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United Kingdom
COUNTRY #1
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UNITED KINGDOM VS LESOTHO

Compare United Kingdom 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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Lesotho LESOTHO
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Lesotho LESOTHO
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    68.2
    74.2
    71.1
    9
    4
    9
    		  
    44.9
    48.3
    46.6
    115
    111
    114
    1970
    68.9
    75.2
    72.0
    13
    9
    9
    		  
    47.5
    50.8
    49.1
    126
    122
    127
    1980
    70.7
    76.8
    73.7
    16
    14
    17
    		  
    52.2
    55.5
    53.8
    130
    128
    131
    1990
    73.1
    78.8
    75.9
    17
    16
    16
    		  
    56.7
    60.5
    58.6
    135
    131
    134
    2000
    75.3
    80.1
    77.8
    18
    23
    20
    		  
    48.2
    50.3
    49.3
    167
    167
    166
    2010
    78.1
    82.2
    80.2
    15
    26
    21
    		  
    49.4
    52.6
    51.1
    179
    178
    179
    2019
    79.8
    83.0
    81.4
    19
    31
    25
    		  
    47.7
    54.2
    50.7
    183
    183
    183
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Lesotho LESOTHO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.8
    83.0
    19
    31
    47.7
    54.2
    183
    183
    Age 5
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    52.5
    58.8
    183
    183
    Age 10
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    52.8
    59.1
    183
    183
    Age 15
    80.2
    83.4
    19
    30
    52.9
    59.2
    183
    183
    Age 20
    80.3
    83.4
    20
    31
    53.6
    59.7
    183
    183
    Age 25
    80.4
    83.5
    21
    31
    54.5
    60.6
    183
    183
    Age 30
    80.6
    83.6
    22
    31
    55.6
    62.0
    183
    183
    Age 35
    80.8
    83.7
    23
    31
    57.2
    63.8
    183
    183
    Age 40
    81.0
    83.8
    22
    31
    59.4
    66.0
    183
    183
    Age 45
    81.3
    84.0
    21
    30
    62.0
    68.3
    183
    183
    Age 50
    81.8
    84.3
    21
    30
    65.0
    70.7
    183
    183
    Age 55
    82.3
    84.7
    22
    31
    68.1
    73.0
    183
    181
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.2
    21
    31
    71.2
    75.2
    183
    180
    Age 65
    83.9
    85.9
    18
    31
    74.4
    77.5
    182
    180
    Age 70
    85.0
    86.8
    20
    31
    77.7
    79.9
    182
    179
    Age 75
    86.5
    87.9
    22
    31
    81.2
    82.6
    183
    178
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.4
    21
    32
    84.8
    85.7
    181
    172
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    40
    40
    88.6
    89.1
    175
    172
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Lesotho LESOTHO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43.08
    168
    155.85
    43
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    42.70
    2
    17.24
    99
    3. Lung Cancers
    24.68
    29
    3.87
    146
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.37
    114
    192.07
    1
    5. Stroke
    20.17
    169
    211.66
    3
    6. Lung Disease
    19.80
    107
    83.85
    6
    7. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    82
    11.68
    143
    8. Prostate Cancer
    16.66
    82
    24.42
    47
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.09
    50
    2.77
    180
    10. Liver Disease
    7.90
    142
    51.33
    9
    11. Suicide
    6.88
    116
    87.48
    1
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    52
    0.90
    168
    13. Lymphomas
    6.17
    37
    4.86
    86
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.08
    28
    5.57
    33
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.61
    45
    3.01
    145
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    4.31
    80
    4.56
    67
    17. Falls
    4.31
    120
    8.24
    44
    18. Drug Use
    4.16
    16
    1.67
    61
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.64
    146
    4.78
    106
    20. Other Injuries
    3.64
    157
    28.67
    2
    21. Diabetes Mellitus
    3.59
    178
    147.55
    5
    22. Leukemia
    3.55
    93
    2.43
    144
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    40
    0.70
    170
    24. Stomach Cancer
    3.32
    143
    0.76
    181
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.07
    155
    11.28
    4
    26. Uterin Cancer
    2.98
    56
    2.88
    66
    27. Hypertension
    2.97
    167
    74.75
    1
    28. Kidney Disease
    2.86
    179
    69.87
    4
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.84
    119
    14.08
    10
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.81
    173
    36.62
    32
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.62
    46
    3.61
    19
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.47
    151
    21.17
    6
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    105
    3.76
    61
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.42
    135
    18.96
    1
    35. Other Neoplasms
    2.38
    45
    0.66
    73
    36. Cervical Cancer
    2.01
    165
    44.59
    9
    37. Alcohol
    1.76
    69
    4.54
    21
