LAOS VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,082	3	2,820	+ 262
HIV/AIDS	2	2,852	29	313	+ 2,539
Tuberculosis	3	2,684	4	1,949	+ 735
Stroke	4	2,171	1	5,769	- 3,599
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,106	7	1,552	+ 554
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,032	9	1,281	+ 751
Liver Disease	7	1,830	10	1,171	+ 659
Malaria	8	1,728	63	10	+ 1,718
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,635	2	5,190	- 3,555
Birth Trauma	10	1,360	12	1,116	+ 244
Low Birth Weight	11	1,306	11	1,156	+ 150
Congenital Anomalies	12	835	18	647	+ 188
Maternal Conditions	13	772	32	218	+ 554
Diabetes Mellitus	14	772	8	1,466	- 695
Meningitis	15	732	40	154	+ 579
Kidney Disease	16	609	5	1,646	- 1,036
Hypertension	17	603	15	890	- 286
Oesophagus Cancer	18	597	33	214	+ 383
Other Injuries	19	592	21	519	+ 73
Lung Disease	20	584	6	1,626	- 1,042
Malnutrition	21	575	39	166	+ 409
Cervical Cancer	22	463	37	187	+ 275
Suicide	23	439	27	390	+ 49
Violence	24	402	22	475	- 73
Breast Cancer	25	363	25	437	- 74
Asthma	26	314	16	840	- 526
Tetanus	27	291	44	96	+ 195
Stomach Cancer	28	274	20	530	- 256
Lymphomas	29	264	34	211	+ 53
Oral Cancer	30	252	28	349	- 98
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	249	23	458	- 208
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	202	26	422	- 221
Falls	33	200	24	440	- 240
Liver Cancer	34	184	13	1,104	- 919
Leukemia	35	181	31	290	- 109
Fires	36	180	42	108	+ 71
Prostate Cancer	37	176	53	37	+ 139
Poisonings	38	173	52	41	+ 132
Drownings	39	164	19	568	- 404
Inflammatory/Heart	40	153	36	206	- 53
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	149	17	651	- 503
Pertussis	42	138	30	304	- 166
Epilepsy	43	114	50	58	+ 56
Endocrine Disorders	44	113	38	186	- 73
Ovary Cancer	45	109	43	101	+ 7
Pancreas Cancer	46	98	48	61	+ 37
Lung Cancers	47	91	14	919	- 828
Skin Cancers	48	87	49	59	+ 28
Hepatitis B	49	71	60	17	+ 54
Parkinson's Disease	50	64	41	139	- 75
Skin Disease	51	62	45	89	- 27
Syphilis	52	61	58	28	+ 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	56	35	207	- 151
Schistosomiasis	54	51	62	11	+ 39
Alcohol	55	49	47	61	- 13
Uterin Cancer	56	44	55	29	+ 15
Bladder Cancer	57	43	51	49	- 5
Appendicitis	58	33	57	29	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	59	27	75	0	+ 27
Encephalitis	60	26	46	69	- 43
Hepatitis C	61	21	67	4	+ 17
Drug Use	62	15	54	33	- 17
Measles	63	14	56	29	- 15
Upper Respiratory	64	13	66	5	+ 8
War	65	12	68	3	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	11	64	7	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	67	8	61	12	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	68	5	65	6	- 1
Diphtheria	69	2	69	2	- 1
Chlamydia	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	1	70	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	1	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	59	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.