GREECE VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	22,389	50	47	+ 22,342
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,095	3	8,282	+ 6,812
Stroke	3	13,228	2	14,077	- 849
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	11,056	44	95	+ 10,961
Coronary Heart Disease	5	9,866	1	21,124	- 11,258
Diabetes Mellitus	6	9,390	20	1,266	+ 8,125
Suicide	7	7,230	28	533	+ 6,697
Tuberculosis	8	5,675	46	66	+ 5,608
Lung Disease	9	5,175	5	5,526	- 352
Kidney Disease	10	4,764	6	4,759	+ 6
Hypertension	11	4,649	9	2,922	+ 1,727
Low Birth Weight	12	4,493	41	127	+ 4,366
Violence	13	4,339	42	104	+ 4,235
Liver Disease	14	3,720	23	809	+ 2,910
Birth Trauma	15	3,368	57	17	+ 3,352
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,186	22	870	+ 2,316
Asthma	17	3,183	55	27	+ 3,156
Other Injuries	18	2,502	17	1,453	+ 1,049
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,828	38	174	+ 1,654
Cervical Cancer	20	1,749	36	243	+ 1,506
Malnutrition	21	1,677	66	1	+ 1,676
Meningitis	22	1,492	53	33	+ 1,459
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,433	24	725	+ 708
Maternal Conditions	24	1,372	61	2	+ 1,370
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,309	26	611	+ 698
Fires	26	1,262	39	146	+ 1,116
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,103	29	526	+ 577
Drownings	28	939	32	435	+ 503
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	912	7	3,940	- 3,028
Epilepsy	30	674	34	249	+ 424
Falls	31	600	21	1,245	- 645
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	590	43	100	+ 490
Poisonings	33	522	56	19	+ 502
Breast Cancer	34	456	11	2,520	- 2,064
Prostate Cancer	35	379	12	2,023	- 1,644
Lymphomas	36	366	19	1,268	- 903
Oesophagus Cancer	37	345	35	246	+ 99
Alcohol	38	333	49	50	+ 282
Liver Cancer	39	332	14	1,566	- 1,234
Skin Disease	40	328	47	56	+ 272
Parkinson's Disease	41	257	10	2,646	- 2,389
Oral Cancer	42	243	30	440	- 198
Lung Cancers	43	240	4	7,355	- 7,116
Pertussis	44	240	69	0	+ 240
Syphilis	45	237	65	1	+ 236
Skin Cancers	46	217	31	438	- 221
Tetanus	47	212	62	2	+ 210
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	186	8	3,264	- 3,077
Leukemia	49	183	18	1,354	- 1,171
Drug Use	50	148	37	193	- 45
Hepatitis B	51	125	48	56	+ 69
Appendicitis	52	117	58	9	+ 107
Ovary Cancer	53	115	27	557	- 442
Uterin Cancer	54	110	33	373	- 262
Upper Respiratory	55	85	59	8	+ 77
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	85	45	67	+ 18
Encephalitis	57	64	67	1	+ 63
Pancreas Cancer	58	57	13	1,904	- 1,847
Measles	59	55	68	0	+ 55
Stomach Cancer	60	50	16	1,535	- 1,485
Bladder Cancer	61	45	15	1,551	- 1,506
Other Neoplasms	62	43	25	679	- 635
Multiple Sclerosis	63	28	40	135	- 107
Hepatitis C	64	12	52	38	- 27
Chlamydia	65	7	80	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	66	6	82	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	67	3	73	0	+ 3
War	68	1	64	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	60	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	27	- 27
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	47	- 47
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Lesotho

Greece

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.