LAOS VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,349	2	5,190	+ 2,159
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,183	23	458	+ 5,726
Stroke	3	4,229	1	5,769	- 1,541
Lung Cancers	4	4,148	14	919	+ 3,229
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,542	26	422	+ 2,120
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,300	3	2,820	- 520
Lung Disease	7	2,121	6	1,626	+ 494
Breast Cancer	8	1,807	25	437	+ 1,371
Other Injuries	9	1,759	21	519	+ 1,240
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,438	48	61	+ 1,377
Kidney Disease	11	1,335	5	1,646	- 311
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,269	8	1,466	- 197
Prostate Cancer	13	1,265	53	37	+ 1,228
Lymphomas	14	1,171	34	211	+ 960
Liver Cancer	15	1,114	13	1,104	+ 10
Suicide	16	1,042	27	390	+ 653
Other Neoplasms	17	1,020	61	12	+ 1,009
Falls	18	964	24	440	+ 524
Endocrine Disorders	19	941	38	186	+ 755
Parkinson's Disease	20	881	41	139	+ 742
Leukemia	21	867	31	290	+ 578
Liver Disease	22	859	10	1,171	- 313
Hypertension	23	827	15	890	- 63
Bladder Cancer	24	764	51	49	+ 715
Inflammatory/Heart	25	706	36	206	+ 499
Stomach Cancer	26	643	20	530	+ 113
Oral Cancer	27	544	28	349	+ 194
Oesophagus Cancer	28	544	33	214	+ 330
Malnutrition	29	490	39	166	+ 324
Ovary Cancer	30	461	43	101	+ 360
Road Traffic Accidents	31	388	9	1,281	- 893
Skin Cancers	32	379	49	59	+ 319
Alcohol	33	371	47	61	+ 310
Uterin Cancer	34	316	55	29	+ 287
Congenital Anomalies	35	234	18	647	- 413
Drug Use	36	219	54	33	+ 186
Epilepsy	37	217	50	58	+ 159
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	210	7	1,552	- 1,341
Skin Disease	39	186	45	89	+ 97
Cervical Cancer	40	183	37	187	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	161	35	207	- 46
Asthma	42	121	16	840	- 719
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	115	17	651	- 537
Anemia	44	113	86	0	+ 113
Drownings	45	101	19	568	- 467
Multiple Sclerosis	46	87	65	6	+ 81
Low Birth Weight	47	76	11	1,156	- 1,080
Schizophrenia	48	75	84	0	+ 75
Violence	49	63	22	475	- 412
Tuberculosis	50	51	4	1,949	- 1,898
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	50	64	7	+ 42
Hepatitis C	52	48	67	4	+ 45
Fires	53	47	42	108	- 61
HIV/AIDS	54	42	29	313	- 271
Birth Trauma	55	36	12	1,116	- 1,080
Osteoarthritis	56	29	80	0	+ 29
Poisonings	57	26	52	41	- 15
Meningitis	58	19	40	154	- 134
Hepatitis B	59	16	60	17	- 1
Oral conditions	60	14	82	0	+ 14
Appendicitis	61	10	57	29	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	9	81	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	63	6	66	5	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	6	32	218	- 212
Otitis Media	65	2	72	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	66	1	46	69	- 68
War	67	1	68	3	- 2
Syphilis	68	0	58	28	- 28
Pertussis	69	0	30	304	- 304
Tetanus	70	0	44	96	- 95
Schistosomiasis	71	0	62	11	- 11
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	76	0	59	17	- 17
Measles	77	0	56	29	- 29
Chlamydia	78	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	63	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	76	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.