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.58
    1
    0.38
    43
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    138
    18.88
    3
    40. Epilepsy
    1.31
    114
    7.57
    1
    41. Violence
    1.22
    144
    43.38
    5
    42. Skin Disease
    1.20
    105
    5.11
    14
    43. Asthma
    0.86
    140
    45.32
    3
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.86
    147
    142.10
    2
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.59
    38
    1.28
    2
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.54
    153
    7.68
    13
    47. Drownings
    0.40
    178
    9.67
    7
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.35
    168
    13.70
    7
    49. Fires
    0.32
    162
    14.67
    1
    50. Hepatitis C
    0.29
    38
    0.16
    72
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Alzheimers & Dementia
    98,135
    19.17
    194
    0.58
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    71,728
    14.01
    2,101
    6.31
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    40,540
    7.92
    3,214
    9.65
    4. Stroke
    37,626
    7.35
    2,817
    8.45
    5. Lung Cancers
    35,715
    6.98
    51
    0.15
    6. Lung Disease
    32,896
    6.43
    1,102
    3.31
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18,446
    3.60
    40
    0.12
    8. Prostate Cancer
    13,289
    2.60
    81
    0.24
    9. Breast Cancer
    12,718
    2.48
    97
    0.29
    10. Lymphomas
    9,350
    1.83
    78
    0.23
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    8,995
    1.76
    12
    0.04
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    8,727
    1.70
    73
    0.22
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    8,573
    1.67
    55
    0.17
    14. Liver Disease
    7,666
    1.50
    792
    2.38
    15. Falls
    7,618
    1.49
    128
    0.38
    16. Bladder Cancer
    6,133
    1.20
    10
    0.03
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,842
    1.14
    2,000
    6.00
    18. Kidney Disease
    5,471
    1.07
    1,015
    3.05
    19. Other Injuries
    5,464
    1.07
    533
    1.60
    20. Suicide
    5,325
    1.04
    1,539
    4.62
    21. Liver Cancer
    5,237
    1.02
    71
    0.21
    22. Leukemia
    5,211
    1.02
    39
    0.12
    23. Hypertension
    5,208
    1.02
    990
    2.97
    24. Stomach Cancer
    4,999
    0.98
    11
    0.03
    25. Ovary Cancer
    4,019
    0.79
    24
    0.07
    26. Other Neoplasms
    3,986
    0.78
    9
    0.03
    27. Skin Cancers
    3,727
    0.73
    46
    0.14
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    3,297
    0.64
    235
    0.71
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,126
    0.61
    305
    0.92
    30. Oral Cancer
    3,109
    0.61
    52
    0.16
    31. Drug Use
    2,824
    0.55
    32
    0.10
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2,346
    0.46
    23
    0.07
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,169
    0.42
    678
    2.03
    34. Skin Disease
    2,134
    0.42
    70
    0.21
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    2,127
    0.42
    389
    1.17
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,090
    0.41
    279
    0.84
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,856
    0.36
    6
    0.02
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,599
    0.31
    2,354
    7.06
    39. Alcohol
    1,555
    0.30
    71
    0.21
    40. Low Birth Weight
    1,313
    0.26
    957
    2.87
    41. Asthma
    1,302
    0.25
    678
    2.03
    42. Epilepsy
    1,193
    0.23
    143
    0.43
    43. Cervical Cancer
    1,099
    0.21
    372
    1.12
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1,014
    0.20
    18
    0.05
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    876
    0.17
    126
    0.38
    46. Violence
    868
    0.17
    924
    2.77
    47. Tuberculosis
    351
    0.07
    1,208
    3.63
    48. Fires
    334
    0.07
    269
    0.81
    49. Drownings
    301
    0.06
    200
    0.60
    50. Anemia
    277
    0.05
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.68
    29
    3.87
    146
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    82
    11.68
    143
    3. Prostate Cancer
    16.66
    82
    24.42
    47
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.09
    50
    2.77
    180
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    52
    0.90
    168
    6. Lymphomas
    6.17
    37
    4.86
    86
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.08
    28
    5.57
    33
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.61
    45
    3.01
    145
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.64
    146
    4.78
    106
    10. Leukemia
    3.55
    93
    2.43
    144
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    40
    0.70
    170
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.32
    143
    0.76
    181
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.98
    56
    2.88
    66
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.62
    46
    3.61
    19
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    105
    3.76
    61
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.01
    165
    44.59
    9
    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.