LAOS VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,069	3	2,820	+ 2,249
Tuberculosis	2	3,016	4	1,949	+ 1,067
Measles	3	2,912	56	29	+ 2,883
Malaria	4	2,882	63	10	+ 2,872
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,846	7	1,552	+ 1,295
Stroke	6	2,522	1	5,769	- 3,247
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,392	2	5,190	- 2,798
Low Birth Weight	8	2,389	11	1,156	+ 1,234
Birth Trauma	9	2,280	12	1,116	+ 1,164
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,085	9	1,281	+ 804
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,120	18	647	+ 473
Hypertension	12	1,085	15	890	+ 195
Liver Disease	13	1,037	10	1,171	- 134
Lung Disease	14	932	6	1,626	- 694
HIV/AIDS	15	916	29	313	+ 603
Diabetes Mellitus	16	889	8	1,466	- 577
Meningitis	17	797	40	154	+ 644
Violence	18	766	22	475	+ 292
Maternal Conditions	19	725	32	218	+ 506
Kidney Disease	20	626	5	1,646	- 1,020
Malnutrition	21	614	39	166	+ 448
Other Injuries	22	570	21	519	+ 51
Pertussis	23	546	30	304	+ 242
Asthma	24	533	16	840	- 307
Endocrine Disorders	25	509	38	186	+ 323
Suicide	26	401	27	390	+ 11
Cervical Cancer	27	332	37	187	+ 145
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	313	23	458	- 144
Inflammatory/Heart	29	279	36	206	+ 73
Prostate Cancer	30	272	53	37	+ 235
Liver Cancer	31	265	13	1,104	- 839
Syphilis	32	259	58	28	+ 230
Falls	33	240	24	440	- 200
Drownings	34	238	19	568	- 330
Breast Cancer	35	235	25	437	- 201
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	204	26	422	- 218
Stomach Cancer	37	178	20	530	- 352
Lymphomas	38	142	34	211	- 69
Fires	39	138	42	108	+ 30
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	133	17	651	- 519
Leukemia	41	129	31	290	- 161
Poisonings	42	119	52	41	+ 78
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	119	35	207	- 88
Epilepsy	44	119	50	58	+ 61
War	45	114	68	3	+ 112
Tetanus	46	80	44	96	- 15
Lung Cancers	47	80	14	919	- 839
Schistosomiasis	48	74	62	11	+ 62
Parkinson's Disease	49	71	41	139	- 67
Pancreas Cancer	50	70	48	61	+ 9
Oral Cancer	51	69	28	349	- 280
Leishmaniasis	52	60	75	0	+ 60
Oesophagus Cancer	53	54	33	214	- 159
Skin Disease	54	54	45	89	- 35
Skin Cancers	55	53	49	59	- 7
Appendicitis	56	48	57	29	+ 20
Encephalitis	57	47	46	69	- 22
Ovary Cancer	58	45	43	101	- 56
Drug Use	59	44	54	33	+ 11
Alcohol	60	44	47	61	- 18
Hepatitis B	61	31	60	17	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	62	26	66	5	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	63	24	55	29	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	64	24	74	0	+ 24
Bladder Cancer	65	19	51	49	- 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	15	64	7	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	67	6	61	12	- 6
Ascariasis	68	5	70	2	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	5	67	4	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	3	69	2	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	3	65	6	- 3
Otitis Media	72	3	72	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	59	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

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Laos

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.