BELARUS VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	6,892	2	16,393	- 9,501
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,200	1	53,186	- 46,986
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,369	15	1,086	+ 2,282
Tuberculosis	4	2,328	37	269	+ 2,059
Kidney Disease	5	1,966	26	480	+ 1,486
Lung Disease	6	1,943	7	2,208	- 265
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,853	57	13	+ 1,841
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,752	30	373	+ 1,379
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,530	19	722	+ 808
Liver Disease	10	1,399	8	2,078	- 679
Low Birth Weight	11	1,381	47	64	+ 1,316
Birth Trauma	12	1,333	52	25	+ 1,308
Liver Cancer	13	1,319	32	363	+ 956
Lung Cancers	14	1,098	4	2,950	- 1,852
Hypertension	15	1,063	31	367	+ 696
Asthma	16	1,004	44	122	+ 882
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	778	40	235	+ 543
Congenital Anomalies	18	773	41	202	+ 571
Drownings	19	679	24	543	+ 136
Stomach Cancer	20	633	10	1,690	- 1,057
Other Injuries	21	620	14	1,099	- 479
Violence	22	567	38	255	+ 312
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	547	3	3,530	- 2,983
Falls	24	525	16	952	- 426
Breast Cancer	25	522	12	1,230	- 709
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	505	5	2,886	- 2,382
Suicide	27	465	9	2,004	- 1,539
Oral Cancer	28	417	18	901	- 483
HIV/AIDS	29	374	42	167	+ 207
Pertussis	30	363	65	0	+ 363
Leukemia	31	346	23	554	- 208
Maternal Conditions	32	261	60	2	+ 259
Oesophagus Cancer	33	255	25	493	- 238
Lymphomas	34	252	20	672	- 420
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	247	39	239	+ 8
Inflammatory/Heart	36	246	11	1,361	- 1,114
Cervical Cancer	37	224	34	303	- 80
Endocrine Disorders	38	222	43	141	+ 81
Malnutrition	39	199	53	22	+ 177
Meningitis	40	183	50	36	+ 147
Parkinson's Disease	41	166	21	621	- 456
Fires	42	129	22	620	- 491
Ovary Cancer	43	121	27	429	- 308
Tetanus	44	114	64	0	+ 114
Skin Disease	45	106	51	31	+ 75
Encephalitis	46	82	46	93	- 11
Alcohol	47	73	6	2,761	- 2,688
Pancreas Cancer	48	73	13	1,171	- 1,098
Skin Cancers	49	71	36	272	- 201
Epilepsy	50	69	45	116	- 47
Bladder Cancer	51	58	35	295	- 237
Poisonings	52	49	33	311	- 262
Prostate Cancer	53	44	17	936	- 891
Drug Use	54	39	29	389	- 350
Uterin Cancer	55	35	28	391	- 356
Measles	56	35	68	0	+ 35
Appendicitis	57	34	54	20	+ 14
Syphilis	58	34	63	1	+ 33
Dengue	59	21	71	0	+ 21
Hepatitis B	60	20	56	14	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	61	14	48	52	- 38
Schistosomiasis	62	14	74	0	+ 14
Malaria	63	12	76	0	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	9	55	15	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	65	8	49	42	- 34
Upper Respiratory	66	6	58	5	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	5	62	1	+ 4
War	68	3	59	3	- 0
Diphtheria	69	3	67	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	3	70	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	1	61	1	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	66	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	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	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

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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.