LAOS VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,641	2	5,190	+ 1,451
Stroke	2	5,651	1	5,769	- 118
Diabetes Mellitus	3	4,275	8	1,466	+ 2,809
Hypertension	4	2,027	15	890	+ 1,137
Prostate Cancer	5	2,004	53	37	+ 1,967
Breast Cancer	6	2,000	25	437	+ 1,563
Kidney Disease	7	1,948	5	1,646	+ 302
Endocrine Disorders	8	1,862	38	186	+ 1,676
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,812	3	2,820	- 1,008
Other Injuries	10	1,562	21	519	+ 1,044
Lung Disease	11	1,311	6	1,626	- 315
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,204	26	422	+ 781
Skin Disease	13	689	45	89	+ 600
Cervical Cancer	14	681	37	187	+ 494
Stomach Cancer	15	552	20	530	+ 22
Lung Cancers	16	515	14	919	- 404
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	513	23	458	+ 55
HIV/AIDS	18	472	29	313	+ 159
Lymphomas	19	468	34	211	+ 257
Uterin Cancer	20	446	55	29	+ 417
Inflammatory/Heart	21	436	36	206	+ 230
Anemia	22	400	86	0	+ 400
Pancreas Cancer	23	393	48	61	+ 332
Leukemia	24	373	31	290	+ 83
Liver Cancer	25	351	13	1,104	- 753
Congenital Anomalies	26	330	18	647	- 317
Epilepsy	27	274	50	58	+ 216
Liver Disease	28	271	10	1,171	- 900
Alcohol	29	267	47	61	+ 205
Ovary Cancer	30	258	43	101	+ 157
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	250	81	0	+ 250
Other Neoplasms	32	231	61	12	+ 220
Oral Cancer	33	197	28	349	- 152
Violence	34	182	22	475	- 293
Drownings	35	182	19	568	- 387
Asthma	36	149	16	840	- 692
Low Birth Weight	37	131	11	1,156	- 1,025
Malnutrition	38	103	39	166	- 63
Appendicitis	39	100	57	29	+ 71
Drug Use	40	96	54	33	+ 64
Bladder Cancer	41	86	51	49	+ 37
Parkinson's Disease	42	78	41	139	- 60
Skin Cancers	43	78	49	59	+ 19
Birth Trauma	44	75	12	1,116	- 1,041
Schizophrenia	45	72	84	0	+ 72
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	64	7	1,552	- 1,487
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	63	17	651	- 588
Poisonings	48	55	52	41	+ 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	46	35	207	- 161
Tuberculosis	50	42	4	1,949	- 1,907
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	34	64	7	+ 27
Maternal Conditions	52	34	32	218	- 185
Meningitis	53	32	40	154	- 122
Suicide	54	30	27	390	- 360
Otitis Media	55	23	72	0	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	56	21	65	6	+ 14
Fires	57	13	42	108	- 95
Oesophagus Cancer	58	9	33	214	- 205
War	59	2	68	3	- 1
Syphilis	60	0	58	28	- 28
Chlamydia	61	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	62	0	69	2	- 2
Tetanus	63	0	44	96	- 96
Pertussis	64	0	30	304	- 304
Measles	65	0	56	29	- 29
Ascariasis	66	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	67	0	59	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	68	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	77	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	66	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Encephalitis	73	0	46	69	- 69
Hepatitis B	74	0	60	17	- 17
Hepatitis C	75	0	67	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	63	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	62	11	- 11
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	9	1,281	- 1,281
Falls	82	0	24	440	- 440
Oral conditions	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

Antigua/Bar.

Laos

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.