LAOS VS DJIBOUTI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DJIBOUTI		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,494	2	5,190	+ 304
Stroke	2	5,433	1	5,769	- 336
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,361	3	2,820	+ 2,541
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	2,914	7	1,552	+ 1,362
HIV/AIDS	5	2,784	29	313	+ 2,471
Liver Disease	6	2,355	10	1,171	+ 1,184
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,272	8	1,466	+ 806
Low Birth Weight	8	2,009	11	1,156	+ 854
Tuberculosis	9	1,940	4	1,949	- 8
Other Injuries	10	1,860	21	519	+ 1,341
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,829	9	1,281	+ 548
Hypertension	12	1,686	15	890	+ 796
Kidney Disease	13	1,489	5	1,646	- 157
Malnutrition	14	1,355	39	166	+ 1,189
Birth Trauma	15	1,328	12	1,116	+ 212
Lung Disease	16	961	6	1,626	- 665
Meningitis	17	933	40	154	+ 779
Congenital Anomalies	18	903	18	647	+ 256
Suicide	19	750	27	390	+ 360
Breast Cancer	20	726	25	437	+ 290
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	721	23	458	+ 263
Asthma	22	543	16	840	- 298
Malaria	23	528	63	10	+ 518
Violence	24	512	22	475	+ 38
Pertussis	25	396	30	304	+ 92
Falls	26	363	24	440	- 76
Leukemia	27	362	31	290	+ 73
Inflammatory/Heart	28	361	36	206	+ 155
Cervical Cancer	29	322	37	187	+ 134
Lymphomas	30	321	34	211	+ 110
Maternal Conditions	31	321	32	218	+ 102
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	301	26	422	- 122
Fires	33	261	42	108	+ 153
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	256	17	651	- 396
Drownings	35	227	19	568	- 341
Oesophagus Cancer	36	215	33	214	+ 1
Epilepsy	37	207	50	58	+ 149
Endocrine Disorders	38	200	38	186	+ 14
Poisonings	39	197	52	41	+ 156
Ovary Cancer	40	186	43	101	+ 85
Parkinson's Disease	41	181	41	139	+ 42
Lung Cancers	42	160	14	919	- 759
Liver Cancer	43	151	13	1,104	- 953
Prostate Cancer	44	137	53	37	+ 100
Oral Cancer	45	133	28	349	- 217
Tetanus	46	132	44	96	+ 36
Bladder Cancer	47	123	51	49	+ 74
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	118	35	207	- 89
Alcohol	49	117	47	61	+ 56
Stomach Cancer	50	113	20	530	- 417
Leishmaniasis	51	112	75	0	+ 112
Syphilis	52	103	58	28	+ 74
Skin Cancers	53	97	49	59	+ 38
Drug Use	54	97	54	33	+ 64
Skin Disease	55	96	45	89	+ 7
Hepatitis B	56	67	60	17	+ 51
Appendicitis	57	45	57	29	+ 17
Pancreas Cancer	58	45	48	61	- 16
Encephalitis	59	41	46	69	- 28
Uterin Cancer	60	34	55	29	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	61	31	66	5	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	26	64	7	+ 19
War	63	22	68	3	+ 19
Schistosomiasis	64	20	62	11	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	65	19	61	12	+ 7
Measles	66	16	56	29	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	67	12	65	6	+ 6
Hepatitis C	68	12	67	4	+ 8
Diphtheria	69	6	69	2	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	4	71	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	71	3	70	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	3	72	0	+ 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
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	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.