LAOS VS GRENADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GRENADA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,813	2	5,190	+ 5,622
Stroke	2	7,244	1	5,769	+ 1,475
Diabetes Mellitus	3	6,228	8	1,466	+ 4,762
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	3,756	3	2,820	+ 936
Prostate Cancer	5	3,366	53	37	+ 3,329
Kidney Disease	6	2,786	5	1,646	+ 1,140
Endocrine Disorders	7	1,943	38	186	+ 1,756
Hypertension	8	1,872	15	890	+ 983
Breast Cancer	9	1,730	25	437	+ 1,293
Other Injuries	10	1,488	21	519	+ 969
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	1,383	26	422	+ 960
Skin Disease	12	1,255	45	89	+ 1,166
Lung Disease	13	1,086	6	1,626	- 541
Lung Cancers	14	1,042	14	919	+ 123
Uterin Cancer	15	839	55	29	+ 810
Pancreas Cancer	16	776	48	61	+ 715
Birth Trauma	17	747	12	1,116	- 369
Liver Disease	18	739	10	1,171	- 432
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	720	23	458	+ 262
Cervical Cancer	20	708	37	187	+ 521
Lymphomas	21	693	34	211	+ 482
Road Traffic Accidents	22	619	9	1,281	- 662
Stomach Cancer	23	564	20	530	+ 34
Violence	24	513	22	475	+ 38
Liver Cancer	25	486	13	1,104	- 618
Congenital Anomalies	26	468	18	647	- 179
Low Birth Weight	27	468	11	1,156	- 688
Oral Cancer	28	459	28	349	+ 110
Other Neoplasms	29	451	61	12	+ 440
Oesophagus Cancer	30	413	33	214	+ 199
Alcohol	31	406	47	61	+ 344
Anemia	32	384	86	0	+ 384
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	326	17	651	- 326
Falls	34	319	24	440	- 121
Ovary Cancer	35	305	43	101	+ 203
Inflammatory/Heart	36	299	36	206	+ 93
Prostatic Hypertrophy	37	295	81	0	+ 295
Leukemia	38	283	31	290	- 7
Drownings	39	282	19	568	- 286
Malnutrition	40	248	39	166	+ 82
Bladder Cancer	41	248	51	49	+ 199
HIV/AIDS	42	232	29	313	- 81
Asthma	43	205	16	840	- 635
Parkinson's Disease	44	190	41	139	+ 51
Epilepsy	45	146	50	58	+ 88
Fires	46	128	42	108	+ 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	121	35	207	- 86
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	111	7	1,552	- 1,441
Drug Use	49	87	54	33	+ 54
Osteoarthritis	50	72	80	0	+ 72
Tuberculosis	51	67	4	1,949	- 1,882
Suicide	52	51	27	390	- 339
Appendicitis	53	43	57	29	+ 14
Skin Cancers	54	43	49	59	- 17
Maternal Conditions	55	37	32	218	- 181
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	31	64	7	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	57	28	66	5	+ 24
Hepatitis B	58	21	60	17	+ 4
Syphilis	59	20	58	28	- 9
Poisonings	60	6	52	41	- 35
War	61	1	68	3	- 2
Pertussis	62	0	30	304	- 304
Dengue	63	0	59	17	- 17
Ascariasis	64	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	65	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	66	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	71	0	- 0
Meningitis	68	0	40	154	- 154
Hepatitis C	69	0	67	4	- 4
Encephalitis	70	0	46	69	- 69
Malaria	71	0	63	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	62	11	- 11
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	2	- 2
Tetanus	77	0	44	96	- 96
Measles	78	0	56	29	- 29
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	72	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	82	0	65	6	- 6
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.