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Lesotho
COUNTRY #1
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LESOTHO VS MAURITIUS

Compare Lesotho and Mauritius 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.

Mauritius
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
Lesotho Population Pyramid
2,665,265
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Mauritius Population Pyramid
1,185,525
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Lesotho LESOTHO   Mauritius MAURITIUS
  Lesotho LESOTHO   Mauritius MAURITIUS
       
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
  
57.7
61.2
59.4
65
66
65
1970
47.5
50.8
49.1
126
122
127
  
60.3
64.6
62.4
70
69
67
1980
52.2
55.5
53.8
130
128
131
  
63.4
68.7
66.0
76
77
75
1990
56.7
60.5
58.6
135
131
134
  
65.6
73.4
69.4
82
66
72
2000
48.2
50.3
49.3
167
167
166
  
67.8
74.3
71.0
85
75
81
2010
49.4
52.6
51.1
179
178
179
  
70.1
76.6
73.3
85
75
83
2019
47.7
54.2
50.7
183
183
183
  
71.0
77.3
74.1
89
86
87
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Lesotho LESOTHO   Mauritius MAURITIUS
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
47.7
54.2
183
183
71.0
77.3
89
86
Age
47.7
54.2
183
183
71.0
77.3
89
86
Age 5
52.5
58.8
183
183
72.1
78.4
92
85
Age 10
52.8
59.1
183
183
72.2
78.5
93
85
Age 15
52.9
59.2
183
183
72.3
78.5
95
85
Age 20
53.6
59.7
183
183
72.5
78.6
94
83
Age 25
54.5
60.6
183
183
72.8
78.8
96
82
Age 30
55.6
62.0
183
183
73.2
79.0
94
81
Age 35
57.2
63.8
183
183
73.7
79.2
93
82
Age 40
59.4
66.0
183
183
74.3
79.5
91
81
Age 45
62.0
68.3
183
183
75.0
79.9
89
81
Age 50
65.0
70.7
183
183
75.9
80.5
86
80
Age 55
68.1
73.0
183
181
77.1
81.1
82
77
Age 60
71.2
75.2
183
180
78.5
82.0
82
75
Age 65
74.4
77.5
182
180
80.2
83.0
76
72
Age 70
77.7
79.9
182
179
82.2
84.4
71
71
Age 75
81.2
82.6
183
178
84.4
86.1
72
67
Age 80
84.8
85.7
181
172
87.1
88.3
68
61
Age 85
88.6
89.1
175
172
90.1
90.7
72
67
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Lesotho LESOTHO   Mauritius MAURITIUS
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. HIV/AIDS
254.70
2
9.81
60
2. Stroke
211.66
3
56.52
121
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
192.07
1
21.53
108
4. Coronary Heart Disease
155.85
43
102.82
103
5. Diabetes Mellitus
147.55
5
104.41
8
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
142.10
2
1.41
118
7. Suicide
87.48
1
8.75
87
8. Lung Disease
83.85
6
37.21
31
9. Hypertension
74.75
1
34.14
34
10. Kidney Disease
69.87
4
41.13
20
11. Tuberculosis
68.85
13
1.09
124
12. Liver Disease
51.33
9
8.61
136
13. Asthma
45.32
3
6.38
78
14. Cervical Cancer
44.59
9
5.26
122
15. Violence
43.38
5
2.18
128
16. Road Traffic Accidents
36.62
32
10.85
122
17. Other Injuries
28.67
2
4.15
150
18. Prostate Cancer
24.42
47
16.53
83
19. Inflammatory/Heart
21.17
6
6.69
55
20. Low Birth Weight
18.96
1
3.62
113
21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
18.88
3
1.26
140
22. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.24
99
2.41
177
23. Malnutrition
17.17
13
0.24
132
24. Meningitis
16.69
10
0.22
154
25. Fires
14.67
1
0.62
130
26. Endocrine Disorders
14.08
10
6.10
51
27. Maternal Conditions
13.99
19
0.87
91
28. Birth Trauma
13.70
7
4.26
71
29. Breast Cancer
11.68
143
24.67
31
30. Congenital Anomalies
11.28
4
6.34
76
31. Drownings
9.67
7
3.02
75
32. Falls
8.24
44
3.56
135
33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
7.68
13
0.20
177
