BOSNIA/HERZEG. VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	2,755	2	7,871	- 5,116
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,479	1	9,201	- 6,722
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,347	17	440	+ 907
Tuberculosis	4	931	32	93	+ 837
Kidney Disease	5	786	9	689	+ 97
Lung Disease	6	777	5	1,163	- 386
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	741	54	8	+ 733
Diabetes Mellitus	8	700	3	2,406	- 1,705
Road Traffic Accidents	9	612	16	446	+ 166
Liver Disease	10	559	10	613	- 54
Low Birth Weight	11	552	41	48	+ 504
Birth Trauma	12	533	49	14	+ 519
Liver Cancer	13	527	14	480	+ 48
Lung Cancers	14	439	4	2,076	- 1,637
Hypertension	15	425	11	546	- 121
Asthma	16	401	37	60	+ 342
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	311	30	121	+ 190
Congenital Anomalies	18	309	35	69	+ 240
Drownings	19	271	42	48	+ 224
Stomach Cancer	20	253	12	532	- 279
Other Injuries	21	248	26	157	+ 91
Violence	22	227	40	49	+ 178
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	219	6	1,144	- 925
Falls	24	210	21	267	- 57
Breast Cancer	25	209	13	528	- 319
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	202	7	998	- 797
Suicide	27	186	19	361	- 175
Oral Cancer	28	167	27	146	+ 21
HIV/AIDS	29	150	70	0	+ 150
Pertussis	30	145	59	2	+ 143
Leukemia	31	138	23	186	- 48
Maternal Conditions	32	104	58	2	+ 102
Oesophagus Cancer	33	102	31	110	- 8
Lymphomas	34	101	24	184	- 84
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	99	43	36	+ 63
Inflammatory/Heart	36	98	8	874	- 776
Cervical Cancer	37	89	29	132	- 43
Endocrine Disorders	38	89	39	53	+ 35
Malnutrition	39	79	57	2	+ 77
Meningitis	40	73	53	10	+ 64
Parkinson's Disease	41	66	20	341	- 275
Fires	42	52	38	54	- 3
Ovary Cancer	43	48	25	182	- 134
Tetanus	44	46	60	1	+ 45
Skin Disease	45	42	47	21	+ 22
Encephalitis	46	33	51	13	+ 20
Alcohol	47	29	34	90	- 61
Pancreas Cancer	48	29	15	463	- 434
Skin Cancers	49	28	28	133	- 105
Epilepsy	50	28	36	60	- 32
Bladder Cancer	51	23	22	232	- 209
Poisonings	52	20	50	13	+ 6
Prostate Cancer	53	18	18	413	- 395
Drug Use	54	16	44	25	- 10
Uterin Cancer	55	14	33	92	- 78
Measles	56	14	55	5	+ 9
Appendicitis	57	14	52	11	+ 3
Syphilis	58	14	61	1	+ 13
Dengue	59	8	74	0	+ 8
Hepatitis B	60	8	56	3	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	61	6	45	23	- 17
Schistosomiasis	62	5	77	0	+ 5
Malaria	63	5	79	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	3	48	19	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	65	3	46	22	- 19
Upper Respiratory	66	2	63	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	67	2	65	0	+ 2
War	68	1	62	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	67	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	64	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

Laos

Bosnia/Herzeg.

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.