NETHERLANDS VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	38,037	55	33	+ 38,004
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	25,645	7	4,946	+ 20,698
Stroke	3	22,474	4	9,707	+ 12,767
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	18,782	33	584	+ 18,198
Coronary Heart Disease	5	16,762	2	17,601	- 839
Diabetes Mellitus	6	15,953	14	2,386	+ 13,567
Suicide	7	12,282	17	2,025	+ 10,258
Tuberculosis	8	9,641	56	29	+ 9,612
Lung Disease	9	8,791	5	9,567	- 776
Kidney Disease	10	8,094	12	2,530	+ 5,564
Hypertension	11	7,898	29	818	+ 7,080
Low Birth Weight	12	7,634	45	167	+ 7,466
Violence	13	7,371	48	107	+ 7,264
Liver Disease	14	6,319	28	936	+ 5,384
Birth Trauma	15	5,723	52	74	+ 5,649
Road Traffic Accidents	16	5,413	31	681	+ 4,732
Asthma	17	5,408	46	165	+ 5,243
Other Injuries	18	4,251	19	1,648	+ 2,603
Congenital Anomalies	19	3,106	35	544	+ 2,562
Cervical Cancer	20	2,971	39	266	+ 2,705
Malnutrition	21	2,850	63	12	+ 2,837
Meningitis	22	2,535	51	78	+ 2,457
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,434	23	1,201	+ 1,233
Maternal Conditions	24	2,331	65	8	+ 2,323
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,224	47	130	+ 2,093
Fires	26	2,144	53	49	+ 2,095
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,874	26	1,055	+ 820
Drownings	28	1,595	49	98	+ 1,497
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,549	1	18,148	- 16,599
Epilepsy	30	1,144	38	289	+ 855
Falls	31	1,020	8	4,131	- 3,111
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,002	41	238	+ 764
Poisonings	33	886	61	17	+ 869
Breast Cancer	34	775	9	3,535	- 2,760
Prostate Cancer	35	643	10	3,265	- 2,622
Lymphomas	36	621	13	2,511	- 1,890
Oesophagus Cancer	37	586	15	2,145	- 1,559
Alcohol	38	565	32	612	- 48
Liver Cancer	39	564	24	1,163	- 599
Skin Disease	40	557	36	295	+ 262
Parkinson's Disease	41	437	16	2,120	- 1,683
Oral Cancer	42	412	30	768	- 356
Lung Cancers	43	407	3	10,980	- 10,572
Pertussis	44	407	67	1	+ 406
Syphilis	45	403	69	1	+ 402
Skin Cancers	46	369	27	1,024	- 655
Tetanus	47	360	72	0	+ 360
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	316	6	5,829	- 5,513
Leukemia	49	310	20	1,578	- 1,268
Drug Use	50	252	42	231	+ 21
Hepatitis B	51	213	62	14	+ 199
Appendicitis	52	198	58	26	+ 173
Ovary Cancer	53	195	25	1,067	- 872
Uterin Cancer	54	187	34	566	- 379
Upper Respiratory	55	145	57	28	+ 117
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	144	44	214	- 70
Encephalitis	57	108	68	1	+ 107
Pancreas Cancer	58	97	11	2,995	- 2,898
Measles	59	93	73	0	+ 93
Stomach Cancer	60	86	22	1,361	- 1,275
Bladder Cancer	61	77	21	1,471	- 1,395
Other Neoplasms	62	74	18	1,831	- 1,758
Multiple Sclerosis	63	47	37	295	- 247
Hepatitis C	64	20	60	20	- 1
Chlamydia	65	12	78	0	+ 12
Otitis Media	66	10	64	10	- 0
Ascariasis	67	6	82	0	+ 6
War	68	2	66	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Dengue	70	1	81	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	71	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	50	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	249	- 249
Osteoarthritis	84	0	43	220	- 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	42	- 42
Oral conditions	86	0	59	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Lesotho

Netherlands

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.