LESOTHO VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,846	1	4,767	- 2,922
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,019	2	3,214	- 2,195
Stroke	3	851	3	2,817	- 1,966
Malaria	4	844	79	0	+ 844
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	672	4	2,354	- 1,682
Tuberculosis	6	636	8	1,208	- 572
Birth Trauma	7	542	15	717	- 175
Low Birth Weight	8	520	12	957	- 437
Liver Disease	9	482	14	792	- 310
Coronary Heart Disease	10	475	5	2,101	- 1,626
Road Traffic Accidents	11	391	16	678	- 287
Congenital Anomalies	12	337	19	389	- 52
Hypertension	13	280	11	990	- 710
Diabetes Mellitus	14	257	6	2,000	- 1,743
Malnutrition	15	247	21	357	- 111
Meningitis	16	212	22	318	- 106
Cervical Cancer	17	193	20	372	- 180
Kidney Disease	18	189	10	1,015	- 826
Other Injuries	19	185	18	533	- 348
Suicide	20	139	7	1,539	- 1,400
Lung Disease	21	136	9	1,102	- 966
Maternal Conditions	22	127	24	292	- 165
Violence	23	124	13	924	- 800
Syphilis	24	95	45	50	+ 44
Pertussis	25	80	44	51	+ 29
Asthma	26	79	17	678	- 598
Drownings	27	74	28	200	- 126
Falls	28	64	31	128	- 64
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	63	29	194	- 131
Prostate Cancer	30	60	35	81	- 21
Lymphomas	31	59	36	78	- 19
Fires	32	59	26	269	- 210
Inflammatory/Heart	33	54	23	305	- 251
Poisonings	34	49	33	111	- 62
Breast Cancer	35	39	34	97	- 58
Oesophagus Cancer	36	38	37	73	- 35
Endocrine Disorders	37	38	27	235	- 197
Epilepsy	38	36	30	143	- 108
Leukemia	39	28	49	39	- 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	26	25	279	- 252
Lung Cancers	41	24	43	51	- 27
Stomach Cancer	42	22	60	11	+ 11
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	22	48	40	- 18
Tetanus	44	20	47	45	- 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	20	32	126	- 105
Liver Cancer	46	19	39	71	- 52
Parkinson's Disease	47	18	41	55	- 37
Oral Cancer	48	17	42	52	- 35
Alcohol	49	15	38	71	- 56
Bladder Cancer	50	14	61	10	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	51	14	76	0	+ 14
Skin Disease	52	13	40	70	- 56
Drug Use	53	13	50	32	- 18
Skin Cancers	54	12	46	46	- 35
Hepatitis B	55	11	51	27	- 16
Appendicitis	56	9	52	25	- 16
Ovary Cancer	57	9	53	24	- 16
Leishmaniasis	58	8	75	0	+ 8
Encephalitis	59	8	57	14	- 6
Upper Respiratory	60	7	55	18	- 11
Measles	61	5	59	12	- 7
Pancreas Cancer	62	5	58	12	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	3	56	18	- 15
Uterin Cancer	64	3	54	23	- 20
Other Neoplasms	65	2	62	9	- 7
Hepatitis C	66	2	64	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	67	1	63	6	- 5
Ascariasis	68	1	67	1	+ 0
War	69	1	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	1	66	1	- 1
Chlamydia	71	0	65	2	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	70	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

Zambia

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.