LAOS VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,046	2	5,190	+ 14,856
Hypertension	2	17,990	15	890	+ 17,100
Stroke	3	7,435	1	5,769	+ 1,666
Lung Cancers	4	4,378	14	919	+ 3,459
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,511	26	422	+ 3,088
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,324	3	2,820	- 496
Liver Disease	7	2,188	10	1,171	+ 1,017
Prostate Cancer	8	1,989	53	37	+ 1,951
Stomach Cancer	9	1,931	20	530	+ 1,401
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,788	48	61	+ 1,727
Breast Cancer	11	1,732	25	437	+ 1,295
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,529	23	458	+ 1,071
Lung Disease	13	1,524	6	1,626	- 102
Inflammatory/Heart	14	1,446	36	206	+ 1,240
Lymphomas	15	1,418	34	211	+ 1,208
Suicide	16	1,315	27	390	+ 926
Kidney Disease	17	1,176	5	1,646	- 470
Alcohol	18	989	47	61	+ 927
Diabetes Mellitus	19	973	8	1,466	- 493
Other Injuries	20	941	21	519	+ 422
Bladder Cancer	21	838	51	49	+ 789
Leukemia	22	837	31	290	+ 547
Other Neoplasms	23	822	61	12	+ 810
Falls	24	790	24	440	+ 350
Oral Cancer	25	736	28	349	+ 386
Liver Cancer	26	714	13	1,104	- 389
Oesophagus Cancer	27	656	33	214	+ 442
Ovary Cancer	28	581	43	101	+ 480
Parkinson's Disease	29	546	41	139	+ 407
Skin Cancers	30	525	49	59	+ 466
Drug Use	31	500	54	33	+ 467
Cervical Cancer	32	450	37	187	+ 263
Endocrine Disorders	33	439	38	186	+ 253
Uterin Cancer	34	401	55	29	+ 371
Road Traffic Accidents	35	394	9	1,281	- 887
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	367	17	651	- 285
Epilepsy	37	296	50	58	+ 239
Fires	38	272	42	108	+ 164
HIV/AIDS	39	268	29	313	- 45
Drownings	40	200	19	568	- 369
Skin Disease	41	190	45	89	+ 101
Violence	42	190	22	475	- 285
Congenital Anomalies	43	167	18	647	- 480
Asthma	44	160	16	840	- 680
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	144	35	207	- 63
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	115	64	7	+ 108
Tuberculosis	47	110	4	1,949	- 1,839
Multiple Sclerosis	48	108	65	6	+ 102
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	81	81	0	+ 81
Osteoarthritis	50	68	80	0	+ 68
Anemia	51	61	86	0	+ 61
Poisonings	52	55	52	41	+ 14
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	55	7	1,552	- 1,496
Meningitis	54	49	40	154	- 104
Low Birth Weight	55	45	11	1,156	- 1,111
Schizophrenia	56	41	84	0	+ 41
Birth Trauma	57	33	12	1,116	- 1,082
Hepatitis C	58	27	67	4	+ 23
Appendicitis	59	14	57	29	- 15
Oral conditions	60	13	82	0	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	61	8	32	218	- 210
Syphilis	62	7	58	28	- 22
Encephalitis	63	1	46	69	- 67
War	64	1	68	3	- 2
Hepatitis B	65	0	60	17	- 17
Upper Respiratory	66	0	66	5	- 5
Otitis Media	67	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	62	11	- 11
Malaria	73	0	63	10	- 10
Ascariasis	74	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	75	0	59	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	71	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	39	166	- 166
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	44	96	- 96
Diphtheria	82	0	69	2	- 2
Pertussis	83	0	30	304	- 304
Measles	84	0	56	29	- 29
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.