LAOS VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,237	2	5,190	+ 2,047
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,877	23	458	+ 4,419
Lung Cancers	3	2,912	14	919	+ 1,993
Lung Disease	4	2,911	6	1,626	+ 1,285
Stroke	5	2,690	1	5,769	- 3,080
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,973	3	2,820	- 847
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,664	26	422	+ 1,242
Breast Cancer	8	1,155	25	437	+ 718
Prostate Cancer	9	889	53	37	+ 852
Kidney Disease	10	861	5	1,646	- 785
Pancreas Cancer	11	806	48	61	+ 745
Parkinson's Disease	12	805	41	139	+ 666
Lymphomas	13	779	34	211	+ 569
Suicide	14	714	27	390	+ 325
Oesophagus Cancer	15	636	33	214	+ 422
Diabetes Mellitus	16	628	8	1,466	- 838
Stomach Cancer	17	542	20	530	+ 12
Liver Cancer	18	483	13	1,104	- 621
Liver Disease	19	424	10	1,171	- 747
Leukemia	20	416	31	290	+ 126
Ovary Cancer	21	415	43	101	+ 314
Bladder Cancer	22	389	51	49	+ 340
Skin Cancers	23	383	49	59	+ 323
Endocrine Disorders	24	379	38	186	+ 193
Falls	25	375	24	440	- 65
Inflammatory/Heart	26	364	36	206	+ 158
Other Neoplasms	27	331	61	12	+ 320
Oral Cancer	28	278	28	349	- 72
Hypertension	29	266	15	890	- 624
Other Injuries	30	260	21	519	- 259
Drug Use	31	253	54	33	+ 221
Congenital Anomalies	32	233	18	647	- 414
Road Traffic Accidents	33	233	9	1,281	- 1,048
Uterin Cancer	34	192	55	29	+ 163
Cervical Cancer	35	156	37	187	- 31
Epilepsy	36	129	50	58	+ 71
Multiple Sclerosis	37	126	65	6	+ 120
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	102	17	651	- 550
Alcohol	39	98	47	61	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	90	64	7	+ 82
Asthma	41	88	16	840	- 752
Skin Disease	42	88	45	89	- 1
Drownings	43	87	19	568	- 481
Low Birth Weight	44	85	11	1,156	- 1,071
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	80	7	1,552	- 1,472
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	76	35	207	- 131
Violence	47	58	22	475	- 417
Fires	48	46	42	108	- 63
Anemia	49	44	86	0	+ 44
Tuberculosis	50	35	4	1,949	- 1,914
Osteoarthritis	51	30	80	0	+ 30
Hepatitis C	52	29	67	4	+ 25
Poisonings	53	21	52	41	- 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	21	81	0	+ 21
Schizophrenia	55	18	84	0	+ 18
Birth Trauma	56	15	12	1,116	- 1,100
HIV/AIDS	57	13	29	313	- 300
Meningitis	58	11	40	154	- 142
Hepatitis B	59	9	60	17	- 8
Appendicitis	60	5	57	29	- 23
Maternal Conditions	61	5	32	218	- 213
Oral conditions	62	3	82	0	+ 3
Malnutrition	63	3	39	166	- 164
Upper Respiratory	64	2	66	5	- 3
War	65	1	68	3	- 2
Encephalitis	66	0	46	69	- 69
Pertussis	67	0	30	304	- 304
Syphilis	68	0	58	28	- 28
Chlamydia	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	62	11	- 11
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	63	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	78	0	59	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	44	96	- 96
Diphtheria	82	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	83	0	56	29	- 29
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

Ireland

Laos

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.