LESOTHO VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,184	5	2,101	+ 1,083
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,296	29	194	+ 2,102
Stroke	3	1,269	3	2,817	- 1,547
Lung Disease	4	914	9	1,102	- 188
Lung Cancers	5	783	43	51	+ 732
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	641	48	40	+ 602
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	559	2	3,214	- 2,655
Prostate Cancer	8	552	35	81	+ 471
Pancreas Cancer	9	389	58	12	+ 377
Hypertension	10	387	11	990	- 603
Diabetes Mellitus	11	386	6	2,000	- 1,614
Kidney Disease	12	343	10	1,015	- 672
Breast Cancer	13	333	34	97	+ 236
Suicide	14	311	7	1,539	- 1,228
Other Injuries	15	289	18	533	- 244
Lymphomas	16	285	36	78	+ 208
Falls	17	233	31	128	+ 105
Other Neoplasms	18	218	62	9	+ 209
Parkinson's Disease	19	198	41	55	+ 144
Leukemia	20	174	49	39	+ 135
Bladder Cancer	21	160	61	10	+ 150
Liver Cancer	22	158	39	71	+ 87
Liver Disease	23	152	14	792	- 640
Endocrine Disorders	24	148	27	235	- 87
Skin Cancers	25	137	46	46	+ 90
Stomach Cancer	26	129	60	11	+ 118
Ovary Cancer	27	116	53	24	+ 92
Inflammatory/Heart	28	115	23	305	- 190
Oesophagus Cancer	29	113	37	73	+ 40
Drug Use	30	89	50	32	+ 57
Oral Cancer	31	80	42	52	+ 28
Alcohol	32	75	38	71	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	33	73	54	23	+ 49
Road Traffic Accidents	34	66	16	678	- 612
Congenital Anomalies	35	65	19	389	- 325
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	61	4	2,354	- 2,293
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	58	25	279	- 220
Cervical Cancer	38	48	20	372	- 325
Skin Disease	39	46	40	70	- 24
Anemia	40	37	83	0	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	41	36	63	6	+ 30
Asthma	42	33	17	678	- 644
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	27	56	18	+ 9
Epilepsy	44	25	30	143	- 118
Malnutrition	45	25	21	357	- 333
Drownings	46	24	28	200	- 176
Violence	47	24	13	924	- 900
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	23	32	126	- 102
Fires	49	14	26	269	- 255
Schizophrenia	50	13	81	0	+ 13
Low Birth Weight	51	11	12	957	- 946
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	10	85	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	53	9	64	2	+ 7
Meningitis	54	7	22	318	- 310
Birth Trauma	55	7	15	717	- 710
Tuberculosis	56	5	8	1,208	- 1,203
Osteoarthritis	57	5	84	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	58	4	55	18	- 14
Appendicitis	59	4	52	25	- 21
Poisonings	60	4	33	111	- 107
HIV/AIDS	61	3	1	4,767	- 4,765
Hepatitis B	62	2	51	27	- 25
Oral conditions	63	2	86	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	24	292	- 291
War	65	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	66	1	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	44	51	- 51
Tetanus	68	0	47	45	- 45
Schistosomiasis	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	69	0	- 0
Encephalitis	71	0	57	14	- 14
Syphilis	72	0	45	50	- 50
Chlamydia	73	0	65	2	- 2
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	59	12	- 12
Leprosy	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

Sweden

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.