SWEDEN VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	22,665	61	13	+ 22,652
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,281	7	2,659	+ 12,622
Stroke	3	13,391	3	6,035	+ 7,356
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	11,192	36	289	+ 10,902
Coronary Heart Disease	5	9,988	1	15,136	- 5,148
Diabetes Mellitus	6	9,506	11	1,834	+ 7,672
Suicide	7	7,319	14	1,479	+ 5,839
Tuberculosis	8	5,744	56	24	+ 5,720
Lung Disease	9	5,238	4	4,344	+ 894
Kidney Disease	10	4,823	12	1,629	+ 3,194
Hypertension	11	4,706	10	1,838	+ 2,868
Low Birth Weight	12	4,549	51	50	+ 4,498
Violence	13	4,392	47	113	+ 4,279
Liver Disease	14	3,765	23	723	+ 3,042
Birth Trauma	15	3,410	55	34	+ 3,376
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,226	34	315	+ 2,910
Asthma	17	3,222	42	158	+ 3,064
Other Injuries	18	2,533	15	1,374	+ 1,160
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,851	35	308	+ 1,543
Cervical Cancer	20	1,770	38	228	+ 1,543
Malnutrition	21	1,698	45	117	+ 1,581
Meningitis	22	1,511	54	35	+ 1,476
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,450	28	547	+ 903
Maternal Conditions	24	1,389	64	5	+ 1,384
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,325	37	277	+ 1,048
Fires	26	1,278	49	65	+ 1,213
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,117	24	702	+ 415
Drownings	28	950	46	114	+ 836
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	923	2	10,917	- 9,994
Epilepsy	30	682	44	121	+ 561
Falls	31	608	17	1,109	- 501
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	597	48	110	+ 487
Poisonings	33	528	60	18	+ 510
Breast Cancer	34	462	13	1,582	- 1,121
Prostate Cancer	35	383	8	2,622	- 2,239
Lymphomas	36	370	16	1,357	- 987
Oesophagus Cancer	37	349	29	538	- 189
Alcohol	38	337	32	359	- 22
Liver Cancer	39	336	22	752	- 416
Skin Disease	40	332	39	220	+ 112
Parkinson's Disease	41	260	19	943	- 683
Oral Cancer	42	246	31	379	- 134
Lung Cancers	43	243	5	3,722	- 3,480
Pertussis	44	242	67	0	+ 242
Syphilis	45	240	72	0	+ 240
Skin Cancers	46	220	25	650	- 430
Tetanus	47	215	68	0	+ 214
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	188	6	3,049	- 2,861
Leukemia	49	185	20	825	- 641
Drug Use	50	150	30	423	- 273
Hepatitis B	51	127	62	9	+ 117
Appendicitis	52	118	59	18	+ 100
Ovary Cancer	53	116	27	553	- 436
Uterin Cancer	54	112	33	345	- 233
Upper Respiratory	55	86	58	20	+ 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	86	43	129	- 43
Encephalitis	57	64	71	0	+ 64
Pancreas Cancer	58	58	9	1,849	- 1,791
Measles	59	56	83	0	+ 56
Stomach Cancer	60	51	26	612	- 561
Bladder Cancer	61	46	21	760	- 715
Other Neoplasms	62	44	18	1,036	- 992
Multiple Sclerosis	63	28	41	170	- 142
Hepatitis C	64	12	53	44	- 32
Chlamydia	65	7	73	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	66	6	66	1	+ 5
Ascariasis	67	3	81	0	+ 3
War	68	1	65	2	- 0
Diphtheria	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	50	63	- 63
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	175	- 175
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	52	46	- 46
Oral conditions	86	0	63	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

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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.