LESOTHO VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	3,193	29	194	+ 2,999
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,334	5	2,101	+ 233
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,319	2	3,214	- 1,895
Stroke	4	1,224	3	2,817	- 1,593
Lung Cancers	5	1,162	43	51	+ 1,111
Lung Disease	6	1,070	9	1,102	- 31
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	600	48	40	+ 561
Prostate Cancer	8	432	35	81	+ 352
Breast Cancer	9	414	34	97	+ 317
Lymphomas	10	304	36	78	+ 226
Pancreas Cancer	11	293	58	12	+ 281
Oesophagus Cancer	12	284	37	73	+ 211
Parkinson's Disease	13	279	41	55	+ 224
Liver Disease	14	249	14	792	- 543
Falls	15	248	31	128	+ 120
Bladder Cancer	16	200	61	10	+ 190
Diabetes Mellitus	17	190	6	2,000	- 1,809
Kidney Disease	18	178	10	1,015	- 836
Other Injuries	19	178	18	533	- 355
Suicide	20	173	7	1,539	- 1,366
Liver Cancer	21	170	39	71	+ 100
Leukemia	22	170	49	39	+ 131
Hypertension	23	169	11	990	- 820
Stomach Cancer	24	163	60	11	+ 152
Ovary Cancer	25	131	53	24	+ 106
Other Neoplasms	26	130	62	9	+ 120
Skin Cancers	27	121	46	46	+ 75
Endocrine Disorders	28	107	27	235	- 128
Inflammatory/Heart	29	102	23	305	- 203
Oral Cancer	30	101	42	52	+ 50
Drug Use	31	92	50	32	+ 60
Uterin Cancer	32	76	54	23	+ 53
Road Traffic Accidents	33	71	16	678	- 608
Skin Disease	34	69	40	70	- 0
Congenital Anomalies	35	69	19	389	- 320
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	68	25	279	- 211
Multiple Sclerosis	37	60	63	6	+ 54
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	52	4	2,354	- 2,302
Alcohol	39	51	38	71	- 20
Low Birth Weight	40	43	12	957	- 914
Asthma	41	42	17	678	- 635
Epilepsy	42	39	30	143	- 105
Cervical Cancer	43	36	20	372	- 337
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	33	56	18	+ 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	29	32	126	- 97
Violence	46	28	13	924	- 896
Tuberculosis	47	11	8	1,208	- 1,197
Fires	48	11	26	269	- 258
Drownings	49	10	28	200	- 190
Anemia	50	9	83	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	51	9	64	2	+ 6
Meningitis	52	8	22	318	- 310
Poisonings	53	7	33	111	- 104
Birth Trauma	54	6	15	717	- 711
HIV/AIDS	55	6	1	4,767	- 4,761
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	6	85	0	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	57	5	84	0	+ 5
Malnutrition	58	4	21	357	- 353
Appendicitis	59	3	52	25	- 21
Schizophrenia	60	3	81	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	61	2	86	0	+ 2
Syphilis	62	2	45	50	- 49
Upper Respiratory	63	2	55	18	- 17
Maternal Conditions	64	2	24	292	- 291
Hepatitis B	65	1	51	27	- 25
Otitis Media	66	1	66	1	- 1
War	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	57	14	- 13
Pertussis	69	0	44	51	- 51
Leishmaniasis	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	47	45	- 45
Dengue	73	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	59	12	- 12
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	65	2	- 2
Ascariasis	80	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

United Kingdom

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.