LAOS VS HAITI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	HAITI		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,938	2	5,190	+ 3,747
Stroke	2	7,971	1	5,769	+ 2,201
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,780	3	2,820	+ 1,960
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,401	8	1,466	+ 1,934
HIV/AIDS	5	1,831	29	313	+ 1,518
Kidney Disease	6	1,828	5	1,646	+ 182
Hypertension	7	1,781	15	890	+ 891
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,718	7	1,552	+ 167
Low Birth Weight	9	1,702	11	1,156	+ 547
Liver Disease	10	1,641	10	1,171	+ 470
Lung Disease	11	1,580	6	1,626	- 47
Violence	12	1,576	22	475	+ 1,102
Road Traffic Accidents	13	1,431	9	1,281	+ 150
Birth Trauma	14	1,421	12	1,116	+ 306
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,231	18	647	+ 584
Other Injuries	16	1,014	21	519	+ 495
Prostate Cancer	17	918	53	37	+ 881
Maternal Conditions	18	913	32	218	+ 695
Drownings	19	884	19	568	+ 316
Asthma	20	749	16	840	- 91
Suicide	21	734	27	390	+ 345
Tuberculosis	22	682	4	1,949	- 1,267
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	646	23	458	+ 188
Endocrine Disorders	24	644	38	186	+ 458
Inflammatory/Heart	25	637	36	206	+ 431
Stomach Cancer	26	584	20	530	+ 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	27	551	35	207	+ 344
Meningitis	28	528	40	154	+ 374
Malnutrition	29	485	39	166	+ 319
Breast Cancer	30	477	25	437	+ 40
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	477	17	651	- 175
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	460	26	422	+ 38
Liver Cancer	33	448	13	1,104	- 656
Cervical Cancer	34	387	37	187	+ 200
Falls	35	371	24	440	- 68
Lung Cancers	36	333	14	919	- 586
Fires	37	318	42	108	+ 210
Pertussis	38	302	30	304	- 2
Alcohol	39	289	47	61	+ 228
Skin Disease	40	287	45	89	+ 198
Epilepsy	41	276	50	58	+ 219
Parkinson's Disease	42	223	41	139	+ 84
Leukemia	43	203	31	290	- 87
Pancreas Cancer	44	182	48	61	+ 121
Oral Cancer	45	177	28	349	- 173
Syphilis	46	170	58	28	+ 142
Lymphomas	47	159	34	211	- 51
Appendicitis	48	116	57	29	+ 88
Oesophagus Cancer	49	105	33	214	- 109
Poisonings	50	104	52	41	+ 63
Ovary Cancer	51	104	43	101	+ 3
Drug Use	52	95	54	33	+ 62
Tetanus	53	80	44	96	- 15
Encephalitis	54	80	46	69	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	55	62	51	49	+ 14
Skin Cancers	56	38	49	59	- 21
Uterin Cancer	57	28	55	29	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	25	64	7	+ 18
Malaria	59	24	63	10	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	60	21	61	12	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	61	19	65	6	+ 13
Hepatitis B	62	18	60	17	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	13	66	5	+ 8
Dengue	64	11	59	17	- 6
Hepatitis C	65	5	67	4	+ 1
War	66	4	68	3	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	4	70	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	3	71	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	2	69	2	- 0
Otitis Media	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	56	29	- 29
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	62	11	- 11
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	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.