CANADA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	83,029	53	163	+ 82,867
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	55,979	7	7,431	+ 48,547
Stroke	3	49,058	5	14,159	+ 34,899
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	40,999	36	840	+ 40,159
Coronary Heart Disease	5	36,589	1	40,063	- 3,474
Diabetes Mellitus	6	34,824	9	5,718	+ 29,106
Suicide	7	26,811	15	4,417	+ 22,394
Tuberculosis	8	21,044	58	97	+ 20,947
Lung Disease	9	19,190	4	14,212	+ 4,978
Kidney Disease	10	17,669	14	4,578	+ 13,091
Hypertension	11	17,241	22	2,563	+ 14,678
Low Birth Weight	12	16,663	42	553	+ 16,110
Violence	13	16,091	40	605	+ 15,486
Liver Disease	14	13,794	17	3,624	+ 10,171
Birth Trauma	15	12,492	50	193	+ 12,299
Road Traffic Accidents	16	11,817	28	1,998	+ 9,819
Asthma	17	11,804	49	262	+ 11,542
Other Injuries	18	9,279	24	2,392	+ 6,887
Congenital Anomalies	19	6,780	35	1,081	+ 5,699
Cervical Cancer	20	6,486	41	578	+ 5,908
Malnutrition	21	6,220	51	192	+ 6,028
Meningitis	22	5,534	59	68	+ 5,466
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,313	27	2,060	+ 3,253
Maternal Conditions	24	5,089	64	45	+ 5,044
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	4,854	43	442	+ 4,411
Fires	26	4,681	52	192	+ 4,488
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,091	19	3,233	+ 859
Drownings	28	3,481	48	283	+ 3,198
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,382	2	30,970	- 27,587
Epilepsy	30	2,498	44	384	+ 2,114
Falls	31	2,226	12	4,829	- 2,603
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	2,186	39	636	+ 1,551
Poisonings	33	1,935	56	121	+ 1,813
Breast Cancer	34	1,691	8	5,910	- 4,219
Prostate Cancer	35	1,404	13	4,711	- 3,306
Lymphomas	36	1,356	10	5,146	- 3,791
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,279	25	2,230	- 951
Alcohol	38	1,233	33	1,491	- 258
Liver Cancer	39	1,231	20	3,113	- 1,882
Skin Disease	40	1,217	38	679	+ 538
Parkinson's Disease	41	954	18	3,359	- 2,405
Oral Cancer	42	899	32	1,592	- 693
Lung Cancers	43	889	3	20,937	- 20,048
Pertussis	44	888	69	1	+ 888
Syphilis	45	879	67	5	+ 874
Skin Cancers	46	807	30	1,756	- 950
Tetanus	47	786	71	0	+ 786
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	690	6	9,651	- 8,960
Leukemia	49	677	21	3,098	- 2,421
Drug Use	50	550	16	3,686	- 3,136
Hepatitis B	51	465	60	66	+ 399
Appendicitis	52	433	62	49	+ 384
Ovary Cancer	53	426	29	1,902	- 1,476
Uterin Cancer	54	409	34	1,183	- 774
Upper Respiratory	55	316	63	47	+ 269
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	314	47	322	- 8
Encephalitis	57	236	68	3	+ 233
Pancreas Cancer	58	212	11	5,057	- 4,845
Measles	59	204	74	0	+ 204
Stomach Cancer	60	187	26	2,177	- 1,990
Bladder Cancer	61	167	23	2,521	- 2,353
Other Neoplasms	62	160	31	1,679	- 1,518
Multiple Sclerosis	63	103	37	692	- 589
Hepatitis C	64	43	45	363	- 320
Chlamydia	65	27	83	0	+ 27
Otitis Media	66	21	66	8	+ 14
Ascariasis	67	13	82	0	+ 13
War	68	5	65	21	- 16
Diphtheria	69	5	73	0	+ 5
Dengue	70	2	72	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	71	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	118	- 118
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	343	- 343
Osteoarthritis	84	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	143	- 143
Oral conditions	86	0	61	51	- 51
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Lesotho

Canada

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.