BOTSWANA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,778	4	1,588	+ 189
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,599	3	1,632	- 33
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	869	2	1,674	- 805
Tuberculosis	4	600	6	649	- 48
Kidney Disease	5	507	9	506	+ 1
Lung Disease	6	501	10	482	+ 19
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	478	8	527	- 49
Diabetes Mellitus	8	452	5	1,273	- 821
Road Traffic Accidents	9	395	7	608	- 214
Liver Disease	10	361	12	459	- 98
Low Birth Weight	11	356	13	447	- 91
Birth Trauma	12	344	17	261	+ 82
Liver Cancer	13	340	35	57	+ 283
Lung Cancers	14	283	39	45	+ 238
Hypertension	15	274	11	471	- 197
Asthma	16	259	18	232	+ 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	201	29	90	+ 111
Congenital Anomalies	18	199	16	287	- 88
Drownings	19	175	30	83	+ 93
Stomach Cancer	20	163	53	10	+ 153
Other Injuries	21	160	19	216	- 57
Violence	22	146	14	389	- 243
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	141	23	164	- 23
Falls	24	135	34	62	+ 74
Breast Cancer	25	135	33	68	+ 66
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	130	47	28	+ 103
Suicide	27	120	15	370	- 250
Oral Cancer	28	108	32	70	+ 38
HIV/AIDS	29	96	1	4,950	- 4,853
Pertussis	30	94	40	45	+ 49
Leukemia	31	89	51	13	+ 76
Maternal Conditions	32	67	24	118	- 51
Oesophagus Cancer	33	66	28	103	- 37
Lymphomas	34	65	31	77	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	64	43	37	+ 27
Inflammatory/Heart	36	63	20	177	- 113
Cervical Cancer	37	58	22	164	- 106
Endocrine Disorders	38	57	27	103	- 45
Malnutrition	39	51	21	171	- 120
Meningitis	40	47	25	108	- 61
Parkinson's Disease	41	43	38	47	- 4
Fires	42	33	26	108	- 75
Ovary Cancer	43	31	49	19	+ 12
Tetanus	44	29	61	6	+ 23
Skin Disease	45	27	46	30	- 3
Encephalitis	46	21	59	7	+ 14
Alcohol	47	19	45	31	- 12
Pancreas Cancer	48	19	50	16	+ 3
Skin Cancers	49	18	37	52	- 34
Epilepsy	50	18	36	56	- 38
Bladder Cancer	51	15	60	6	+ 9
Poisonings	52	13	42	42	- 30
Prostate Cancer	53	11	41	45	- 33
Drug Use	54	10	48	26	- 16
Uterin Cancer	55	9	56	9	- 0
Measles	56	9	68	0	+ 9
Appendicitis	57	9	57	8	+ 1
Syphilis	58	9	44	36	- 28
Dengue	59	5	76	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	60	5	62	6	- 1
Other Neoplasms	61	4	55	9	- 6
Schistosomiasis	62	4	54	10	- 7
Malaria	63	3	64	1	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	2	52	11	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	65	2	63	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	58	7	- 6
Hepatitis C	67	1	66	1	+ 1
War	68	1	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	1	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	1	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	65	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	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	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	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	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

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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.