BANGLADESH VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	122,370	1	134,166	- 11,796
Coronary Heart Disease	2	110,084	2	108,528	+ 1,557
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	59,808	6	29,586	+ 30,223
Tuberculosis	4	41,331	4	37,175	+ 4,155
Kidney Disease	5	34,909	17	10,841	+ 24,068
Lung Disease	6	34,495	3	45,699	- 11,204
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	32,908	5	36,111	- 3,203
Diabetes Mellitus	8	31,099	7	28,976	+ 2,123
Road Traffic Accidents	9	27,171	8	25,023	+ 2,148
Liver Disease	10	24,842	9	21,024	+ 3,817
Low Birth Weight	11	24,512	11	17,457	+ 7,056
Birth Trauma	12	23,665	15	13,392	+ 10,272
Liver Cancer	13	23,411	34	2,884	+ 20,527
Lung Cancers	14	19,494	16	12,174	+ 7,319
Hypertension	15	18,870	14	14,776	+ 4,094
Asthma	16	17,824	20	8,893	+ 8,931
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	13,816	48	1,251	+ 12,565
Congenital Anomalies	18	13,721	18	10,113	+ 3,608
Drownings	19	12,053	22	7,094	+ 4,960
Stomach Cancer	20	11,244	24	6,799	+ 4,445
Other Injuries	21	11,000	21	7,629	+ 3,372
Violence	22	10,067	27	4,623	+ 5,445
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	9,711	13	14,993	- 5,282
Falls	24	9,327	31	3,328	+ 5,999
Breast Cancer	25	9,261	23	6,808	+ 2,453
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	8,959	28	4,534	+ 4,424
Suicide	27	8,264	25	5,998	+ 2,266
Oral Cancer	28	7,412	12	15,511	- 8,099
HIV/AIDS	29	6,640	55	563	+ 6,078
Pertussis	30	6,450	39	2,011	+ 4,439
Leukemia	31	6,148	40	1,895	+ 4,252
Maternal Conditions	32	4,626	29	3,920	+ 706
Oesophagus Cancer	33	4,535	10	19,525	- 14,990
Lymphomas	34	4,466	35	2,667	+ 1,799
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	4,389	33	2,922	+ 1,467
Inflammatory/Heart	36	4,371	42	1,485	+ 2,886
Cervical Cancer	37	3,972	26	5,132	- 1,160
Endocrine Disorders	38	3,947	45	1,335	+ 2,611
Malnutrition	39	3,525	36	2,418	+ 1,107
Meningitis	40	3,256	38	2,105	+ 1,151
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,943	30	3,782	- 838
Fires	42	2,297	46	1,271	+ 1,026
Ovary Cancer	43	2,144	37	2,231	- 87
Tetanus	44	2,030	57	450	+ 1,580
Skin Disease	45	1,884	50	1,131	+ 753
Encephalitis	46	1,459	59	371	+ 1,088
Alcohol	47	1,299	60	262	+ 1,037
Pancreas Cancer	48	1,290	43	1,414	- 124
Skin Cancers	49	1,261	53	853	+ 408
Epilepsy	50	1,228	44	1,353	- 125
Bladder Cancer	51	1,034	52	991	+ 43
Poisonings	52	871	56	539	+ 333
Prostate Cancer	53	787	41	1,664	- 877
Drug Use	54	692	32	2,967	- 2,275
Uterin Cancer	55	619	58	405	+ 214
Measles	56	619	19	9,021	- 8,402
Appendicitis	57	607	47	1,262	- 655
Syphilis	58	603	49	1,227	- 623
Dengue	59	367	65	161	+ 206
Hepatitis B	60	359	51	1,121	- 762
Other Neoplasms	61	247	61	243	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	62	242	74	0	+ 242
Malaria	63	212	68	45	+ 167
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	152	54	815	- 663
Multiple Sclerosis	65	135	64	179	- 44
Upper Respiratory	66	101	66	100	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	82	62	207	- 125
War	68	58	63	202	- 144
Diphtheria	69	51	72	5	+ 46
Ascariasis	70	50	69	31	+ 18
Chlamydia	71	10	70	21	- 12
Otitis Media	72	5	71	14	- 8
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	67	56	- 56
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Laos

Bangladesh

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.