BRAZIL VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	470,959	22	12,558	+ 458,400
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	317,522	3	94,705	+ 222,817
Stroke	3	278,263	2	123,207	+ 155,057
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	232,557	35	5,659	+ 226,897
Coronary Heart Disease	5	207,542	1	165,788	+ 41,755
Diabetes Mellitus	6	197,529	5	59,608	+ 137,921
Suicide	7	152,077	20	14,540	+ 137,537
Tuberculosis	8	119,366	40	4,895	+ 114,471
Lung Disease	9	108,850	6	59,373	+ 49,477
Kidney Disease	10	100,220	7	37,690	+ 62,529
Hypertension	11	97,791	11	28,822	+ 68,969
Low Birth Weight	12	94,518	33	6,881	+ 87,638
Violence	13	91,269	4	68,779	+ 22,490
Liver Disease	14	78,244	13	21,422	+ 56,822
Birth Trauma	15	70,856	45	3,777	+ 67,079
Road Traffic Accidents	16	67,026	8	33,871	+ 33,155
Asthma	17	66,957	48	2,595	+ 64,363
Other Injuries	18	52,635	21	13,807	+ 38,828
Congenital Anomalies	19	38,459	23	12,317	+ 26,142
Cervical Cancer	20	36,788	29	9,511	+ 27,277
Malnutrition	21	35,283	34	6,695	+ 28,587
Meningitis	22	31,392	54	1,359	+ 30,034
Inflammatory/Heart	23	30,137	18	17,508	+ 12,629
Maternal Conditions	24	28,868	53	1,507	+ 27,361
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	27,531	44	4,258	+ 23,273
Fires	26	26,549	58	1,028	+ 25,522
Endocrine Disorders	27	23,206	19	16,927	+ 6,278
Drownings	28	19,746	39	4,937	+ 14,809
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	19,185	10	30,717	- 11,531
Epilepsy	30	14,170	46	3,263	+ 10,907
Falls	31	12,625	16	18,847	- 6,222
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	12,402	51	2,193	+ 10,209
Poisonings	33	10,973	66	317	+ 10,657
Breast Cancer	34	9,592	14	20,759	- 11,167
Prostate Cancer	35	7,966	15	19,001	- 11,034
Lymphomas	36	7,689	27	10,376	- 2,686
Oesophagus Cancer	37	7,253	26	10,466	- 3,213
Alcohol	38	6,994	32	7,121	- 126
Liver Cancer	39	6,980	25	11,514	- 4,534
Skin Disease	40	6,900	31	7,179	- 279
Parkinson's Disease	41	5,411	41	4,770	+ 641
Oral Cancer	42	5,102	28	9,951	- 4,850
Lung Cancers	43	5,042	9	31,659	- 26,617
Pertussis	44	5,039	75	30	+ 5,009
Syphilis	45	4,988	68	223	+ 4,765
Skin Cancers	46	4,575	38	5,032	- 457
Tetanus	47	4,460	71	88	+ 4,372
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	3,916	12	23,161	- 19,245
Leukemia	49	3,839	30	8,531	- 4,692
Drug Use	50	3,119	49	2,467	+ 652
Hepatitis B	51	2,637	59	775	+ 1,862
Appendicitis	52	2,456	57	1,067	+ 1,388
Ovary Cancer	53	2,415	43	4,355	- 1,940
Uterin Cancer	54	2,318	47	2,780	- 463
Upper Respiratory	55	1,791	67	260	+ 1,532
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	1,783	61	596	+ 1,187
Encephalitis	57	1,340	72	65	+ 1,275
Pancreas Cancer	58	1,205	24	11,999	- 10,794
Measles	59	1,157	81	4	+ 1,153
Stomach Cancer	60	1,061	17	17,992	- 16,931
Bladder Cancer	61	948	36	5,306	- 4,358
Other Neoplasms	62	910	42	4,665	- 3,755
Multiple Sclerosis	63	587	64	356	+ 231
Hepatitis C	64	243	52	1,955	- 1,712
Chlamydia	65	152	80	5	+ 147
Otitis Media	66	121	70	94	+ 27
Ascariasis	67	72	78	7	+ 65
War	68	27	56	1,090	- 1,063
Diphtheria	69	26	79	7	+ 19
Dengue	70	9	76	14	- 5
Trichuriasis	71	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	10	- 10
Leprosy	74	0	69	173	- 173
Leishmaniasis	75	0	63	432	- 432
Schistosomiasis	76	0	62	593	- 593
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Malaria	79	0	74	44	- 44
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	661	- 661
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	83	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Lesotho

Brazil

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.