BELIZE VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	302	4	127	+ 175
Coronary Heart Disease	2	271	1	192	+ 79
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	147	7	97	+ 51
Tuberculosis	4	102	33	9	+ 93
Kidney Disease	5	86	6	102	- 16
Lung Disease	6	85	11	46	+ 39
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	81	34	9	+ 72
Diabetes Mellitus	8	77	3	141	- 64
Road Traffic Accidents	9	67	8	88	- 21
Liver Disease	10	61	9	58	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	11	60	25	20	+ 41
Birth Trauma	12	58	32	9	+ 49
Liver Cancer	13	58	19	24	+ 34
Lung Cancers	14	48	15	30	+ 18
Hypertension	15	47	12	46	+ 1
Asthma	16	44	35	8	+ 36
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	34	38	5	+ 29
Congenital Anomalies	18	34	21	23	+ 11
Drownings	19	30	18	24	+ 6
Stomach Cancer	20	28	20	23	+ 5
Other Injuries	21	27	14	36	- 8
Violence	22	25	2	146	- 121
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	24	13	45	- 21
Falls	24	23	27	13	+ 10
Breast Cancer	25	23	23	22	+ 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	22	24	20	+ 2
Suicide	27	20	16	28	- 7
Oral Cancer	28	18	67	0	+ 18
HIV/AIDS	29	16	5	119	- 103
Pertussis	30	16	63	0	+ 16
Leukemia	31	15	39	4	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	32	11	42	2	+ 9
Oesophagus Cancer	33	11	43	2	+ 9
Lymphomas	34	11	50	1	+ 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	11	41	3	+ 7
Inflammatory/Heart	36	11	26	18	- 7
Cervical Cancer	37	10	17	28	- 18
Endocrine Disorders	38	10	22	23	- 13
Malnutrition	39	9	29	10	- 1
Meningitis	40	8	46	1	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	41	7	28	11	- 4
Fires	42	6	40	4	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	43	5	52	1	+ 4
Tetanus	44	5	59	0	+ 5
Skin Disease	45	5	37	5	- 1
Encephalitis	46	4	48	1	+ 2
Alcohol	47	3	30	10	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	48	3	31	9	- 6
Skin Cancers	49	3	66	0	+ 3
Epilepsy	50	3	36	8	- 5
Bladder Cancer	51	3	81	0	+ 3
Poisonings	52	2	45	1	+ 1
Prostate Cancer	53	2	10	47	- 45
Drug Use	54	2	47	1	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	55	2	51	1	+ 0
Measles	56	2	71	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	57	1	44	1	+ 0
Syphilis	58	1	62	0	+ 1
Dengue	59	1	55	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	60	1	56	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	61	1	53	1	- 0
Schistosomiasis	62	1	78	0	+ 1
Malaria	63	1	76	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	0	49	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	65	0	54	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	58	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	61	0	+ 0
War	68	0	60	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	64	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	57	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	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	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	79	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELIZE

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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.