	106,171	7	32,260	+ 73,911
Suicide	7	81,741	35	2,325	+ 79,416
Tuberculosis	8	64,159	8	27,061	+ 37,098
Lung Disease	9	58,507	6	32,559	+ 25,947
Kidney Disease	10	53,868	4	39,380	+ 14,488
Hypertension	11	52,563	5	34,500	+ 18,063
Low Birth Weight	12	50,803	14	10,141	+ 40,663
Violence	13	49,057	9	14,835	+ 34,222
Liver Disease	14	42,056	20	7,076	+ 34,979
Birth Trauma	15	38,085	18	7,960	+ 30,125
Road Traffic Accidents	16	36,026	10	13,017	+ 23,009
Asthma	17	35,989	11	11,404	+ 24,585
Other Injuries	18	28,291	31	3,536	+ 24,755
Congenital Anomalies	19	20,671	17	8,051	+ 12,621
Cervical Cancer	20	19,773	33	3,076	+ 16,698
Malnutrition	21	18,964	24	4,311	+ 14,653
Meningitis	22	16,873	47	1,041	+ 15,832
Inflammatory/Heart	23	16,198	30	3,545	+ 12,653
Maternal Conditions	24	15,516	38	2,042	+ 13,475
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	14,798	21	6,865	+ 7,932
Fires	26	14,270	54	600	+ 13,671
Endocrine Disorders	27	12,473	12	10,464	+ 2,009
Drownings	28	10,613	27	3,881	+ 6,733
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	10,312	39	2,010	+ 8,302
Epilepsy	30	7,616	45	1,120	+ 6,496
Falls	31	6,786	28	3,861	+ 2,925
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	6,666	42	1,807	+ 4,859
Poisonings	33	5,898	65	226	+ 5,672
Breast Cancer	34	5,155	15	9,802	- 4,647
Prostate Cancer	35	4,282	26	4,149	+ 132
Lymphomas	36	4,133	36	2,279	+ 1,854
Oesophagus Cancer	37	3,898	53	672	+ 3,226
Alcohol	38	3,760	60	401	+ 3,359
Liver Cancer	39	3,752	19	7,663	- 3,912
Skin Disease	40	3,709	25	4,229	- 521
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,908	55	594	+ 2,314
Oral Cancer	42	2,742	34	2,916	- 174
Lung Cancers	43	2,710	13	10,296	- 7,585
Pertussis	44	2,708	43	1,760	+ 949
Syphilis	45	2,681	44	1,157	+ 1,524
Skin Cancers	46	2,459	61	368	+ 2,091
Tetanus	47	2,397	59	521	+ 1,876
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	2,105	16	8,063	- 5,958
Leukemia	49	2,064	29	3,596	- 1,532
Drug Use	50	1,676	52	695	+ 982
Hepatitis B	51	1,418	56	590	+ 828
Appendicitis	52	1,320	63	276	+ 1,044
Ovary Cancer	53	1,298	40	1,994	- 696
Uterin Cancer	54	1,246	50	761	+ 485
Upper Respiratory	55	963	70	39	+ 924
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	958	62	323	+ 636
Encephalitis	57	720	67	185	+ 536
Pancreas Cancer	58	648	37	2,121	- 1,474
Measles	59	622	48	894	- 272
Stomach Cancer	60	570	41	1,868	- 1,298
Bladder Cancer	61	510	58	569	- 60
Other Neoplasms	62	489	23	5,146	- 4,657
Multiple Sclerosis	63	315	72	31	+ 284
Hepatitis C	64	131	81	0	+ 130
Chlamydia	65	82	78	4	+ 78
Otitis Media	66	65	74	23	+ 42
Ascariasis	67	39	76	13	+ 26
War	68	14	49	817	- 803
Diphtheria	69	14	75	14	- 0
Dengue	70	5	46	1,060	- 1,055
Trichuriasis	71	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	4	- 4
Leprosy	74	0	71	37	- 37
Leishmaniasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	64	233	- 233
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	2	- 2
Malaria	79	0	69	94	- 94
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	68	127	- 127
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	2	- 2
Anemia	83	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	570	- 570
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	752	- 752
Oral conditions	86	0	73	28	- 28
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Lesotho

Philippines

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.