LAOS VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,112	2	5,190	+ 1,922
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,947	23	458	+ 6,490
Lung Disease	3	5,841	6	1,626	+ 4,215
Lung Cancers	4	4,955	14	919	+ 4,036
Stroke	5	4,877	1	5,769	- 893
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,987	3	2,820	+ 168
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,859	26	422	+ 2,436
Prostate Cancer	8	1,971	53	37	+ 1,934
Breast Cancer	9	1,730	25	437	+ 1,293
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,710	8	1,466	+ 243
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,459	48	61	+ 1,398
Kidney Disease	12	1,213	5	1,646	- 433
Lymphomas	13	972	34	211	+ 761
Liver Disease	14	922	10	1,171	- 250
Hypertension	15	855	15	890	- 34
Suicide	16	822	27	390	+ 432
Parkinson's Disease	17	799	41	139	+ 660
Alcohol	18	797	47	61	+ 736
Endocrine Disorders	19	765	38	186	+ 579
Leukemia	20	744	31	290	+ 454
Bladder Cancer	21	726	51	49	+ 678
Falls	22	720	24	440	+ 280
Stomach Cancer	23	645	20	530	+ 114
Oesophagus Cancer	24	635	33	214	+ 421
Liver Cancer	25	618	13	1,104	- 485
Skin Cancers	26	517	49	59	+ 458
Other Neoplasms	27	503	61	12	+ 492
Oral Cancer	28	494	28	349	+ 144
Ovary Cancer	29	489	43	101	+ 388
Other Injuries	30	462	21	519	- 56
Inflammatory/Heart	31	379	36	206	+ 173
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	288	17	651	- 363
Road Traffic Accidents	33	284	9	1,281	- 997
Drug Use	34	262	54	33	+ 229
Uterin Cancer	35	207	55	29	+ 178
Congenital Anomalies	36	204	18	647	- 443
Cervical Cancer	37	203	37	187	+ 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	192	7	1,552	- 1,359
Multiple Sclerosis	39	176	65	6	+ 169
Epilepsy	40	166	50	58	+ 109
Low Birth Weight	41	155	11	1,156	- 1,001
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	128	35	207	- 79
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	112	64	7	+ 105
Asthma	44	110	16	840	- 731
Skin Disease	45	105	45	89	+ 16
Anemia	46	97	86	0	+ 97
Violence	47	84	22	475	- 391
Schizophrenia	48	76	84	0	+ 76
Fires	49	70	42	108	- 38
Drownings	50	50	19	568	- 519
Osteoarthritis	51	34	80	0	+ 34
Meningitis	52	33	40	154	- 120
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	33	81	0	+ 33
Appendicitis	54	31	57	29	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	55	30	29	313	- 283
Birth Trauma	56	28	12	1,116	- 1,087
Tuberculosis	57	21	4	1,949	- 1,928
Upper Respiratory	58	20	66	5	+ 16
Malnutrition	59	19	39	166	- 148
Hepatitis C	60	11	67	4	+ 8
Hepatitis B	61	8	60	17	- 9
Poisonings	62	7	52	41	- 34
Oral conditions	63	5	82	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	3	32	218	- 215
Otitis Media	65	2	72	0	+ 2
War	66	1	68	3	- 2
Encephalitis	67	1	46	69	- 68
Tetanus	68	1	44	96	- 95
Chlamydia	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	58	28	- 28
Measles	71	0	56	29	- 29
Pertussis	72	0	30	304	- 304
Diphtheria	73	0	69	2	- 2
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	62	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	63	10	- 10
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	59	17	- 17
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	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.