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China
COUNTRY #1
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CHINA VS LESOTHO

Compare China and Lesotho health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Lesotho
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
China Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      China CHINA   Lesotho LESOTHO
      China CHINA   Lesotho LESOTHO
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    		  
    44.9
    48.3
    46.6
    115
    111
    114
    1970
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    		  
    47.5
    50.8
    49.1
    126
    122
    127
    1980
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    		  
    52.2
    55.5
    53.8
    130
    128
    131
    1990
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    		  
    56.7
    60.5
    58.6
    135
    131
    134
    2000
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    		  
    48.2
    50.3
    49.3
    167
    167
    166
    2010
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    		  
    49.4
    52.6
    51.1
    179
    178
    179
    2019
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    		  
    47.7
    54.2
    50.7
    183
    183
    183
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      China CHINA   Lesotho LESOTHO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    47.7
    54.2
    183
    183
    Age 5
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    52.5
    58.8
    183
    183
    Age 10
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    52.8
    59.1
    183
    183
    Age 15
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    52.9
    59.2
    183
    183
    Age 20
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    53.6
    59.7
    183
    183
    Age 25
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    54.5
    60.6
    183
    183
    Age 30
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    55.6
    62.0
    183
    183
    Age 35
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    57.2
    63.8
    183
    183
    Age 40
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    59.4
    66.0
    183
    183
    Age 45
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    62.0
    68.3
    183
    183
    Age 50
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    65.0
    70.7
    183
    183
    Age 55
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    68.1
    73.0
    183
    181
    Age 60
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    71.2
    75.2
    183
    180
    Age 65
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    74.4
    77.5
    182
    180
    Age 70
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    77.7
    79.9
    182
    179
    Age 75
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    81.2
    82.6
    183
    178
    Age 80
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    84.8
    85.7
    181
    172
    Age 85
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    88.6
    89.1
    175
    172
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      China CHINA   Lesotho LESOTHO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    110.80
    58
    211.66
    3
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    97.57
    115
    155.85
    43
    3. Lung Disease
    54.18
    13
    83.85
    6
    4. Lung Cancers
    36.63
    5
    3.87
    146
    5. Stomach Cancer
    20.55
    3
    0.76
    181
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.36
    97
    17.24
    99
    7. Hypertension
    16.80
    98
    74.75
    1
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.09
    96
    36.62
    32
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.02
    42
    2.77
    180
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    12.42
    6
    5.57
    33
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.28
    152
    192.07
    1
    12. Kidney Disease
    10.39
    141
    69.87
    4
    13. Liver Cancer
    9.30
    33
    4.78
    106
    14. Breast Cancer
    8.95
    169
    11.68
    143
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.56
    148
    147.55
    5
    16. Falls
    8.04
    50
    8.24
    44
    17. Liver Disease
    7.57
    146
    51.33
    9
    18. Suicide
    6.67
    121
    87.48
    1
    19. Prostate Cancer
    6.41
    152
    24.42
    47
    20. Pancreas Cancer
    5.72
    59
    0.90
    168
    21. Cervical Cancer
    5.16
    124
    44.59
    9
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    3.95
    98
    4.56
    67
    23. Drownings
    3.66
    56
    9.67
    7
    24. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.53
    34
    7.68
    13
    25. Other Injuries
    3.50
    161
    28.67
    2
    26. Leukemia
    3.48
    97
    2.43
    144
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    3.32
    150
    11.28
    4
    28. Lymphomas
    3.04
    145
    4.86
    86
    29. Oral Cancer
    2.81
    89
    3.76
    61
    30. Ovary Cancer
    2.76
    153
    3.01
    145
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.05
    106
    18.88
    3
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.04
    94
    0.70
    170
    33. Tuberculosis
    1.88
    111
    68.85
    13
    34. Low Birth Weight
    1.76
    150
    18.96
    1
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.73
    168
    21.17
    6
    36. HIV/AIDS
    1.62
    111
    254.70
    2
    37. Poisonings
