AUSTRALIA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	19,417	3	10,331	+ 9,086
Coronary Heart Disease	2	17,468	1	21,548	- 4,080
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	9,490	8	4,446	+ 5,044
Tuberculosis	4	6,558	56	53	+ 6,506
Kidney Disease	5	5,539	12	3,139	+ 2,400
Lung Disease	6	5,474	5	8,487	- 3,014
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	5,222	40	296	+ 4,926
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,935	7	4,471	+ 464
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,311	29	1,245	+ 3,067
Liver Disease	10	3,942	26	1,421	+ 2,520
Low Birth Weight	11	3,890	43	248	+ 3,641
Birth Trauma	12	3,755	50	140	+ 3,615
Liver Cancer	13	3,715	20	2,036	+ 1,679
Lung Cancers	14	3,093	4	8,769	- 5,675
Hypertension	15	2,994	23	1,631	+ 1,363
Asthma	16	2,828	36	455	+ 2,373
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	2,192	42	276	+ 1,916
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,177	33	711	+ 1,467
Drownings	19	1,913	47	177	+ 1,735
Stomach Cancer	20	1,784	27	1,288	+ 496
Other Injuries	21	1,746	22	1,642	+ 103
Violence	22	1,597	44	243	+ 1,354
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,541	2	15,588	- 14,048
Falls	24	1,480	14	3,116	- 1,636
Breast Cancer	25	1,470	10	3,405	- 1,936
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,422	6	6,209	- 4,787
Suicide	27	1,311	11	3,150	- 1,838
Oral Cancer	28	1,176	32	972	+ 204
HIV/AIDS	29	1,054	57	50	+ 1,004
Pertussis	30	1,023	69	1	+ 1,022
Leukemia	31	975	18	2,126	- 1,151
Maternal Conditions	32	734	63	20	+ 714
Oesophagus Cancer	33	720	25	1,494	- 774
Lymphomas	34	709	15	3,039	- 2,330
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	696	38	379	+ 318
Inflammatory/Heart	36	694	24	1,571	- 877
Cervical Cancer	37	630	39	342	+ 289
Endocrine Disorders	38	626	16	2,328	- 1,702
Malnutrition	39	559	51	117	+ 442
Meningitis	40	517	60	37	+ 479
Parkinson's Disease	41	467	19	2,036	- 1,569
Fires	42	364	55	55	+ 310
Ovary Cancer	43	340	31	1,003	- 662
Tetanus	44	322	70	1	+ 321
Skin Disease	45	299	34	594	- 295
Encephalitis	46	232	68	3	+ 229
Alcohol	47	206	37	380	- 174
Pancreas Cancer	48	205	13	3,118	- 2,913
Skin Cancers	49	200	17	2,319	- 2,118
Epilepsy	50	195	41	285	- 90
Bladder Cancer	51	164	30	1,187	- 1,023
Poisonings	52	138	61	35	+ 104
Prostate Cancer	53	125	9	3,766	- 3,641
Drug Use	54	110	21	1,783	- 1,673
Uterin Cancer	55	98	35	524	- 426
Measles	56	98	78	0	+ 98
Appendicitis	57	96	62	26	+ 70
Syphilis	58	96	67	3	+ 93
Dengue	59	58	72	0	+ 58
Hepatitis B	60	57	58	41	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	61	39	28	1,252	- 1,213
Schistosomiasis	62	38	79	0	+ 38
Malaria	63	34	82	0	+ 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	24	45	229	- 205
Multiple Sclerosis	65	21	46	188	- 166
Upper Respiratory	66	16	64	17	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	13	48	173	- 160
War	68	9	65	8	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	8	71	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	70	8	75	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	71	2	77	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	1	66	6	- 5
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	71	- 71
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	64	- 64
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	49	157	- 157
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Laos

Australia

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.