LESOTHO VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,894	5	2,101	+ 1,793
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,355	29	194	+ 1,161
Stroke	3	1,319	3	2,817	- 1,498
Lung Cancers	4	1,233	43	51	+ 1,182
Lung Disease	5	1,133	9	1,102	+ 31
Hypertension	6	710	11	990	- 280
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	689	48	40	+ 650
Kidney Disease	8	603	10	1,015	- 412
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	548	2	3,214	- 2,666
Breast Cancer	10	499	34	97	+ 402
Pancreas Cancer	11	476	58	12	+ 464
Prostate Cancer	12	437	35	81	+ 356
Diabetes Mellitus	13	412	6	2,000	- 1,588
Falls	14	406	31	128	+ 278
Liver Disease	15	402	14	792	- 390
Parkinson's Disease	16	333	41	55	+ 279
Lymphomas	17	324	36	78	+ 247
Endocrine Disorders	18	283	27	235	+ 48
Suicide	19	272	7	1,539	- 1,267
Stomach Cancer	20	256	60	11	+ 245
Inflammatory/Heart	21	235	23	305	- 70
Leukemia	22	231	49	39	+ 192
Other Injuries	23	218	18	533	- 314
Other Neoplasms	24	216	62	9	+ 207
Liver Cancer	25	213	39	71	+ 143
Alcohol	26	166	38	71	+ 95
Oesophagus Cancer	27	165	37	73	+ 91
Bladder Cancer	28	164	61	10	+ 154
Oral Cancer	29	159	42	52	+ 108
Ovary Cancer	30	137	53	24	+ 113
Skin Cancers	31	107	46	46	+ 61
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	101	4	2,354	- 2,253
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	96	32	126	- 30
Road Traffic Accidents	34	84	16	678	- 595
Epilepsy	35	82	30	143	- 62
Congenital Anomalies	36	61	19	389	- 329
Uterin Cancer	37	59	54	23	+ 36
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	57	25	279	- 221
Cervical Cancer	39	56	20	372	- 316
Drug Use	40	51	50	32	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	41	42	63	6	+ 36
Skin Disease	42	41	40	70	- 29
Anemia	43	26	83	0	+ 26
Asthma	44	24	17	678	- 653
Low Birth Weight	45	20	12	957	- 936
Violence	46	20	13	924	- 904
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	14	56	18	- 4
Hepatitis C	48	13	64	2	+ 11
Drownings	49	12	28	200	- 188
Malnutrition	50	12	21	357	- 345
Schizophrenia	51	10	81	0	+ 10
Osteoarthritis	52	10	84	0	+ 10
Fires	53	9	26	269	- 259
HIV/AIDS	54	9	1	4,767	- 4,758
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	8	85	0	+ 8
Tuberculosis	56	7	8	1,208	- 1,201
Birth Trauma	57	6	15	717	- 711
Poisonings	58	6	33	111	- 105
Hepatitis B	59	5	51	27	- 22
Meningitis	60	4	22	318	- 313
Upper Respiratory	61	4	55	18	- 14
Appendicitis	62	3	52	25	- 21
Oral conditions	63	2	86	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	24	292	- 291
Otitis Media	65	0	66	1	- 1
War	66	0	68	0	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	57	14	- 13
Syphilis	68	0	45	50	- 50
Pertussis	69	0	44	51	- 51
Measles	70	0	59	12	- 12
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	47	45	- 45
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	82	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	65	2	- 2
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

Germany

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.