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Lesotho
COUNTRY #1
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LESOTHO VS UNITED STATES

Compare Lesotho and United States 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.

United States
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   United States UNITED STATES
      Lesotho LESOTHO   United States UNITED STATES
           
    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
    		  
    66.6
    73.1
    69.8
    23
    15
    16
    1970
    47.5
    50.8
    49.1
    126
    122
    127
    		  
    67.1
    74.7
    70.8
    24
    12
    21
    1980
    52.2
    55.5
    53.8
    130
    128
    131
    		  
    70.0
    77.5
    73.7
    22
    11
    18
    1990
    56.7
    60.5
    58.6
    135
    131
    134
    		  
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    29
    17
    21
    2000
    48.2
    50.3
    49.3
    167
    167
    166
    		  
    74.0
    79.5
    76.8
    28
    29
    28
    2010
    49.4
    52.6
    51.1
    179
    178
    179
    		  
    76.2
    81.1
    78.7
    30
    30
    30
    2019
    47.7
    54.2
    50.7
    183
    183
    183
    		  
    76.3
    80.7
    78.5
    41
    42
    40
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lesotho LESOTHO   United States UNITED STATES
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    47.7
    54.2
    183
    183
    76.3
    80.7
    41
    42
    Age 5
    52.5
    58.8
    183
    183
    76.8
    81.2
    42
    45
    Age 10
    52.8
    59.1
    183
    183
    76.9
    81.2
    43
    45
    Age 15
    52.9
    59.2
    183
    183
    76.9
    81.3
    43
    45
    Age 20
    53.6
    59.7
    183
    183
    77.1
    81.4
    43
    45
    Age 25
    54.5
    60.6
    183
    183
    77.5
    81.5
    43
    45
    Age 30
    55.6
    62.0
    183
    183
    77.9
    81.7
    41
    45
    Age 35
    57.2
    63.8
    183
    183
    78.3
    81.9
    41
    43
    Age 40
    59.4
    66.0
    183
    183
    78.8
    82.2
    40
    43
    Age 45
    62.0
    68.3
    183
    183
    79.3
    82.5
    40
    42
    Age 50
    65.0
    70.7
    183
    183
    79.9
    83.0
    41
    41
    Age 55
    68.1
    73.0
    183
    181
    80.7
    83.6
    40
    40
    Age 60
    71.2
    75.2
    183
    180
    81.8
    84.4
    37
    38
    Age 65
    74.4
    77.5
    182
    180
    83.1
    85.3
    34
    38
    Age 70
    77.7
    79.9
    182
    179
    84.6
    86.4
    32
    38
    Age 75
    81.2
    82.6
    183
    178
    86.5
    87.7
    23
    35
    Age 80
    84.8
    85.7
    181
    172
    88.6
    89.4
    18
    27
    Age 85
    88.6
    89.1
    175
    172
    91.1
    91.5
    22
    30
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lesotho LESOTHO   United States UNITED STATES
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    254.70
    2
    1.37
    113
    2. Stroke
    211.66
    3
    22.27
    164
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    192.07
    1
    8.86
    163
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    155.85
    43
    73.49
    142
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    147.55
    5
    10.58
    144
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    142.10
    2
    1.55
    114
    7. Suicide
    87.48
    1
    14.51
    31
    8. Lung Disease
    83.85
    6
    28.49
    60
    9. Hypertension
    74.75
    1
    10.26
    133
    10. Kidney Disease
    69.87
    4
    13.08
    127
    11. Tuberculosis
    68.85
    13
    0.09
    178
    12. Liver Disease
    51.33
    9
    8.98
    134
    13. Asthma
    45.32
    3
    0.84
    141
    14. Cervical Cancer
    44.59
    9
    2.77
    151
    15. Violence
    43.38
    5
    6.00
    81
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    36.62
    32
    11.10
    120
    17. Other Injuries
    28.67
    2
    5.11
    130
    18. Prostate Cancer
    24.42
    47
    11.64
    126
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    21.17
    6
    5.64
    73
    20. Low Birth Weight
    18.96
    1
    2.37
    138
    21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    18.88
    3
    0.55
    170
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.24
    99
    33.26
    8
    23. Malnutrition
    17.17
    13
    0.90
    104
    24. Meningitis
    16.69
    10
    0.15
    166
    25. Fires
    14.67
    1
    0.73
    124
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    14.08
    10
    8.22
    28
    27. Maternal Conditions
    13.99
    19
    0.26
    129
    28. Birth Trauma
    13.70
    7
    0.42
    157
    29. Breast Cancer
    11.68
    143
    15.93
    105
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    11.28
    4
    3.78
    140
    31. Drownings
    9.67
    7
    1.19
    140
    32. Falls
    8.24
    44
    5.68
    90
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    7.68
    13
    0.55
    152
    34. Epilepsy
    7.57
    1
    0.78
    159
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.57
    33
    3.04
    71
    36. Poisonings
    5.26
    2
    0.46
    102
    37. Skin Disease
    5.11
    14
    0.86
    115
    38. Lymphomas
    4.86
    86
    6.36
    31
