UNITED KINGDOM VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	146,517	55	188	+ 146,329
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	98,782	3	40,540	+ 58,242
Stroke	3	86,569	4	37,626	+ 48,943
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	72,350	38	1,599	+ 70,751
Coronary Heart Disease	5	64,567	2	71,728	- 7,160
Diabetes Mellitus	6	61,452	17	5,842	+ 55,610
Suicide	7	47,312	20	5,325	+ 41,987
Tuberculosis	8	37,135	47	351	+ 36,784
Lung Disease	9	33,864	6	32,896	+ 968
Kidney Disease	10	31,179	18	5,471	+ 25,708
Hypertension	11	30,423	23	5,208	+ 25,215
Low Birth Weight	12	29,405	40	1,313	+ 28,092
Violence	13	28,394	46	868	+ 27,527
Liver Disease	14	24,342	14	7,666	+ 16,676
Birth Trauma	15	22,044	54	190	+ 21,854
Road Traffic Accidents	16	20,852	33	2,169	+ 18,683
Asthma	17	20,831	41	1,302	+ 19,528
Other Injuries	18	16,375	19	5,464	+ 10,911
Congenital Anomalies	19	11,965	35	2,127	+ 9,838
Cervical Cancer	20	11,445	43	1,099	+ 10,346
Malnutrition	21	10,977	58	116	+ 10,861
Meningitis	22	9,766	52	232	+ 9,534
Inflammatory/Heart	23	9,376	29	3,126	+ 6,249
Maternal Conditions	24	8,981	64	47	+ 8,934
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	8,565	36	2,090	+ 6,475
Fires	26	8,260	48	334	+ 7,925
Endocrine Disorders	27	7,219	28	3,297	+ 3,922
Drownings	28	6,143	49	301	+ 5,842
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	5,969	1	98,135	- 92,166
Epilepsy	30	4,408	42	1,193	+ 3,215
Falls	31	3,928	15	7,618	- 3,691
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	3,858	45	876	+ 2,982
Poisonings	33	3,414	53	221	+ 3,193
Breast Cancer	34	2,984	9	12,718	- 9,734
Prostate Cancer	35	2,478	8	13,289	- 10,811
Lymphomas	36	2,392	10	9,350	- 6,958
Oesophagus Cancer	37	2,256	12	8,727	- 6,470
Alcohol	38	2,176	39	1,555	+ 621
Liver Cancer	39	2,172	21	5,237	- 3,065
Skin Disease	40	2,147	34	2,134	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,683	13	8,573	- 6,889
Oral Cancer	42	1,587	30	3,109	- 1,522
Lung Cancers	43	1,569	5	35,715	- 34,146
Pertussis	44	1,568	69	3	+ 1,565
Syphilis	45	1,552	62	49	+ 1,503
Skin Cancers	46	1,423	27	3,727	- 2,304
Tetanus	47	1,387	72	0	+ 1,387
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	1,218	7	18,446	- 17,228
Leukemia	49	1,194	22	5,211	- 4,017
Drug Use	50	970	31	2,824	- 1,854
Hepatitis B	51	820	65	40	+ 781
Appendicitis	52	764	59	105	+ 659
Ovary Cancer	53	751	25	4,019	- 3,267
Uterin Cancer	54	721	32	2,346	- 1,625
Upper Respiratory	55	557	63	48	+ 509
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	555	44	1,014	- 459
Encephalitis	57	417	68	6	+ 411
Pancreas Cancer	58	375	11	8,995	- 8,621
Measles	59	360	75	0	+ 360
Stomach Cancer	60	330	24	4,999	- 4,669
Bladder Cancer	61	295	16	6,133	- 5,838
Other Neoplasms	62	283	26	3,986	- 3,703
Multiple Sclerosis	63	183	37	1,856	- 1,673
Hepatitis C	64	76	51	267	- 192
Chlamydia	65	47	79	0	+ 47
Otitis Media	66	38	66	16	+ 22
Ascariasis	67	23	80	0	+ 23
War	68	8	67	10	- 1
Diphtheria	69	8	74	0	+ 8
Dengue	70	3	73	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	71	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	50	277	- 277
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Lesotho

United Kingdom

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.