EGYPT VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	238,094	53	397	+ 237,697
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	160,523	7	20,695	+ 139,829
Stroke	3	140,676	3	43,839	+ 96,837
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	117,569	23	3,692	+ 113,877
Coronary Heart Disease	5	104,923	1	173,871	- 68,948
Diabetes Mellitus	6	99,861	8	19,131	+ 80,730
Suicide	7	76,883	25	3,022	+ 73,861
Tuberculosis	8	60,346	51	432	+ 59,914
Lung Disease	9	55,029	9	13,393	+ 41,636
Kidney Disease	10	50,666	6	21,087	+ 29,579
Hypertension	11	49,439	5	21,094	+ 28,344
Low Birth Weight	12	47,784	11	11,391	+ 36,393
Violence	13	46,141	20	4,165	+ 41,976
Liver Disease	14	39,556	2	60,122	- 20,566
Birth Trauma	15	35,821	17	6,109	+ 29,712
Road Traffic Accidents	16	33,885	12	10,141	+ 23,744
Asthma	17	33,850	15	7,104	+ 26,747
Other Injuries	18	26,610	21	3,819	+ 22,791
Congenital Anomalies	19	19,443	10	12,163	+ 7,280
Cervical Cancer	20	18,598	48	625	+ 17,973
Malnutrition	21	17,837	46	759	+ 17,079
Meningitis	22	15,870	43	827	+ 15,043
Inflammatory/Heart	23	15,236	27	2,489	+ 12,747
Maternal Conditions	24	14,594	44	795	+ 13,799
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	13,918	34	1,339	+ 12,579
Fires	26	13,422	33	1,568	+ 11,854
Endocrine Disorders	27	11,732	29	2,372	+ 9,360
Drownings	28	9,983	37	1,122	+ 8,860
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	9,699	16	6,975	+ 2,724
Epilepsy	30	7,164	50	451	+ 6,713
Falls	31	6,382	30	2,019	+ 4,364
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	6,270	36	1,248	+ 5,022
Poisonings	33	5,548	57	195	+ 5,353
Breast Cancer	34	4,849	13	9,180	- 4,331
Prostate Cancer	35	4,027	35	1,282	+ 2,745
Lymphomas	36	3,887	14	7,539	- 3,651
Oesophagus Cancer	37	3,667	41	951	+ 2,716
Alcohol	38	3,536	60	141	+ 3,395
Liver Cancer	39	3,529	4	24,512	- 20,983
Skin Disease	40	3,488	55	219	+ 3,269
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,736	28	2,391	+ 344
Oral Cancer	42	2,579	45	793	+ 1,786
Lung Cancers	43	2,549	18	5,677	- 3,128
Pertussis	44	2,547	42	906	+ 1,641
Syphilis	45	2,522	58	159	+ 2,362
Skin Cancers	46	2,313	39	1,013	+ 1,300
Tetanus	47	2,255	49	540	+ 1,714
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	1,980	24	3,083	- 1,103
Leukemia	49	1,941	22	3,763	- 1,822
Drug Use	50	1,577	62	116	+ 1,461
Hepatitis B	51	1,333	40	988	+ 345
Appendicitis	52	1,241	59	142	+ 1,099
Ovary Cancer	53	1,221	31	1,944	- 723
Uterin Cancer	54	1,172	52	422	+ 750
Upper Respiratory	55	906	68	5	+ 901
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	901	65	26	+ 876
Encephalitis	57	677	38	1,046	- 368
Pancreas Cancer	58	609	26	2,906	- 2,297
Measles	59	585	64	43	+ 542
Stomach Cancer	60	537	32	1,844	- 1,308
Bladder Cancer	61	479	19	5,133	- 4,653
Other Neoplasms	62	460	61	116	+ 344
Multiple Sclerosis	63	297	56	213	+ 84
Hepatitis C	64	123	63	97	+ 26
Chlamydia	65	77	71	1	+ 76
Otitis Media	66	61	72	0	+ 61
Ascariasis	67	37	67	6	+ 31
War	68	14	47	714	- 700
Diphtheria	69	13	70	3	+ 10
Dengue	70	5	69	5	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	66	13	- 13
Schistosomiasis	76	0	54	220	- 220
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Lesotho

Egypt

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.