BELGIUM VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	25,635	57	36	+ 25,599
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,283	6	5,677	+ 11,606
Stroke	3	15,146	3	7,408	+ 7,739
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	12,658	33	418	+ 12,241
Coronary Heart Disease	5	11,297	1	15,281	- 3,984
Diabetes Mellitus	6	10,752	20	1,269	+ 9,482
Suicide	7	8,278	10	2,111	+ 6,167
Tuberculosis	8	6,497	54	46	+ 6,452
Lung Disease	9	5,925	5	6,438	- 513
Kidney Disease	10	5,455	8	2,952	+ 2,503
Hypertension	11	5,323	27	740	+ 4,583
Low Birth Weight	12	5,145	50	70	+ 5,075
Violence	13	4,968	44	149	+ 4,818
Liver Disease	14	4,259	17	1,433	+ 2,826
Birth Trauma	15	3,857	53	47	+ 3,810
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,648	29	666	+ 2,982
Asthma	17	3,645	46	128	+ 3,517
Other Injuries	18	2,865	11	2,006	+ 859
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,093	40	282	+ 1,811
Cervical Cancer	20	2,002	41	243	+ 1,760
Malnutrition	21	1,920	38	291	+ 1,630
Meningitis	22	1,709	58	28	+ 1,680
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,640	23	1,060	+ 580
Maternal Conditions	24	1,571	64	6	+ 1,565
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,499	42	213	+ 1,286
Fires	26	1,445	48	75	+ 1,370
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,263	18	1,432	- 169
Drownings	28	1,075	47	79	+ 996
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,044	2	9,416	- 8,372
Epilepsy	30	771	36	348	+ 424
Falls	31	687	15	1,756	- 1,068
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	675	37	293	+ 382
Poisonings	33	597	55	41	+ 556
Breast Cancer	34	522	9	2,587	- 2,065
Prostate Cancer	35	434	13	1,824	- 1,391
Lymphomas	36	419	16	1,552	- 1,134
Oesophagus Cancer	37	395	25	898	- 503
Alcohol	38	381	32	500	- 119
Liver Cancer	39	380	24	976	- 596
Skin Disease	40	376	35	380	- 4
Parkinson's Disease	41	295	19	1,378	- 1,083
Oral Cancer	42	278	28	675	- 397
Lung Cancers	43	274	4	6,777	- 6,502
Pertussis	44	274	68	1	+ 273
Syphilis	45	272	70	0	+ 272
Skin Cancers	46	249	31	522	- 273
Tetanus	47	243	78	0	+ 243
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	213	7	3,329	- 3,116
Leukemia	49	209	21	1,199	- 990
Drug Use	50	170	39	287	- 118
Hepatitis B	51	144	63	17	+ 127
Appendicitis	52	134	62	17	+ 117
Ovary Cancer	53	131	30	653	- 521
Uterin Cancer	54	126	34	384	- 258
Upper Respiratory	55	98	59	22	+ 76
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	97	49	73	+ 24
Encephalitis	57	73	66	1	+ 72
Pancreas Cancer	58	66	14	1,809	- 1,744
Measles	59	63	79	0	+ 63
Stomach Cancer	60	58	26	863	- 805
Bladder Cancer	61	52	22	1,078	- 1,027
Other Neoplasms	62	50	12	1,828	- 1,778
Multiple Sclerosis	63	32	45	147	- 115
Hepatitis C	64	13	52	53	- 40
Chlamydia	65	8	71	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	66	7	65	2	+ 5
Ascariasis	67	4	82	0	+ 4
War	68	1	67	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	1	69	0	+ 1
Dengue	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	40	- 40
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	43	199	- 199
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Lesotho

Belgium

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.