COLOMBIA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	106,130	17	2,683	+ 103,447
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	71,553	5	10,773	+ 60,780
Stroke	3	62,706	3	16,573	+ 46,134
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	52,406	38	747	+ 51,659
Coronary Heart Disease	5	46,769	1	43,066	+ 3,703
Diabetes Mellitus	6	44,513	11	5,028	+ 39,485
Suicide	7	34,270	26	1,965	+ 32,306
Tuberculosis	8	26,899	32	1,272	+ 25,627
Lung Disease	9	24,529	4	15,928	+ 8,601
Kidney Disease	10	22,584	7	6,834	+ 15,751
Hypertension	11	22,037	8	6,400	+ 15,638
Low Birth Weight	12	21,300	23	2,095	+ 19,204
Violence	13	20,567	2	19,268	+ 1,299
Liver Disease	14	17,632	19	2,426	+ 15,206
Birth Trauma	15	15,967	41	648	+ 15,319
Road Traffic Accidents	16	15,104	6	7,765	+ 7,339
Asthma	17	15,089	54	191	+ 14,897
Other Injuries	18	11,861	28	1,592	+ 10,269
Congenital Anomalies	19	8,667	16	2,963	+ 5,704
Cervical Cancer	20	8,290	20	2,266	+ 6,024
Malnutrition	21	7,951	27	1,878	+ 6,073
Meningitis	22	7,074	50	244	+ 6,830
Inflammatory/Heart	23	6,791	31	1,329	+ 5,462
Maternal Conditions	24	6,505	46	394	+ 6,111
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	6,204	39	698	+ 5,506
Fires	26	5,983	56	127	+ 5,856
Endocrine Disorders	27	5,229	30	1,367	+ 3,862
Drownings	28	4,450	40	689	+ 3,761
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	4,323	22	2,157	+ 2,166
Epilepsy	30	3,193	43	597	+ 2,596
Falls	31	2,845	29	1,518	+ 1,327
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	2,795	63	38	+ 2,757
Poisonings	33	2,473	61	61	+ 2,412
Breast Cancer	34	2,161	13	3,669	- 1,508
Prostate Cancer	35	1,795	14	3,584	- 1,789
Lymphomas	36	1,733	18	2,603	- 870
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,634	36	835	+ 799
Alcohol	38	1,576	68	23	+ 1,553
Liver Cancer	39	1,573	24	2,065	- 492
Skin Disease	40	1,555	34	1,102	+ 453
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,219	47	383	+ 836
Oral Cancer	42	1,150	37	807	+ 343
Lung Cancers	43	1,136	10	5,250	- 4,114
Pertussis	44	1,136	69	18	+ 1,117
Syphilis	45	1,124	65	30	+ 1,094
Skin Cancers	46	1,031	35	1,028	+ 3
Tetanus	47	1,005	71	14	+ 991
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	882	12	4,371	- 3,489
Leukemia	49	865	21	2,208	- 1,343
Drug Use	50	703	44	492	+ 211
Hepatitis B	51	594	62	50	+ 544
Appendicitis	52	553	52	213	+ 341
Ovary Cancer	53	544	33	1,122	- 578
Uterin Cancer	54	522	45	423	+ 99
Upper Respiratory	55	404	66	27	+ 377
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	402	51	242	+ 160
Encephalitis	57	302	64	38	+ 264
Pancreas Cancer	58	271	25	2,022	- 1,751
Measles	59	261	78	0	+ 260
Stomach Cancer	60	239	9	6,112	- 5,873
Bladder Cancer	61	214	42	609	- 395
Other Neoplasms	62	205	15	3,205	- 2,999
Multiple Sclerosis	63	132	60	62	+ 70
Hepatitis C	64	55	59	65	- 10
Chlamydia	65	34	81	0	+ 34
Otitis Media	66	27	73	7	+ 20
Ascariasis	67	16	76	5	+ 12
War	68	6	49	260	- 254
Diphtheria	69	6	80	0	+ 6
Dengue	70	2	55	133	- 131
Trichuriasis	71	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	8	- 8
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	53	203	- 203
Malaria	79	0	67	26	- 26
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	70	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	57	101	- 101
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Lesotho

Colombia

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.