LESOTHO VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,173	5	2,101	+ 72
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	989	29	194	+ 794
Lung Cancers	3	862	43	51	+ 811
Stroke	4	853	3	2,817	- 1,964
Lung Disease	5	804	9	1,102	- 298
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	435	48	40	+ 395
Breast Cancer	7	376	34	97	+ 279
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	369	2	3,214	- 2,845
Kidney Disease	9	302	10	1,015	- 713
Other Injuries	10	293	18	533	- 240
Pancreas Cancer	11	271	58	12	+ 259
Liver Disease	12	249	14	792	- 543
Suicide	13	230	7	1,539	- 1,309
Lymphomas	14	214	36	78	+ 136
Prostate Cancer	15	211	35	81	+ 130
Parkinson's Disease	16	205	41	55	+ 151
Diabetes Mellitus	17	203	6	2,000	- 1,797
Falls	18	201	31	128	+ 73
Hypertension	19	178	11	990	- 812
Leukemia	20	176	49	39	+ 137
Endocrine Disorders	21	175	27	235	- 60
Stomach Cancer	22	170	60	11	+ 159
Inflammatory/Heart	23	163	23	305	- 142
Other Neoplasms	24	162	62	9	+ 153
Liver Cancer	25	161	39	71	+ 90
Bladder Cancer	26	145	61	10	+ 136
Ovary Cancer	27	117	53	24	+ 93
Oesophagus Cancer	28	106	37	73	+ 32
Alcohol	29	84	38	71	+ 13
Road Traffic Accidents	30	83	16	678	- 595
Skin Cancers	31	72	46	46	+ 25
Malnutrition	32	65	21	357	- 293
Oral Cancer	33	63	42	52	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	63	32	126	- 63
Epilepsy	35	56	30	143	- 88
Uterin Cancer	36	52	54	23	+ 28
Congenital Anomalies	37	35	19	389	- 355
Cervical Cancer	38	32	20	372	- 341
Drug Use	39	31	50	32	- 1
Anemia	40	28	83	0	+ 28
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	22	25	279	- 256
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	20	4	2,354	- 2,334
Schizophrenia	43	19	81	0	+ 19
Skin Disease	44	18	40	70	- 52
Asthma	45	15	17	678	- 662
Multiple Sclerosis	46	14	63	6	+ 8
Hepatitis C	47	12	64	2	+ 10
Violence	48	10	13	924	- 914
Low Birth Weight	49	10	12	957	- 947
Osteoarthritis	50	9	84	0	+ 9
Fires	51	8	26	269	- 260
HIV/AIDS	52	8	1	4,767	- 4,759
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	8	56	18	- 10
Drownings	54	6	28	200	- 193
Tuberculosis	55	6	8	1,208	- 1,202
Poisonings	56	5	33	111	- 106
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	4	85	0	+ 4
Meningitis	58	2	22	318	- 316
Birth Trauma	59	2	15	717	- 715
Hepatitis B	60	2	51	27	- 25
Upper Respiratory	61	1	55	18	- 17
Appendicitis	62	1	52	25	- 24
Maternal Conditions	63	1	24	292	- 291
Oral conditions	64	1	86	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	65	1	57	14	- 13
Syphilis	66	0	45	50	- 50
War	67	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	44	51	- 51
Tetanus	69	0	47	45	- 45
Measles	70	0	59	12	- 12
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	65	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

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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.