ROMANIA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	38,841	47	219	+ 38,622
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	26,187	5	9,357	+ 16,830
Stroke	3	22,949	2	49,707	- 26,758
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	19,180	46	223	+ 18,956
Coronary Heart Disease	5	17,116	1	71,810	- 54,694
Diabetes Mellitus	6	16,291	18	2,230	+ 14,060
Suicide	7	12,542	21	1,886	+ 10,656
Tuberculosis	8	9,844	28	1,015	+ 8,829
Lung Disease	9	8,977	7	7,359	+ 1,618
Kidney Disease	10	8,265	9	5,175	+ 3,091
Hypertension	11	8,065	3	11,007	- 2,942
Low Birth Weight	12	7,795	41	317	+ 7,478
Violence	13	7,527	44	255	+ 7,272
Liver Disease	14	6,453	6	8,920	- 2,467
Birth Trauma	15	5,844	57	38	+ 5,805
Road Traffic Accidents	16	5,528	20	1,992	+ 3,536
Asthma	17	5,522	45	225	+ 5,297
Other Injuries	18	4,341	19	2,139	+ 2,202
Congenital Anomalies	19	3,172	38	367	+ 2,805
Cervical Cancer	20	3,034	22	1,870	+ 1,164
Malnutrition	21	2,910	50	142	+ 2,768
Meningitis	22	2,589	54	76	+ 2,513
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,485	10	4,433	- 1,947
Maternal Conditions	24	2,381	58	35	+ 2,345
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,271	33	531	+ 1,739
Fires	26	2,190	36	421	+ 1,768
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,914	48	193	+ 1,721
Drownings	28	1,629	32	596	+ 1,032
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,582	15	2,839	- 1,257
Epilepsy	30	1,169	42	314	+ 854
Falls	31	1,041	24	1,504	- 463
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,023	35	440	+ 582
Poisonings	33	905	39	366	+ 539
Breast Cancer	34	791	11	3,851	- 3,060
Prostate Cancer	35	657	16	2,449	- 1,792
Lymphomas	36	634	25	1,385	- 751
Oesophagus Cancer	37	598	30	755	- 157
Alcohol	38	577	37	409	+ 168
Liver Cancer	39	576	13	3,114	- 2,538
Skin Disease	40	569	53	97	+ 472
Parkinson's Disease	41	446	31	741	- 294
Oral Cancer	42	421	17	2,290	- 1,869
Lung Cancers	43	416	4	10,113	- 9,698
Pertussis	44	416	69	0	+ 415
Syphilis	45	411	66	1	+ 410
Skin Cancers	46	377	29	1,003	- 626
Tetanus	47	368	67	1	+ 366
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	323	8	6,835	- 6,512
Leukemia	49	317	26	1,342	- 1,026
Drug Use	50	257	40	346	- 89
Hepatitis B	51	218	59	30	+ 187
Appendicitis	52	203	60	21	+ 182
Ovary Cancer	53	199	27	1,109	- 910
Uterin Cancer	54	191	34	522	- 331
Upper Respiratory	55	148	63	3	+ 145
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	147	85	0	+ 147
Encephalitis	57	110	62	6	+ 105
Pancreas Cancer	58	99	14	2,935	- 2,836
Measles	59	95	61	7	+ 88
Stomach Cancer	60	88	12	3,457	- 3,369
Bladder Cancer	61	78	23	1,715	- 1,637
Other Neoplasms	62	75	43	289	- 214
Multiple Sclerosis	63	48	55	66	- 18
Hepatitis C	64	20	52	98	- 78
Chlamydia	65	13	78	0	+ 13
Otitis Media	66	10	68	1	+ 9
Ascariasis	67	6	82	0	+ 6
War	68	2	65	2	- 0
Diphtheria	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Dengue	70	1	81	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	71	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	51	103	- 103
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	56	59	- 59
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	49	143	- 143
Oral conditions	86	0	64	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Lesotho

Romania

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.