AUSTRIA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		AUSTRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	6,505	2	5,208	+ 1,297
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,852	1	17,638	- 11,786
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,179	13	1,563	+ 1,616
Tuberculosis	4	2,197	50	41	+ 2,156
Kidney Disease	5	1,856	8	2,247	- 392
Lung Disease	6	1,834	5	4,107	- 2,273
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,749	40	152	+ 1,597
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,653	9	2,093	- 440
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,444	31	436	+ 1,009
Liver Disease	10	1,321	16	1,366	- 45
Low Birth Weight	11	1,303	51	40	+ 1,263
Birth Trauma	12	1,258	54	34	+ 1,224
Liver Cancer	13	1,245	22	922	+ 323
Lung Cancers	14	1,036	3	4,217	- 3,181
Hypertension	15	1,003	6	3,601	- 2,598
Asthma	16	948	45	81	+ 867
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	734	42	142	+ 593
Congenital Anomalies	18	729	34	327	+ 403
Drownings	19	641	48	42	+ 599
Stomach Cancer	20	598	24	817	- 219
Other Injuries	21	585	12	1,700	- 1,116
Violence	22	535	47	47	+ 488
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	516	4	4,174	- 3,658
Falls	24	496	21	982	- 486
Breast Cancer	25	492	11	1,857	- 1,364
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	476	7	2,324	- 1,848
Suicide	27	439	17	1,307	- 868
Oral Cancer	28	394	27	614	- 220
HIV/AIDS	29	353	49	41	+ 312
Pertussis	30	343	70	0	+ 343
Leukemia	31	327	23	878	- 552
Maternal Conditions	32	246	64	4	+ 242
Oesophagus Cancer	33	241	32	406	- 165
Lymphomas	34	237	18	1,167	- 929
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	233	33	379	- 145
Inflammatory/Heart	36	232	14	1,515	- 1,283
Cervical Cancer	37	211	37	205	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	38	210	20	1,077	- 868
Malnutrition	39	187	46	71	+ 117
Meningitis	40	173	58	22	+ 151
Parkinson's Disease	41	156	19	1,102	- 946
Fires	42	122	52	36	+ 86
Ovary Cancer	43	114	30	513	- 400
Tetanus	44	108	72	0	+ 108
Skin Disease	45	100	43	99	+ 1
Encephalitis	46	78	68	1	+ 77
Alcohol	47	69	29	538	- 469
Pancreas Cancer	48	69	10	1,901	- 1,833
Skin Cancers	49	67	28	585	- 517
Epilepsy	50	65	36	222	- 157
Bladder Cancer	51	55	26	617	- 563
Poisonings	52	46	60	15	+ 32
Prostate Cancer	53	42	15	1,501	- 1,459
Drug Use	54	37	39	161	- 125
Uterin Cancer	55	33	35	275	- 242
Measles	56	33	73	0	+ 33
Appendicitis	57	32	59	15	+ 17
Syphilis	58	32	66	1	+ 31
Dengue	59	20	81	0	+ 20
Hepatitis B	60	19	62	8	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	61	13	25	814	- 801
Schistosomiasis	62	13	74	0	+ 13
Malaria	63	11	75	0	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	8	53	35	- 27
Multiple Sclerosis	65	7	38	170	- 163
Upper Respiratory	66	5	55	26	- 21
Hepatitis C	67	4	41	147	- 143
War	68	3	67	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	3	71	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	3	79	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	65	1	- 1
Leprosy	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	22	- 22
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	22	- 22
Oral conditions	82	0	61	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	63	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	44	99	- 99
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRIA

Laos

Austria

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.