LAOS VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,580	2	5,190	+ 3,389
Lung Disease	2	4,965	6	1,626	+ 3,339
Stroke	3	3,934	1	5,769	- 1,835
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	3,783	7	1,552	+ 2,232
Tuberculosis	5	2,460	4	1,949	+ 512
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,215	3	2,820	- 605
Diabetes Mellitus	7	1,532	8	1,466	+ 66
Liver Disease	8	1,516	10	1,171	+ 345
Low Birth Weight	9	1,348	11	1,156	+ 192
Falls	10	1,274	24	440	+ 834
Kidney Disease	11	1,258	5	1,646	- 388
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,200	9	1,281	- 81
Asthma	13	1,107	16	840	+ 266
Suicide	14	978	27	390	+ 589
Other Injuries	15	844	21	519	+ 326
Oral Cancer	16	757	28	349	+ 408
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	715	23	458	+ 257
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	712	35	207	+ 505
Hypertension	19	610	15	890	- 280
Birth Trauma	20	580	12	1,116	- 535
Lung Cancers	21	498	14	919	- 421
Breast Cancer	22	467	25	437	+ 31
Congenital Anomalies	23	467	18	647	- 180
Stomach Cancer	24	458	20	530	- 73
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	437	26	422	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	384	17	651	- 267
Violence	27	292	22	475	- 182
Drownings	28	275	19	568	- 293
Encephalitis	29	271	46	69	+ 203
Cervical Cancer	30	256	37	187	+ 69
HIV/AIDS	31	251	29	313	- 62
Parkinson's Disease	32	245	41	139	+ 106
Lymphomas	33	227	34	211	+ 16
Oesophagus Cancer	34	220	33	214	+ 6
Leukemia	35	188	31	290	- 101
Meningitis	36	188	40	154	+ 35
Pancreas Cancer	37	185	48	61	+ 124
Prostate Cancer	38	175	53	37	+ 138
Liver Cancer	39	171	13	1,104	- 932
Epilepsy	40	171	50	58	+ 113
Maternal Conditions	41	146	32	218	- 72
Fires	42	131	42	108	+ 23
Alcohol	43	130	47	61	+ 69
Ovary Cancer	44	124	43	101	+ 23
Skin Disease	45	101	45	89	+ 12
Dengue	46	99	59	17	+ 82
Endocrine Disorders	47	86	38	186	- 100
Bladder Cancer	48	79	51	49	+ 31
Inflammatory/Heart	49	71	36	206	- 135
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	67	64	7	+ 60
Measles	51	67	56	29	+ 38
Drug Use	52	66	54	33	+ 34
Appendicitis	53	63	57	29	+ 35
Pertussis	54	57	30	304	- 247
Malnutrition	55	49	39	166	- 117
Hepatitis B	56	46	60	17	+ 29
Malaria	57	43	63	10	+ 33
Tetanus	58	40	44	96	- 56
Uterin Cancer	59	39	55	29	+ 9
Skin Cancers	60	29	49	59	- 31
Poisonings	61	20	52	41	- 21
Other Neoplasms	62	17	61	12	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	63	13	65	6	+ 7
Syphilis	64	11	58	28	- 17
Hepatitis C	65	8	67	4	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	66	5	75	0	+ 5
War	67	5	68	3	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	3	66	5	- 1
Chlamydia	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	1	70	2	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	69	2	- 2
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	62	11	- 11
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	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.