LESOTHO VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,037	2	3,214	- 1,177
Malaria	2	1,303	79	0	+ 1,303
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,081	4	2,354	- 1,273
Measles	4	960	59	12	+ 948
Stroke	5	920	3	2,817	- 1,897
Coronary Heart Disease	6	902	5	2,101	- 1,199
Birth Trauma	7	764	15	717	+ 47
Low Birth Weight	8	688	12	957	- 269
Road Traffic Accidents	9	603	16	678	- 75
HIV/AIDS	10	481	1	4,767	- 4,286
Meningitis	11	419	22	318	+ 102
Liver Disease	12	406	14	792	- 386
Tuberculosis	13	377	8	1,208	- 831
Congenital Anomalies	14	347	19	389	- 42
Diabetes Mellitus	15	340	6	2,000	- 1,659
Kidney Disease	16	309	10	1,015	- 706
Maternal Conditions	17	286	24	292	- 7
Other Injuries	18	240	18	533	- 293
Cervical Cancer	19	238	20	372	- 135
Lung Disease	20	219	9	1,102	- 883
Hypertension	21	215	11	990	- 775
Asthma	22	188	17	678	- 490
Liver Cancer	23	186	39	71	+ 115
Pertussis	24	186	44	51	+ 135
Endocrine Disorders	25	181	27	235	- 53
Violence	26	180	13	924	- 744
Trypanosomiasis	27	171	77	0	+ 171
Malnutrition	28	164	21	357	- 193
Suicide	29	142	7	1,539	- 1,397
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	92	29	194	- 102
Drownings	31	84	28	200	- 116
Prostate Cancer	32	84	35	81	+ 3
Falls	33	76	31	128	- 51
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	71	25	279	- 207
Inflammatory/Heart	35	70	23	305	- 235
Fires	36	65	26	269	- 203
Epilepsy	37	56	30	143	- 88
Breast Cancer	38	55	34	97	- 42
Syphilis	39	52	45	50	+ 2
Poisonings	40	47	33	111	- 64
Stomach Cancer	41	39	60	11	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	38	32	126	- 88
Schistosomiasis	43	37	76	0	+ 37
Parkinson's Disease	44	34	41	55	- 21
Tetanus	45	27	47	45	- 18
Drug Use	46	27	50	32	- 5
Hepatitis B	47	26	51	27	- 1
Lymphomas	48	25	36	78	- 53
Skin Cancers	49	24	46	46	- 22
Lung Cancers	50	20	43	51	- 31
Skin Disease	51	20	40	70	- 50
Oral Cancer	52	19	42	52	- 32
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	16	48	40	- 24
Ovary Cancer	54	15	53	24	- 10
Alcohol	55	13	38	71	- 58
Encephalitis	56	13	57	14	- 1
Appendicitis	57	7	52	25	- 18
Diphtheria	58	6	69	0	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	59	6	54	23	- 17
Bladder Cancer	60	5	61	10	- 5
Hepatitis C	61	4	64	2	+ 1
Ascariasis	62	4	67	1	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	63	3	37	73	- 70
War	64	3	68	0	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	65	3	58	12	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	63	6	- 3
Leukemia	67	3	49	39	- 36
Other Neoplasms	68	3	62	9	- 7
Upper Respiratory	69	2	55	18	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	2	56	18	- 16
Chlamydia	71	0	65	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

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.