VENEZUELA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	66,883	6	7,490	+ 59,392
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	45,092	7	7,188	+ 37,904
Stroke	3	39,517	3	12,133	+ 27,384
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	33,026	22	1,359	+ 31,667
Coronary Heart Disease	5	29,474	1	26,905	+ 2,568
Diabetes Mellitus	6	28,052	4	11,176	+ 16,875
Suicide	7	21,597	34	585	+ 21,012
Tuberculosis	8	16,952	31	748	+ 16,204
Lung Disease	9	15,458	10	5,150	+ 10,309
Kidney Disease	10	14,233	8	5,932	+ 8,301
Hypertension	11	13,888	9	5,195	+ 8,693
Low Birth Weight	12	13,423	12	3,088	+ 10,335
Violence	13	12,961	2	18,132	- 5,170
Liver Disease	14	11,112	16	2,340	+ 8,771
Birth Trauma	15	10,063	24	1,087	+ 8,975
Road Traffic Accidents	16	9,519	5	11,127	- 1,609
Asthma	17	9,509	46	311	+ 9,198
Other Injuries	18	7,475	21	1,693	+ 5,782
Congenital Anomalies	19	5,462	14	2,846	+ 2,616
Cervical Cancer	20	5,224	20	1,986	+ 3,238
Malnutrition	21	5,011	32	629	+ 4,382
Meningitis	22	4,458	49	251	+ 4,207
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,280	33	599	+ 3,681
Maternal Conditions	24	4,100	39	422	+ 3,677
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	3,910	40	418	+ 3,492
Fires	26	3,770	54	144	+ 3,626
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,295	30	760	+ 2,536
Drownings	28	2,804	43	388	+ 2,416
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,725	35	572	+ 2,153
Epilepsy	30	2,012	41	411	+ 1,602
Falls	31	1,793	28	865	+ 928
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,761	57	80	+ 1,681
Poisonings	33	1,558	58	68	+ 1,491
Breast Cancer	34	1,362	15	2,563	- 1,201
Prostate Cancer	35	1,131	13	2,848	- 1,717
Lymphomas	36	1,092	23	1,248	- 156
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,030	44	370	+ 660
Alcohol	38	993	62	34	+ 959
Liver Cancer	39	991	26	1,029	- 38
Skin Disease	40	980	66	18	+ 962
Parkinson's Disease	41	768	48	252	+ 517
Oral Cancer	42	725	38	544	+ 180
Lung Cancers	43	716	11	3,900	- 3,184
Pertussis	44	716	64	26	+ 690
Syphilis	45	708	67	15	+ 693
Skin Cancers	46	650	37	553	+ 97
Tetanus	47	633	68	8	+ 626
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	556	19	2,037	- 1,481
Leukemia	49	545	27	1,007	- 462
Drug Use	50	443	50	225	+ 218
Hepatitis B	51	375	63	30	+ 345
Appendicitis	52	349	56	98	+ 251
Ovary Cancer	53	343	36	563	- 220
Uterin Cancer	54	329	47	309	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	55	254	74	1	+ 253
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	253	52	180	+ 73
Encephalitis	57	190	61	37	+ 153
Pancreas Cancer	58	171	25	1,082	- 911
Measles	59	164	79	0	+ 164
Stomach Cancer	60	151	17	2,175	- 2,024
Bladder Cancer	61	135	45	365	- 230
Other Neoplasms	62	129	18	2,167	- 2,038
Multiple Sclerosis	63	83	60	51	+ 33
Hepatitis C	64	35	65	21	+ 13
Chlamydia	65	22	82	0	+ 22
Otitis Media	66	17	75	1	+ 16
Ascariasis	67	10	70	5	+ 5
War	68	4	51	185	- 181
Diphtheria	69	4	78	0	+ 4
Dengue	70	1	59	65	- 64
Trichuriasis	71	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	76	0	76	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	29	826	- 826
Malaria	79	0	42	402	- 402
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	69	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	55	126	- 126
Osteoarthritis	84	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	151	- 151
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Lesotho

Venezuela

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.