AFGHANISTAN VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	29,103	3	19,060	+ 10,043
Coronary Heart Disease	2	26,182	1	40,195	- 14,013
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,224	4	14,649	- 425
Tuberculosis	4	9,830	7	9,839	- 9
Kidney Disease	5	8,302	10	6,590	+ 1,712
Lung Disease	6	8,204	15	4,650	+ 3,554
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	7,827	13	5,555	+ 2,271
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,396	12	5,750	+ 1,647
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,462	11	6,033	+ 429
Liver Disease	10	5,908	16	4,600	+ 1,308
Low Birth Weight	11	5,830	5	12,631	- 6,801
Birth Trauma	12	5,628	6	10,723	- 5,094
Liver Cancer	13	5,568	40	657	+ 4,911
Lung Cancers	14	4,636	32	1,076	+ 3,560
Hypertension	15	4,488	8	7,995	- 3,507
Asthma	16	4,239	17	3,403	+ 836
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	3,286	25	1,505	+ 1,781
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,263	14	5,001	- 1,737
Drownings	19	2,867	34	996	+ 1,871
Stomach Cancer	20	2,674	26	1,501	+ 1,174
Other Injuries	21	2,616	18	3,241	- 625
Violence	22	2,394	19	3,217	- 822
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,310	23	1,765	+ 545
Falls	24	2,218	37	905	+ 1,313
Breast Cancer	25	2,203	22	1,822	+ 381
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	2,131	39	741	+ 1,389
Suicide	27	1,965	24	1,573	+ 393
Oral Cancer	28	1,763	27	1,467	+ 296
HIV/AIDS	29	1,579	46	464	+ 1,115
Pertussis	30	1,534	21	2,107	- 573
Leukemia	31	1,462	42	610	+ 852
Maternal Conditions	32	1,100	9	7,807	- 6,707
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,078	29	1,314	- 236
Lymphomas	34	1,062	36	946	+ 116
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,044	33	1,041	+ 3
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,040	45	527	+ 513
Cervical Cancer	37	945	44	541	+ 404
Endocrine Disorders	38	939	28	1,364	- 425
Malnutrition	39	838	43	589	+ 249
Meningitis	40	774	20	2,626	- 1,851
Parkinson's Disease	41	700	41	628	+ 72
Fires	42	546	50	348	+ 198
Ovary Cancer	43	510	48	369	+ 141
Tetanus	44	483	30	1,254	- 771
Skin Disease	45	448	61	94	+ 354
Encephalitis	46	347	31	1,190	- 843
Alcohol	47	309	58	150	+ 159
Pancreas Cancer	48	307	56	229	+ 77
Skin Cancers	49	300	59	145	+ 155
Epilepsy	50	292	35	993	- 701
Bladder Cancer	51	246	54	272	- 26
Poisonings	52	207	47	384	- 176
Prostate Cancer	53	187	55	258	- 71
Drug Use	54	165	51	328	- 163
Uterin Cancer	55	147	53	289	- 141
Measles	56	147	49	350	- 203
Appendicitis	57	144	52	298	- 154
Syphilis	58	144	60	94	+ 49
Dengue	59	87	72	0	+ 87
Hepatitis B	60	85	38	863	- 778
Other Neoplasms	61	59	63	29	+ 30
Schistosomiasis	62	58	79	0	+ 58
Malaria	63	50	57	185	- 135
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	36	65	25	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	65	32	62	84	- 52
Upper Respiratory	66	24	68	9	+ 15
Hepatitis C	67	19	64	28	- 8
War	68	14	2	25,620	- 25,606
Diphtheria	69	12	67	16	- 4
Ascariasis	70	12	66	17	- 5
Chlamydia	71	2	69	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	71	1	+ 1
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Laos

Afghanistan

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.