LESOTHO VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,420	2	3,214	- 1,795
Tuberculosis	2	845	8	1,208	- 364
Measles	3	816	59	12	+ 804
Malaria	4	807	79	0	+ 807
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	797	4	2,354	- 1,557
Stroke	6	706	3	2,817	- 2,110
Coronary Heart Disease	7	670	5	2,101	- 1,431
Low Birth Weight	8	669	12	957	- 288
Birth Trauma	9	638	15	717	- 79
Road Traffic Accidents	10	584	16	678	- 94
Congenital Anomalies	11	314	19	389	- 76
Hypertension	12	304	11	990	- 686
Liver Disease	13	290	14	792	- 502
Lung Disease	14	261	9	1,102	- 841
HIV/AIDS	15	256	1	4,767	- 4,511
Diabetes Mellitus	16	249	6	2,000	- 1,751
Meningitis	17	223	22	318	- 94
Violence	18	215	13	924	- 709
Maternal Conditions	19	203	24	292	- 89
Kidney Disease	20	175	10	1,015	- 839
Malnutrition	21	172	21	357	- 185
Other Injuries	22	160	18	533	- 373
Pertussis	23	153	44	51	+ 102
Asthma	24	149	17	678	- 529
Endocrine Disorders	25	142	27	235	- 92
Suicide	26	112	7	1,539	- 1,427
Cervical Cancer	27	93	20	372	- 279
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	88	29	194	- 106
Inflammatory/Heart	29	78	23	305	- 227
Prostate Cancer	30	76	35	81	- 4
Liver Cancer	31	74	39	71	+ 3
Syphilis	32	72	45	50	+ 22
Falls	33	67	31	128	- 61
Drownings	34	67	28	200	- 133
Breast Cancer	35	66	34	97	- 31
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	57	48	40	+ 18
Stomach Cancer	37	50	60	11	+ 39
Lymphomas	38	40	36	78	- 38
Fires	39	39	26	269	- 230
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	37	25	279	- 242
Leukemia	41	36	49	39	- 3
Poisonings	42	33	33	111	- 78
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	33	32	126	- 92
Epilepsy	44	33	30	143	- 110
War	45	32	68	0	+ 32
Tetanus	46	23	47	45	- 23
Lung Cancers	47	22	43	51	- 29
Schistosomiasis	48	21	76	0	+ 21
Parkinson's Disease	49	20	41	55	- 35
Pancreas Cancer	50	20	58	12	+ 7
Oral Cancer	51	19	42	52	- 32
Leishmaniasis	52	17	75	0	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	53	15	37	73	- 58
Skin Disease	54	15	40	70	- 55
Skin Cancers	55	15	46	46	- 32
Appendicitis	56	14	52	25	- 11
Encephalitis	57	13	57	14	- 0
Ovary Cancer	58	13	53	24	- 12
Drug Use	59	12	50	32	- 19
Alcohol	60	12	38	71	- 59
Hepatitis B	61	9	51	27	- 18
Upper Respiratory	62	7	55	18	- 11
Uterin Cancer	63	7	54	23	- 17
Trypanosomiasis	64	7	77	0	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	65	5	61	10	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	4	56	18	- 14
Other Neoplasms	67	2	62	9	- 8
Ascariasis	68	2	67	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	64	2	- 1
Diphtheria	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	1	63	6	- 5
Otitis Media	72	1	66	1	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	65	2	- 1
Dengue	74	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

DR Congo

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.