34. Epilepsy
7.57
1
2.36
51
35. Oesophagus Cancer
5.57
33
2.01
111
36. Poisonings
5.26
2
0.74
80
37. Skin Disease
5.11
14
3.73
22
38. Lymphomas
4.86
86
3.36
138
39. Liver Cancer
4.78
106
3.04
166
40. Parkinson's Disease
4.56
67
0.70
179
41. Alcohol
4.54
21
3.15
31
42. Lung Cancers
3.87
146
10.21
103
43. Oral Cancer
3.76
61
3.62
64
44. Skin Cancers
3.61
19
0.24
172
45. Ovary Cancer
3.01
145
4.98
69
46. Uterin Cancer
2.88
66
3.26
43
47. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2.77
180
10.27
72
48. Leukemia
2.43
144
2.86
127
49. Pertussis
1.81
46
0.00
169
50. Hepatitis B
1.71
15
0.00
180
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Lesotho LESOTHO   Mauritius MAURITIUS
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. HIV/AIDS
4,767
14.31
141
1.42
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
3,214
9.65
346
3.49
3. Stroke
2,817
8.45
985
9.94
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
2,354
7.06
23
0.23
5. Coronary Heart Disease
2,101
6.31
1,805
18.21
6. Diabetes Mellitus
2,000
6.00
1,873
18.89
7. Suicide
1,539
4.62
120
1.21
8. Tuberculosis
1,208
3.63
17
0.17
9. Lung Disease
1,102
3.31
646
6.52
10. Kidney Disease
1,015
3.05
724
7.30
11. Hypertension
990
2.97
592
5.97
12. Low Birth Weight
957
2.87
37
0.37
13. Violence
924
2.77
30
0.30
14. Liver Disease
792
2.38
145
1.46
15. Birth Trauma
717
2.15
37
0.37
16. Asthma
678
2.03
107
1.08
17. Road Traffic Accidents
678
2.03
155
1.56
18. Other Injuries
533
1.60
66
0.67
19. Congenital Anomalies
389
1.17
57
0.57
20. Cervical Cancer
372
1.12
49
0.49
21. Malnutrition
357
1.07
4
0.04
22. Meningitis
318
0.95
2
0.02
23. Inflammatory/Heart
305
0.92
108
1.09
24. Maternal Conditions
292
0.88
11
0.11
25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
279
0.84
22
0.22
26. Fires
269
0.81
10
0.10
27. Endocrine Disorders
235
0.71
101
1.02
28. Drownings
200
0.60
43
0.43
29. Alzheimers & Dementia
194
0.58
42
0.42
30. Epilepsy
143
0.43
35
0.35
31. Falls
128
0.38
57
0.57
32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
126
0.38
3
0.03
33. Poisonings
111
0.33
11
0.11
34. Breast Cancer
97
0.29
232
2.34
35. Prostate Cancer
81
0.24
115
1.16
36. Lymphomas
78
0.23
57
0.57
37. Oesophagus Cancer
73
0.22
35
0.35
38. Liver Cancer
71
0.21
56
0.56
39. Alcohol
71
0.21
53
0.53
40. Skin Disease
70
0.21
64
0.65
41. Parkinson's Disease
55
0.17
12
0.12
42. Oral Cancer
52
0.16
63
0.64
43. Pertussis
51
0.15
0
0.00
44. Lung Cancers
51
0.15
182
1.84
45. Syphilis
50
0.15
0
0.00
46. Skin Cancers
46
0.14
5
0.05
47. Tetanus
45
0.14
0
0.00
48. Colon-Rectum Cancers
40
0.12
182
1.84
49. Leukemia
39
0.12
48
0.48
50. Drug Use
32
0.10
16
0.16
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Lesotho LESOTHO   Mauritius MAURITIUS
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
44.59
9
5.26
122
2. Prostate Cancer
24.42
47
16.53
83
3. Breast Cancer
11.68
143
24.67
31
4. Oesophagus Cancer
5.57
33
2.01
111
5. Lymphomas
4.86
86
3.36
138
6. Liver Cancer
4.78
106
3.04
166
7. Lung Cancers
3.87
146
10.21
103
8. Oral Cancer
3.76
61
3.62
64
9. Skin Cancers
3.61
19
0.24
172
10. Ovary Cancer
3.01
145
4.98
69
11. Uterin Cancer
2.88
66
3.26
43
12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2.77
180
10.27
72
13. Leukemia
2.43
144
2.86
127
14. Pancreas Cancer
0.90
168
3.13
106
15. Stomach Cancer
0.76
181
5.88
93
16. Bladder Cancer
0.70
170
1.17
146
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.