LAOS VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,333	2	5,190	- 857
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,534	23	458	+ 2,076
Kidney Disease	3	2,061	5	1,646	+ 415
Stroke	4	2,057	1	5,769	- 3,713
Lung Cancers	5	1,714	14	919	+ 794
Diabetes Mellitus	6	1,618	8	1,466	+ 152
Lung Disease	7	1,308	6	1,626	- 318
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,285	3	2,820	- 1,535
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	1,278	26	422	+ 855
Breast Cancer	10	1,046	25	437	+ 610
Pancreas Cancer	11	865	48	61	+ 804
Endocrine Disorders	12	848	38	186	+ 662
Lymphomas	13	783	34	211	+ 572
Other Injuries	14	700	21	519	+ 182
Leukemia	15	517	31	290	+ 228
Stomach Cancer	16	478	20	530	- 52
Prostate Cancer	17	441	53	37	+ 404
Bladder Cancer	18	420	51	49	+ 371
Suicide	19	384	27	390	- 6
Other Neoplasms	20	355	61	12	+ 344
Hypertension	21	339	15	890	- 551
Parkinson's Disease	22	337	41	139	+ 198
Skin Cancers	23	321	49	59	+ 261
Skin Disease	24	311	45	89	+ 222
Liver Cancer	25	292	13	1,104	- 812
Road Traffic Accidents	26	282	9	1,281	- 999
Ovary Cancer	27	273	43	101	+ 172
Liver Disease	28	247	10	1,171	- 924
Congenital Anomalies	29	246	18	647	- 401
Inflammatory/Heart	30	181	36	206	- 25
Uterin Cancer	31	171	55	29	+ 142
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	141	7	1,552	- 1,411
Oral Cancer	33	127	28	349	- 222
Anemia	34	126	86	0	+ 126
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	122	35	207	- 85
Asthma	36	120	16	840	- 721
Oesophagus Cancer	37	117	33	214	- 97
Cervical Cancer	38	112	37	187	- 75
Falls	39	104	24	440	- 335
Epilepsy	40	92	50	58	+ 34
Violence	41	88	22	475	- 387
Low Birth Weight	42	80	11	1,156	- 1,076
Drug Use	43	57	54	33	+ 24
Schizophrenia	44	56	84	0	+ 56
Drownings	45	33	19	568	- 535
Hepatitis C	46	33	67	4	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	47	33	65	6	+ 26
Malnutrition	48	33	39	166	- 133
Alcohol	49	33	47	61	- 29
Birth Trauma	50	30	12	1,116	- 1,086
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	28	17	651	- 623
HIV/AIDS	52	21	29	313	- 292
Fires	53	21	42	108	- 88
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	19	64	7	+ 12
Meningitis	55	17	40	154	- 136
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	15	81	0	+ 15
Tuberculosis	57	14	4	1,949	- 1,935
Hepatitis B	58	13	60	17	- 4
Osteoarthritis	59	7	80	0	+ 7
War	60	6	68	3	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	61	5	32	218	- 213
Upper Respiratory	62	5	66	5	- 0
Poisonings	63	3	52	41	- 38
Appendicitis	64	3	57	29	- 25
Oral conditions	65	3	82	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	66	3	46	69	- 66
Otitis Media	67	1	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	30	304	- 304
Leishmaniasis	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Syphilis	71	0	58	28	- 28
Diphtheria	72	0	69	2	- 2
Tetanus	73	0	44	96	- 96
Measles	74	0	56	29	- 29
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	63	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	78	0	62	11	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	84	0	59	17	- 17
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.