LAOS VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	10,054	1	5,769	+ 4,285
Coronary Heart Disease	2	9,355	2	5,190	+ 4,165
Diabetes Mellitus	3	6,799	8	1,466	+ 5,332
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,785	3	2,820	+ 2,965
Prostate Cancer	5	4,316	53	37	+ 4,279
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,007	26	422	+ 2,585
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,983	23	458	+ 2,525
Breast Cancer	8	2,486	25	437	+ 2,049
Endocrine Disorders	9	2,441	38	186	+ 2,255
Kidney Disease	10	2,413	5	1,646	+ 767
Other Injuries	11	2,053	21	519	+ 1,534
Lung Disease	12	1,931	6	1,626	+ 304
Hypertension	13	1,882	15	890	+ 993
Skin Disease	14	1,632	45	89	+ 1,543
Lymphomas	15	1,327	34	211	+ 1,117
Lung Cancers	16	1,116	14	919	+ 197
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,020	36	206	+ 814
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,013	48	61	+ 952
Violence	19	846	22	475	+ 371
Leukemia	20	761	31	290	+ 471
HIV/AIDS	21	736	29	313	+ 423
Stomach Cancer	22	724	20	530	+ 194
Cervical Cancer	23	720	37	187	+ 533
Other Neoplasms	24	675	61	12	+ 664
Road Traffic Accidents	25	614	9	1,281	- 667
Liver Disease	26	597	10	1,171	- 574
Uterin Cancer	27	554	55	29	+ 525
Oral Cancer	28	467	28	349	+ 118
Congenital Anomalies	29	467	18	647	- 180
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	453	81	0	+ 453
Parkinson's Disease	31	428	41	139	+ 290
Ovary Cancer	32	406	43	101	+ 305
Liver Cancer	33	376	13	1,104	- 727
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	371	17	651	- 281
Asthma	35	340	16	840	- 501
Oesophagus Cancer	36	301	33	214	+ 87
Anemia	37	291	86	0	+ 291
Epilepsy	38	246	50	58	+ 188
Bladder Cancer	39	245	51	49	+ 196
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	179	7	1,552	- 1,373
Falls	41	173	24	440	- 267
Low Birth Weight	42	138	11	1,156	- 1,018
Birth Trauma	43	136	12	1,116	- 980
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	122	64	7	+ 114
Meningitis	45	113	40	154	- 41
Alcohol	46	106	47	61	+ 45
Skin Cancers	47	103	49	59	+ 44
Poisonings	48	54	52	41	+ 13
Malnutrition	49	52	39	166	- 115
Osteoarthritis	50	51	80	0	+ 51
Suicide	51	46	27	390	- 343
Hepatitis B	52	42	60	17	+ 25
Drug Use	53	39	54	33	+ 6
Dengue	54	36	59	17	+ 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	31	35	207	- 176
Maternal Conditions	56	30	32	218	- 188
Drownings	57	29	19	568	- 539
Upper Respiratory	58	27	66	5	+ 22
Schizophrenia	59	27	84	0	+ 27
Tuberculosis	60	27	4	1,949	- 1,922
Multiple Sclerosis	61	20	65	6	+ 13
Fires	62	15	42	108	- 94
Oral conditions	63	15	82	0	+ 15
Syphilis	64	10	58	28	- 18
Appendicitis	65	8	57	29	- 20
War	66	1	68	3	- 2
Pertussis	67	0	30	304	- 304
Measles	68	0	56	29	- 29
Diphtheria	69	0	69	2	- 2
Tetanus	70	0	44	96	- 96
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	70	2	- 2
Malaria	76	0	63	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	77	0	62	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	71	0	- 0
Encephalitis	82	0	46	69	- 69
Hepatitis C	83	0	67	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.