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Lesotho
COUNTRY #1
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LESOTHO VS DENMARK

Compare Lesotho and Denmark 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.

Denmark
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lesotho LESOTHO   Denmark DENMARK
      Lesotho LESOTHO   Denmark DENMARK
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    44.9
    48.3
    46.6
    115
    111
    114
    		  
    70.4
    74.0
    72.2
    4
    8
    4
    1970
    47.5
    50.8
    49.1
    126
    122
    127
    		  
    70.9
    75.9
    73.3
    3
    7
    4
    1980
    52.2
    55.5
    53.8
    130
    128
    131
    		  
    71.2
    77.2
    74.1
    13
    13
    12
    1990
    56.7
    60.5
    58.6
    135
    131
    134
    		  
    72.0
    77.7
    74.8
    24
    25
    26
    2000
    48.2
    50.3
    49.3
    167
    167
    166
    		  
    74.5
    79.2
    76.9
    25
    30
    27
    2010
    49.4
    52.6
    51.1
    179
    178
    179
    		  
    77.1
    81.3
    79.2
    25
    29
    28
    2019
    47.7
    54.2
    50.7
    183
    183
    183
    		  
    79.6
    83.0
    81.3
    21
    30
    26
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lesotho LESOTHO   Denmark DENMARK
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    47.7
    54.2
    183
    183
    79.6
    83.0
    21
    30
    Age
    47.7
    54.2
    183
    183
    79.6
    83.0
    21
    30
    Age 5
    52.5
    58.8
    183
    183
    79.9
    83.3
    22
    31
    Age 10
    52.8
    59.1
    183
    183
    79.9
    83.3
    22
    31
    Age 15
    52.9
    59.2
    183
    183
    80.0
    83.3
    22
    32
    Age 20
    53.6
    59.7
    183
    183
    80.0
    83.4
    22
    32
    Age 25
    54.5
    60.6
    183
    183
    80.1
    83.4
    24
    32
    Age 30
    55.6
    62.0
    183
    183
    80.2
    83.4
    25
    32
    Age 35
    57.2
    63.8
    183
    183
    80.4
    83.5
    25
    33
    Age 40
    59.4
    66.0
    183
    183
    80.5
    83.6
    25
    33
    Age 45
    62.0
    68.3
    183
    183
    80.7
    83.8
    26
    33
    Age 50
    65.0
    70.7
    183
    183
    81.0
    84.0
    28
    34
    Age 55
    68.1
    73.0
    183
    181
    81.5
    84.3
    30
    35
    Age 60
    71.2
    75.2
    183
    180
    82.3
    84.9
    30
    36
    Age 65
    74.4
    77.5
    182
    180
    83.3
    85.6
    33
    37
    Age 70
    77.7
    79.9
    182
    179
    84.6
    86.5
    34
    37
    Age 75
    81.2
    82.6
    183
    178
    86.1
    87.6
    36
    40
    Age 80
    84.8
    85.7
    181
    172
    87.9
    89.1
    48
    43
    Age 85
    88.6
    89.1
    175
    172
    90.2
    91.0
    67
    57
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lesotho LESOTHO   Denmark DENMARK
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    254.70
    2
    0.24
    141
    2. Stroke
    211.66
    3
    23.60
    160
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    192.07
    1
    13.49
    144
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    155.85
    43
    36.00
    178
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    147.55
    5
    9.05
    147
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    142.10
    2
    0.88
    142
    7. Suicide
    87.48
    1
    7.63
    106
    8. Lung Disease
    83.85
    6
    29.30
    56
    9. Hypertension
    74.75
    1
    3.86
    162
    10. Kidney Disease
    69.87
    4
    5.79
    161
    11. Tuberculosis
    68.85
    13
    0.17
    167
    12. Liver Disease
    51.33
    9
    6.98
    151
    13. Asthma
    45.32
    3
    0.59
    157
    14. Cervical Cancer
    44.59
    9
    2.70
    154
    15. Violence
    43.38
    5
    1.08
    151
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    36.62
    32
    3.00
    169
    17. Other Injuries
    28.67
    2
    2.56
    175
    18. Prostate Cancer
    24.42
    47
    22.37
    53
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    21.17
    6
    2.39
    155
    20. Low Birth Weight
    18.96
    1
    2.39
    136
    21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    18.88
    3
    1.46
    134
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.24
    99
    29.41
    11
    23. Malnutrition
    17.17
    13
    0.10
    154
    24. Meningitis
    16.69
    10
    0.28
    145
    25. Fires
    14.67
    1
    0.53
    138
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    14.08
    10
    4.43
    75
    27. Maternal Conditions
    13.99
    19
    0.05
    173
    28. Birth Trauma
    13.70
    7
    0.44
    155
    29. Breast Cancer
    11.68
    143
    19.03
    62
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    11.28
    4
    2.33
    172
    31. Drownings
    9.67
    7
    0.46
    174
    32. Falls
    8.24
    44
    3.55
    136
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    7.68
    13
    0.58
    147
    34. Epilepsy
    7.57
    1
    1.24
    121
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.57
    33
    3.89
    46
    36. Poisonings
    5.26
    2
    0.08
    173
    37. Skin Disease
    5.11
