USA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	731,877	42	5,660	+ 726,216
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	493,434	11	60,317	+ 433,116
Stroke	3	432,426	4	158,520	+ 273,906
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	361,397	37	9,955	+ 351,442
Coronary Heart Disease	5	322,524	1	504,904	- 182,380
Diabetes Mellitus	6	306,963	10	61,418	+ 245,545
Suicide	7	236,330	12	53,099	+ 183,231
Tuberculosis	8	185,497	62	546	+ 184,951
Lung Disease	9	169,155	3	195,387	- 26,232
Kidney Disease	10	155,743	6	85,861	+ 69,882
Hypertension	11	151,969	8	65,960	+ 86,009
Low Birth Weight	12	146,883	39	6,924	+ 139,959
Violence	13	141,834	27	18,976	+ 122,858
Liver Disease	14	121,592	16	43,402	+ 78,189
Birth Trauma	15	110,111	54	1,233	+ 108,878
Road Traffic Accidents	16	104,159	17	41,694	+ 62,465
Asthma	17	104,053	46	3,818	+ 100,234
Other Injuries	18	81,796	25	25,997	+ 55,798
Congenital Anomalies	19	59,765	34	11,762	+ 48,004
Cervical Cancer	20	57,169	38	6,984	+ 50,185
Malnutrition	21	54,830	40	6,762	+ 48,068
Meningitis	22	48,784	60	606	+ 48,179
Inflammatory/Heart	23	46,833	22	32,529	+ 14,304
Maternal Conditions	24	44,861	56	779	+ 44,082
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	42,783	48	3,461	+ 39,322
Fires	26	41,258	49	3,183	+ 38,075
Endocrine Disorders	27	36,062	14	46,985	- 10,923
Drownings	28	30,686	45	4,070	+ 26,616
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	29,814	2	287,198	- 257,384
Epilepsy	30	22,020	50	3,162	+ 18,858
Falls	31	19,619	18	40,418	- 20,799
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	19,273	47	3,646	+ 15,627
Poisonings	33	17,053	53	1,674	+ 15,379
Breast Cancer	34	14,905	13	48,671	- 33,765
Prostate Cancer	35	12,380	20	35,612	- 23,233
Lymphomas	36	11,949	19	40,281	- 28,332
Oesophagus Cancer	37	11,271	28	17,829	- 6,559
Alcohol	38	10,870	30	14,659	- 3,790
Liver Cancer	39	10,848	23	27,064	- 16,217
Skin Disease	40	10,723	43	5,409	+ 5,314
Parkinson's Disease	41	8,409	21	34,491	- 26,082
Oral Cancer	42	7,928	35	11,555	- 3,627
Lung Cancers	43	7,835	5	155,533	- 147,697
Pertussis	44	7,831	69	16	+ 7,815
Syphilis	45	7,752	66	49	+ 7,702
Skin Cancers	46	7,109	32	14,311	- 7,202
Tetanus	47	6,930	71	2	+ 6,928
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	6,085	9	61,827	- 55,742
Leukemia	49	5,967	24	26,966	- 20,999
Drug Use	50	4,847	7	74,435	- 69,588
Hepatitis B	51	4,098	59	608	+ 3,491
Appendicitis	52	3,816	63	424	+ 3,391
Ovary Cancer	53	3,753	31	14,591	- 10,838
Uterin Cancer	54	3,601	36	10,063	- 6,461
Upper Respiratory	55	2,784	65	229	+ 2,555
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	2,771	52	2,461	+ 310
Encephalitis	57	2,082	68	25	+ 2,057
Pancreas Cancer	58	1,872	15	44,293	- 42,420
Measles	59	1,798	80	0	+ 1,798
Stomach Cancer	60	1,649	33	13,077	- 11,427
Bladder Cancer	61	1,473	26	19,622	- 18,149
Other Neoplasms	62	1,414	29	17,743	- 16,329
Multiple Sclerosis	63	912	44	5,059	- 4,147
Hepatitis C	64	378	41	5,684	- 5,306
Chlamydia	65	236	84	0	+ 236
Otitis Media	66	187	67	34	+ 153
Ascariasis	67	113	82	0	+ 113
War	68	42	55	1,198	- 1,156
Diphtheria	69	40	75	0	+ 40
Dengue	70	14	76	0	+ 14
Trichuriasis	71	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	4	- 4
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	723	- 723
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Lesotho

United States

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.