    39. Liver Cancer
    4.78
    106
    4.69
    110
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    4.56
    67
    4.55
    68
    41. Alcohol
    4.54
    21
    3.50
    28
    42. Lung Cancers
    3.87
    146
    25.54
    24
    43. Oral Cancer
    3.76
    61
    2.01
    132
    44. Skin Cancers
    3.61
    19
    2.36
    57
    45. Ovary Cancer
    3.01
    145
    4.70
    79
    46. Uterin Cancer
    2.88
    66
    3.11
    50
    47. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.77
    180
    10.28
    71
    48. Leukemia
    2.43
    144
    4.43
    49
    49. Pertussis
    1.81
    46
    0.01
    135
    50. Hepatitis B
    1.71
    15
    0.12
    121
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Lesotho LESOTHO   United States UNITED STATES
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    4,767
    14.31
    5,660
    0.23
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    3,214
    9.65
    60,317
    2.41
    3. Stroke
    2,817
    8.45
    158,520
    6.33
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,354
    7.06
    9,955
    0.40
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,101
    6.31
    504,904
    20.15
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,000
    6.00
    61,418
    2.45
    7. Suicide
    1,539
    4.62
    53,099
    2.12
    8. Tuberculosis
    1,208
    3.63
    546
    0.02
    9. Lung Disease
    1,102
    3.31
    195,387
    7.80
    10. Kidney Disease
    1,015
    3.05
    85,861
    3.43
    11. Hypertension
    990
    2.97
    65,960
    2.63
    12. Low Birth Weight
    957
    2.87
    6,924
    0.28
    13. Violence
    924
    2.77
    18,976
    0.76
    14. Liver Disease
    792
    2.38
    43,402
    1.73
    15. Birth Trauma
    717
    2.15
    1,233
    0.05
    16. Asthma
    678
    2.03
    3,818
    0.15
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    678
    2.03
    41,694
    1.66
    18. Other Injuries
    533
    1.60
    25,997
    1.04
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    389
    1.17
    11,762
    0.47
    20. Cervical Cancer
    372
    1.12
    6,984
    0.28
    21. Malnutrition
    357
    1.07
    6,762
    0.27
    22. Meningitis
    318
    0.95
    606
    0.02
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    305
    0.92
    32,529
    1.30
    24. Maternal Conditions
    292
    0.88
    779
    0.03
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    279
    0.84
    3,461
    0.14
    26. Fires
    269
    0.81
    3,183
    0.13
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    235
    0.71
    46,985
    1.87
    28. Drownings
    200
    0.60
    4,070
    0.16
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    194
    0.58
    287,198
    11.46
    30. Epilepsy
    143
    0.43
    3,162
    0.13
    31. Falls
    128
    0.38
    40,418
    1.61
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    126
    0.38
    3,646
    0.15
    33. Poisonings
    111
    0.33
    1,674
    0.07
    34. Breast Cancer
    97
    0.29
    48,671
    1.94
    35. Prostate Cancer
    81
    0.24
    35,612
    1.42
    36. Lymphomas
    78
    0.23
    40,281
    1.61
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    73
    0.22
    17,829
    0.71
    38. Liver Cancer
    71
    0.21
    27,064
    1.08
    39. Alcohol
    71
    0.21
    14,659
    0.58
    40. Skin Disease
    70
    0.21
    5,409
    0.22
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    55
    0.17
    34,491
    1.38
    42. Oral Cancer
    52
    0.16
    11,555
    0.46
    43. Pertussis
    51
    0.15
    16
    0.00
    44. Lung Cancers
    51
    0.15
    155,533
    6.21
    45. Syphilis
    50
    0.15
    49
    0.00
    46. Skin Cancers
    46
    0.14
    14,311
    0.57
    47. Tetanus
    45
    0.14
    2
    0.00
    48. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    40
    0.12
    61,827
    2.47
    49. Leukemia
    39
    0.12
    26,966
    1.08
    50. Drug Use
    32
    0.10
    74,435
    2.97
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lesotho LESOTHO   United States UNITED STATES
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    44.59
    9
    2.77
    151
    2. Prostate Cancer
    24.42
    47
    11.64
    126
    3. Breast Cancer
    11.68
    143
    15.93
    105
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.57
    33
    3.04
    71
    5. Lymphomas
    4.86
    86
    6.36
    31
    6. Liver Cancer
    4.78
    106
    4.69
    110
    7. Lung Cancers
    3.87
    146
    25.54
    24
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.76
    61
    2.01
    132
    9. Skin Cancers
    3.61
    19
    2.36
    57
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.01
    145
    4.70
    79
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.88
    66
    3.11
    50
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.77
    180
    10.28
    71
    13. Leukemia
    2.43
    144
    4.43
    49
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    0.90
    168
    7.26
    36
    15. Stomach Cancer
    0.76
    181
    2.24
    173
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.70
    170
    2.84
    61
    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.