JAPAN VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	263,679	63	48	+ 263,631
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	177,773	3	107,899	+ 69,875
Stroke	3	155,794	2	121,823	+ 33,971
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	130,203	37	2,731	+ 127,472
Coronary Heart Disease	5	116,198	1	163,905	- 47,707
Diabetes Mellitus	6	110,592	29	5,433	+ 105,160
Suicide	7	85,145	13	19,466	+ 65,678
Tuberculosis	8	66,831	34	3,459	+ 63,372
Lung Disease	9	60,943	5	78,169	- 17,227
Kidney Disease	10	56,111	9	44,779	+ 11,332
Hypertension	11	54,751	28	6,673	+ 48,078
Low Birth Weight	12	52,919	55	202	+ 52,717
Violence	13	51,100	53	266	+ 50,834
Liver Disease	14	43,807	17	14,195	+ 29,612
Birth Trauma	15	39,671	61	104	+ 39,566
Road Traffic Accidents	16	37,526	31	4,566	+ 32,960
Asthma	17	37,488	42	1,922	+ 35,566
Other Injuries	18	29,469	12	22,068	+ 7,401
Congenital Anomalies	19	21,532	40	2,473	+ 19,059
Cervical Cancer	20	20,597	32	3,799	+ 16,798
Malnutrition	21	19,754	43	1,910	+ 17,844
Meningitis	22	17,576	52	308	+ 17,268
Inflammatory/Heart	23	16,873	27	8,232	+ 8,640
Maternal Conditions	24	16,162	64	39	+ 16,124
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	15,414	35	2,922	+ 12,492
Fires	26	14,864	48	1,007	+ 13,857
Endocrine Disorders	27	12,992	21	11,486	+ 1,506
Drownings	28	11,055	25	8,409	+ 2,647
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	10,741	7	56,937	- 46,196
Epilepsy	30	7,933	45	1,558	+ 6,375
Falls	31	7,068	23	9,736	- 2,668
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	6,944	39	2,555	+ 4,389
Poisonings	33	6,144	54	255	+ 5,889
Breast Cancer	34	5,370	15	15,805	- 10,435
Prostate Cancer	35	4,460	19	13,515	- 9,055
Lymphomas	36	4,305	14	19,273	- 14,968
Oesophagus Cancer	37	4,061	20	12,316	- 8,255
Alcohol	38	3,916	51	576	+ 3,340
Liver Cancer	39	3,908	11	29,384	- 25,476
Skin Disease	40	3,863	36	2,806	+ 1,057
Parkinson's Disease	41	3,030	18	14,007	- 10,978
Oral Cancer	42	2,856	26	8,333	- 5,477
Lung Cancers	43	2,823	4	79,688	- 76,865
Pertussis	44	2,821	71	1	+ 2,820
Syphilis	45	2,793	65	16	+ 2,777
Skin Cancers	46	2,561	44	1,843	+ 719
Tetanus	47	2,497	67	9	+ 2,488
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	2,192	6	57,340	- 55,148
Leukemia	49	2,150	24	9,607	- 7,457
Drug Use	50	1,746	50	732	+ 1,014
Hepatitis B	51	1,477	46	1,423	+ 54
Appendicitis	52	1,375	58	126	+ 1,249
Ovary Cancer	53	1,352	30	5,061	- 3,709
Uterin Cancer	54	1,298	33	3,461	- 2,164
Upper Respiratory	55	1,003	57	159	+ 844
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	998	38	2,618	- 1,619
Encephalitis	57	750	69	5	+ 745
Pancreas Cancer	58	674	10	37,027	- 36,353
Measles	59	648	75	0	+ 648
Stomach Cancer	60	594	8	50,433	- 49,839
Bladder Cancer	61	531	22	9,936	- 9,406
Other Neoplasms	62	510	16	15,120	- 14,610
Multiple Sclerosis	63	329	59	108	+ 221
Hepatitis C	64	136	41	2,220	- 2,083
Chlamydia	65	85	80	0	+ 85
Otitis Media	66	68	68	8	+ 60
Ascariasis	67	41	82	0	+ 41
War	68	15	66	15	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	14	74	0	+ 14
Dengue	70	5	83	0	+ 5
Trichuriasis	71	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	875	- 875
Osteoarthritis	84	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Lesotho

Japan

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.