LAOS VS CHAD: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHAD		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,676	3	2,820	+ 6,857
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	6,182	7	1,552	+ 4,631
Malaria	3	3,595	63	10	+ 3,585
Birth Trauma	4	3,463	12	1,116	+ 2,347
Low Birth Weight	5	2,927	11	1,156	+ 1,772
Stroke	6	2,523	1	5,769	- 3,246
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,349	2	5,190	- 2,841
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,154	9	1,281	+ 873
Meningitis	9	2,001	40	154	+ 1,847
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,552	18	647	+ 905
Maternal Conditions	11	1,530	32	218	+ 1,312
Tuberculosis	12	1,458	4	1,949	- 491
HIV/AIDS	13	1,341	29	313	+ 1,028
Liver Disease	14	1,278	10	1,171	+ 107
Other Injuries	15	1,110	21	519	+ 591
Pertussis	16	1,040	30	304	+ 736
Measles	17	988	56	29	+ 959
Malnutrition	18	896	39	166	+ 730
Kidney Disease	19	788	5	1,646	- 857
Diabetes Mellitus	20	783	8	1,466	- 683
Violence	21	596	22	475	+ 121
Lung Disease	22	596	6	1,626	- 1,031
Hypertension	23	524	15	890	- 366
Asthma	24	522	16	840	- 318
Endocrine Disorders	25	482	38	186	+ 295
Drownings	26	443	19	568	- 125
Suicide	27	428	27	390	+ 38
Breast Cancer	28	422	25	437	- 15
Fires	29	301	42	108	+ 192
Syphilis	30	299	58	28	+ 271
Tetanus	31	285	44	96	+ 189
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	277	23	458	- 181
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	271	17	651	- 380
Falls	34	268	24	440	- 172
Cervical Cancer	35	264	37	187	+ 77
Poisonings	36	230	52	41	+ 189
Inflammatory/Heart	37	195	36	206	- 11
Epilepsy	38	187	50	58	+ 129
Lymphomas	39	162	34	211	- 48
Liver Cancer	40	161	13	1,104	- 943
Prostate Cancer	41	142	53	37	+ 104
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	139	26	422	- 283
Oral Cancer	43	122	28	349	- 227
War	44	120	68	3	+ 117
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	119	35	207	- 88
Leukemia	46	116	31	290	- 174
Hepatitis B	47	111	60	17	+ 94
Drug Use	48	96	54	33	+ 64
Ovary Cancer	49	92	43	101	- 10
Parkinson's Disease	50	85	41	139	- 54
Stomach Cancer	51	78	20	530	- 452
Schistosomiasis	52	77	62	11	+ 66
Skin Disease	53	59	45	89	- 29
Skin Cancers	54	57	49	59	- 3
Diphtheria	55	55	69	2	+ 53
Oesophagus Cancer	56	50	33	214	- 163
Encephalitis	57	50	46	69	- 18
Pancreas Cancer	58	45	48	61	- 16
Lung Cancers	59	42	14	919	- 877
Alcohol	60	38	47	61	- 23
Bladder Cancer	61	34	51	49	- 14
Appendicitis	62	32	57	29	+ 3
Ascariasis	63	30	70	2	+ 28
Leishmaniasis	64	25	75	0	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	65	23	55	29	- 6
Upper Respiratory	66	15	66	5	+ 10
Hepatitis C	67	13	67	4	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	68	7	61	12	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	69	6	65	6	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	5	74	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	71	5	64	7	- 2
Chlamydia	72	1	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	59	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	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
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	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.