LESOTHO VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,963	5	2,101	+ 863
Stroke	2	2,203	3	2,817	- 614
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,951	2	3,214	- 1,263
Lung Cancers	4	1,441	43	51	+ 1,390
Lung Disease	5	1,413	9	1,102	+ 311
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,037	48	40	+ 997
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	1,029	29	194	+ 835
Stomach Cancer	8	912	60	11	+ 901
Kidney Disease	9	810	10	1,015	- 205
Pancreas Cancer	10	669	58	12	+ 657
Liver Cancer	11	531	39	71	+ 461
Other Injuries	12	399	18	533	- 134
Suicide	13	352	7	1,539	- 1,187
Lymphomas	14	348	36	78	+ 271
Breast Cancer	15	286	34	97	+ 189
Other Neoplasms	16	273	62	9	+ 264
Liver Disease	17	257	14	792	- 535
Parkinson's Disease	18	253	41	55	+ 198
Prostate Cancer	19	244	35	81	+ 164
Oesophagus Cancer	20	223	37	73	+ 149
Endocrine Disorders	21	208	27	235	- 27
Bladder Cancer	22	180	61	10	+ 170
Falls	23	176	31	128	+ 48
Leukemia	24	174	49	39	+ 135
Drownings	25	152	28	200	- 48
Oral Cancer	26	151	42	52	+ 99
Inflammatory/Heart	27	149	23	305	- 156
Hypertension	28	121	11	990	- 869
Diabetes Mellitus	29	98	6	2,000	- 1,901
Ovary Cancer	30	92	53	24	+ 67
Road Traffic Accidents	31	83	16	678	- 596
Cervical Cancer	32	69	20	372	- 304
Uterin Cancer	33	63	54	23	+ 39
Tuberculosis	34	63	8	1,208	- 1,146
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	53	25	279	- 226
Skin Disease	36	51	40	70	- 19
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	49	4	2,354	- 2,305
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	47	56	18	+ 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	46	32	126	- 79
Congenital Anomalies	40	45	19	389	- 345
Hepatitis C	41	40	64	2	+ 38
Asthma	42	35	17	678	- 643
Malnutrition	43	35	21	357	- 323
Skin Cancers	44	33	46	46	- 13
Epilepsy	45	28	30	143	- 115
Hepatitis B	46	26	51	27	- 1
Schizophrenia	47	19	81	0	+ 19
Fires	48	18	26	269	- 251
Anemia	49	16	83	0	+ 16
Drug Use	50	13	50	32	- 18
Alcohol	51	10	38	71	- 60
Meningitis	52	6	22	318	- 312
Violence	53	5	13	924	- 919
Poisonings	54	5	33	111	- 106
Low Birth Weight	55	4	12	957	- 953
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	3	85	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	57	3	55	18	- 15
Appendicitis	58	2	52	25	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	59	2	63	6	- 4
Oral conditions	60	2	86	0	+ 2
Birth Trauma	61	2	15	717	- 715
Osteoarthritis	62	2	84	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	63	1	1	4,767	- 4,767
Maternal Conditions	64	1	24	292	- 292
Syphilis	65	0	45	50	- 50
War	66	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	67	0	47	45	- 45
Otitis Media	68	0	66	1	- 1
Encephalitis	69	0	57	14	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	44	51	- 51
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	59	12	- 12
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	65	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	83	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

Japan

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.