LAOS VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,519	2	5,190	+ 17,329
Stroke	2	22,501	1	5,769	+ 16,732
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	4,677	23	458	+ 4,219
Lung Cancers	4	2,627	14	919	+ 1,708
Lung Disease	5	2,243	6	1,626	+ 617
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,622	3	2,820	- 1,197
Stomach Cancer	7	1,262	20	530	+ 732
Inflammatory/Heart	8	1,190	36	206	+ 984
Liver Cancer	9	1,110	13	1,104	+ 7
Hypertension	10	1,088	15	890	+ 199
Kidney Disease	11	1,020	5	1,646	- 626
Liver Disease	12	963	10	1,171	- 209
Parkinson's Disease	13	943	41	139	+ 805
Road Traffic Accidents	14	863	9	1,281	- 418
Bladder Cancer	15	844	51	49	+ 795
Prostate Cancer	16	795	53	37	+ 758
Breast Cancer	17	587	25	437	+ 151
Pancreas Cancer	18	575	48	61	+ 514
Diabetes Mellitus	19	534	8	1,466	- 933
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	504	26	422	+ 82
Asthma	21	493	16	840	- 347
Leukemia	22	336	31	290	+ 46
Falls	23	320	24	440	- 120
Suicide	24	320	27	390	- 70
Low Birth Weight	25	272	11	1,156	- 883
Other Injuries	26	270	21	519	- 249
Violence	27	263	22	475	- 212
Congenital Anomalies	28	262	18	647	- 385
Endocrine Disorders	29	232	38	186	+ 46
Oral Cancer	30	229	28	349	- 120
Lymphomas	31	176	34	211	- 35
Skin Cancers	32	163	49	59	+ 103
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	146	17	651	- 506
Oesophagus Cancer	34	132	33	214	- 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	129	35	207	- 78
Cervical Cancer	36	122	37	187	- 65
Epilepsy	37	113	50	58	+ 55
Uterin Cancer	38	107	55	29	+ 78
Ovary Cancer	39	101	43	101	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	40	99	65	6	+ 93
Birth Trauma	41	83	12	1,116	- 1,033
HIV/AIDS	42	66	29	313	- 248
Drownings	43	65	19	568	- 503
Drug Use	44	64	54	33	+ 32
Fires	45	50	42	108	- 58
Encephalitis	46	50	46	69	- 19
Other Neoplasms	47	50	61	12	+ 38
Alcohol	48	47	47	61	- 14
Meningitis	49	35	40	154	- 118
Upper Respiratory	50	31	66	5	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	28	64	7	+ 21
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	24	7	1,552	- 1,528
Poisonings	53	23	52	41	- 18
Tuberculosis	54	22	4	1,949	- 1,927
Skin Disease	55	15	45	89	- 74
Appendicitis	56	14	57	29	- 15
Tetanus	57	7	44	96	- 89
Malnutrition	58	7	39	166	- 160
Maternal Conditions	59	5	32	218	- 213
Pertussis	60	4	30	304	- 301
Leishmaniasis	61	2	75	0	+ 2
Syphilis	62	2	58	28	- 26
Hepatitis B	63	1	60	17	- 16
War	64	1	68	3	- 2
Measles	65	0	56	29	- 29
Hepatitis C	66	0	67	4	- 4
Chlamydia	67	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	69	2	- 2
Malaria	70	0	63	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	62	11	- 11
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	76	0	59	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.