    14
    0.51
    140
    38. Lymphomas
    4.86
    86
    5.26
    76
    39. Liver Cancer
    4.78
    106
    3.71
    144
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    4.56
    67
    3.79
    111
    41. Alcohol
    4.54
    21
    6.10
    13
    42. Lung Cancers
    3.87
    146
    28.82
    15
    43. Oral Cancer
    3.76
    61
    3.19
    79
    44. Skin Cancers
    3.61
    19
    3.04
    31
    45. Ovary Cancer
    3.01
    145
    5.69
    41
    46. Uterin Cancer
    2.88
    66
    2.13
    100
    47. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.77
    180
    15.72
    23
    48. Leukemia
    2.43
    144
    4.10
    64
    49. Pertussis
    1.81
    46
    0.00
    173
    50. Hepatitis B
    1.71
    15
    0.08
    145
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Lesotho LESOTHO   Denmark DENMARK
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    4,767
    14.31
    23
    0.05
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    3,214
    9.65
    2,244
    5.00
    3. Stroke
    2,817
    8.45
    3,662
    8.16
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,354
    7.06
    145
    0.32
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,101
    6.31
    5,341
    11.90
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,000
    6.00
    1,284
    2.86
    7. Suicide
    1,539
    4.62
    617
    1.37
    8. Tuberculosis
    1,208
    3.63
    16
    0.04
    9. Lung Disease
    1,102
    3.31
    4,387
    9.77
    10. Kidney Disease
    1,015
    3.05
    911
    2.03
    11. Hypertension
    990
    2.97
    642
    1.43
    12. Low Birth Weight
    957
    2.87
    116
    0.26
    13. Violence
    924
    2.77
    63
    0.14
    14. Liver Disease
    792
    2.38
    692
    1.54
    15. Birth Trauma
    717
    2.15
    21
    0.05
    16. Asthma
    678
    2.03
    82
    0.18
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    678
    2.03
    213
    0.47
    18. Other Injuries
    533
    1.60
    347
    0.77
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    389
    1.17
    153
    0.34
    20. Cervical Cancer
    372
    1.12
    153
    0.34
    21. Malnutrition
    357
    1.07
    14
    0.03
    22. Meningitis
    318
    0.95
    25
    0.06
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    305
    0.92
    284
    0.63
    24. Maternal Conditions
    292
    0.88
    2
    0.00
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    279
    0.84
    216
    0.48
    26. Fires
    269
    0.81
    53
    0.12
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    235
    0.71
    575
    1.28
    28. Drownings
    200
    0.60
    37
    0.08
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    194
    0.58
    5,218
    11.62
    30. Epilepsy
    143
    0.43
    125
    0.28
    31. Falls
    128
    0.38
    541
    1.21
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    126
    0.38
    96
    0.21
    33. Poisonings
    111
    0.33
    6
    0.01
    34. Breast Cancer
    97
    0.29
    1,299
    2.89
    35. Prostate Cancer
    81
    0.24
    1,480
    3.30
    36. Lymphomas
    78
    0.23
    730
    1.63
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    73
    0.22
    477
    1.06
    38. Liver Cancer
    71
    0.21
    464
    1.03
    39. Alcohol
    71
    0.21
    598
    1.33
    40. Skin Disease
    70
    0.21
    79
    0.18
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    55
    0.17
    600
    1.34
    42. Oral Cancer
    52
    0.16
    371
    0.83
    43. Pertussis
    51
    0.15
    0
    0.00
    44. Lung Cancers
    51
    0.15
    3,721
    8.29
    45. Syphilis
    50
    0.15
    0
    0.00
    46. Skin Cancers
    46
    0.14
    388
    0.86
    47. Tetanus
    45
    0.14
    0
    0.00
    48. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    40
    0.12
    2,147
    4.78
    49. Leukemia
    39
    0.12
    558
    1.24
    50. Drug Use
    32
    0.10
    197
    0.44
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lesotho LESOTHO   Denmark DENMARK
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    44.59
    9
    2.70
    154
    2. Prostate Cancer
    24.42
    47
    22.37
    53
    3. Breast Cancer
    11.68
    143
    19.03
    62
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.57
    33
    3.89
    46
    5. Lymphomas
    4.86
    86
    5.26
    76
    6. Liver Cancer
    4.78
    106
    3.71
    144
    7. Lung Cancers
    3.87
    146
    28.82
    15
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.76
    61
    3.19
    79
    9. Skin Cancers
    3.61
    19
    3.04
    31
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.01
    145
    5.69
    41
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.88
    66
    2.13
    100
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.77
    180
    15.72
    23
    13. Leukemia
    2.43
    144
    4.10
    64
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    0.90
    168
    8.44
    16
    15. Stomach Cancer
    0.76
    181
    3.96
    130
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.70
    170
    3.85
    28
    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.