SPAIN VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	101,191	43	538	+ 100,652
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	68,223	7	13,717	+ 54,506
Stroke	3	59,788	3	29,004	+ 30,784
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	49,967	36	1,064	+ 48,904
Coronary Heart Disease	5	44,593	1	51,684	- 7,091
Diabetes Mellitus	6	42,441	10	7,773	+ 34,668
Suicide	7	32,675	25	3,609	+ 29,066
Tuberculosis	8	25,647	50	270	+ 25,377
Lung Disease	9	23,388	5	18,926	+ 4,461
Kidney Disease	10	21,533	8	9,725	+ 11,809
Hypertension	11	21,012	9	9,115	+ 11,897
Low Birth Weight	12	20,308	52	253	+ 20,056
Violence	13	19,610	51	262	+ 19,349
Liver Disease	14	16,811	23	4,231	+ 12,580
Birth Trauma	15	15,224	60	113	+ 15,111
Road Traffic Accidents	16	14,401	31	1,829	+ 12,572
Asthma	17	14,386	35	1,133	+ 13,253
Other Injuries	18	11,309	15	5,536	+ 5,773
Congenital Anomalies	19	8,263	38	863	+ 7,400
Cervical Cancer	20	7,904	39	855	+ 7,049
Malnutrition	21	7,581	47	302	+ 7,278
Meningitis	22	6,745	59	129	+ 6,616
Inflammatory/Heart	23	6,475	19	4,984	+ 1,491
Maternal Conditions	24	6,203	64	14	+ 6,189
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	5,915	44	475	+ 5,440
Fires	26	5,704	55	185	+ 5,520
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,986	21	4,863	+ 123
Drownings	28	4,243	45	446	+ 3,797
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	4,122	2	42,339	- 38,216
Epilepsy	30	3,045	40	824	+ 2,221
Falls	31	2,713	26	3,246	- 534
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	2,665	33	1,612	+ 1,053
Poisonings	33	2,358	57	170	+ 2,187
Breast Cancer	34	2,061	11	7,067	- 5,007
Prostate Cancer	35	1,712	13	6,420	- 4,708
Lymphomas	36	1,652	16	5,335	- 3,682
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,558	29	2,011	- 453
Alcohol	38	1,503	46	333	+ 1,169
Liver Cancer	39	1,500	18	5,098	- 3,599
Skin Disease	40	1,483	30	1,840	- 358
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,163	20	4,943	- 3,780
Oral Cancer	42	1,096	27	2,583	- 1,487
Lung Cancers	43	1,083	4	22,131	- 21,047
Pertussis	44	1,083	73	2	+ 1,081
Syphilis	45	1,072	67	9	+ 1,063
Skin Cancers	46	983	32	1,803	- 820
Tetanus	47	958	72	2	+ 956
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	841	6	16,957	- 16,116
Leukemia	49	825	24	3,772	- 2,947
Drug Use	50	670	41	776	- 106
Hepatitis B	51	567	58	162	+ 405
Appendicitis	52	528	61	79	+ 448
Ovary Cancer	53	519	28	2,026	- 1,507
Uterin Cancer	54	498	34	1,612	- 1,114
Upper Respiratory	55	385	62	47	+ 338
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	383	48	294	+ 89
Encephalitis	57	288	70	4	+ 284
Pancreas Cancer	58	259	12	6,752	- 6,493
Measles	59	249	81	0	+ 249
Stomach Cancer	60	228	14	5,796	- 5,568
Bladder Cancer	61	204	17	5,222	- 5,019
Other Neoplasms	62	196	22	4,748	- 4,552
Multiple Sclerosis	63	126	49	287	- 161
Hepatitis C	64	52	42	652	- 600
Chlamydia	65	33	82	0	+ 33
Otitis Media	66	26	66	9	+ 17
Ascariasis	67	16	78	0	+ 16
War	68	6	68	6	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	6	76	0	+ 5
Dengue	70	2	77	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	71	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	69	4	- 4
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	11	- 11
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	3	- 3
Malaria	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	181	- 181
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	37	914	- 914
Osteoarthritis	84	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Lesotho

Spain

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.