LESOTHO VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,280	1	4,767	- 2,487
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,132	2	3,214	- 2,082
Malaria	3	828	79	0	+ 828
Low Birth Weight	4	567	12	957	- 390
Birth Trauma	5	547	15	717	- 170
Stroke	6	542	3	2,817	- 2,275
Coronary Heart Disease	7	520	5	2,101	- 1,581
Road Traffic Accidents	8	457	16	678	- 221
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	433	4	2,354	- 1,921
Tuberculosis	10	398	8	1,208	- 810
Diabetes Mellitus	11	371	6	2,000	- 1,628
Congenital Anomalies	12	309	19	389	- 80
Liver Disease	13	247	14	792	- 545
Kidney Disease	14	246	10	1,015	- 768
Measles	15	225	59	12	+ 213
Hypertension	16	205	11	990	- 785
Maternal Conditions	17	172	24	292	- 120
Syphilis	18	166	45	50	+ 116
Meningitis	19	158	22	318	- 160
Lung Disease	20	149	9	1,102	- 952
Pertussis	21	135	44	51	+ 84
Suicide	22	133	7	1,539	- 1,407
Other Injuries	23	130	18	533	- 402
Breast Cancer	24	105	34	97	+ 7
Endocrine Disorders	25	91	27	235	- 144
Asthma	26	81	17	678	- 597
Inflammatory/Heart	27	78	23	305	- 227
Cervical Cancer	28	70	20	372	- 303
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	69	29	194	- 125
Drug Use	30	62	50	32	+ 31
Malnutrition	31	60	21	357	- 298
Falls	32	57	31	128	- 71
Violence	33	55	13	924	- 868
Liver Cancer	34	53	39	71	- 17
Prostate Cancer	35	53	35	81	- 28
Drownings	36	49	28	200	- 151
Oral Cancer	37	43	42	52	- 9
Epilepsy	38	40	30	143	- 103
Fires	39	37	26	269	- 231
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	35	48	40	- 4
Lung Cancers	41	33	43	51	- 18
Tetanus	42	29	47	45	- 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	27	25	279	- 252
Poisonings	44	26	33	111	- 85
Lymphomas	45	24	36	78	- 54
Parkinson's Disease	46	22	41	55	- 33
Trypanosomiasis	47	20	77	0	+ 20
Skin Cancers	48	20	46	46	- 26
Stomach Cancer	49	19	60	11	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	18	32	126	- 108
Skin Disease	51	16	40	70	- 54
Ovary Cancer	52	16	53	24	- 9
Alcohol	53	15	38	71	- 56
Oesophagus Cancer	54	15	37	73	- 59
Pancreas Cancer	55	14	58	12	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	56	11	61	10	+ 1
Encephalitis	57	10	57	14	- 4
Uterin Cancer	58	10	54	23	- 14
Appendicitis	59	7	52	25	- 18
Schistosomiasis	60	5	76	0	+ 5
Leukemia	61	5	49	39	- 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	5	56	18	- 14
Other Neoplasms	63	4	62	9	- 5
Diphtheria	64	4	69	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	65	4	51	27	- 23
Upper Respiratory	66	2	55	18	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	67	2	63	6	- 4
Chlamydia	68	1	65	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	69	0	64	2	- 2
Ascariasis	70	0	67	1	- 0
War	71	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

Equ. Guinea

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.