LESOTHO VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	2,275	29	194	+ 2,080
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,206	5	2,101	+ 105
Lung Cancers	3	1,376	43	51	+ 1,325
Stroke	4	1,217	3	2,817	- 1,600
Lung Disease	5	1,199	9	1,102	+ 97
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	731	48	40	+ 691
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	620	2	3,214	- 2,594
Falls	8	518	31	128	+ 390
Breast Cancer	9	443	34	97	+ 346
Prostate Cancer	10	409	35	81	+ 329
Pancreas Cancer	11	375	58	12	+ 363
Kidney Disease	12	317	10	1,015	- 697
Lymphomas	13	315	36	78	+ 237
Diabetes Mellitus	14	299	6	2,000	- 1,700
Oesophagus Cancer	15	269	37	73	+ 195
Parkinson's Disease	16	266	41	55	+ 211
Suicide	17	254	7	1,539	- 1,286
Other Neoplasms	18	230	62	9	+ 220
Other Injuries	19	207	18	533	- 326
Leukemia	20	198	49	39	+ 159
Bladder Cancer	21	184	61	10	+ 175
Stomach Cancer	22	171	60	11	+ 160
Inflammatory/Heart	23	151	23	305	- 155
Liver Cancer	24	146	39	71	+ 75
Ovary Cancer	25	134	53	24	+ 109
Endocrine Disorders	26	132	27	235	- 103
Skin Cancers	27	128	46	46	+ 82
Liver Disease	28	117	14	792	- 675
Hypertension	29	103	11	990	- 887
Oral Cancer	30	96	42	52	+ 45
Road Traffic Accidents	31	85	16	678	- 593
Alcohol	32	77	38	71	+ 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	73	4	2,354	- 2,281
Uterin Cancer	34	71	54	23	+ 48
Congenital Anomalies	35	68	19	389	- 321
Skin Disease	36	37	40	70	- 33
Multiple Sclerosis	37	37	63	6	+ 31
Epilepsy	38	36	30	143	- 107
Cervical Cancer	39	33	20	372	- 339
Anemia	40	31	83	0	+ 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	30	32	126	- 96
Drug Use	42	29	50	32	- 3
Osteoarthritis	43	28	84	0	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	27	56	18	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	45	21	12	957	- 936
Asthma	46	21	17	678	- 657
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	16	25	279	- 262
Violence	48	13	13	924	- 910
Drownings	49	12	28	200	- 188
Schizophrenia	50	12	81	0	+ 12
Meningitis	51	10	22	318	- 308
Birth Trauma	52	9	15	717	- 708
Fires	53	6	26	269	- 263
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	5	85	0	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	55	4	1	4,767	- 4,763
Tuberculosis	56	4	8	1,208	- 1,205
Upper Respiratory	57	4	55	18	- 15
Appendicitis	58	3	52	25	- 22
Oral conditions	59	3	86	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	60	3	64	2	+ 0
Poisonings	61	2	33	111	- 109
Hepatitis B	62	2	51	27	- 25
Malnutrition	63	2	21	357	- 356
Otitis Media	64	1	66	1	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	65	1	24	292	- 291
War	66	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	44	51	- 51
Encephalitis	68	0	57	14	- 13
Syphilis	69	0	45	50	- 50
Leishmaniasis	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	47	45	- 45
Measles	73	0	59	12	- 12
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

Netherlands

Lesotho

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.