BRAZIL VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	159,622	2	123,207	+ 36,415
Coronary Heart Disease	2	143,596	1	165,788	- 22,192
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	78,015	3	94,705	- 16,690
Tuberculosis	4	53,913	40	4,895	+ 49,017
Kidney Disease	5	45,536	7	37,690	+ 7,845
Lung Disease	6	44,996	6	59,373	- 14,377
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	42,926	35	5,659	+ 37,267
Diabetes Mellitus	8	40,566	5	59,608	- 19,041
Road Traffic Accidents	9	35,442	8	33,871	+ 1,571
Liver Disease	10	32,404	13	21,422	+ 10,982
Low Birth Weight	11	31,974	33	6,881	+ 25,094
Birth Trauma	12	30,869	45	3,777	+ 27,092
Liver Cancer	13	30,538	25	11,514	+ 19,024
Lung Cancers	14	25,428	9	31,659	- 6,231
Hypertension	15	24,615	11	28,822	- 4,208
Asthma	16	23,250	48	2,595	+ 20,655
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	18,022	44	4,258	+ 13,764
Congenital Anomalies	18	17,898	23	12,317	+ 5,581
Drownings	19	15,722	39	4,937	+ 10,785
Stomach Cancer	20	14,667	17	17,992	- 3,325
Other Injuries	21	14,349	21	13,807	+ 542
Violence	22	13,132	4	68,779	- 55,647
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	12,667	10	30,717	- 18,049
Falls	24	12,167	16	18,847	- 6,680
Breast Cancer	25	12,081	14	20,759	- 8,678
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	11,686	12	23,161	- 11,475
Suicide	27	10,779	20	14,540	- 3,761
Oral Cancer	28	9,668	28	9,951	- 283
HIV/AIDS	29	8,662	22	12,558	- 3,896
Pertussis	30	8,414	75	30	+ 8,383
Leukemia	31	8,019	30	8,531	- 512
Maternal Conditions	32	6,034	53	1,507	+ 4,527
Oesophagus Cancer	33	5,915	26	10,466	- 4,551
Lymphomas	34	5,826	27	10,376	- 4,550
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	5,725	51	2,193	+ 3,532
Inflammatory/Heart	36	5,701	18	17,508	- 11,807
Cervical Cancer	37	5,181	29	9,511	- 4,330
Endocrine Disorders	38	5,148	19	16,927	- 11,779
Malnutrition	39	4,598	34	6,695	- 2,097
Meningitis	40	4,247	54	1,359	+ 2,888
Parkinson's Disease	41	3,839	41	4,770	- 931
Fires	42	2,996	58	1,028	+ 1,969
Ovary Cancer	43	2,797	43	4,355	- 1,558
Tetanus	44	2,648	71	88	+ 2,560
Skin Disease	45	2,457	31	7,179	- 4,722
Encephalitis	46	1,903	72	65	+ 1,838
Alcohol	47	1,695	32	7,121	- 5,426
Pancreas Cancer	48	1,682	24	11,999	- 10,317
Skin Cancers	49	1,645	38	5,032	- 3,386
Epilepsy	50	1,602	46	3,263	- 1,661
Bladder Cancer	51	1,348	36	5,306	- 3,958
Poisonings	52	1,137	66	317	+ 820
Prostate Cancer	53	1,027	15	19,001	- 17,974
Drug Use	54	903	49	2,467	- 1,564
Uterin Cancer	55	808	47	2,780	- 1,972
Measles	56	807	81	4	+ 804
Appendicitis	57	792	57	1,067	- 276
Syphilis	58	787	68	223	+ 564
Dengue	59	479	76	14	+ 465
Hepatitis B	60	468	59	775	- 307
Other Neoplasms	61	322	42	4,665	- 4,343
Schistosomiasis	62	316	62	593	- 277
Malaria	63	277	74	44	+ 232
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	198	61	596	- 398
Multiple Sclerosis	65	176	64	356	- 179
Upper Respiratory	66	131	67	260	- 129
Hepatitis C	67	107	52	1,955	- 1,848
War	68	76	56	1,090	- 1,014
Diphtheria	69	66	79	7	+ 60
Ascariasis	70	65	78	7	+ 58
Chlamydia	71	13	80	5	+ 7
Otitis Media	72	7	70	94	- 87
Leprosy	73	0	69	173	- 173
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	75	0	63	432	- 432
Chagas disease	76	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	78	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	661	- 661
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	86	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Laos

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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.