SRI LANKA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	47,048	55	39	+ 47,008
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	31,720	8	5,117	+ 26,603
Stroke	3	27,798	6	6,805	+ 20,993
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	23,232	28	605	+ 22,627
Coronary Heart Disease	5	20,733	1	26,304	- 5,571
Diabetes Mellitus	6	19,733	2	12,460	+ 7,272
Suicide	7	15,192	10	2,977	+ 12,215
Tuberculosis	8	11,924	25	769	+ 11,155
Lung Disease	9	10,874	3	9,456	+ 1,418
Kidney Disease	10	10,012	5	6,858	+ 3,154
Hypertension	11	9,769	20	1,055	+ 8,714
Low Birth Weight	12	9,442	29	536	+ 8,906
Violence	13	9,118	31	499	+ 8,618
Liver Disease	14	7,816	17	1,303	+ 6,513
Birth Trauma	15	7,078	44	193	+ 6,886
Road Traffic Accidents	16	6,696	9	4,200	+ 2,496
Asthma	17	6,689	7	6,471	+ 218
Other Injuries	18	5,258	14	1,529	+ 3,729
Congenital Anomalies	19	3,842	22	989	+ 2,853
Cervical Cancer	20	3,675	26	762	+ 2,913
Malnutrition	21	3,525	54	43	+ 3,481
Meningitis	22	3,136	46	146	+ 2,990
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,011	35	425	+ 2,586
Maternal Conditions	24	2,884	48	96	+ 2,788
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,750	56	38	+ 2,712
Fires	26	2,652	41	239	+ 2,414
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,318	32	462	+ 1,856
Drownings	28	1,973	27	731	+ 1,242
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,917	4	6,939	- 5,022
Epilepsy	30	1,416	39	269	+ 1,146
Falls	31	1,261	23	964	+ 297
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,239	53	49	+ 1,189
Poisonings	33	1,096	49	93	+ 1,003
Breast Cancer	34	958	15	1,383	- 425
Prostate Cancer	35	796	30	507	+ 289
Lymphomas	36	768	21	1,027	- 259
Oesophagus Cancer	37	725	13	1,544	- 820
Alcohol	38	699	51	82	+ 616
Liver Cancer	39	697	19	1,090	- 393
Skin Disease	40	689	36	293	+ 397
Parkinson's Disease	41	541	45	168	+ 373
Oral Cancer	42	510	11	2,893	- 2,384
Lung Cancers	43	504	12	1,775	- 1,271
Pertussis	44	503	59	15	+ 489
Syphilis	45	498	58	15	+ 484
Skin Cancers	46	457	52	58	+ 399
Tetanus	47	446	57	27	+ 418
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	391	24	911	- 520
Leukemia	49	384	18	1,155	- 771
Drug Use	50	312	40	257	+ 54
Hepatitis B	51	263	62	6	+ 258
Appendicitis	52	245	64	5	+ 240
Ovary Cancer	53	241	37	281	- 40
Uterin Cancer	54	232	42	218	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	55	179	66	5	+ 174
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	178	60	11	+ 167
Encephalitis	57	134	61	10	+ 123
Pancreas Cancer	58	120	43	214	- 93
Measles	59	116	77	0	+ 116
Stomach Cancer	60	106	16	1,321	- 1,215
Bladder Cancer	61	95	34	432	- 337
Other Neoplasms	62	91	50	86	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	63	59	69	2	+ 56
Hepatitis C	64	24	75	0	+ 24
Chlamydia	65	15	84	0	+ 15
Otitis Media	66	12	76	0	+ 12
Ascariasis	67	7	72	0	+ 7
War	68	3	38	280	- 277
Diphtheria	69	3	74	0	+ 3
Dengue	70	1	47	131	- 130
Trichuriasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	63	6	- 6
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	65	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	33	445	- 445
Osteoarthritis	84	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Lesotho

Sri Lanka

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.