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Swaziland
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Swaziland 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
Swaziland Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Swaziland SWAZILAND   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Swaziland SWAZILAND   Lesotho LESOTHO
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    42.4
    46.3
    44.3
    125
    118
    121
     
    44.9
    48.3
    46.6
    115
    111
    114
    1970
    46.4
    50.3
    48.3
    131
    127
    130
     
    47.5
    50.8
    49.1
    126
    122
    127
    1980
    52.4
    56.3
    54.3
    129
    126
    130
     
    52.2
    55.5
    53.8
    130
    128
    131
    1990
    56.0
    60.3
    58.1
    137
    132
    135
     
    56.7
    60.5
    58.6
    135
    131
    134
    2000
    47.0
    49.8
    48.4
    171
    172
    170
     
    48.2
    50.3
    49.3
    167
    167
    166
    2010
    51.5
    55.7
    53.6
    173
    171
    172
     
    49.4
    52.6
    51.1
    179
    178
    179
    2019
    53.4
    63.2
    57.7
    181
    173
    180
     
    47.7
    54.2
    50.7
    183
    183
    183
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Swaziland SWAZILAND   Lesotho LESOTHO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    53.4
    63.2
    181
    173
    47.7
    54.2
    183
    183
    Age 5
    56.3
    66.1
    182
    180
    52.5
    58.8
    183
    183
    Age 10
    56.8
    66.6
    182
    180
    52.8
    59.1
    183
    183
    Age 15
    57.0
    66.8
    182
    180
    52.9
    59.2
    183
    183
    Age 20
    57.5
    67.2
    182
    180
    53.6
    59.7
    183
    183
    Age 25
    58.3
    67.9
    182
    179
    54.5
    60.6
    183
    183
    Age 30
    59.3
    68.8
    182
    179
    55.6
    62.0
    183
    183
    Age 35
    60.6
    70.0
    182
    176
    57.2
    63.8
    183
    183
    Age 40
    62.4
    71.4
    181
    175
    59.4
    66.0
    183
    183
    Age 45
    64.6
    73.0
    181
    171
    62.0
    68.3
    183
    183
    Age 50
    67.0
    74.5
    181
    169
    65.0
    70.7
    183
    183
    Age 55
    69.7
    76.1
    181
    165
    68.1
    73.0
    183
    181
    Age 60
    72.4
    77.7
    181
    161
    71.2
    75.2
    183
    180
    Age 65
    75.3
    79.4
    181
    160
    74.4
    77.5
    182
    180
    Age 70
    78.3
    81.3
    181
    160
    77.7
    79.9
    182
    179
    Age 75
    81.5
    83.6
    180
    161
    81.2
    82.6
    183
    178
    Age 80
    85.0
    86.4
    176
    160
    84.8
    85.7
    181
    172
    Age 85
    88.8
    89.6
    170
    161
    88.6
    89.1
    175
    172
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Swaziland SWAZILAND   Lesotho LESOTHO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    258.92
    1
    254.70
    2
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    160.52
    4
    147.55
    5
    3. Stroke
    146.48
    26
    211.66
    3
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    137.55
    60
    155.85
    43
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    120.84
    13
    192.07
    1
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    66.59
    18
    142.10
    2
    7. Kidney Disease
    62.97
    5
    69.87
    4
    8. Cervical Cancer
    60.66
    3
    44.59
    9
    9. Hypertension
    54.16
    9
    74.75
    1
    10. Lung Disease
    48.02
    18
    83.85
    6
    11. Liver Disease
    42.70
    18
    51.33
    9
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    41.36
    22
    36.62
    32
    13. Suicide
    40.46
    3
    87.48
    1
    14. Prostate Cancer
    31.47
    26
    24.42
    47
    15. Tuberculosis
    29.46
    37
    68.85
    13
    16. Asthma
    24.19
    15
    45.32
    3
    17. Other Injuries
    20.72
    8
    28.67
    2
    18. Violence
    19.13
    20
    43.38
    5
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.73
    113
    17.24
    99
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    15.09
    11
    21.17
    6
    21. Maternal Conditions
    11.12
    30
    13.99
    19
    22. Breast Cancer
    10.15
    157
    11.68
    143
    23. Meningitis
    10.11
    35
    16.69
    10
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    10.08
    19
    14.08
    10
    25. Malnutrition
    9.91
    30
    17.17
    13
    26. Low Birth Weight
    9.76
    35
    18.96
    1
    27. Fires
    9.32
    2
    14.67
    1
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    9.13
    18
    11.28
    4
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.56
    18
    18.88
    3
    30. Drownings
    7.56
    8
    9.67
    7
    31. Birth Trauma
    6.67
    51
    13.70
    7
    32. Falls
    5.92
    85
    8.24
    44
    33. Epilepsy
    4.95
    4
    7.57
    1
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    4.62
    64
    4.56
    67
    35. Skin Disease
    4.42
    18
    5.11
    14
    36. Lymphomas
    4.36
    107
    4.86
    86
    37. Liver Cancer
    4.15
    122