    1.55
    57
    5.26
    2
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    1.51
    162
    14.08
    10
    39. Birth Trauma
    1.40
    108
    13.70
    7
    40. Drug Use
    1.34
    79
    1.67
    61
    41. Asthma
    1.29
    123
    45.32
    3
    42. Uterin Cancer
    1.16
    157
    2.88
    66
    43. Alcohol
    1.05
    111
    4.54
    21
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.05
    137
    3.61
    19
    45. Malnutrition
    0.78
    107
    17.17
    13
    46. Epilepsy
    0.74
    163
    7.57
    1
    47. Violence
    0.73
    166
    43.38
    5
    48. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.72
    150
    142.10
    2
    49. Fires
    0.62
    129
    14.67
    1
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.55
    41
    1.28
    2
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      China CHINA   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    2.043m
    21.27
    2,817
    8.45
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    1.772m
    18.44
    2,101
    6.31
    3. Lung Disease
    968,607
    10.08
    1,102
    3.31
    4. Lung Cancers
    714,311
    7.44
    51
    0.15
    5. Stomach Cancer
    398,439
    4.15
    11
    0.03
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    304,455
    3.17
    194
    0.58
    7. Hypertension
    301,183
    3.14
    990
    2.97
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    250,272
    2.61
    678
    2.03
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    248,388
    2.59
    40
    0.12
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    242,891
    2.53
    73
    0.22
    11. Kidney Disease
    192,302
    2.00
    1,015
    3.05
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    183,342
    1.91
    3,214
    9.65
    13. Liver Cancer
    180,952
    1.88
    71
    0.21
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    161,672
    1.68
    2,000
    6.00
    15. Liver Disease
    145,603
    1.52
    792
    2.38
    16. Falls
    138,878
    1.45
    128
    0.38
    17. Suicide
    116,324
    1.21
    1,539
    4.62
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    111,537
    1.16
    12
    0.04
    19. Breast Cancer
    92,757
    0.97
    97
    0.29
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    70,699
    0.74
    55
    0.17
    21. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    65,350
    0.68
    126
    0.38
    22. Leukemia
    58,145
    0.61
    39
    0.12
    23. Lymphomas
    57,838
    0.60
    78
    0.23
    24. Oral Cancer
    54,695
    0.57
    52
    0.16
    25. Other Injuries
    54,087
    0.56
    533
    1.60
    26. Drownings
    52,807
    0.55
    200
    0.60
    27. Cervical Cancer
    51,650
    0.54
    372
    1.12
    28. Prostate Cancer
    51,056
    0.53
    81
    0.24
    29. Bladder Cancer
    37,873
    0.39
    10
    0.03
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    37,723
    0.39
    279
    0.84
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    36,613
    0.38
    389
    1.17
    32. Tuberculosis
    34,802
    0.36
    1,208
    3.63
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    29,954
    0.31
    305
    0.92
    34. HIV/AIDS
    28,746
    0.30
    4,767
    14.31
    35. Ovary Cancer
    28,078
    0.29
    24
    0.07
    36. Poisonings
    25,762
    0.27
    111
    0.33
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    25,613
    0.27
    235
    0.71
    38. Drug Use
    24,214
    0.25
    32
    0.10
    39. Asthma
    23,147
    0.24
    678
    2.03
    40. Low Birth Weight
    21,631
    0.23
    957
    2.87
    41. Skin Cancers
    19,669
    0.20
    46
    0.14
    42. Alcohol
    19,071
    0.20
    71
    0.21
    43. Birth Trauma
    17,644
    0.18
    717
    2.15
    44. Malnutrition
    12,995
    0.14
    357
    1.07
    45. Uterin Cancer
    11,751
    0.12
    23
    0.07
    46. Epilepsy
    11,365
    0.12
    143
    0.43
    47. Violence
    11,115
    0.12
    924
    2.77
    48. Fires
    10,498
    0.11
    269
    0.81
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    10,108
    0.11
    18
    0.05
    50. Diarrhoeal diseases
    8,719
    0.09
    2,354
    7.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      China CHINA   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    36.63
    5
    3.87
    146
    2. Stomach Cancer
    20.55
    3
    0.76
    181
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.02
    42
    2.77
    180
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    12.42
    6
    5.57
    33
    5. Liver Cancer
    9.30
    33
    4.78
    106
    6. Breast Cancer
    8.95
    169
    11.68
    143
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.41
    152
    24.42
    47
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    5.72
    59
    0.90
    168
    9. Cervical Cancer
    5.16
    124
    44.59
    9
    10. Leukemia
    3.48
    97
    2.43
    144
    11. Lymphomas
    3.04
    145
    4.86
    86
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.81
    89
    3.76
    61
    13. Ovary Cancer
    2.76
    153
    3.01
    145
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.04
    94
    0.70
    170
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.16
    157
    2.88
    66
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.05
    137
    3.61
    19
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.