PORTUGAL VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	21,846	35	320	+ 21,526
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,728	4	6,851	+ 7,877
Stroke	3	12,907	2	12,339	+ 568
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	10,787	36	231	+ 10,557
Coronary Heart Disease	5	9,627	1	12,878	- 3,251
Diabetes Mellitus	6	9,162	8	3,601	+ 5,561
Suicide	7	7,054	19	1,172	+ 5,882
Tuberculosis	8	5,537	38	213	+ 5,324
Lung Disease	9	5,049	7	4,286	+ 763
Kidney Disease	10	4,649	9	2,803	+ 1,845
Hypertension	11	4,536	14	1,880	+ 2,656
Low Birth Weight	12	4,384	52	79	+ 4,305
Violence	13	4,234	48	96	+ 4,137
Liver Disease	14	3,629	22	1,126	+ 2,504
Birth Trauma	15	3,287	60	24	+ 3,263
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,109	27	838	+ 2,271
Asthma	17	3,106	43	146	+ 2,959
Other Injuries	18	2,441	13	1,937	+ 504
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,784	40	196	+ 1,588
Cervical Cancer	20	1,706	34	329	+ 1,378
Malnutrition	21	1,637	53	79	+ 1,558
Meningitis	22	1,456	56	43	+ 1,413
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,398	26	909	+ 489
Maternal Conditions	24	1,339	63	7	+ 1,332
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,277	37	229	+ 1,048
Fires	26	1,231	46	108	+ 1,123
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,076	17	1,547	- 470
Drownings	28	916	51	79	+ 837
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	890	3	7,191	- 6,301
Epilepsy	30	657	31	415	+ 242
Falls	31	586	23	1,033	- 447
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	575	41	169	+ 406
Poisonings	33	509	57	29	+ 480
Breast Cancer	34	445	12	1,997	- 1,552
Prostate Cancer	35	370	11	2,124	- 1,754
Lymphomas	36	357	16	1,608	- 1,251
Oesophagus Cancer	37	336	29	623	- 286
Alcohol	38	324	45	111	+ 213
Liver Cancer	39	324	18	1,270	- 947
Skin Disease	40	320	39	202	+ 118
Parkinson's Disease	41	251	21	1,139	- 888
Oral Cancer	42	237	25	912	- 675
Lung Cancers	43	234	5	4,406	- 4,172
Pertussis	44	234	72	0	+ 234
Syphilis	45	231	64	3	+ 228
Skin Cancers	46	212	30	523	- 311
Tetanus	47	207	73	0	+ 207
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	182	6	4,389	- 4,208
Leukemia	49	178	24	1,015	- 837
Drug Use	50	145	44	128	+ 16
Hepatitis B	51	122	59	26	+ 96
Appendicitis	52	114	61	21	+ 93
Ovary Cancer	53	112	33	397	- 285
Uterin Cancer	54	107	32	406	- 298
Upper Respiratory	55	83	62	15	+ 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	83	47	99	- 16
Encephalitis	57	62	67	1	+ 61
Pancreas Cancer	58	56	15	1,669	- 1,613
Measles	59	54	71	0	+ 53
Stomach Cancer	60	49	10	2,532	- 2,483
Bladder Cancer	61	44	20	1,171	- 1,127
Other Neoplasms	62	42	28	652	- 610
Multiple Sclerosis	63	27	54	56	- 29
Hepatitis C	64	11	49	87	- 76
Chlamydia	65	7	76	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	66	6	66	2	+ 3
Ascariasis	67	3	83	0	+ 3
War	68	1	69	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	68	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	55	49	- 49
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	42	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	29	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	50	82	- 82
Oral conditions	86	0	65	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Lesotho

Portugal

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.