SEYCHELLES VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		SEYCHELLES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	210	72	0	+ 210
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	142	2	75	+ 67
Stroke	3	124	3	66	+ 58
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	104	29	6	+ 98
Coronary Heart Disease	5	93	1	104	- 11
Diabetes Mellitus	6	88	7	26	+ 63
Suicide	7	68	21	8	+ 60
Tuberculosis	8	53	66	0	+ 53
Lung Disease	9	49	9	22	+ 26
Kidney Disease	10	45	4	43	+ 2
Hypertension	11	44	5	42	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	12	42	33	6	+ 37
Violence	13	41	14	14	+ 26
Liver Disease	14	35	6	31	+ 4
Birth Trauma	15	32	39	2	+ 30
Road Traffic Accidents	16	30	17	11	+ 19
Asthma	17	30	27	6	+ 24
Other Injuries	18	23	37	4	+ 19
Congenital Anomalies	19	17	24	7	+ 10
Cervical Cancer	20	16	19	9	+ 7
Malnutrition	21	16	42	2	+ 14
Meningitis	22	14	38	2	+ 12
Inflammatory/Heart	23	13	18	10	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	24	13	45	1	+ 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	12	23	7	+ 5
Fires	26	12	41	2	+ 10
Endocrine Disorders	27	10	30	6	+ 4
Drownings	28	9	16	12	- 3
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	9	11	19	- 10
Epilepsy	30	6	50	1	+ 6
Falls	31	6	34	6	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	6	46	1	+ 5
Poisonings	33	5	51	1	+ 4
Breast Cancer	34	4	13	14	- 10
Prostate Cancer	35	4	10	20	- 16
Lymphomas	36	3	20	8	- 5
Oesophagus Cancer	37	3	32	6	- 3
Alcohol	38	3	49	1	+ 2
Liver Cancer	39	3	31	6	- 3
Skin Disease	40	3	40	2	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	41	2	28	6	- 4
Oral Cancer	42	2	15	13	- 11
Lung Cancers	43	2	12	18	- 16
Pertussis	44	2	54	0	+ 2
Syphilis	45	2	57	0	+ 2
Skin Cancers	46	2	44	1	+ 1
Tetanus	47	2	60	0	+ 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	2	8	25	- 23
Leukemia	49	2	26	6	- 5
Drug Use	50	1	47	1	+ 1
Hepatitis B	51	1	56	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	52	1	52	0	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	53	1	35	5	- 4
Uterin Cancer	54	1	43	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	55	1	63	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	1	59	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	57	1	48	1	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	58	1	22	7	- 7
Measles	59	1	70	0	+ 1
Stomach Cancer	60	0	25	7	- 6
Bladder Cancer	61	0	36	4	- 4
Other Neoplasms	62	0	53	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	55	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	62	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	65	0	64	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	65	0	+ 0
War	68	0	61	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	58	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SEYCHELLES

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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.