    4.78
    106
    38. Skin Cancers
    3.84
    17
    3.61
    19
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.65
    31
    7.68
    13
    40. Uterin Cancer
    3.36
    37
    2.88
    66
    41. Poisonings
    3.35
    12
    5.26
    2
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.09
    67
    5.57
    33
    43. Drug Use
    2.93
    28
    1.67
    61
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.87
    179
    2.77
    180
    45. Lung Cancers
    2.86
    160
    3.87
    146
    46. Ovary Cancer
    2.69
    156
    3.01
    145
    47. Alcohol
    2.46
    48
    4.54
    21
    48. Pertussis
    2.40
    34
    1.81
    46
    49. Leukemia
    2.26
    147
    2.43
    144
    50. Schistosomiasis
    1.89
    24
    0.00
    131
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Swaziland SWAZILAND   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    2,314
    20.79
    4,767
    14.31
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    921
    8.27
    3,214
    9.65
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    892
    8.01
    2,000
    6.00
    4. Stroke
    800
    7.19
    2,817
    8.45
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    755
    6.78
    2,101
    6.31
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    517
    4.65
    2,354
    7.06
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    384
    3.45
    678
    2.03
    8. Kidney Disease
    381
    3.42
    1,015
    3.05
    9. Suicide
    338
    3.04
    1,539
    4.62
    10. Hypertension
    292
    2.62
    990
    2.97
    11. Liver Disease
    274
    2.46
    792
    2.38
    12. Lung Disease
    264
    2.37
    1,102
    3.31
    13. Tuberculosis
    256
    2.30
    1,208
    3.63
    14. Low Birth Weight
    233
    2.09
    957
    2.87
    15. Cervical Cancer
    215
    1.93
    372
    1.12
    16. Violence
    212
    1.90
    924
    2.77
    17. Other Injuries
    190
    1.71
    533
    1.60
    18. Birth Trauma
    166
    1.49
    717
    2.15
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    160
    1.44
    389
    1.17
    20. Asthma
    150
    1.35
    678
    2.03
    21. Maternal Conditions
    116
    1.04
    292
    0.88
    22. Malnutrition
    106
    0.95
    357
    1.07
    23. Meningitis
    97
    0.87
    318
    0.95
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    94
    0.84
    305
    0.92
    25. Drownings
    87
    0.78
    200
    0.60
    26. Fires
    84
    0.75
    269
    0.81
    27. Alzheimers & Dementia
    77
    0.69
    194
    0.58
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    74
    0.66
    235
    0.71
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    51
    0.46
    279
    0.84
    30. Epilepsy
    46
    0.41
    143
    0.43
    31. Prostate Cancer
    45
    0.40
    81
    0.24
    32. Falls
    41
    0.37
    128
    0.38
    33. Pertussis
    39
    0.35
    51
    0.15
    34. Breast Cancer
    37
    0.33
    97
    0.29
    35. Poisonings
    37
    0.33
    111
    0.33
    36. Lymphomas
    31
    0.28
    78
    0.23
    37. Liver Cancer
    29
    0.26
    71
    0.21
    38. Drug Use
    27
    0.24
    32
    0.10
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    26
    0.23
    126
    0.38
    40. Skin Disease
    25
    0.22
    70
    0.21
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    24
    0.22
    55
    0.17
    42. Skin Cancers
    20
    0.18
    46
    0.14
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    19
    0.17
    40
    0.12
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    18
    0.16
    73
    0.22
    45. Syphilis
    17
    0.15
    50
    0.15
    46. Lung Cancers
    17
    0.15
    51
    0.15
    47. Leukemia
    16
    0.14
    39
    0.12
    48. Alcohol
    16
    0.14
    71
    0.21
    49. Schistosomiasis
    13
    0.12
    0
    0.00
    50. Uterin Cancer
    11
    0.10
    23
    0.07
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Swaziland SWAZILAND   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    60.66
    3
    44.59
    9
    2. Prostate Cancer
    31.47
    26
    24.42
    47
    3. Breast Cancer
    10.15
    157
    11.68
    143
    4. Lymphomas
    4.36
    107
    4.86
    86
    5. Liver Cancer
    4.15
    122
    4.78
    106
    6. Skin Cancers
    3.84
    17
    3.61
    19
    7. Uterin Cancer
    3.36
    37
    2.88
    66
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.09
    67
    5.57
    33
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.87
    179
    2.77
    180
    10. Lung Cancers
    2.86
    160
    3.87
    146
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.69
    156
    3.01
    145
    12. Leukemia
    2.26
    147
    2.43
    144
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.69
    150
    3.76
    61
    14. Stomach Cancer
    1.15
    180
    0.76
    181
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.15
    148
    0.70
    170
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.90
    169
    0.90
    168
    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.