BOLIVIA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	8,931	3	7,206	+ 1,725
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,034	1	11,051	- 3,017
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,365	2	8,069	- 3,704
Tuberculosis	4	3,016	13	1,187	+ 1,830
Kidney Disease	5	2,548	4	5,879	- 3,331
Lung Disease	6	2,518	7	3,735	- 1,218
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	2,402	21	883	+ 1,519
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,270	5	4,927	- 2,657
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,983	9	2,430	- 447
Liver Disease	10	1,813	6	3,987	- 2,174
Low Birth Weight	11	1,789	12	1,265	+ 524
Birth Trauma	12	1,727	19	984	+ 743
Liver Cancer	13	1,709	25	720	+ 988
Lung Cancers	14	1,423	20	901	+ 521
Hypertension	15	1,377	10	1,927	- 549
Asthma	16	1,301	38	258	+ 1,042
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	1,008	27	678	+ 330
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,001	15	1,080	- 79
Drownings	19	880	31	406	+ 474
Stomach Cancer	20	821	23	785	+ 35
Other Injuries	21	803	11	1,279	- 476
Violence	22	735	14	1,097	- 362
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	709	8	2,479	- 1,771
Falls	24	681	17	1,066	- 386
Breast Cancer	25	676	29	482	+ 194
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	654	30	407	+ 246
Suicide	27	603	26	715	- 112
Oral Cancer	28	541	56	91	+ 450
HIV/AIDS	29	485	45	174	+ 310
Pertussis	30	471	50	121	+ 350
Leukemia	31	449	34	380	+ 69
Maternal Conditions	32	338	39	245	+ 92
Oesophagus Cancer	33	331	48	133	+ 198
Lymphomas	34	326	41	219	+ 107
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	320	37	292	+ 28
Inflammatory/Heart	36	319	35	374	- 55
Cervical Cancer	37	290	16	1,071	- 781
Endocrine Disorders	38	288	32	384	- 96
Malnutrition	39	257	18	1,031	- 774
Meningitis	40	238	49	128	+ 110
Parkinson's Disease	41	215	22	852	- 637
Fires	42	168	44	181	- 14
Ovary Cancer	43	156	54	102	+ 55
Tetanus	44	148	60	31	+ 117
Skin Disease	45	137	55	101	+ 37
Encephalitis	46	106	52	110	- 3
Alcohol	47	95	33	384	- 289
Pancreas Cancer	48	94	36	332	- 237
Skin Cancers	49	92	43	190	- 98
Epilepsy	50	90	42	199	- 110
Bladder Cancer	51	75	59	43	+ 33
Poisonings	52	64	57	66	- 2
Prostate Cancer	53	57	28	550	- 492
Drug Use	54	51	40	244	- 193
Uterin Cancer	55	45	47	151	- 106
Measles	56	45	73	0	+ 45
Appendicitis	57	44	46	156	- 112
Syphilis	58	44	53	105	- 61
Dengue	59	27	66	4	+ 22
Hepatitis B	60	26	64	6	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	61	18	58	43	- 25
Schistosomiasis	62	18	75	0	+ 18
Malaria	63	15	76	0	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	11	51	111	- 100
Multiple Sclerosis	65	10	61	22	- 12
Upper Respiratory	66	7	62	15	- 8
Hepatitis C	67	6	67	3	+ 3
War	68	4	63	9	- 5
Diphtheria	69	4	70	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	4	69	2	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	68	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	5	- 5
Chagas disease	76	0	24	755	- 755
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Laos

Bolivia

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.