LAOS VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,273	3	2,820	+ 4,454
Malaria	2	4,652	63	10	+ 4,642
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,860	7	1,552	+ 2,309
Measles	4	3,426	56	29	+ 3,397
Stroke	5	3,285	1	5,769	- 2,484
Coronary Heart Disease	6	3,222	2	5,190	- 1,968
Birth Trauma	7	2,728	12	1,116	+ 1,612
Low Birth Weight	8	2,456	11	1,156	+ 1,300
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,154	9	1,281	+ 873
HIV/AIDS	10	1,717	29	313	+ 1,404
Meningitis	11	1,497	40	154	+ 1,344
Liver Disease	12	1,450	10	1,171	+ 279
Tuberculosis	13	1,347	4	1,949	- 602
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,240	18	647	+ 593
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,216	8	1,466	- 251
Kidney Disease	16	1,103	5	1,646	- 543
Maternal Conditions	17	1,020	32	218	+ 802
Other Injuries	18	855	21	519	+ 337
Cervical Cancer	19	848	37	187	+ 661
Lung Disease	20	781	6	1,626	- 846
Hypertension	21	767	15	890	- 123
Asthma	22	671	16	840	- 170
Liver Cancer	23	664	13	1,104	- 440
Pertussis	24	663	30	304	+ 359
Endocrine Disorders	25	648	38	186	+ 462
Violence	26	642	22	475	+ 167
Trypanosomiasis	27	610	74	0	+ 610
Malnutrition	28	587	39	166	+ 421
Suicide	29	507	27	390	+ 118
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	329	23	458	- 129
Drownings	31	301	19	568	- 268
Prostate Cancer	32	299	53	37	+ 261
Falls	33	273	24	440	- 167
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	255	17	651	- 397
Inflammatory/Heart	35	250	36	206	+ 44
Fires	36	233	42	108	+ 125
Epilepsy	37	199	50	58	+ 141
Breast Cancer	38	196	25	437	- 241
Syphilis	39	187	58	28	+ 158
Poisonings	40	168	52	41	+ 127
Stomach Cancer	41	139	20	530	- 391
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	135	35	207	- 72
Schistosomiasis	43	132	62	11	+ 120
Parkinson's Disease	44	121	41	139	- 18
Tetanus	45	96	44	96	+ 1
Drug Use	46	96	54	33	+ 63
Hepatitis B	47	92	60	17	+ 75
Lymphomas	48	90	34	211	- 121
Skin Cancers	49	86	49	59	+ 27
Lung Cancers	50	73	14	919	- 846
Skin Disease	51	72	45	89	- 16
Oral Cancer	52	69	28	349	- 280
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	57	26	422	- 366
Ovary Cancer	54	53	43	101	- 48
Alcohol	55	47	47	61	- 14
Encephalitis	56	46	46	69	- 23
Appendicitis	57	23	57	29	- 5
Diphtheria	58	22	69	2	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	59	21	55	29	- 8
Bladder Cancer	60	18	51	49	- 31
Hepatitis C	61	13	67	4	+ 9
Ascariasis	62	13	70	2	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	63	11	33	214	- 203
War	64	11	68	3	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	65	11	48	61	- 50
Multiple Sclerosis	66	10	65	6	+ 4
Leukemia	67	10	31	290	- 280
Other Neoplasms	68	9	61	12	- 3
Upper Respiratory	69	9	66	5	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	7	64	7	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	59	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	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.