LESOTHO VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,784	2	3,214	- 1,431
Malaria	2	1,439	79	0	+ 1,439
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,356	4	2,354	- 999
Low Birth Weight	4	808	12	957	- 148
Stroke	5	737	3	2,817	- 2,080
Coronary Heart Disease	6	696	5	2,101	- 1,405
Birth Trauma	7	679	15	717	- 38
Road Traffic Accidents	8	503	16	678	- 176
Meningitis	9	443	22	318	+ 125
Congenital Anomalies	10	367	19	389	- 22
Liver Disease	11	348	14	792	- 444
Other Injuries	12	323	18	533	- 209
Tuberculosis	13	313	8	1,208	- 895
Maternal Conditions	14	281	24	292	- 12
Pertussis	15	242	44	51	+ 191
Kidney Disease	16	231	10	1,015	- 783
Diabetes Mellitus	17	222	6	2,000	- 1,777
Measles	18	204	59	12	+ 192
Violence	19	190	13	924	- 734
Lung Disease	20	184	9	1,102	- 918
Malnutrition	21	183	21	357	- 174
Asthma	22	161	17	678	- 517
Endocrine Disorders	23	153	27	235	- 82
Drownings	24	134	28	200	- 66
Hypertension	25	115	11	990	- 875
Falls	26	110	31	128	- 18
Suicide	27	104	7	1,539	- 1,436
Fires	28	95	26	269	- 174
Breast Cancer	29	91	34	97	- 6
HIV/AIDS	30	89	1	4,767	- 4,679
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	88	25	279	- 190
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	73	29	194	- 122
Poisonings	33	65	33	111	- 46
Inflammatory/Heart	34	65	23	305	- 240
Liver Cancer	35	63	39	71	- 8
Epilepsy	36	57	30	143	- 86
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	44	48	40	+ 4
Cervical Cancer	38	41	20	372	- 331
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	39	32	126	- 86
Ovary Cancer	40	36	53	24	+ 11
War	41	35	68	0	+ 34
Tetanus	42	31	47	45	- 14
Lymphomas	43	30	36	78	- 48
Stomach Cancer	44	25	60	11	+ 15
Skin Cancers	45	24	46	46	- 22
Hepatitis B	46	24	51	27	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	47	23	41	55	- 31
Leukemia	48	22	49	39	- 17
Oral Cancer	49	20	42	52	- 31
Schistosomiasis	50	20	76	0	+ 20
Leishmaniasis	51	20	75	0	+ 20
Skin Disease	52	18	40	70	- 52
Bladder Cancer	53	14	61	10	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	54	12	58	12	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	55	11	37	73	- 62
Appendicitis	56	11	52	25	- 14
Prostate Cancer	57	11	35	81	- 70
Drug Use	58	11	50	32	- 21
Ascariasis	59	11	67	1	+ 10
Alcohol	60	10	38	71	- 61
Encephalitis	61	9	57	14	- 4
Syphilis	62	9	45	50	- 41
Upper Respiratory	63	8	55	18	- 10
Uterin Cancer	64	7	54	23	- 16
Diphtheria	65	5	69	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	66	4	64	2	+ 1
Lung Cancers	67	4	43	51	- 47
Other Neoplasms	68	2	62	9	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	63	6	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	1	56	18	- 17
Chlamydia	71	0	65	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

Niger

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.