BENIN VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	10,661	4	5,855	+ 4,806
Coronary Heart Disease	2	9,591	5	5,397	+ 4,193
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,211	1	10,205	- 4,994
Tuberculosis	4	3,601	23	919	+ 2,682
Kidney Disease	5	3,041	13	1,929	+ 1,113
Lung Disease	6	3,005	17	1,220	+ 1,786
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	2,867	3	6,830	- 3,963
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,709	14	1,912	+ 798
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,367	8	3,162	- 795
Liver Disease	10	2,164	9	2,447	- 282
Low Birth Weight	11	2,136	6	4,908	- 2,772
Birth Trauma	12	2,062	7	3,950	- 1,888
Liver Cancer	13	2,040	40	322	+ 1,718
Lung Cancers	14	1,698	59	66	+ 1,632
Hypertension	15	1,644	19	1,088	+ 556
Asthma	16	1,553	24	891	+ 662
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	1,204	34	442	+ 761
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,195	10	2,265	- 1,069
Drownings	19	1,050	31	570	+ 480
Stomach Cancer	20	980	38	361	+ 619
Other Injuries	21	958	15	1,532	- 574
Violence	22	877	28	726	+ 151
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	846	29	715	+ 131
Falls	24	813	32	543	+ 270
Breast Cancer	25	807	27	784	+ 23
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	780	41	311	+ 469
Suicide	27	720	22	922	- 202
Oral Cancer	28	646	49	156	+ 489
HIV/AIDS	29	579	11	2,263	- 1,684
Pertussis	30	562	18	1,168	- 606
Leukemia	31	536	46	196	+ 340
Maternal Conditions	32	403	20	1,039	- 636
Oesophagus Cancer	33	395	39	326	+ 69
Lymphomas	34	389	36	387	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	382	45	197	+ 185
Inflammatory/Heart	36	381	33	457	- 76
Cervical Cancer	37	346	30	669	- 323
Endocrine Disorders	38	344	16	1,454	- 1,110
Malnutrition	39	307	21	928	- 621
Meningitis	40	284	12	1,967	- 1,683
Parkinson's Disease	41	256	43	212	+ 45
Fires	42	200	35	431	- 231
Ovary Cancer	43	187	56	86	+ 101
Tetanus	44	177	50	156	+ 21
Skin Disease	45	164	52	144	+ 20
Encephalitis	46	127	57	85	+ 42
Alcohol	47	113	58	85	+ 28
Pancreas Cancer	48	112	48	177	- 65
Skin Cancers	49	110	54	102	+ 8
Epilepsy	50	107	37	369	- 262
Bladder Cancer	51	90	61	43	+ 47
Poisonings	52	76	42	307	- 231
Prostate Cancer	53	69	25	867	- 798
Drug Use	54	60	44	197	- 137
Uterin Cancer	55	54	55	99	- 45
Measles	56	54	26	788	- 734
Appendicitis	57	53	60	45	+ 8
Syphilis	58	53	51	150	- 98
Dengue	59	32	72	0	+ 32
Hepatitis B	60	31	53	143	- 111
Other Neoplasms	61	22	63	20	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	62	21	47	183	- 162
Malaria	63	18	2	7,037	- 7,019
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	13	67	11	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	65	12	66	16	- 4
Upper Respiratory	66	9	64	17	- 8
Hepatitis C	67	7	65	17	- 10
War	68	5	69	2	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	4	68	10	- 6
Ascariasis	70	4	62	40	- 36
Chlamydia	71	1	70	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	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 BENIN

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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.