LAOS VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,147	2	5,190	+ 4,957
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,253	23	458	+ 5,795
Stroke	3	4,919	1	5,769	- 851
Lung Cancers	4	4,500	14	919	+ 3,581
Lung Disease	5	4,275	6	1,626	+ 2,649
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,770	3	2,820	+ 950
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,210	26	422	+ 1,788
Kidney Disease	8	1,960	5	1,646	+ 314
Breast Cancer	9	1,718	25	437	+ 1,281
Suicide	10	1,402	27	390	+ 1,012
Other Injuries	11	1,332	21	519	+ 814
Other Neoplasms	12	1,214	61	12	+ 1,202
Prostate Cancer	13	1,211	53	37	+ 1,174
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,202	48	61	+ 1,141
Falls	15	1,166	24	440	+ 726
Lymphomas	16	1,031	34	211	+ 820
Liver Disease	17	951	10	1,171	- 220
Endocrine Disorders	18	951	38	186	+ 765
Parkinson's Disease	19	915	41	139	+ 776
Diabetes Mellitus	20	843	8	1,466	- 623
Leukemia	21	796	31	290	+ 507
Bladder Cancer	22	716	51	49	+ 667
Inflammatory/Heart	23	704	36	206	+ 498
Liver Cancer	24	648	13	1,104	- 456
Oesophagus Cancer	25	596	33	214	+ 383
Stomach Cancer	26	573	20	530	+ 43
Hypertension	27	491	15	890	- 399
Oral Cancer	28	448	28	349	+ 99
Road Traffic Accidents	29	442	9	1,281	- 839
Ovary Cancer	30	433	43	101	+ 332
Skin Cancers	31	347	49	59	+ 287
Alcohol	32	332	47	61	+ 271
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	277	7	1,552	- 1,274
Uterin Cancer	34	255	55	29	+ 226
Skin Disease	35	252	45	89	+ 163
Epilepsy	36	231	50	58	+ 173
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	194	35	207	- 13
Malnutrition	38	193	39	166	+ 27
Drug Use	39	191	54	33	+ 158
Congenital Anomalies	40	187	18	647	- 460
Cervical Cancer	41	161	37	187	- 26
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	141	17	651	- 510
Anemia	43	132	86	0	+ 132
Violence	44	99	22	475	- 375
Multiple Sclerosis	45	98	65	6	+ 91
Asthma	46	85	16	840	- 756
Drownings	47	52	19	568	- 516
Fires	48	50	42	108	- 59
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	48	64	7	+ 41
Low Birth Weight	50	46	11	1,156	- 1,109
Osteoarthritis	51	39	80	0	+ 39
Hepatitis C	52	35	67	4	+ 31
Birth Trauma	53	31	12	1,116	- 1,085
Tuberculosis	54	30	4	1,949	- 1,918
Poisonings	55	27	52	41	- 14
Schizophrenia	56	26	84	0	+ 26
HIV/AIDS	57	24	29	313	- 289
Meningitis	58	19	40	154	- 135
Upper Respiratory	59	15	66	5	+ 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	13	81	0	+ 13
Oral conditions	61	13	82	0	+ 13
Appendicitis	62	11	57	29	- 18
Hepatitis B	63	11	60	17	- 6
Maternal Conditions	64	4	32	218	- 214
Otitis Media	65	1	72	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	1	46	69	- 68
War	67	1	68	3	- 2
Pertussis	68	1	30	304	- 304
Diphtheria	69	0	69	2	- 2
Syphilis	70	0	58	28	- 28
Chlamydia	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	63	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	76	0	62	11	- 11
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	44	96	- 96
Measles	79	0	56	29	- 29
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	83	0	59	17	- 17
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

Belgium

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.