LAOS VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	15,720	23	458	+ 15,262
Coronary Heart Disease	2	13,897	2	5,190	+ 8,707
Stroke	3	5,817	1	5,769	+ 48
Lung Cancers	4	3,268	14	919	+ 2,349
Hypertension	5	2,870	15	890	+ 1,980
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,026	26	422	+ 1,604
Falls	7	1,873	24	440	+ 1,434
Lung Disease	8	1,823	6	1,626	+ 196
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,763	48	61	+ 1,702
Liver Disease	10	1,510	10	1,171	+ 339
Prostate Cancer	11	1,371	53	37	+ 1,334
Breast Cancer	12	1,340	25	437	+ 904
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,206	41	139	+ 1,067
Lymphomas	14	1,203	34	211	+ 992
Suicide	15	1,196	27	390	+ 806
Liver Cancer	16	771	13	1,104	- 333
Inflammatory/Heart	17	732	36	206	+ 526
Alcohol	18	656	47	61	+ 595
Stomach Cancer	19	632	20	530	+ 101
Other Injuries	20	617	21	519	+ 99
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	617	3	2,820	- 2,203
Diabetes Mellitus	22	591	8	1,466	- 876
Other Neoplasms	23	533	61	12	+ 521
Leukemia	24	525	31	290	+ 235
Ovary Cancer	25	487	43	101	+ 386
Kidney Disease	26	483	5	1,646	- 1,163
Oesophagus Cancer	27	452	33	214	+ 238
Bladder Cancer	28	436	51	49	+ 387
Skin Cancers	29	420	49	59	+ 361
Drug Use	30	380	54	33	+ 348
Endocrine Disorders	31	363	38	186	+ 177
Uterin Cancer	32	318	55	29	+ 289
Road Traffic Accidents	33	304	9	1,281	- 977
Oral Cancer	34	293	28	349	- 57
Congenital Anomalies	35	271	18	647	- 376
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	214	17	651	- 437
Drownings	37	150	19	568	- 418
Epilepsy	38	147	50	58	+ 89
Schizophrenia	39	131	84	0	+ 131
Asthma	40	120	16	840	- 721
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	117	64	7	+ 110
Multiple Sclerosis	42	113	65	6	+ 107
Violence	43	91	22	475	- 384
Cervical Cancer	44	88	37	187	- 99
Fires	45	87	42	108	- 21
Tuberculosis	46	45	4	1,949	- 1,903
Skin Disease	47	38	45	89	- 50
Low Birth Weight	48	37	11	1,156	- 1,119
Poisonings	49	35	52	41	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	27	35	207	- 180
Osteoarthritis	51	24	80	0	+ 24
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	22	7	1,552	- 1,530
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	15	81	0	+ 15
Appendicitis	54	13	57	29	- 15
Meningitis	55	13	40	154	- 140
Birth Trauma	56	11	12	1,116	- 1,105
Malnutrition	57	9	39	166	- 157
Anemia	58	8	86	0	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	59	8	29	313	- 305
Hepatitis C	60	6	67	4	+ 3
Oral conditions	61	5	82	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	62	3	66	5	- 2
Hepatitis B	63	2	60	17	- 15
Maternal Conditions	64	2	32	218	- 216
War	65	1	68	3	- 2
Encephalitis	66	1	46	69	- 68
Syphilis	67	0	58	28	- 28
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	30	304	- 304
Tetanus	70	0	44	96	- 96
Diphtheria	71	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	56	29	- 29
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	63	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	62	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	82	0	59	17	- 17
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	0	- 0
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.