RUSSIA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	301,387	15	21,262	+ 280,126
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	203,196	10	32,404	+ 170,792
Stroke	3	178,073	2	327,199	- 149,126
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	148,824	55	403	+ 148,420
Coronary Heart Disease	5	132,816	1	562,711	- 429,895
Diabetes Mellitus	6	126,408	18	18,345	+ 108,063
Suicide	7	97,321	8	36,625	+ 60,696
Tuberculosis	8	76,388	30	8,422	+ 67,966
Lung Disease	9	69,658	9	36,600	+ 33,058
Kidney Disease	10	64,135	22	11,581	+ 52,554
Hypertension	11	62,581	17	18,348	+ 44,233
Low Birth Weight	12	60,487	44	2,153	+ 58,334
Violence	13	58,407	23	11,450	+ 46,957
Liver Disease	14	50,072	6	45,463	+ 4,609
Birth Trauma	15	45,344	53	714	+ 44,630
Road Traffic Accidents	16	42,893	19	17,507	+ 25,386
Asthma	17	42,849	46	1,764	+ 41,085
Other Injuries	18	33,683	14	22,517	+ 11,167
Congenital Anomalies	19	24,611	41	4,201	+ 20,410
Cervical Cancer	20	23,542	34	7,423	+ 16,119
Malnutrition	21	22,579	57	242	+ 22,337
Meningitis	22	20,089	48	1,037	+ 19,052
Inflammatory/Heart	23	19,286	4	54,060	- 34,774
Maternal Conditions	24	18,474	56	267	+ 18,206
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	17,618	28	8,938	+ 8,680
Fires	26	16,990	37	6,387	+ 10,603
Endocrine Disorders	27	14,850	45	2,004	+ 12,847
Drownings	28	12,636	36	6,629	+ 6,008
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	12,277	5	48,522	- 36,244
Epilepsy	30	9,068	52	718	+ 8,350
Falls	31	8,079	21	11,705	- 3,626
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	7,937	42	2,770	+ 5,166
Poisonings	33	7,022	40	5,565	+ 1,457
Breast Cancer	34	6,138	13	23,242	- 17,104
Prostate Cancer	35	5,098	20	14,107	- 9,009
Lymphomas	36	4,921	29	8,919	- 3,999
Oesophagus Cancer	37	4,641	33	7,431	- 2,790
Alcohol	38	4,476	12	27,984	- 23,508
Liver Cancer	39	4,467	24	11,165	- 6,698
Skin Disease	40	4,416	43	2,735	+ 1,680
Parkinson's Disease	41	3,463	26	9,371	- 5,908
Oral Cancer	42	3,265	25	10,880	- 7,615
Lung Cancers	43	3,227	3	54,361	- 51,135
Pertussis	44	3,225	65	2	+ 3,223
Syphilis	45	3,192	62	19	+ 3,174
Skin Cancers	46	2,928	39	5,612	- 2,684
Tetanus	47	2,854	63	3	+ 2,851
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	2,506	7	42,633	- 40,127
Leukemia	49	2,457	31	8,238	- 5,781
Drug Use	50	1,996	27	9,113	- 7,117
Hepatitis B	51	1,688	60	43	+ 1,644
Appendicitis	52	1,571	54	409	+ 1,163
Ovary Cancer	53	1,545	32	8,123	- 6,577
Uterin Cancer	54	1,483	35	6,867	- 5,384
Upper Respiratory	55	1,146	58	158	+ 988
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	1,141	50	750	+ 391
Encephalitis	57	857	47	1,076	- 219
Pancreas Cancer	58	771	16	20,282	- 19,511
Measles	59	740	68	0	+ 740
Stomach Cancer	60	679	11	29,386	- 28,707
Bladder Cancer	61	607	38	6,307	- 5,700
Other Neoplasms	62	582	51	729	- 146
Multiple Sclerosis	63	376	49	827	- 451
Hepatitis C	64	156	66	2	+ 154
Chlamydia	65	97	61	25	+ 72
Otitis Media	66	77	64	3	+ 74
Ascariasis	67	46	77	0	+ 46
War	68	17	59	123	- 105
Diphtheria	69	17	67	0	+ 16
Dengue	70	6	79	0	+ 6
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

Lesotho

Russia

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.