SWITZERLAND VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	18,964	54	29	+ 18,935
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	12,785	8	1,949	+ 10,836
Stroke	3	11,205	3	3,918	+ 7,287
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	9,364	35	186	+ 9,178
Coronary Heart Disease	5	8,357	1	10,713	- 2,356
Diabetes Mellitus	6	7,954	17	1,022	+ 6,932
Suicide	7	6,124	14	1,249	+ 4,874
Tuberculosis	8	4,806	56	21	+ 4,785
Lung Disease	9	4,383	5	2,902	+ 1,481
Kidney Disease	10	4,035	13	1,261	+ 2,774
Hypertension	11	3,938	6	2,471	+ 1,466
Low Birth Weight	12	3,806	43	105	+ 3,701
Violence	13	3,675	51	42	+ 3,633
Liver Disease	14	3,151	21	677	+ 2,473
Birth Trauma	15	2,853	52	32	+ 2,821
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,699	34	193	+ 2,506
Asthma	17	2,696	46	95	+ 2,601
Other Injuries	18	2,119	30	410	+ 1,710
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,549	31	305	+ 1,243
Cervical Cancer	20	1,481	42	105	+ 1,376
Malnutrition	21	1,421	47	84	+ 1,337
Meningitis	22	1,264	57	20	+ 1,244
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,213	16	1,027	+ 187
Maternal Conditions	24	1,162	64	4	+ 1,158
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,109	41	122	+ 986
Fires	26	1,069	55	21	+ 1,048
Endocrine Disorders	27	934	25	593	+ 342
Drownings	28	795	50	49	+ 746
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	773	2	7,192	- 6,420
Epilepsy	30	571	39	159	+ 412
Falls	31	508	9	1,919	- 1,411
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	499	48	78	+ 422
Poisonings	33	442	60	13	+ 429
Breast Cancer	34	386	11	1,577	- 1,191
Prostate Cancer	35	321	10	1,579	- 1,259
Lymphomas	36	310	15	1,131	- 822
Oesophagus Cancer	37	292	28	491	- 199
Alcohol	38	282	32	229	+ 53
Liver Cancer	39	281	19	805	- 524
Skin Disease	40	278	40	129	+ 149
Parkinson's Disease	41	218	18	857	- 639
Oral Cancer	42	205	26	500	- 295
Lung Cancers	43	203	4	3,520	- 3,316
Pertussis	44	203	73	0	+ 203
Syphilis	45	201	65	2	+ 199
Skin Cancers	46	184	27	493	- 309
Tetanus	47	180	70	0	+ 179
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	158	7	1,995	- 1,837
Leukemia	49	155	22	671	- 517
Drug Use	50	126	36	176	- 50
Hepatitis B	51	106	63	5	+ 102
Appendicitis	52	99	59	15	+ 84
Ovary Cancer	53	97	29	457	- 360
Uterin Cancer	54	93	33	224	- 130
Upper Respiratory	55	72	61	11	+ 61
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	72	49	68	+ 4
Encephalitis	57	54	68	1	+ 53
Pancreas Cancer	58	49	12	1,486	- 1,437
Measles	59	47	75	0	+ 47
Stomach Cancer	60	43	24	614	- 571
Bladder Cancer	61	38	23	669	- 631
Other Neoplasms	62	37	20	681	- 645
Multiple Sclerosis	63	24	38	160	- 136
Hepatitis C	64	10	58	15	- 5
Chlamydia	65	6	79	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	66	5	69	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	67	3	82	0	+ 3
War	68	1	67	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	45	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	102	- 102
Osteoarthritis	84	0	37	170	- 170
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	32	- 32
Oral conditions	86	0	62	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Lesotho

Switzerland

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.