LESOTHO VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	4,403	29	194	+ 4,208
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,892	5	2,101	+ 1,791
Stroke	3	1,629	3	2,817	- 1,188
Lung Cancers	4	915	43	51	+ 864
Hypertension	5	804	11	990	- 186
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	567	48	40	+ 528
Falls	7	525	31	128	+ 397
Lung Disease	8	510	9	1,102	- 591
Pancreas Cancer	9	494	58	12	+ 482
Liver Disease	10	423	14	792	- 369
Prostate Cancer	11	384	35	81	+ 303
Breast Cancer	12	375	34	97	+ 278
Parkinson's Disease	13	338	41	55	+ 283
Lymphomas	14	337	36	78	+ 259
Suicide	15	335	7	1,539	- 1,204
Liver Cancer	16	216	39	71	+ 145
Inflammatory/Heart	17	205	23	305	- 100
Alcohol	18	184	38	71	+ 113
Stomach Cancer	19	177	60	11	+ 166
Other Injuries	20	173	18	533	- 360
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	173	2	3,214	- 3,042
Diabetes Mellitus	22	165	6	2,000	- 1,834
Other Neoplasms	23	149	62	9	+ 140
Leukemia	24	147	49	39	+ 108
Ovary Cancer	25	136	53	24	+ 112
Kidney Disease	26	135	10	1,015	- 879
Oesophagus Cancer	27	127	37	73	+ 53
Bladder Cancer	28	122	61	10	+ 113
Skin Cancers	29	118	46	46	+ 71
Drug Use	30	107	50	32	+ 75
Endocrine Disorders	31	102	27	235	- 133
Uterin Cancer	32	89	54	23	+ 66
Road Traffic Accidents	33	85	16	678	- 593
Oral Cancer	34	82	42	52	+ 30
Congenital Anomalies	35	76	19	389	- 313
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	60	25	279	- 219
Drownings	37	42	28	200	- 158
Epilepsy	38	41	30	143	- 102
Schizophrenia	39	37	81	0	+ 37
Asthma	40	34	17	678	- 644
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	33	56	18	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	42	32	63	6	+ 26
Violence	43	25	13	924	- 898
Cervical Cancer	44	25	20	372	- 348
Fires	45	24	26	269	- 244
Tuberculosis	46	13	8	1,208	- 1,196
Skin Disease	47	11	40	70	- 59
Low Birth Weight	48	10	12	957	- 946
Poisonings	49	10	33	111	- 101
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	8	32	126	- 118
Osteoarthritis	51	7	84	0	+ 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	6	4	2,354	- 2,348
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	4	85	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	54	4	52	25	- 21
Meningitis	55	4	22	318	- 314
Birth Trauma	56	3	15	717	- 714
Malnutrition	57	3	21	357	- 355
Anemia	58	2	83	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	59	2	1	4,767	- 4,765
Hepatitis C	60	2	64	2	- 1
Oral conditions	61	1	86	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	55	18	- 17
Hepatitis B	63	1	51	27	- 26
Maternal Conditions	64	1	24	292	- 292
War	65	0	68	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	57	14	- 13
Syphilis	67	0	45	50	- 50
Otitis Media	68	0	66	1	- 1
Pertussis	69	0	44	51	- 51
Tetanus	70	0	47	45	- 45
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	59	12	- 12
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	82	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	65	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

Finland

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.