TURKEY VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	LESOTHO		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	180,034	53	204	+ 179,830
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	121,380	9	12,845	+ 108,535
Stroke	3	106,372	2	44,006	+ 62,367
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	88,900	40	741	+ 88,159
Coronary Heart Disease	5	79,338	1	85,905	- 6,567
Diabetes Mellitus	6	75,510	5	17,900	+ 57,610
Suicide	7	58,135	29	2,003	+ 56,131
Tuberculosis	8	45,630	50	303	+ 45,327
Lung Disease	9	41,610	4	25,088	+ 16,522
Kidney Disease	10	38,311	7	17,021	+ 21,290
Hypertension	11	37,383	8	14,763	+ 22,620
Low Birth Weight	12	36,132	24	3,478	+ 32,654
Violence	13	34,890	23	4,010	+ 30,879
Liver Disease	14	29,910	13	6,340	+ 23,570
Birth Trauma	15	27,086	41	720	+ 26,366
Road Traffic Accidents	16	25,622	16	5,573	+ 20,049
Asthma	17	25,596	27	2,434	+ 23,162
Other Injuries	18	20,121	30	1,678	+ 18,443
Congenital Anomalies	19	14,702	17	4,966	+ 9,735
Cervical Cancer	20	14,063	34	1,311	+ 12,752
Malnutrition	21	13,488	43	588	+ 12,900
Meningitis	22	12,000	51	274	+ 11,726
Inflammatory/Heart	23	11,520	31	1,632	+ 9,888
Maternal Conditions	24	11,035	57	109	+ 10,926
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	10,524	39	789	+ 9,735
Fires	26	10,149	47	343	+ 9,806
Endocrine Disorders	27	8,871	26	2,612	+ 6,259
Drownings	28	7,548	44	549	+ 7,000
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	7,334	6	17,308	- 9,974
Epilepsy	30	5,417	36	1,147	+ 4,270
Falls	31	4,826	22	4,373	+ 453
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	4,741	45	452	+ 4,289
Poisonings	33	4,195	46	369	+ 3,826
Breast Cancer	34	3,667	14	5,643	- 1,976
Prostate Cancer	35	3,045	15	5,608	- 2,563
Lymphomas	36	2,939	19	4,849	- 1,909
Oesophagus Cancer	37	2,773	33	1,321	+ 1,451
Alcohol	38	2,674	55	182	+ 2,491
Liver Cancer	39	2,668	20	4,542	- 1,874
Skin Disease	40	2,638	48	324	+ 2,314
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,069	25	3,439	- 1,371
Oral Cancer	42	1,950	35	1,305	+ 645
Lung Cancers	43	1,927	3	35,070	- 33,143
Pertussis	44	1,926	58	103	+ 1,823
Syphilis	45	1,907	61	50	+ 1,856
Skin Cancers	46	1,749	32	1,548	+ 201
Tetanus	47	1,705	64	12	+ 1,693
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	1,497	10	10,606	- 9,109
Leukemia	49	1,468	18	4,870	- 3,402
Drug Use	50	1,192	38	972	+ 220
Hepatitis B	51	1,008	60	72	+ 936
Appendicitis	52	939	59	93	+ 845
Ovary Cancer	53	923	28	2,287	- 1,364
Uterin Cancer	54	886	37	1,090	- 204
Upper Respiratory	55	685	66	5	+ 679
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	682	52	237	+ 445
Encephalitis	57	512	54	184	+ 328
Pancreas Cancer	58	461	12	6,882	- 6,422
Measles	59	442	65	6	+ 436
Stomach Cancer	60	406	11	10,333	- 9,927
Bladder Cancer	61	362	21	4,485	- 4,123
Other Neoplasms	62	348	42	646	- 298
Multiple Sclerosis	63	224	56	169	+ 55
Hepatitis C	64	93	63	19	+ 74
Chlamydia	65	58	69	2	+ 56
Otitis Media	66	46	67	3	+ 43
Ascariasis	67	28	70	1	+ 26
War	68	10	49	318	- 308
Diphtheria	69	10	71	1	+ 9
Dengue	70	3	73	0	+ 3
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	68	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	76	0	62	33	- 33
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	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 TURKEY

Lesotho

Turkey

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.