LAOS VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,014	2	5,190	+ 10,823
Stroke	2	7,779	1	5,769	+ 2,009
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,211	3	2,820	+ 3,392
Lung Cancers	4	4,341	14	919	+ 3,422
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	4,237	23	458	+ 3,779
Lung Disease	6	3,983	6	1,626	+ 2,357
Hypertension	7	2,516	15	890	+ 1,626
Prostate Cancer	8	2,441	53	37	+ 2,404
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	2,145	26	422	+ 1,723
Falls	10	2,038	24	440	+ 1,598
Liver Disease	11	1,359	10	1,171	+ 188
Other Injuries	12	1,356	21	519	+ 837
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,299	8	1,466	- 167
Kidney Disease	14	1,233	5	1,646	- 413
Breast Cancer	15	1,213	25	437	+ 777
Suicide	16	1,188	27	390	+ 798
Inflammatory/Heart	17	839	36	206	+ 633
Lymphomas	18	790	34	211	+ 580
Road Traffic Accidents	19	731	9	1,281	- 550
Stomach Cancer	20	719	20	530	+ 188
Pancreas Cancer	21	656	48	61	+ 595
Oesophagus Cancer	22	638	33	214	+ 424
Oral Cancer	23	636	28	349	+ 286
Liver Cancer	24	591	13	1,104	- 512
Other Neoplasms	25	557	61	12	+ 546
Bladder Cancer	26	532	51	49	+ 484
Parkinson's Disease	27	501	41	139	+ 362
Alcohol	28	490	47	61	+ 429
Cervical Cancer	29	483	37	187	+ 296
Leukemia	30	459	31	290	+ 170
Uterin Cancer	31	437	55	29	+ 407
Violence	32	423	22	475	- 51
Skin Cancers	33	373	49	59	+ 313
HIV/AIDS	34	342	29	313	+ 29
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	304	17	651	- 347
Endocrine Disorders	36	299	38	186	+ 113
Congenital Anomalies	37	267	18	647	- 380
Osteoarthritis	38	237	80	0	+ 237
Ovary Cancer	39	234	43	101	+ 133
Asthma	40	219	16	840	- 622
Skin Disease	41	187	45	89	+ 98
Drownings	42	167	19	568	- 401
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	150	7	1,552	- 1,402
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	117	35	207	- 90
Hepatitis C	45	81	67	4	+ 77
Epilepsy	46	79	50	58	+ 21
Appendicitis	47	75	57	29	+ 47
Low Birth Weight	48	71	11	1,156	- 1,084
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	63	64	7	+ 56
Meningitis	50	60	40	154	- 94
Drug Use	51	59	54	33	+ 27
Anemia	52	56	86	0	+ 56
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	55	81	0	+ 55
Schizophrenia	54	49	84	0	+ 49
Malnutrition	55	46	39	166	- 120
Hepatitis B	56	43	60	17	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	57	40	65	6	+ 34
Fires	58	40	42	108	- 68
Birth Trauma	59	35	12	1,116	- 1,080
Tuberculosis	60	32	4	1,949	- 1,916
Maternal Conditions	61	32	32	218	- 187
Poisonings	62	12	52	41	- 29
Otitis Media	63	8	72	0	+ 8
Oral conditions	64	5	82	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	65	4	66	5	- 1
Encephalitis	66	4	46	69	- 65
Leprosy	67	1	73	0	+ 1
War	68	1	68	3	- 2
Syphilis	69	1	58	28	- 28
Ascariasis	70	1	70	2	- 2
Tetanus	71	0	44	96	- 95
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	30	304	- 304
Dengue	74	0	59	17	- 17
Diphtheria	75	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	76	0	56	29	- 29
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	62	11	- 11
Malaria	82	0	63	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	83	0	75	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.