LAOS VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,882	29	313	+ 5,569
Tuberculosis	2	3,627	4	1,949	+ 1,679
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,360	3	2,820	+ 540
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,253	2	5,190	- 1,937
Stroke	5	2,956	1	5,769	- 2,813
Malaria	6	2,579	63	10	+ 2,569
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,085	9	1,281	+ 804
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,701	7	1,552	+ 150
Low Birth Weight	9	1,674	11	1,156	+ 518
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,369	8	1,466	- 97
Birth Trauma	11	1,301	12	1,116	+ 185
Hypertension	12	1,216	15	890	+ 327
Liver Disease	13	1,214	10	1,171	+ 43
Congenital Anomalies	14	951	18	647	+ 304
Kidney Disease	15	799	5	1,646	- 846
Maternal Conditions	16	753	32	218	+ 535
Lung Disease	17	705	6	1,626	- 921
Violence	18	703	22	475	+ 228
Suicide	19	455	27	390	+ 65
Other Injuries	20	435	21	519	- 84
Pertussis	21	429	30	304	+ 125
Meningitis	22	390	40	154	+ 237
Asthma	23	379	16	840	- 461
Malnutrition	24	354	39	166	+ 188
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	300	23	458	- 158
Inflammatory/Heart	26	286	36	206	+ 80
Endocrine Disorders	27	271	38	186	+ 85
Prostate Cancer	28	258	53	37	+ 221
Cervical Cancer	29	256	37	187	+ 69
Liver Cancer	30	221	13	1,104	- 883
Measles	31	208	56	29	+ 179
Breast Cancer	32	207	25	437	- 230
Falls	33	194	24	440	- 246
Syphilis	34	139	58	28	+ 111
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	137	17	651	- 514
Drownings	36	135	19	568	- 433
Fires	37	118	42	108	+ 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	116	26	422	- 307
Stomach Cancer	39	115	20	530	- 415
Epilepsy	40	99	50	58	+ 41
Poisonings	41	92	52	41	+ 51
Parkinson's Disease	42	90	41	139	- 49
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	87	35	207	- 120
Drug Use	44	85	54	33	+ 53
Lymphomas	45	80	34	211	- 131
Leukemia	46	75	31	290	- 215
Lung Cancers	47	70	14	919	- 849
Ovary Cancer	48	64	43	101	- 37
Alcohol	49	60	47	61	- 1
Skin Disease	50	60	45	89	- 29
Schistosomiasis	51	58	62	11	+ 47
Pancreas Cancer	52	55	48	61	- 6
Skin Cancers	53	47	49	59	- 13
Oral Cancer	54	43	28	349	- 307
Tetanus	55	30	44	96	- 66
Encephalitis	56	26	46	69	- 43
Oesophagus Cancer	57	25	33	214	- 188
Appendicitis	58	24	57	29	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	19	64	7	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	60	19	55	29	- 10
Bladder Cancer	61	19	51	49	- 30
Hepatitis B	62	19	60	17	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	63	10	61	12	- 2
Upper Respiratory	64	9	66	5	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	65	9	74	0	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	65	6	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	3	67	4	- 1
Diphtheria	68	2	69	2	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	1	70	2	- 1
Chlamydia	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	72	0	+ 1
War	72	1	68	3	- 2
Dengue	73	0	59	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.