SOUTH AFRICA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	129,361	1	71,996	+ 57,365
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	87,215	2	39,341	+ 47,874
Stroke	3	76,432	4	30,693	+ 45,739
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	63,878	8	15,843	+ 48,034
Coronary Heart Disease	5	57,007	3	32,739	+ 24,268
Diabetes Mellitus	6	54,256	5	30,188	+ 24,069
Suicide	7	41,772	10	13,774	+ 27,998
Tuberculosis	8	32,787	6	21,965	+ 10,822
Lung Disease	9	29,898	13	11,895	+ 18,004
Kidney Disease	10	27,528	9	15,302	+ 12,226
Hypertension	11	26,861	12	12,789	+ 14,072
Low Birth Weight	12	25,962	16	6,250	+ 19,712
Violence	13	25,069	7	21,000	+ 4,070
Liver Disease	14	21,492	14	9,013	+ 12,478
Birth Trauma	15	19,462	30	3,004	+ 16,459
Road Traffic Accidents	16	18,410	11	13,014	+ 5,396
Asthma	17	18,391	18	5,966	+ 12,426
Other Injuries	18	14,458	17	6,014	+ 8,444
Congenital Anomalies	19	10,564	25	4,351	+ 6,213
Cervical Cancer	20	10,105	20	5,555	+ 4,549
Malnutrition	21	9,691	34	2,381	+ 7,311
Meningitis	22	8,623	26	3,660	+ 4,962
Inflammatory/Heart	23	8,278	21	5,408	+ 2,870
Maternal Conditions	24	7,929	38	1,700	+ 6,230
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	7,562	36	1,894	+ 5,668
Fires	26	7,292	27	3,618	+ 3,675
Endocrine Disorders	27	6,374	19	5,890	+ 484
Drownings	28	5,424	32	2,403	+ 3,021
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	5,270	22	4,676	+ 594
Epilepsy	30	3,892	37	1,870	+ 2,022
Falls	31	3,468	42	1,399	+ 2,069
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	3,407	47	1,015	+ 2,392
Poisonings	33	3,014	50	975	+ 2,039
Breast Cancer	34	2,635	23	4,533	- 1,899
Prostate Cancer	35	2,188	24	4,374	- 2,186
Lymphomas	36	2,112	31	2,818	- 706
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,992	29	3,486	- 1,494
Alcohol	38	1,921	49	987	+ 934
Liver Cancer	39	1,917	33	2,383	- 466
Skin Disease	40	1,895	45	1,101	+ 794
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,486	46	1,077	+ 409
Oral Cancer	42	1,401	41	1,406	- 4
Lung Cancers	43	1,385	15	7,705	- 6,320
Pertussis	44	1,384	43	1,142	+ 242
Syphilis	45	1,370	44	1,130	+ 241
Skin Cancers	46	1,257	48	993	+ 264
Tetanus	47	1,225	65	38	+ 1,187
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	1,076	28	3,587	- 2,511
Leukemia	49	1,055	40	1,464	- 409
Drug Use	50	857	53	770	+ 87
Hepatitis B	51	724	61	139	+ 585
Appendicitis	52	674	56	274	+ 401
Ovary Cancer	53	663	51	951	- 287
Uterin Cancer	54	637	54	512	+ 124
Upper Respiratory	55	492	60	223	+ 269
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	490	55	376	+ 114
Encephalitis	57	368	59	234	+ 134
Pancreas Cancer	58	331	35	2,007	- 1,676
Measles	59	318	57	270	+ 47
Stomach Cancer	60	292	39	1,535	- 1,243
Bladder Cancer	61	260	52	829	- 569
Other Neoplasms	62	250	58	267	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	63	161	62	113	+ 48
Hepatitis C	64	67	70	8	+ 59
Chlamydia	65	42	68	18	+ 24
Otitis Media	66	33	67	19	+ 14
Ascariasis	67	20	71	3	+ 17
War	68	7	64	66	- 58
Diphtheria	69	7	69	16	- 9
Dengue	70	2	73	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	66	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	63	83	- 83
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Lesotho

South Africa

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.