LAOS VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,061	2	5,190	+ 10,871
Stroke	2	10,703	1	5,769	+ 4,934
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,297	3	2,820	+ 3,477
Lung Cancers	4	5,592	14	919	+ 4,673
Lung Disease	5	4,202	6	1,626	+ 2,575
Kidney Disease	6	3,618	5	1,646	+ 1,972
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,995	23	458	+ 2,537
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,481	26	422	+ 2,059
Hypertension	9	2,222	15	890	+ 1,332
Parkinson's Disease	10	2,012	41	139	+ 1,873
Breast Cancer	11	1,916	25	437	+ 1,480
Prostate Cancer	12	1,538	53	37	+ 1,501
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,448	48	61	+ 1,387
Liver Cancer	14	1,190	13	1,104	+ 86
Bladder Cancer	15	1,179	51	49	+ 1,130
Stomach Cancer	16	1,167	20	530	+ 637
Other Injuries	17	1,105	21	519	+ 586
Leukemia	18	1,029	31	290	+ 740
Lymphomas	19	964	34	211	+ 754
Diabetes Mellitus	20	962	8	1,466	- 504
Falls	21	947	24	440	+ 507
Road Traffic Accidents	22	662	9	1,281	- 619
Liver Disease	23	615	10	1,171	- 556
Inflammatory/Heart	24	551	36	206	+ 345
Other Neoplasms	25	516	61	12	+ 504
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	464	17	651	- 187
Ovary Cancer	27	424	43	101	+ 323
Suicide	28	405	27	390	+ 15
Endocrine Disorders	29	400	38	186	+ 214
Oral Cancer	30	335	28	349	- 15
Skin Cancers	31	333	49	59	+ 274
Drownings	32	331	19	568	- 237
Uterin Cancer	33	283	55	29	+ 254
Epilepsy	34	189	50	58	+ 132
Oesophagus Cancer	35	187	33	214	- 27
Cervical Cancer	36	185	37	187	- 2
Drug Use	37	147	54	33	+ 114
Congenital Anomalies	38	132	18	647	- 515
Fires	39	111	42	108	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	40	103	65	6	+ 96
Low Birth Weight	41	97	11	1,156	- 1,059
Violence	42	79	22	475	- 396
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	76	35	207	- 131
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	72	7	1,552	- 1,479
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	51	64	7	+ 44
Tuberculosis	46	51	4	1,949	- 1,898
Skin Disease	47	43	45	89	- 46
Hepatitis B	48	43	60	17	+ 26
Alcohol	49	38	47	61	- 23
HIV/AIDS	50	36	29	313	- 277
Anemia	51	36	86	0	+ 36
Hepatitis C	52	29	67	4	+ 25
Meningitis	53	25	40	154	- 128
Schizophrenia	54	21	84	0	+ 21
Asthma	55	21	16	840	- 819
Poisonings	56	15	52	41	- 26
Birth Trauma	57	13	12	1,116	- 1,103
Appendicitis	58	7	57	29	- 21
Upper Respiratory	59	6	66	5	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	60	3	75	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	61	2	32	218	- 216
Tetanus	62	1	44	96	- 94
Oral conditions	63	1	82	0	+ 1
War	64	1	68	3	- 2
Syphilis	65	1	58	28	- 28
Malnutrition	66	1	39	166	- 166
Encephalitis	67	0	46	69	- 68
Measles	68	0	56	29	- 29
Pertussis	69	0	30	304	- 304
Diphtheria	70	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	71	0	59	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	62	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	63	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	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.