LAOS VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,214	2	5,190	+ 3,023
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,349	23	458	+ 5,891
Lung Cancers	3	4,292	14	919	+ 3,373
Lung Disease	4	2,914	6	1,626	+ 1,287
Stroke	5	2,903	1	5,769	- 2,867
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,979	26	422	+ 1,556
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,524	3	2,820	- 1,296
Breast Cancer	8	1,212	25	437	+ 775
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,172	8	1,466	- 294
Lymphomas	10	1,055	34	211	+ 844
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,037	48	61	+ 976
Falls	12	990	24	440	+ 550
Prostate Cancer	13	966	53	37	+ 929
Kidney Disease	14	939	5	1,646	- 707
Suicide	15	905	27	390	+ 516
Drug Use	16	756	54	33	+ 723
Liver Disease	17	743	10	1,171	- 428
Parkinson's Disease	18	689	41	139	+ 550
Endocrine Disorders	19	663	38	186	+ 477
Liver Cancer	20	638	13	1,104	- 466
Leukemia	21	635	31	290	+ 345
Hypertension	22	525	15	890	- 364
Bladder Cancer	23	517	51	49	+ 468
Other Injuries	24	490	21	519	- 28
Oesophagus Cancer	25	457	33	214	+ 243
Stomach Cancer	26	446	20	530	- 84
Inflammatory/Heart	27	422	36	206	+ 216
Road Traffic Accidents	28	410	9	1,281	- 871
Ovary Cancer	29	390	43	101	+ 289
Skin Cancers	30	360	49	59	+ 301
Other Neoplasms	31	344	61	12	+ 332
Oral Cancer	32	326	28	349	- 23
Alcohol	33	306	47	61	+ 244
Uterin Cancer	34	242	55	29	+ 213
Congenital Anomalies	35	222	18	647	- 425
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	172	7	1,552	- 1,379
Multiple Sclerosis	37	142	65	6	+ 136
Skin Disease	38	139	45	89	+ 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	130	35	207	- 77
Violence	40	124	22	475	- 351
Cervical Cancer	41	118	37	187	- 69
Low Birth Weight	42	113	11	1,156	- 1,042
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	91	17	651	- 561
Epilepsy	44	79	50	58	+ 21
Hepatitis C	45	74	67	4	+ 71
Anemia	46	70	86	0	+ 70
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	66	64	7	+ 59
Drownings	48	58	19	568	- 510
Asthma	49	54	16	840	- 787
Birth Trauma	50	40	12	1,116	- 1,076
Malnutrition	51	39	39	166	- 127
Fires	52	39	42	108	- 69
HIV/AIDS	53	33	29	313	- 280
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	29	81	0	+ 29
Osteoarthritis	55	28	80	0	+ 28
Poisonings	56	25	52	41	- 16
Schizophrenia	57	24	84	0	+ 24
Tuberculosis	58	20	4	1,949	- 1,929
Meningitis	59	14	40	154	- 139
Hepatitis B	60	14	60	17	- 3
Oral conditions	61	10	82	0	+ 10
Appendicitis	62	10	57	29	- 19
Upper Respiratory	63	10	66	5	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	9	32	218	- 209
War	65	4	68	3	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	2	72	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	58	28	- 27
Encephalitis	68	1	46	69	- 68
Pertussis	69	0	30	304	- 304
Chagas disease	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	44	96	- 96
Dengue	72	0	59	17	- 17
Diphtheria	73	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	74	0	56	29	- 29
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	63	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	62	11	- 11
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	2	- 2
Chlamydia	83	0	71	0	- 0
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.