LAOS VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,363	3	2,820	+ 4,543
Tuberculosis	2	6,620	4	1,949	+ 4,672
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,592	7	1,552	+ 5,041
HIV/AIDS	4	5,282	29	313	+ 4,969
Stroke	5	4,622	1	5,769	- 1,148
Malaria	6	4,616	63	10	+ 4,606
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,082	2	5,190	- 1,109
Low Birth Weight	8	3,136	11	1,156	+ 1,980
Birth Trauma	9	3,085	12	1,116	+ 1,969
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,519	9	1,281	+ 1,238
Measles	11	2,287	56	29	+ 2,258
Hypertension	12	1,762	15	890	+ 873
Maternal Conditions	13	1,653	32	218	+ 1,435
Liver Disease	14	1,623	10	1,171	+ 452
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,606	8	1,466	+ 140
Meningitis	16	1,428	40	154	+ 1,275
Violence	17	1,420	22	475	+ 945
Lung Disease	18	1,346	6	1,626	- 281
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,092	18	647	+ 445
Asthma	20	1,071	16	840	+ 230
Kidney Disease	21	1,000	5	1,646	- 646
Malnutrition	22	972	39	166	+ 806
Other Injuries	23	873	21	519	+ 355
Suicide	24	823	27	390	+ 434
Endocrine Disorders	25	595	38	186	+ 409
Breast Cancer	26	484	25	437	+ 48
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	446	17	651	- 205
War	28	441	68	3	+ 439
Tetanus	29	395	44	96	+ 299
Inflammatory/Heart	30	380	36	206	+ 174
Pertussis	31	373	30	304	+ 69
Cervical Cancer	32	324	37	187	+ 137
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	287	23	458	- 171
Drownings	34	285	19	568	- 284
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	273	35	207	+ 66
Falls	36	255	24	440	- 185
Schistosomiasis	37	238	62	11	+ 227
Prostate Cancer	38	220	53	37	+ 183
Fires	39	200	42	108	+ 91
Poisonings	40	189	52	41	+ 148
Syphilis	41	169	58	28	+ 141
Lymphomas	42	167	34	211	- 43
Epilepsy	43	167	50	58	+ 109
Liver Cancer	44	164	13	1,104	- 940
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	164	26	422	- 258
Oral Cancer	46	128	28	349	- 221
Leukemia	47	124	31	290	- 166
Parkinson's Disease	48	95	41	139	- 44
Stomach Cancer	49	92	20	530	- 438
Ovary Cancer	50	90	43	101	- 11
Appendicitis	51	87	57	29	+ 58
Alcohol	52	87	47	61	+ 26
Oesophagus Cancer	53	68	33	214	- 146
Skin Disease	54	68	45	89	- 21
Lung Cancers	55	66	14	919	- 853
Leishmaniasis	56	64	75	0	+ 64
Drug Use	57	62	54	33	+ 29
Skin Cancers	58	60	49	59	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	59	56	74	0	+ 56
Pancreas Cancer	60	51	48	61	- 9
Hepatitis B	61	46	60	17	+ 30
Encephalitis	62	39	46	69	- 29
Upper Respiratory	63	34	66	5	+ 30
Bladder Cancer	64	33	51	49	- 16
Uterin Cancer	65	28	55	29	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	21	64	7	+ 14
Diphtheria	67	15	69	2	+ 13
Otitis Media	68	9	72	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	69	8	67	4	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	70	7	61	12	- 5
Ascariasis	71	7	70	2	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	72	5	65	6	- 1
Chlamydia	73	3	71	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	59	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

Central Africa

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.