FRANCE VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	146,337	54	362	+ 145,975
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	98,661	6	19,771	+ 78,890
Stroke	3	86,462	3	36,354	+ 50,108
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	72,260	38	1,807	+ 70,453
Coronary Heart Disease	5	64,488	1	63,181	+ 1,306
Diabetes Mellitus	6	61,376	12	10,912	+ 50,465
Suicide	7	47,254	16	8,961	+ 38,293
Tuberculosis	8	37,090	50	435	+ 36,655
Lung Disease	9	33,822	7	18,232	+ 15,590
Kidney Disease	10	31,140	11	11,477	+ 19,664
Hypertension	11	30,386	23	7,109	+ 23,276
Low Birth Weight	12	29,369	47	651	+ 28,718
Violence	13	28,359	49	538	+ 27,822
Liver Disease	14	24,312	22	7,382	+ 16,930
Birth Trauma	15	22,016	55	309	+ 21,708
Road Traffic Accidents	16	20,826	31	3,339	+ 17,487
Asthma	17	20,805	42	1,039	+ 19,766
Other Injuries	18	16,355	9	15,119	+ 1,236
Congenital Anomalies	19	11,950	35	2,012	+ 9,938
Cervical Cancer	20	11,431	40	1,574	+ 9,857
Malnutrition	21	10,963	29	4,212	+ 6,752
Meningitis	22	9,754	58	163	+ 9,591
Inflammatory/Heart	23	9,364	25	6,065	+ 3,299
Maternal Conditions	24	8,970	64	52	+ 8,918
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	8,554	43	986	+ 7,568
Fires	26	8,249	53	403	+ 7,846
Endocrine Disorders	27	7,210	19	8,086	- 876
Drownings	28	6,136	45	868	+ 5,268
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	5,961	2	53,157	- 47,196
Epilepsy	30	4,403	37	1,865	+ 2,537
Falls	31	3,923	18	8,284	- 4,361
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	3,854	41	1,384	+ 2,469
Poisonings	33	3,410	57	228	+ 3,182
Breast Cancer	34	2,980	8	15,536	- 12,555
Prostate Cancer	35	2,475	13	10,873	- 8,397
Lymphomas	36	2,389	14	10,067	- 7,678
Oesophagus Cancer	37	2,254	28	4,673	- 2,420
Alcohol	38	2,173	33	3,189	- 1,015
Liver Cancer	39	2,169	15	9,573	- 7,404
Skin Disease	40	2,144	39	1,598	+ 546
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,681	20	7,570	- 5,889
Oral Cancer	42	1,585	27	4,676	- 3,091
Lung Cancers	43	1,567	4	35,657	- 34,091
Pertussis	44	1,566	69	3	+ 1,563
Syphilis	45	1,550	68	4	+ 1,546
Skin Cancers	46	1,421	32	3,256	- 1,834
Tetanus	47	1,386	70	2	+ 1,384
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	1,217	5	21,854	- 20,637
Leukemia	49	1,193	21	7,457	- 6,264
Drug Use	50	969	36	1,881	- 912
Hepatitis B	51	819	59	135	+ 684
Appendicitis	52	763	61	90	+ 673
Ovary Cancer	53	750	30	3,964	- 3,213
Uterin Cancer	54	720	34	2,721	- 2,001
Upper Respiratory	55	557	63	54	+ 503
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	554	51	426	+ 128
Encephalitis	57	416	66	8	+ 408
Pancreas Cancer	58	374	10	12,360	- 11,985
Measles	59	359	77	0	+ 359
Stomach Cancer	60	330	26	5,530	- 5,201
Bladder Cancer	61	295	24	6,566	- 6,271
Other Neoplasms	62	283	17	8,771	- 8,488
Multiple Sclerosis	63	182	46	752	- 570
Hepatitis C	64	76	52	416	- 341
Chlamydia	65	47	78	0	+ 47
Otitis Media	66	37	65	16	+ 22
Ascariasis	67	22	79	0	+ 22
War	68	8	67	7	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	8	75	1	+ 7
Dengue	70	3	76	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	71	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	76	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	48	647	- 647
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	973	- 973
Osteoarthritis	84	0	56	245	- 245
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	62	75	- 75
Oral conditions	86	0	60	118	- 118
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

Lesotho

France

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.