POLAND VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	82,926	54	115	+ 82,811
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	55,909	4	19,998	+ 35,910
Stroke	3	48,996	2	32,693	+ 16,303
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	40,948	37	839	+ 40,109
Coronary Heart Disease	5	36,544	1	117,700	- 81,156
Diabetes Mellitus	6	34,781	8	8,947	+ 25,833
Suicide	7	26,777	18	4,282	+ 22,496
Tuberculosis	8	21,018	41	597	+ 20,421
Lung Disease	9	19,166	6	13,677	+ 5,490
Kidney Disease	10	17,647	20	4,065	+ 13,582
Hypertension	11	17,219	15	4,937	+ 12,282
Low Birth Weight	12	16,643	42	579	+ 16,064
Violence	13	16,071	49	294	+ 15,777
Liver Disease	14	13,777	10	7,912	+ 5,865
Birth Trauma	15	12,476	57	52	+ 12,424
Road Traffic Accidents	16	11,802	22	3,555	+ 8,247
Asthma	17	11,790	43	540	+ 11,250
Other Injuries	18	9,268	28	2,527	+ 6,741
Congenital Anomalies	19	6,772	36	916	+ 5,855
Cervical Cancer	20	6,478	32	1,907	+ 4,571
Malnutrition	21	6,212	50	291	+ 5,922
Meningitis	22	5,528	53	171	+ 5,357
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,306	23	3,495	+ 1,812
Maternal Conditions	24	5,083	63	10	+ 5,073
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	4,848	26	3,091	+ 1,757
Fires	26	4,675	45	474	+ 4,201
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,086	38	831	+ 3,255
Drownings	28	3,477	39	636	+ 2,840
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,378	21	3,701	- 323
Epilepsy	30	2,495	35	1,145	+ 1,350
Falls	31	2,223	16	4,712	- 2,489
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	2,184	40	612	+ 1,572
Poisonings	33	1,932	51	205	+ 1,727
Breast Cancer	34	1,689	9	7,967	- 6,278
Prostate Cancer	35	1,403	11	6,489	- 5,086
Lymphomas	36	1,354	19	4,141	- 2,787
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,277	33	1,803	- 526
Alcohol	38	1,232	14	5,238	- 4,007
Liver Cancer	39	1,229	29	2,290	- 1,061
Skin Disease	40	1,215	46	469	+ 746
Parkinson's Disease	41	953	34	1,500	- 547
Oral Cancer	42	898	25	3,377	- 2,478
Lung Cancers	43	888	3	25,781	- 24,893
Pertussis	44	887	71	0	+ 887
Syphilis	45	878	69	0	+ 878
Skin Cancers	46	806	31	2,155	- 1,349
Tetanus	47	785	67	2	+ 784
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	690	5	14,610	- 13,921
Leukemia	49	676	24	3,456	- 2,779
Drug Use	50	549	48	321	+ 228
Hepatitis B	51	464	56	52	+ 412
Appendicitis	52	432	55	69	+ 364
Ovary Cancer	53	425	27	2,929	- 2,504
Uterin Cancer	54	408	30	2,163	- 1,755
Upper Respiratory	55	315	60	19	+ 296
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	314	47	369	- 55
Encephalitis	57	236	64	6	+ 229
Pancreas Cancer	58	212	13	5,430	- 5,217
Measles	59	204	72	0	+ 204
Stomach Cancer	60	187	12	5,910	- 5,724
Bladder Cancer	61	167	17	4,700	- 4,533
Other Neoplasms	62	160	7	9,256	- 9,096
Multiple Sclerosis	63	103	44	502	- 399
Hepatitis C	64	43	52	188	- 145
Chlamydia	65	27	73	0	+ 27
Otitis Media	66	21	68	1	+ 20
Ascariasis	67	13	82	0	+ 13
War	68	5	66	4	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	5	70	0	+ 4
Dengue	70	2	84	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	71	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	58	30	- 30
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	62	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Lesotho

Poland

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.