LESOTHO VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,498	5	2,101	+ 2,397
Stroke	2	2,998	3	2,817	+ 181
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,764	2	3,214	- 1,451
Lung Cancers	4	1,566	43	51	+ 1,515
Lung Disease	5	1,177	9	1,102	+ 75
Kidney Disease	6	1,013	10	1,015	- 1
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	839	29	194	+ 645
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	695	48	40	+ 655
Hypertension	9	622	11	990	- 368
Parkinson's Disease	10	563	41	55	+ 509
Breast Cancer	11	537	34	97	+ 440
Prostate Cancer	12	431	35	81	+ 350
Pancreas Cancer	13	405	58	12	+ 393
Liver Cancer	14	333	39	71	+ 263
Bladder Cancer	15	330	61	10	+ 321
Stomach Cancer	16	327	60	11	+ 316
Other Injuries	17	309	18	533	- 223
Leukemia	18	288	49	39	+ 249
Lymphomas	19	270	36	78	+ 192
Diabetes Mellitus	20	269	6	2,000	- 1,730
Falls	21	265	31	128	+ 137
Road Traffic Accidents	22	185	16	678	- 493
Liver Disease	23	172	14	792	- 620
Inflammatory/Heart	24	154	23	305	- 151
Other Neoplasms	25	144	62	9	+ 135
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	130	25	279	- 149
Ovary Cancer	27	119	53	24	+ 94
Suicide	28	113	7	1,539	- 1,426
Endocrine Disorders	29	112	27	235	- 123
Oral Cancer	30	94	42	52	+ 42
Skin Cancers	31	93	46	46	+ 47
Drownings	32	93	28	200	- 107
Uterin Cancer	33	79	54	23	+ 56
Epilepsy	34	53	30	143	- 90
Oesophagus Cancer	35	52	37	73	- 21
Cervical Cancer	36	52	20	372	- 321
Drug Use	37	41	50	32	+ 10
Congenital Anomalies	38	37	19	389	- 352
Fires	39	31	26	269	- 238
Multiple Sclerosis	40	29	63	6	+ 23
Low Birth Weight	41	27	12	957	- 930
Violence	42	22	13	924	- 902
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	21	32	126	- 104
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	20	4	2,354	- 2,334
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	14	56	18	- 4
Tuberculosis	46	14	8	1,208	- 1,194
Skin Disease	47	12	40	70	- 58
Hepatitis B	48	12	51	27	- 15
Alcohol	49	11	38	71	- 60
HIV/AIDS	50	10	1	4,767	- 4,757
Anemia	51	10	83	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	52	8	64	2	+ 6
Meningitis	53	7	22	318	- 311
Schizophrenia	54	6	81	0	+ 6
Asthma	55	6	17	678	- 672
Poisonings	56	4	33	111	- 107
Birth Trauma	57	4	15	717	- 714
Appendicitis	58	2	52	25	- 23
Upper Respiratory	59	2	55	18	- 16
Leishmaniasis	60	1	75	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	61	0	24	292	- 292
Tetanus	62	0	47	45	- 45
Oral conditions	63	0	86	0	+ 0
War	64	0	68	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	45	50	- 50
Malnutrition	66	0	21	357	- 357
Encephalitis	67	0	57	14	- 13
Measles	68	0	59	12	- 12
Pertussis	69	0	44	51	- 51
Diphtheria	70	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	81	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	66	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

Greece

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.