SOUTH KOREA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	111,466	55	84	+ 111,382
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	75,151	2	26,650	+ 48,501
Stroke	3	65,859	3	25,596	+ 40,263
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	55,042	35	929	+ 54,113
Coronary Heart Disease	5	49,121	1	28,043	+ 21,078
Diabetes Mellitus	6	46,751	13	6,812	+ 39,939
Suicide	7	35,994	5	14,636	+ 21,358
Tuberculosis	8	28,252	24	1,950	+ 26,301
Lung Disease	9	25,763	11	8,526	+ 17,236
Kidney Disease	10	23,720	9	10,107	+ 13,613
Hypertension	11	23,145	17	3,711	+ 19,435
Low Birth Weight	12	22,371	45	370	+ 22,000
Violence	13	21,602	44	386	+ 21,215
Liver Disease	14	18,519	14	6,348	+ 12,170
Birth Trauma	15	16,770	54	88	+ 16,682
Road Traffic Accidents	16	15,864	15	4,399	+ 11,465
Asthma	17	15,847	32	1,150	+ 14,697
Other Injuries	18	12,458	18	3,634	+ 8,824
Congenital Anomalies	19	9,102	41	518	+ 8,584
Cervical Cancer	20	8,707	34	1,065	+ 7,642
Malnutrition	21	8,351	53	88	+ 8,262
Meningitis	22	7,430	58	51	+ 7,379
Inflammatory/Heart	23	7,133	31	1,325	+ 5,808
Maternal Conditions	24	6,832	61	34	+ 6,798
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	6,516	38	540	+ 5,976
Fires	26	6,284	47	263	+ 6,020
Endocrine Disorders	27	5,492	25	1,891	+ 3,602
Drownings	28	4,674	42	501	+ 4,173
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	4,541	6	12,145	- 7,604
Epilepsy	30	3,354	40	524	+ 2,829
Falls	31	2,988	20	2,934	+ 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	2,935	48	224	+ 2,711
Poisonings	33	2,597	52	115	+ 2,482
Breast Cancer	34	2,270	21	2,880	- 610
Prostate Cancer	35	1,885	22	2,316	- 430
Lymphomas	36	1,820	19	3,477	- 1,657
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,717	28	1,733	- 16
Alcohol	38	1,655	33	1,081	+ 575
Liver Cancer	39	1,652	7	11,589	- 9,937
Skin Disease	40	1,633	36	704	+ 929
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,281	16	3,951	- 2,670
Oral Cancer	42	1,207	29	1,457	- 250
Lung Cancers	43	1,193	4	20,293	- 19,100
Pertussis	44	1,193	67	6	+ 1,187
Syphilis	45	1,181	62	27	+ 1,154
Skin Cancers	46	1,083	37	585	+ 498
Tetanus	47	1,056	69	5	+ 1,051
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	927	8	10,180	- 9,254
Leukemia	49	909	23	2,140	- 1,232
Drug Use	50	738	50	154	+ 584
Hepatitis B	51	624	39	526	+ 98
Appendicitis	52	581	57	54	+ 527
Ovary Cancer	53	572	30	1,330	- 758
Uterin Cancer	54	549	43	420	+ 129
Upper Respiratory	55	424	63	26	+ 398
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	422	51	150	+ 272
Encephalitis	57	317	65	19	+ 298
Pancreas Cancer	58	285	12	6,994	- 6,708
Measles	59	274	83	0	+ 274
Stomach Cancer	60	251	10	8,625	- 8,374
Bladder Cancer	61	224	27	1,768	- 1,544
Other Neoplasms	62	215	26	1,807	- 1,591
Multiple Sclerosis	63	139	66	11	+ 128
Hepatitis C	64	58	49	168	- 110
Chlamydia	65	36	84	0	+ 36
Otitis Media	66	29	70	5	+ 24
Ascariasis	67	17	74	0	+ 17
War	68	6	68	5	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	6	73	0	+ 6
Dengue	70	2	77	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	71	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	329	- 329
Osteoarthritis	84	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Lesotho

South Korea

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.