LAOS VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	11,476	1	5,769	+ 5,707
Coronary Heart Disease	2	9,950	2	5,190	+ 4,760
Lung Disease	3	5,440	6	1,626	+ 3,814
Lung Cancers	4	4,012	14	919	+ 3,093
Stomach Cancer	5	2,238	20	530	+ 1,708
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,710	23	458	+ 1,252
Hypertension	7	1,692	15	890	+ 802
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,406	9	1,281	+ 125
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	1,395	26	422	+ 973
Oesophagus Cancer	10	1,364	33	214	+ 1,150
Kidney Disease	11	1,080	5	1,646	- 566
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	1,030	3	2,820	- 1,790
Liver Cancer	13	1,016	13	1,104	- 87
Diabetes Mellitus	14	908	8	1,466	- 558
Liver Disease	15	818	10	1,171	- 353
Falls	16	780	24	440	+ 340
Suicide	17	653	27	390	+ 264
Pancreas Cancer	18	626	48	61	+ 566
Breast Cancer	19	521	25	437	+ 84
Parkinson's Disease	20	397	41	139	+ 258
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	367	35	207	+ 160
Leukemia	22	327	31	290	+ 37
Lymphomas	23	325	34	211	+ 114
Oral Cancer	24	307	28	349	- 42
Other Injuries	25	304	21	519	- 215
Drownings	26	297	19	568	- 272
Cervical Cancer	27	290	37	187	+ 103
Prostate Cancer	28	287	53	37	+ 250
Bladder Cancer	29	213	51	49	+ 164
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	212	17	651	- 440
Congenital Anomalies	31	206	18	647	- 441
Tuberculosis	32	195	4	1,949	- 1,753
Inflammatory/Heart	33	168	36	206	- 38
HIV/AIDS	34	161	29	313	- 152
Ovary Cancer	35	158	43	101	+ 57
Poisonings	36	145	52	41	+ 104
Endocrine Disorders	37	144	38	186	- 42
Drug Use	38	136	54	33	+ 103
Asthma	39	130	16	840	- 710
Low Birth Weight	40	121	11	1,156	- 1,034
Skin Cancers	41	110	49	59	+ 51
Alcohol	42	107	47	61	+ 46
Birth Trauma	43	99	12	1,116	- 1,017
Malnutrition	44	73	39	166	- 93
Uterin Cancer	45	66	55	29	+ 37
Epilepsy	46	64	50	58	+ 6
Violence	47	62	22	475	- 412
Fires	48	59	42	108	- 49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	57	64	7	+ 50
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	49	7	1,552	- 1,503
Meningitis	51	32	40	154	- 121
Skin Disease	52	29	45	89	- 59
Other Neoplasms	53	25	61	12	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	54	20	32	218	- 198
Encephalitis	55	16	46	69	- 53
Hepatitis B	56	15	60	17	- 1
Upper Respiratory	57	15	66	5	+ 10
Syphilis	58	10	58	28	- 18
Multiple Sclerosis	59	10	65	6	+ 3
Appendicitis	60	8	57	29	- 20
War	61	5	68	3	+ 2
Measles	62	3	56	29	- 26
Tetanus	63	3	44	96	- 93
Pertussis	64	3	30	304	- 301
Schistosomiasis	65	2	62	11	- 9
Hepatitis C	66	0	67	4	- 3
Chlamydia	67	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	68	0	70	2	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	59	17	- 17
Diphtheria	71	0	69	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	63	10	- 10
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	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.