LESOTHO VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,289	5	2,101	+ 1,188
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,871	29	194	+ 1,677
Lung Disease	3	1,273	9	1,102	+ 171
Stroke	4	1,033	3	2,817	- 1,784
Lung Cancers	5	1,013	43	51	+ 962
Kidney Disease	6	559	10	1,015	- 455
Drug Use	7	485	50	32	+ 453
Hypertension	8	430	11	990	- 560
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	403	48	40	+ 363
Diabetes Mellitus	10	400	6	2,000	- 1,599
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	393	2	3,214	- 2,821
Suicide	12	346	7	1,539	- 1,194
Breast Cancer	13	317	34	97	+ 220
Endocrine Disorders	14	306	27	235	+ 71
Pancreas Cancer	15	289	58	12	+ 276
Liver Disease	16	283	14	792	- 509
Road Traffic Accidents	17	272	16	678	- 407
Falls	18	263	31	128	+ 135
Lymphomas	19	262	36	78	+ 185
Prostate Cancer	20	232	35	81	+ 151
Parkinson's Disease	21	225	41	55	+ 170
Inflammatory/Heart	22	212	23	305	- 93
Liver Cancer	23	176	39	71	+ 106
Leukemia	24	176	49	39	+ 137
Other Injuries	25	169	18	533	- 363
Bladder Cancer	26	128	61	10	+ 118
Violence	27	124	13	924	- 800
Oesophagus Cancer	28	116	37	73	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	29	116	62	9	+ 106
Alcohol	30	95	38	71	+ 25
Ovary Cancer	31	95	53	24	+ 71
Skin Cancers	32	93	46	46	+ 47
Stomach Cancer	33	85	60	11	+ 74
Congenital Anomalies	34	77	19	389	- 313
Oral Cancer	35	75	42	52	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	36	66	54	23	+ 42
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	65	4	2,354	- 2,289
Cervical Cancer	38	45	20	372	- 327
Low Birth Weight	39	45	12	957	- 912
Malnutrition	40	44	21	357	- 313
Hepatitis C	41	37	64	2	+ 35
HIV/AIDS	42	37	1	4,767	- 4,731
Skin Disease	43	35	40	70	- 35
Multiple Sclerosis	44	33	63	6	+ 27
Drownings	45	27	28	200	- 173
Asthma	46	25	17	678	- 653
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	24	32	126	- 102
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	23	25	279	- 256
Fires	49	21	26	269	- 248
Epilepsy	50	21	30	143	- 123
Anemia	51	20	83	0	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	16	56	18	- 2
Poisonings	53	11	33	111	- 100
Birth Trauma	54	8	15	717	- 709
War	55	8	68	0	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	56	5	24	292	- 287
Schizophrenia	57	5	81	0	+ 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	4	85	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	59	4	51	27	- 23
Meningitis	60	4	22	318	- 314
Osteoarthritis	61	4	84	0	+ 4
Tuberculosis	62	4	8	1,208	- 1,205
Appendicitis	63	3	52	25	- 22
Oral conditions	64	2	86	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	65	1	55	18	- 17
Syphilis	66	0	45	50	- 50
Otitis Media	67	0	66	1	- 1
Encephalitis	68	0	57	14	- 13
Pertussis	69	0	44	51	- 51
Chagas disease	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	47	45	- 45
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	59	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	83	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	65	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

United States

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.