LAOS VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,643	2	5,190	+ 10,452
Stroke	2	4,619	1	5,769	- 1,150
Lung Cancers	3	3,740	14	919	+ 2,821
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	3,702	23	458	+ 3,244
Lung Disease	5	3,642	6	1,626	+ 2,016
Hypertension	6	3,194	15	890	+ 2,304
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,061	26	422	+ 1,639
Kidney Disease	8	1,993	5	1,646	+ 347
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,857	8	1,466	+ 390
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,686	48	61	+ 1,625
Breast Cancer	11	1,647	25	437	+ 1,210
Other Injuries	12	1,508	21	519	+ 989
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	1,387	3	2,820	- 1,433
Inflammatory/Heart	14	1,344	36	206	+ 1,138
Prostate Cancer	15	1,331	53	37	+ 1,294
Liver Disease	16	1,211	10	1,171	+ 40
Suicide	17	1,159	27	390	+ 770
Lymphomas	18	1,035	34	211	+ 824
Parkinson's Disease	19	978	41	139	+ 839
Endocrine Disorders	20	955	38	186	+ 769
Falls	21	871	24	440	+ 431
Liver Cancer	22	817	13	1,104	- 286
Leukemia	23	779	31	290	+ 489
Stomach Cancer	24	724	20	530	+ 194
Other Neoplasms	25	722	61	12	+ 711
Bladder Cancer	26	548	51	49	+ 499
Oral Cancer	27	545	28	349	+ 195
Skin Cancers	28	518	49	59	+ 459
Alcohol	29	477	47	61	+ 416
Ovary Cancer	30	455	43	101	+ 354
Road Traffic Accidents	31	386	9	1,281	- 895
Oesophagus Cancer	32	360	33	214	+ 146
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	336	35	207	+ 129
Congenital Anomalies	34	290	18	647	- 357
Uterin Cancer	35	244	55	29	+ 215
Epilepsy	36	197	50	58	+ 139
Cervical Cancer	37	182	37	187	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	38	151	65	6	+ 144
Drug Use	39	143	54	33	+ 110
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	135	7	1,552	- 1,417
Hepatitis C	41	131	67	4	+ 127
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	126	17	651	- 526
Skin Disease	43	88	45	89	- 1
Anemia	44	88	86	0	+ 88
Asthma	45	72	16	840	- 769
Malnutrition	46	63	39	166	- 103
Violence	47	41	22	475	- 433
Drownings	48	37	19	568	- 531
HIV/AIDS	49	36	29	313	- 277
Tuberculosis	50	36	4	1,949	- 1,912
Low Birth Weight	51	35	11	1,156	- 1,120
Fires	52	32	42	108	- 77
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	31	64	7	+ 24
Birth Trauma	54	30	12	1,116	- 1,086
Upper Respiratory	55	23	66	5	+ 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	20	81	0	+ 20
Osteoarthritis	57	19	80	0	+ 19
Meningitis	58	19	40	154	- 134
Appendicitis	59	13	57	29	- 15
Poisonings	60	13	52	41	- 28
Oral conditions	61	7	82	0	+ 7
Hepatitis B	62	7	60	17	- 10
Schizophrenia	63	4	84	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	64	4	32	218	- 214
Otitis Media	65	1	72	0	+ 1
Syphilis	66	1	58	28	- 28
War	67	1	68	3	- 2
Encephalitis	68	1	46	69	- 68
Leishmaniasis	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	30	304	- 304
Diphtheria	71	0	69	2	- 2
Tetanus	72	0	44	96	- 96
Measles	73	0	56	29	- 29
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	11	- 11
Malaria	75	0	63	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	59	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.