LAOS VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,904	2	5,190	+ 8,714
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,838	23	458	+ 4,380
Stroke	3	4,708	1	5,769	- 1,061
Lung Cancers	4	4,402	14	919	+ 3,483
Lung Disease	5	4,046	6	1,626	+ 2,420
Hypertension	6	2,534	15	890	+ 1,644
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,461	26	422	+ 2,038
Kidney Disease	8	2,153	5	1,646	+ 507
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,958	3	2,820	- 861
Breast Cancer	10	1,782	25	437	+ 1,345
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,699	48	61	+ 1,638
Prostate Cancer	12	1,559	53	37	+ 1,522
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,471	8	1,466	+ 5
Falls	14	1,449	24	440	+ 1,009
Liver Disease	15	1,437	10	1,171	+ 265
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,191	41	139	+ 1,052
Lymphomas	17	1,158	34	211	+ 948
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,010	38	186	+ 823
Suicide	19	972	27	390	+ 583
Stomach Cancer	20	913	20	530	+ 383
Inflammatory/Heart	21	841	36	206	+ 635
Leukemia	22	826	31	290	+ 536
Other Injuries	23	780	21	519	+ 261
Other Neoplasms	24	772	61	12	+ 760
Liver Cancer	25	762	13	1,104	- 342
Alcohol	26	592	47	61	+ 530
Oesophagus Cancer	27	587	33	214	+ 374
Bladder Cancer	28	586	51	49	+ 537
Oral Cancer	29	569	28	349	+ 220
Ovary Cancer	30	491	43	101	+ 390
Skin Cancers	31	383	49	59	+ 324
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	362	7	1,552	- 1,189
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	342	35	207	+ 135
Road Traffic Accidents	34	299	9	1,281	- 982
Epilepsy	35	292	50	58	+ 234
Congenital Anomalies	36	217	18	647	- 430
Uterin Cancer	37	211	55	29	+ 182
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	205	17	651	- 447
Cervical Cancer	39	202	37	187	+ 14
Drug Use	40	183	54	33	+ 150
Multiple Sclerosis	41	149	65	6	+ 142
Skin Disease	42	146	45	89	+ 57
Anemia	43	94	86	0	+ 94
Asthma	44	87	16	840	- 753
Low Birth Weight	45	73	11	1,156	- 1,083
Violence	46	73	22	475	- 402
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	51	64	7	+ 44
Hepatitis C	48	48	67	4	+ 44
Drownings	49	43	19	568	- 525
Malnutrition	50	43	39	166	- 124
Schizophrenia	51	37	84	0	+ 37
Osteoarthritis	52	34	80	0	+ 34
Fires	53	34	42	108	- 74
HIV/AIDS	54	33	29	313	- 280
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	28	81	0	+ 28
Tuberculosis	56	27	4	1,949	- 1,922
Birth Trauma	57	23	12	1,116	- 1,093
Poisonings	58	20	52	41	- 21
Hepatitis B	59	17	60	17	+ 0
Meningitis	60	16	40	154	- 138
Upper Respiratory	61	13	66	5	+ 8
Appendicitis	62	12	57	29	- 16
Oral conditions	63	6	82	0	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	64	4	32	218	- 214
Otitis Media	65	1	72	0	+ 1
War	66	1	68	3	- 2
Encephalitis	67	1	46	69	- 68
Syphilis	68	1	58	28	- 28
Pertussis	69	0	30	304	- 304
Measles	70	0	56	29	- 29
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	62	11	- 11
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	44	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	69	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	63	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	59	17	- 17
Leprosy	84	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	71	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.