ZIMBABWE VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	36,706	1	19,988	+ 16,717
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	24,747	2	10,779	+ 13,968
Stroke	3	21,687	5	5,126	+ 16,561
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	18,125	6	4,595	+ 13,530
Coronary Heart Disease	5	16,175	3	8,493	+ 7,683
Diabetes Mellitus	6	15,395	9	3,344	+ 12,051
Suicide	7	11,853	13	2,069	+ 9,784
Tuberculosis	8	9,303	16	1,999	+ 7,304
Lung Disease	9	8,484	23	1,163	+ 7,320
Kidney Disease	10	7,811	12	2,214	+ 5,597
Hypertension	11	7,622	24	1,146	+ 6,476
Low Birth Weight	12	7,367	7	4,038	+ 3,329
Violence	13	7,113	18	1,916	+ 5,197
Liver Disease	14	6,098	17	1,941	+ 4,157
Birth Trauma	15	5,522	8	3,405	+ 2,117
Road Traffic Accidents	16	5,224	4	6,037	- 814
Asthma	17	5,219	21	1,531	+ 3,688
Other Injuries	18	4,102	20	1,656	+ 2,447
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,997	11	2,217	+ 780
Cervical Cancer	20	2,867	14	2,023	+ 844
Malnutrition	21	2,750	10	2,396	+ 354
Meningitis	22	2,447	22	1,325	+ 1,122
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,349	25	1,047	+ 1,302
Maternal Conditions	24	2,250	19	1,749	+ 501
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,146	35	548	+ 1,598
Fires	26	2,069	30	793	+ 1,277
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,809	34	553	+ 1,255
Drownings	28	1,539	27	956	+ 583
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,495	31	768	+ 728
Epilepsy	30	1,104	39	508	+ 597
Falls	31	984	41	465	+ 519
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	967	36	542	+ 425
Poisonings	33	855	37	515	+ 340
Breast Cancer	34	748	28	839	- 92
Prostate Cancer	35	621	32	628	- 7
Lymphomas	36	599	26	960	- 360
Oesophagus Cancer	37	565	29	801	- 236
Alcohol	38	545	61	48	+ 497
Liver Cancer	39	544	38	510	+ 34
Skin Disease	40	538	52	173	+ 365
Parkinson's Disease	41	422	46	226	+ 196
Oral Cancer	42	398	49	208	+ 190
Lung Cancers	43	393	43	286	+ 107
Pertussis	44	393	42	419	- 26
Syphilis	45	389	55	124	+ 264
Skin Cancers	46	357	44	264	+ 93
Tetanus	47	348	57	102	+ 246
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	305	40	505	- 200
Leukemia	49	299	45	244	+ 56
Drug Use	50	243	48	213	+ 31
Hepatitis B	51	206	60	57	+ 149
Appendicitis	52	191	58	66	+ 125
Ovary Cancer	53	188	51	173	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	54	181	50	182	- 1
Upper Respiratory	55	140	59	65	+ 75
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	139	64	26	+ 113
Encephalitis	57	104	56	117	- 13
Pancreas Cancer	58	94	47	217	- 123
Measles	59	90	63	30	+ 60
Stomach Cancer	60	83	33	559	- 476
Bladder Cancer	61	74	54	125	- 51
Other Neoplasms	62	71	62	37	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	63	46	67	14	+ 32
Hepatitis C	64	19	66	14	+ 5
Chlamydia	65	12	69	3	+ 9
Otitis Media	66	9	68	3	+ 6
Ascariasis	67	6	70	2	+ 3
War	68	2	65	26	- 24
Diphtheria	69	2	72	2	+ 0
Dengue	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	53	172	- 172
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	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 ZIMBABWE

Lesotho

Zimbabwe

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.