BELGIUM VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	8,688	3	7,408	+ 1,281
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,816	1	15,281	- 7,464
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,246	6	5,677	- 1,431
Tuberculosis	4	2,935	54	46	+ 2,889
Kidney Disease	5	2,479	8	2,952	- 473
Lung Disease	6	2,449	5	6,438	- 3,989
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	2,337	33	418	+ 1,919
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,208	20	1,269	+ 939
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,929	29	666	+ 1,263
Liver Disease	10	1,764	17	1,433	+ 331
Low Birth Weight	11	1,740	50	70	+ 1,671
Birth Trauma	12	1,680	53	47	+ 1,633
Liver Cancer	13	1,662	24	976	+ 687
Lung Cancers	14	1,384	4	6,777	- 5,393
Hypertension	15	1,340	27	740	+ 600
Asthma	16	1,266	46	128	+ 1,138
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	981	42	213	+ 768
Congenital Anomalies	18	974	40	282	+ 692
Drownings	19	856	47	79	+ 777
Stomach Cancer	20	798	26	863	- 65
Other Injuries	21	781	11	2,006	- 1,225
Violence	22	715	44	149	+ 565
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	689	2	9,416	- 8,726
Falls	24	662	15	1,756	- 1,093
Breast Cancer	25	658	9	2,587	- 1,929
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	636	7	3,329	- 2,693
Suicide	27	587	10	2,111	- 1,524
Oral Cancer	28	526	28	675	- 148
HIV/AIDS	29	471	57	36	+ 435
Pertussis	30	458	68	1	+ 457
Leukemia	31	436	21	1,199	- 763
Maternal Conditions	32	328	64	6	+ 322
Oesophagus Cancer	33	322	25	898	- 576
Lymphomas	34	317	16	1,552	- 1,235
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	312	37	293	+ 19
Inflammatory/Heart	36	310	23	1,060	- 750
Cervical Cancer	37	282	41	243	+ 39
Endocrine Disorders	38	280	18	1,432	- 1,151
Malnutrition	39	250	38	291	- 40
Meningitis	40	231	58	28	+ 203
Parkinson's Disease	41	209	19	1,378	- 1,169
Fires	42	163	48	75	+ 88
Ovary Cancer	43	152	30	653	- 500
Tetanus	44	144	78	0	+ 144
Skin Disease	45	134	35	380	- 246
Encephalitis	46	104	66	1	+ 102
Alcohol	47	92	32	500	- 407
Pancreas Cancer	48	92	14	1,809	- 1,718
Skin Cancers	49	90	31	522	- 433
Epilepsy	50	87	36	348	- 261
Bladder Cancer	51	73	22	1,078	- 1,005
Poisonings	52	62	55	41	+ 21
Prostate Cancer	53	56	13	1,824	- 1,768
Drug Use	54	49	39	287	- 238
Uterin Cancer	55	44	34	384	- 340
Measles	56	44	79	0	+ 44
Appendicitis	57	43	62	17	+ 26
Syphilis	58	43	70	0	+ 43
Dengue	59	26	83	0	+ 26
Hepatitis B	60	25	63	17	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	61	18	12	1,828	- 1,810
Schistosomiasis	62	17	76	0	+ 17
Malaria	63	15	75	0	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	11	49	73	- 62
Multiple Sclerosis	65	10	45	147	- 137
Upper Respiratory	66	7	59	22	- 15
Hepatitis C	67	6	52	53	- 47
War	68	4	67	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	4	69	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	70	4	82	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	65	2	- 1
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	40	- 40
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	43	199	- 199
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Laos

Belgium

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.