LAOS VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,987	2	5,190	- 1,204
Stroke	2	2,453	1	5,769	- 3,316
Kidney Disease	3	2,239	5	1,646	+ 593
Lung Disease	4	1,581	6	1,626	- 46
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,440	8	1,466	- 26
Hypertension	6	1,304	15	890	+ 414
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,262	3	2,820	- 1,558
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	1,236	23	458	+ 778
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,127	9	1,281	- 154
Stomach Cancer	10	998	20	530	+ 468
Violence	11	960	22	475	+ 485
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	937	26	422	+ 515
Other Injuries	13	862	21	519	+ 343
Prostate Cancer	14	677	53	37	+ 640
Suicide	15	614	27	390	+ 225
Breast Cancer	16	580	25	437	+ 144
Liver Cancer	17	577	13	1,104	- 527
Liver Disease	18	558	10	1,171	- 613
Lymphomas	19	537	34	211	+ 327
Lung Cancers	20	519	14	919	- 400
Congenital Anomalies	21	476	18	647	- 171
Pancreas Cancer	22	443	48	61	+ 383
Other Neoplasms	23	401	61	12	+ 389
Leukemia	24	395	31	290	+ 105
HIV/AIDS	25	290	29	313	- 23
Inflammatory/Heart	26	289	36	206	+ 83
Endocrine Disorders	27	277	38	186	+ 91
Low Birth Weight	28	269	11	1,156	- 887
Cervical Cancer	29	240	37	187	+ 53
Parkinson's Disease	30	209	41	139	+ 70
Skin Cancers	31	206	49	59	+ 147
Skin Disease	32	191	45	89	+ 102
Alcohol	33	191	47	61	+ 129
Epilepsy	34	175	50	58	+ 118
Falls	35	175	24	440	- 264
Bladder Cancer	36	151	51	49	+ 102
Drownings	37	146	19	568	- 422
Oral Cancer	38	145	28	349	- 204
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	132	7	1,552	- 1,420
Ovary Cancer	40	121	43	101	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	41	121	55	29	+ 92
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	111	17	651	- 540
Drug Use	43	95	54	33	+ 63
Oesophagus Cancer	44	92	33	214	- 122
Asthma	45	91	16	840	- 749
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	83	64	7	+ 76
Birth Trauma	47	73	12	1,116	- 1,043
Malnutrition	48	56	39	166	- 111
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	49	35	207	- 158
Tuberculosis	50	48	4	1,949	- 1,901
Anemia	51	37	86	0	+ 37
Appendicitis	52	33	57	29	+ 4
Schizophrenia	53	31	84	0	+ 31
Meningitis	54	27	40	154	- 127
Maternal Conditions	55	26	32	218	- 192
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	20	81	0	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	57	16	65	6	+ 10
Fires	58	15	42	108	- 93
Hepatitis B	59	10	60	17	- 6
Poisonings	60	8	52	41	- 33
Osteoarthritis	61	7	80	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	62	5	66	5	- 0
Encephalitis	63	4	46	69	- 65
Hepatitis C	64	2	67	4	- 2
Syphilis	65	2	58	28	- 27
Oral conditions	66	1	82	0	+ 1
Leprosy	67	1	73	0	+ 1
War	68	1	68	3	- 2
Pertussis	69	0	30	304	- 304
Dengue	70	0	59	17	- 17
Ascariasis	71	0	70	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	2	- 2
Tetanus	74	0	44	96	- 96
Measles	75	0	56	29	- 29
Schistosomiasis	76	0	62	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	63	10	- 10
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.