LAOS VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,581	2	5,190	+ 5,391
Stroke	2	7,865	1	5,769	+ 2,095
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,966	3	2,820	+ 4,146
Lung Cancers	4	5,144	14	919	+ 4,225
Lung Disease	5	5,046	6	1,626	+ 3,420
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,702	26	422	+ 3,279
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	3,676	23	458	+ 3,218
Stomach Cancer	8	3,256	20	530	+ 2,726
Kidney Disease	9	2,891	5	1,646	+ 1,245
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,390	48	61	+ 2,330
Liver Cancer	11	1,897	13	1,104	+ 793
Other Injuries	12	1,425	21	519	+ 906
Suicide	13	1,257	27	390	+ 867
Lymphomas	14	1,244	34	211	+ 1,034
Breast Cancer	15	1,020	25	437	+ 584
Other Neoplasms	16	976	61	12	+ 964
Liver Disease	17	916	10	1,171	- 255
Parkinson's Disease	18	904	41	139	+ 766
Prostate Cancer	19	873	53	37	+ 835
Oesophagus Cancer	20	795	33	214	+ 581
Endocrine Disorders	21	742	38	186	+ 555
Bladder Cancer	22	641	51	49	+ 593
Falls	23	629	24	440	+ 189
Leukemia	24	620	31	290	+ 330
Drownings	25	543	19	568	- 25
Oral Cancer	26	538	28	349	+ 189
Inflammatory/Heart	27	531	36	206	+ 325
Hypertension	28	431	15	890	- 459
Diabetes Mellitus	29	351	8	1,466	- 1,116
Ovary Cancer	30	327	43	101	+ 226
Road Traffic Accidents	31	295	9	1,281	- 986
Cervical Cancer	32	245	37	187	+ 58
Uterin Cancer	33	223	55	29	+ 194
Tuberculosis	34	223	4	1,949	- 1,725
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	189	17	651	- 463
Skin Disease	36	181	45	89	+ 92
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	176	7	1,552	- 1,375
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	169	64	7	+ 162
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	165	35	207	- 42
Congenital Anomalies	40	160	18	647	- 487
Hepatitis C	41	143	67	4	+ 139
Asthma	42	124	16	840	- 716
Malnutrition	43	123	39	166	- 43
Skin Cancers	44	119	49	59	+ 59
Epilepsy	45	101	50	58	+ 43
Hepatitis B	46	92	60	17	+ 75
Schizophrenia	47	68	84	0	+ 68
Fires	48	65	42	108	- 43
Anemia	49	57	86	0	+ 57
Drug Use	50	47	54	33	+ 15
Alcohol	51	37	47	61	- 24
Meningitis	52	20	40	154	- 134
Violence	53	17	22	475	- 457
Poisonings	54	16	52	41	- 25
Low Birth Weight	55	13	11	1,156	- 1,143
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	11	81	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	57	10	66	5	+ 6
Appendicitis	58	8	57	29	- 21
Multiple Sclerosis	59	7	65	6	+ 1
Oral conditions	60	7	82	0	+ 7
Birth Trauma	61	7	12	1,116	- 1,109
Osteoarthritis	62	6	80	0	+ 6
HIV/AIDS	63	3	29	313	- 310
Maternal Conditions	64	2	32	218	- 216
Syphilis	65	1	58	28	- 27
War	66	1	68	3	- 2
Tetanus	67	1	44	96	- 95
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	46	69	- 68
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	30	304	- 304
Schistosomiasis	72	0	62	11	- 11
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	75	0	56	29	- 29
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	63	10	- 10
Chlamydia	80	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	83	0	59	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
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.