LUXEMBOURG VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,437	52	2	+ 1,434
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	969	8	111	+ 857
Stroke	3	849	4	257	+ 592
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	709	42	6	+ 703
Coronary Heart Disease	5	633	1	655	- 22
Diabetes Mellitus	6	603	17	61	+ 541
Suicide	7	464	13	69	+ 395
Tuberculosis	8	364	55	2	+ 362
Lung Disease	9	332	5	242	+ 90
Kidney Disease	10	306	9	91	+ 215
Hypertension	11	298	19	54	+ 245
Low Birth Weight	12	288	49	3	+ 285
Violence	13	278	48	3	+ 275
Liver Disease	14	239	12	75	+ 164
Birth Trauma	15	216	59	1	+ 216
Road Traffic Accidents	16	204	30	25	+ 179
Asthma	17	204	45	5	+ 200
Other Injuries	18	161	10	88	+ 72
Congenital Anomalies	19	117	37	10	+ 107
Cervical Cancer	20	112	38	10	+ 103
Malnutrition	21	108	32	19	+ 88
Meningitis	22	96	58	1	+ 95
Inflammatory/Heart	23	92	23	49	+ 43
Maternal Conditions	24	88	63	0	+ 88
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	84	41	7	+ 77
Fires	26	81	51	3	+ 78
Endocrine Disorders	27	71	21	53	+ 18
Drownings	28	60	54	2	+ 58
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	59	2	298	- 239
Epilepsy	30	43	35	17	+ 26
Falls	31	39	18	61	- 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	38	34	19	+ 19
Poisonings	33	33	56	1	+ 32
Breast Cancer	34	29	7	113	- 84
Prostate Cancer	35	24	15	64	- 39
Lymphomas	36	23	14	64	- 41
Oesophagus Cancer	37	22	28	32	- 10
Alcohol	38	21	29	25	- 4
Liver Cancer	39	21	25	49	- 27
Skin Disease	40	21	44	5	+ 16
Parkinson's Disease	41	17	16	62	- 45
Oral Cancer	42	16	33	19	- 3
Lung Cancers	43	15	3	260	- 244
Pertussis	44	15	68	0	+ 15
Syphilis	45	15	66	0	+ 15
Skin Cancers	46	14	31	22	- 8
Tetanus	47	14	69	0	+ 14
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	12	6	131	- 119
Leukemia	49	12	20	53	- 41
Drug Use	50	10	39	9	+ 0
Hepatitis B	51	8	60	1	+ 7
Appendicitis	52	7	62	0	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	53	7	27	35	- 28
Uterin Cancer	54	7	36	16	- 9
Upper Respiratory	55	5	61	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	5	53	2	+ 3
Encephalitis	57	4	65	0	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	58	4	11	82	- 78
Measles	59	4	70	0	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	60	3	22	51	- 48
Bladder Cancer	61	3	26	44	- 41
Other Neoplasms	62	3	24	49	- 46
Multiple Sclerosis	63	2	46	4	- 2
Hepatitis C	64	1	47	4	- 3
Chlamydia	65	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	76	0	+ 0
War	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	43	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	84	0	50	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	57	1	- 1
Oral conditions	86	0	64	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Lesotho

Luxembourg

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.