LESOTHO VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,693	5	2,101	+ 592
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,808	29	194	+ 1,614
Stroke	3	985	3	2,817	- 1,832
Lung Cancers	4	885	43	51	+ 834
Lung Disease	5	730	9	1,102	- 372
Hypertension	6	621	11	990	- 369
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	501	48	40	+ 462
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	490	2	3,214	- 2,724
Falls	9	483	31	128	+ 355
Prostate Cancer	10	397	35	81	+ 316
Breast Cancer	11	396	34	97	+ 299
Pancreas Cancer	12	374	58	12	+ 361
Kidney Disease	13	317	10	1,015	- 697
Suicide	14	314	7	1,539	- 1,225
Lymphomas	15	284	36	78	+ 207
Inflammatory/Heart	16	258	23	305	- 47
Diabetes Mellitus	17	257	6	2,000	- 1,743
Parkinson's Disease	18	215	41	55	+ 161
Liver Cancer	19	202	39	71	+ 132
Other Neoplasms	20	171	62	9	+ 162
Liver Disease	21	170	14	792	- 622
Leukemia	22	169	49	39	+ 130
Bladder Cancer	23	168	61	10	+ 159
Stomach Cancer	24	154	60	11	+ 144
Endocrine Disorders	25	149	27	235	- 86
Oral Cancer	26	126	42	52	+ 74
Skin Cancers	27	124	46	46	+ 78
Oesophagus Cancer	28	123	37	73	+ 50
Ovary Cancer	29	115	53	24	+ 90
Other Injuries	30	103	18	533	- 430
Congenital Anomalies	31	77	19	389	- 313
Alcohol	32	58	38	71	- 13
Uterin Cancer	33	56	54	23	+ 33
Road Traffic Accidents	34	49	16	678	- 630
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	47	4	2,354	- 2,307
Drug Use	36	44	50	32	+ 13
Osteoarthritis	37	43	84	0	+ 43
Multiple Sclerosis	38	40	63	6	+ 34
Epilepsy	39	40	30	143	- 104
Skin Disease	40	32	40	70	- 37
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	31	25	279	- 248
Cervical Cancer	42	26	20	372	- 346
Low Birth Weight	43	26	12	957	- 930
Anemia	44	26	83	0	+ 26
Schizophrenia	45	24	81	0	+ 24
Asthma	46	24	17	678	- 654
Malnutrition	47	21	21	357	- 336
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	20	32	126	- 106
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	17	56	18	- 1
Drownings	50	12	28	200	- 187
Violence	51	11	13	924	- 913
Birth Trauma	52	8	15	717	- 709
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	8	85	0	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	54	7	1	4,767	- 4,760
Fires	55	5	26	269	- 263
Tuberculosis	56	5	8	1,208	- 1,203
Meningitis	57	5	22	318	- 313
Hepatitis C	58	4	64	2	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	4	52	25	- 21
Poisonings	60	3	33	111	- 108
Upper Respiratory	61	3	55	18	- 15
Oral conditions	62	2	86	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	1	51	27	- 26
Maternal Conditions	64	1	24	292	- 291
Syphilis	65	0	45	50	- 50
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	73	0	+ 0
War	67	0	68	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	57	14	- 13
Otitis Media	69	0	66	1	- 1
Tetanus	70	0	47	45	- 45
Leishmaniasis	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	44	51	- 51
Diphtheria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	59	12	- 12
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	80	0	74	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
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

Switzerland

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.