SWAZILAND VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		SWAZILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,436	1	2,314	+ 122
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,642	2	921	+ 722
Stroke	3	1,439	4	800	+ 639
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	1,203	6	517	+ 686
Coronary Heart Disease	5	1,073	5	755	+ 318
Diabetes Mellitus	6	1,022	3	892	+ 130
Suicide	7	787	9	338	+ 449
Tuberculosis	8	617	13	256	+ 362
Lung Disease	9	563	12	264	+ 298
Kidney Disease	10	518	8	381	+ 137
Hypertension	11	506	10	292	+ 214
Low Birth Weight	12	489	14	233	+ 256
Violence	13	472	16	212	+ 260
Liver Disease	14	405	11	274	+ 131
Birth Trauma	15	366	18	166	+ 200
Road Traffic Accidents	16	347	7	384	- 38
Asthma	17	346	20	150	+ 197
Other Injuries	18	272	17	190	+ 82
Congenital Anomalies	19	199	19	160	+ 38
Cervical Cancer	20	190	15	215	- 25
Malnutrition	21	182	22	106	+ 77
Meningitis	22	162	23	97	+ 65
Inflammatory/Heart	23	156	24	94	+ 62
Maternal Conditions	24	149	21	116	+ 33
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	142	29	51	+ 92
Fires	26	137	26	84	+ 54
Endocrine Disorders	27	120	28	74	+ 46
Drownings	28	102	25	87	+ 15
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	99	27	77	+ 23
Epilepsy	30	73	30	46	+ 28
Falls	31	65	32	41	+ 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	64	39	26	+ 38
Poisonings	33	57	34	37	+ 19
Breast Cancer	34	50	35	37	+ 13
Prostate Cancer	35	41	31	45	- 4
Lymphomas	36	40	36	31	+ 9
Oesophagus Cancer	37	38	44	18	+ 19
Alcohol	38	36	48	16	+ 20
Liver Cancer	39	36	37	29	+ 7
Skin Disease	40	36	40	25	+ 10
Parkinson's Disease	41	28	41	24	+ 4
Oral Cancer	42	26	51	10	+ 16
Lung Cancers	43	26	46	17	+ 9
Pertussis	44	26	33	39	- 13
Syphilis	45	26	45	17	+ 8
Skin Cancers	46	24	42	20	+ 4
Tetanus	47	23	62	4	+ 19
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	20	43	19	+ 2
Leukemia	49	20	47	16	+ 4
Drug Use	50	16	38	27	- 11
Hepatitis B	51	14	57	6	+ 8
Appendicitis	52	13	54	7	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	53	12	52	10	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	54	12	50	11	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	55	9	60	4	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	9	58	5	+ 4
Encephalitis	57	7	59	5	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	58	6	56	6	+ 0
Measles	59	6	64	1	+ 5
Stomach Cancer	60	5	53	7	- 1
Bladder Cancer	61	5	55	6	- 1
Other Neoplasms	62	5	61	4	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	3	63	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	1	65	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	65	1	69	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	66	0	+ 0
War	68	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	49	13	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	67	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWAZILAND

Lesotho

Swaziland

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.