FINLAND VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,042	59	6	+ 12,036
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,119	21	436	+ 7,682
Stroke	3	7,115	3	4,115	+ 3,000
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	5,946	52	15	+ 5,931
Coronary Heart Disease	5	5,307	2	9,831	- 4,524
Diabetes Mellitus	6	5,051	22	418	+ 4,633
Suicide	7	3,888	15	846	+ 3,042
Tuberculosis	8	3,052	46	32	+ 3,020
Lung Disease	9	2,783	8	1,289	+ 1,494
Kidney Disease	10	2,562	26	342	+ 2,221
Hypertension	11	2,500	5	2,030	+ 470
Low Birth Weight	12	2,417	48	26	+ 2,391
Violence	13	2,334	43	64	+ 2,269
Liver Disease	14	2,001	10	1,068	+ 933
Birth Trauma	15	1,812	56	8	+ 1,804
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,714	33	215	+ 1,499
Asthma	17	1,712	40	85	+ 1,627
Other Injuries	18	1,346	20	437	+ 909
Congenital Anomalies	19	983	35	192	+ 791
Cervical Cancer	20	941	44	62	+ 879
Malnutrition	21	902	57	7	+ 896
Meningitis	22	803	55	9	+ 793
Inflammatory/Heart	23	771	17	518	+ 253
Maternal Conditions	24	738	64	2	+ 737
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	704	36	151	+ 552
Fires	26	679	45	62	+ 617
Endocrine Disorders	27	593	31	257	+ 337
Drownings	28	505	37	106	+ 399
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	491	1	11,120	- 10,630
Epilepsy	30	362	38	104	+ 258
Falls	31	323	7	1,325	- 1,002
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	317	50	19	+ 298
Poisonings	33	281	49	25	+ 256
Breast Cancer	34	245	12	948	- 703
Prostate Cancer	35	204	11	970	- 767
Lymphomas	36	197	14	851	- 654
Oesophagus Cancer	37	185	27	320	- 134
Alcohol	38	179	18	464	- 286
Liver Cancer	39	178	16	545	- 367
Skin Disease	40	176	47	27	+ 149
Parkinson's Disease	41	138	13	853	- 714
Oral Cancer	42	130	34	207	- 77
Lung Cancers	43	129	4	2,312	- 2,183
Pertussis	44	129	69	0	+ 129
Syphilis	45	128	67	0	+ 127
Skin Cancers	46	117	29	297	- 180
Tetanus	47	114	70	0	+ 114
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	100	6	1,433	- 1,333
Leukemia	49	98	24	371	- 273
Drug Use	50	80	30	269	- 189
Hepatitis B	51	67	63	2	+ 66
Appendicitis	52	63	54	10	+ 53
Ovary Cancer	53	62	25	344	- 283
Uterin Cancer	54	59	32	225	- 166
Upper Respiratory	55	46	62	2	+ 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	46	41	83	- 37
Encephalitis	57	34	66	0	+ 34
Pancreas Cancer	58	31	9	1,247	- 1,216
Measles	59	30	72	0	+ 30
Stomach Cancer	60	27	19	447	- 420
Bladder Cancer	61	24	28	308	- 284
Other Neoplasms	62	23	23	377	- 354
Multiple Sclerosis	63	15	42	80	- 65
Hepatitis C	64	6	60	5	+ 2
Chlamydia	65	4	84	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	66	3	68	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	67	2	81	0	+ 2
War	68	1	65	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	39	93	- 93
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	58	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	17	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	11	- 11
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Lesotho

Finland

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.