LAOS VS KAZAKHSTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KAZAKHSTAN		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,199	2	5,190	+ 7,009
Stroke	2	8,461	1	5,769	+ 2,692
Lung Disease	3	2,901	6	1,626	+ 1,275
Liver Disease	4	2,149	10	1,171	+ 978
Lung Cancers	5	1,526	14	919	+ 607
Inflammatory/Heart	6	1,516	36	206	+ 1,310
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,362	3	2,820	- 1,458
Suicide	8	1,279	27	390	+ 890
Stomach Cancer	9	1,039	20	530	+ 508
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	944	23	458	+ 486
Road Traffic Accidents	11	923	9	1,281	- 358
Diabetes Mellitus	12	881	8	1,466	- 585
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	836	26	422	+ 413
Hypertension	14	721	15	890	- 169
Breast Cancer	15	666	25	437	+ 229
Kidney Disease	16	644	5	1,646	- 1,002
Other Injuries	17	576	21	519	+ 58
Alcohol	18	514	47	61	+ 453
Oesophagus Cancer	19	510	33	214	+ 296
Asthma	20	448	16	840	- 393
Pancreas Cancer	21	440	48	61	+ 380
Liver Cancer	22	400	13	1,104	- 703
Violence	23	373	22	475	- 102
Congenital Anomalies	24	371	18	647	- 276
Cervical Cancer	25	316	37	187	+ 129
Parkinson's Disease	26	284	41	139	+ 145
Falls	27	275	24	440	- 164
Low Birth Weight	28	275	11	1,156	- 881
Drug Use	29	271	54	33	+ 239
Drownings	30	267	19	568	- 301
Oral Cancer	31	266	28	349	- 83
Ovary Cancer	32	249	43	101	+ 148
Leukemia	33	240	31	290	- 50
Prostate Cancer	34	209	53	37	+ 172
Birth Trauma	35	172	12	1,116	- 944
Lymphomas	36	171	34	211	- 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	148	17	651	- 504
Uterin Cancer	38	144	55	29	+ 115
Poisonings	39	141	52	41	+ 99
Fires	40	139	42	108	+ 31
Bladder Cancer	41	136	51	49	+ 87
HIV/AIDS	42	134	29	313	- 180
Endocrine Disorders	43	119	38	186	- 67
Epilepsy	44	116	50	58	+ 58
Tuberculosis	45	115	4	1,949	- 1,834
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	115	35	207	- 92
Skin Cancers	47	112	49	59	+ 53
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	101	7	1,552	- 1,450
Encephalitis	49	56	46	69	- 13
Meningitis	50	35	40	154	- 119
Malnutrition	51	33	39	166	- 133
Multiple Sclerosis	52	19	65	6	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	53	14	61	12	+ 3
Skin Disease	54	12	45	89	- 76
Maternal Conditions	55	12	32	218	- 207
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	10	64	7	+ 3
Appendicitis	57	7	57	29	- 21
Upper Respiratory	58	6	66	5	+ 2
Hepatitis B	59	6	60	17	- 11
War	60	3	68	3	+ 0
Tetanus	61	1	44	96	- 94
Chlamydia	62	1	71	0	+ 1
Syphilis	63	1	58	28	- 28
Hepatitis C	64	1	67	4	- 3
Leishmaniasis	65	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	66	0	30	304	- 304
Ascariasis	67	0	70	2	- 2
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	70	0	56	29	- 29
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	59	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	62	11	- 11
Malaria	76	0	63	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	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

Kazakhstan

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.