NORWAY VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	11,792	61	10	+ 11,782
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,950	6	1,797	+ 6,154
Stroke	3	6,967	4	2,475	+ 4,492
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	5,823	37	128	+ 5,695
Coronary Heart Disease	5	5,197	1	5,321	- 124
Diabetes Mellitus	6	4,946	16	560	+ 4,386
Suicide	7	3,808	13	633	+ 3,174
Tuberculosis	8	2,989	56	15	+ 2,974
Lung Disease	9	2,725	3	2,723	+ 3
Kidney Disease	10	2,509	14	611	+ 1,899
Hypertension	11	2,449	28	230	+ 2,219
Low Birth Weight	12	2,367	52	23	+ 2,343
Violence	13	2,285	50	32	+ 2,253
Liver Disease	14	1,959	30	214	+ 1,745
Birth Trauma	15	1,774	54	17	+ 1,757
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,678	42	114	+ 1,564
Asthma	17	1,677	43	85	+ 1,592
Other Injuries	18	1,318	15	583	+ 735
Congenital Anomalies	19	963	34	136	+ 827
Cervical Cancer	20	921	39	125	+ 796
Malnutrition	21	883	35	135	+ 748
Meningitis	22	786	58	14	+ 772
Inflammatory/Heart	23	755	29	221	+ 534
Maternal Conditions	24	723	66	1	+ 722
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	689	33	160	+ 530
Fires	26	665	48	45	+ 620
Endocrine Disorders	27	581	19	359	+ 222
Drownings	28	494	45	65	+ 430
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	480	2	4,464	- 3,984
Epilepsy	30	355	40	119	+ 236
Falls	31	316	9	777	- 461
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	311	46	61	+ 249
Poisonings	33	275	57	14	+ 260
Breast Cancer	34	240	11	698	- 458
Prostate Cancer	35	199	8	1,172	- 973
Lymphomas	36	193	12	646	- 453
Oesophagus Cancer	37	182	27	248	- 66
Alcohol	38	175	31	205	- 29
Liver Cancer	39	175	26	259	- 84
Skin Disease	40	173	38	128	+ 45
Parkinson's Disease	41	135	17	554	- 419
Oral Cancer	42	128	32	168	- 40
Lung Cancers	43	126	5	2,320	- 2,194
Pertussis	44	126	64	1	+ 125
Syphilis	45	125	67	1	+ 124
Skin Cancers	46	115	18	407	- 293
Tetanus	47	112	69	0	+ 111
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	98	7	1,787	- 1,689
Leukemia	49	96	21	354	- 258
Drug Use	50	78	25	264	- 185
Hepatitis B	51	66	63	3	+ 63
Appendicitis	52	61	59	12	+ 49
Ovary Cancer	53	60	24	309	- 248
Uterin Cancer	54	58	36	134	- 76
Upper Respiratory	55	45	60	12	+ 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	45	47	60	- 16
Encephalitis	57	34	70	0	+ 33
Pancreas Cancer	58	30	10	770	- 740
Measles	59	29	72	0	+ 29
Stomach Cancer	60	27	22	343	- 317
Bladder Cancer	61	24	20	356	- 332
Other Neoplasms	62	23	23	324	- 302
Multiple Sclerosis	63	15	41	119	- 104
Hepatitis C	64	6	55	17	- 11
Chlamydia	65	4	77	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	66	3	65	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	2	76	0	+ 2
War	68	1	68	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	53	23	- 23
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	27	- 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	49	32	- 32
Oral conditions	86	0	62	9	- 9
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

Lesotho

Norway

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.