LESOTHO VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,062	2	3,214	- 1,152
Tuberculosis	2	1,854	8	1,208	+ 646
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,846	4	2,354	- 508
HIV/AIDS	4	1,479	1	4,767	- 3,288
Stroke	5	1,294	3	2,817	- 1,522
Malaria	6	1,293	79	0	+ 1,293
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,143	5	2,101	- 958
Low Birth Weight	8	878	12	957	- 79
Birth Trauma	9	864	15	717	+ 147
Road Traffic Accidents	10	706	16	678	+ 27
Measles	11	641	59	12	+ 629
Hypertension	12	494	11	990	- 496
Maternal Conditions	13	463	24	292	+ 171
Liver Disease	14	455	14	792	- 337
Diabetes Mellitus	15	450	6	2,000	- 1,550
Meningitis	16	400	22	318	+ 82
Violence	17	398	13	924	- 526
Lung Disease	18	377	9	1,102	- 725
Congenital Anomalies	19	306	19	389	- 84
Asthma	20	300	17	678	- 378
Kidney Disease	21	280	10	1,015	- 735
Malnutrition	22	272	21	357	- 85
Other Injuries	23	245	18	533	- 288
Suicide	24	231	7	1,539	- 1,309
Endocrine Disorders	25	167	27	235	- 68
Breast Cancer	26	136	34	97	+ 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	125	25	279	- 154
War	28	124	68	0	+ 123
Tetanus	29	110	47	45	+ 65
Inflammatory/Heart	30	106	23	305	- 199
Pertussis	31	105	44	51	+ 54
Cervical Cancer	32	91	20	372	- 282
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	80	29	194	- 114
Drownings	34	80	28	200	- 120
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	76	32	126	- 49
Falls	36	71	31	128	- 56
Schistosomiasis	37	67	76	0	+ 67
Prostate Cancer	38	62	35	81	- 19
Fires	39	56	26	269	- 213
Poisonings	40	53	33	111	- 58
Syphilis	41	47	45	50	- 3
Lymphomas	42	47	36	78	- 31
Epilepsy	43	47	30	143	- 97
Liver Cancer	44	46	39	71	- 25
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	46	48	40	+ 6
Oral Cancer	46	36	42	52	- 16
Leukemia	47	35	49	39	- 4
Parkinson's Disease	48	26	41	55	- 28
Stomach Cancer	49	26	60	11	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	50	25	53	24	+ 1
Appendicitis	51	24	52	25	- 0
Alcohol	52	24	38	71	- 46
Oesophagus Cancer	53	19	37	73	- 54
Skin Disease	54	19	40	70	- 51
Lung Cancers	55	18	43	51	- 33
Leishmaniasis	56	18	75	0	+ 18
Drug Use	57	17	50	32	- 14
Skin Cancers	58	17	46	46	- 29
Trypanosomiasis	59	16	77	0	+ 16
Pancreas Cancer	60	14	58	12	+ 2
Hepatitis B	61	13	51	27	- 14
Encephalitis	62	11	57	14	- 3
Upper Respiratory	63	10	55	18	- 9
Bladder Cancer	64	9	61	10	- 0
Uterin Cancer	65	8	54	23	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	6	56	18	- 12
Diphtheria	67	4	69	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	68	2	66	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	2	64	2	- 0
Other Neoplasms	70	2	62	9	- 7
Ascariasis	71	2	67	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	63	6	- 4
Chlamydia	73	1	65	2	- 1
Dengue	74	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

Central Africa

Lesotho

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.