LAOS VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,521	2	5,190	+ 39,331
Stroke	2	13,723	1	5,769	+ 7,953
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	2,955	23	458	+ 2,497
Lung Cancers	4	2,469	14	919	+ 1,550
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,416	26	422	+ 1,994
Alcohol	6	2,311	47	61	+ 2,250
Lung Disease	7	1,848	6	1,626	+ 222
Liver Disease	8	1,739	10	1,171	+ 568
Suicide	9	1,678	27	390	+ 1,288
Stomach Cancer	10	1,415	20	530	+ 884
Inflammatory/Heart	11	1,139	36	206	+ 933
Breast Cancer	12	1,030	25	437	+ 593
Pancreas Cancer	13	980	48	61	+ 919
Other Injuries	14	920	21	519	+ 401
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	909	3	2,820	- 1,910
Falls	16	797	24	440	+ 357
Prostate Cancer	17	783	53	37	+ 746
Oral Cancer	18	754	28	349	+ 405
Road Traffic Accidents	19	604	9	1,281	- 677
Lymphomas	20	562	34	211	+ 352
Parkinson's Disease	21	520	41	139	+ 381
Fires	22	519	42	108	+ 411
Leukemia	23	464	31	290	+ 174
Drownings	24	455	19	568	- 113
Oesophagus Cancer	25	413	33	214	+ 199
Kidney Disease	26	402	5	1,646	- 1,244
Ovary Cancer	27	359	43	101	+ 258
Uterin Cancer	28	327	55	29	+ 298
Drug Use	29	325	54	33	+ 293
Diabetes Mellitus	30	312	8	1,466	- 1,154
Hypertension	31	307	15	890	- 582
Liver Cancer	32	304	13	1,104	- 800
Poisonings	33	261	52	41	+ 220
Cervical Cancer	34	254	37	187	+ 67
Bladder Cancer	35	247	51	49	+ 199
Skin Cancers	36	227	49	59	+ 168
Tuberculosis	37	225	4	1,949	- 1,724
Violence	38	214	22	475	- 261
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	200	35	207	- 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	197	17	651	- 454
Congenital Anomalies	41	169	18	647	- 478
HIV/AIDS	42	140	29	313	- 173
Endocrine Disorders	43	118	38	186	- 68
Asthma	44	102	16	840	- 738
Epilepsy	45	97	50	58	+ 39
Encephalitis	46	78	46	69	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	47	54	11	1,156	- 1,102
Other Neoplasms	48	44	61	12	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	49	35	65	6	+ 29
Meningitis	50	30	40	154	- 123
Skin Disease	51	26	45	89	- 63
Birth Trauma	52	21	12	1,116	- 1,095
Malnutrition	53	18	39	166	- 148
Appendicitis	54	17	57	29	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	13	64	7	+ 5
Hepatitis B	56	11	60	17	- 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	11	7	1,552	- 1,541
Upper Respiratory	58	4	66	5	- 1
War	59	3	68	3	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	60	2	32	218	- 216
Chlamydia	61	1	71	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	62	1	67	4	- 3
Syphilis	63	0	58	28	- 28
Tetanus	64	0	44	96	- 96
Pertussis	65	0	30	304	- 304
Otitis Media	66	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	68	0	56	29	- 29
Hookworm Disease	69	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	71	0	59	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	11	- 11
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	63	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.