ARGENTINA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	34,089	4	22,878	+ 11,211
Coronary Heart Disease	2	30,666	1	48,765	- 18,098
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	16,661	2	40,986	- 24,325
Tuberculosis	4	11,514	41	655	+ 10,858
Kidney Disease	5	9,725	5	13,588	- 3,863
Lung Disease	6	9,609	3	23,234	- 13,625
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	9,167	42	578	+ 8,589
Diabetes Mellitus	8	8,663	9	6,838	+ 1,826
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,569	10	6,298	+ 1,271
Liver Disease	10	6,920	16	4,029	+ 2,891
Low Birth Weight	11	6,828	28	2,183	+ 4,646
Birth Trauma	12	6,592	49	373	+ 6,219
Liver Cancer	13	6,522	30	2,045	+ 4,477
Lung Cancers	14	5,430	6	10,014	- 4,583
Hypertension	15	5,257	11	5,799	- 542
Asthma	16	4,965	47	403	+ 4,562
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	3,849	44	488	+ 3,361
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,822	26	2,419	+ 1,403
Drownings	19	3,358	48	380	+ 2,977
Stomach Cancer	20	3,132	20	3,523	- 391
Other Injuries	21	3,064	12	5,642	- 2,577
Violence	22	2,804	23	2,712	+ 93
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,705	19	3,737	- 1,032
Falls	24	2,598	43	506	+ 2,092
Breast Cancer	25	2,580	8	7,063	- 4,483
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	2,496	7	8,931	- 6,435
Suicide	27	2,302	18	3,747	- 1,445
Oral Cancer	28	2,065	35	1,073	+ 992
HIV/AIDS	29	1,850	32	1,481	+ 369
Pertussis	30	1,797	68	10	+ 1,786
Leukemia	31	1,713	27	2,189	- 476
Maternal Conditions	32	1,289	53	279	+ 1,010
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,263	29	2,054	- 791
Lymphomas	34	1,244	24	2,708	- 1,464
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,223	56	139	+ 1,084
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,218	13	5,495	- 4,277
Cervical Cancer	37	1,106	25	2,480	- 1,373
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,099	17	3,987	- 2,888
Malnutrition	39	982	38	929	+ 53
Meningitis	40	907	51	316	+ 591
Parkinson's Disease	41	820	36	965	- 145
Fires	42	640	52	280	+ 360
Ovary Cancer	43	597	33	1,307	- 710
Tetanus	44	566	71	3	+ 562
Skin Disease	45	525	22	3,171	- 2,646
Encephalitis	46	406	64	17	+ 389
Alcohol	47	362	46	442	- 80
Pancreas Cancer	48	359	14	4,607	- 4,247
Skin Cancers	49	351	34	1,073	- 721
Epilepsy	50	342	50	332	+ 10
Bladder Cancer	51	288	31	1,675	- 1,387
Poisonings	52	243	55	193	+ 50
Prostate Cancer	53	219	15	4,507	- 4,288
Drug Use	54	193	39	826	- 633
Uterin Cancer	55	173	37	944	- 771
Measles	56	172	79	0	+ 172
Appendicitis	57	169	60	71	+ 99
Syphilis	58	168	65	15	+ 153
Dengue	59	102	80	0	+ 102
Hepatitis B	60	100	62	56	+ 44
Other Neoplasms	61	69	21	3,224	- 3,155
Schistosomiasis	62	67	84	0	+ 67
Malaria	63	59	83	0	+ 59
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	42	54	243	- 201
Multiple Sclerosis	65	38	58	101	- 64
Upper Respiratory	66	28	67	12	+ 16
Hepatitis C	67	23	57	113	- 90
War	68	16	70	5	+ 11
Diphtheria	69	14	78	0	+ 14
Ascariasis	70	14	77	0	+ 14
Chlamydia	71	3	82	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	2	73	2	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	69	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	45	451	- 451
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	59	73	- 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	63	48	- 48
Oral conditions	82	0	66	14	- 14
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	61	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	40	691	- 691
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

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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.