BULGARIA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	4,920	2	21,347	- 16,427
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,426	1	36,513	- 32,087
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,405	9	1,396	+ 1,009
Tuberculosis	4	1,662	38	104	+ 1,558
Kidney Disease	5	1,404	7	1,855	- 451
Lung Disease	6	1,387	4	3,993	- 2,606
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,323	51	27	+ 1,297
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,250	11	1,344	- 94
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,092	17	647	+ 445
Liver Disease	10	999	8	1,804	- 805
Low Birth Weight	11	986	37	116	+ 869
Birth Trauma	12	951	47	40	+ 912
Liver Cancer	13	941	16	664	+ 277
Lung Cancers	14	784	5	3,288	- 2,504
Hypertension	15	759	3	5,916	- 5,157
Asthma	16	717	50	28	+ 689
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	555	30	276	+ 279
Congenital Anomalies	18	552	32	160	+ 392
Drownings	19	485	35	129	+ 356
Stomach Cancer	20	452	12	1,175	- 722
Other Injuries	21	442	21	437	+ 5
Violence	22	405	41	84	+ 320
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	390	33	147	+ 243
Falls	24	375	26	381	- 6
Breast Cancer	25	372	10	1,358	- 985
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	360	6	2,591	- 2,231
Suicide	27	332	15	681	- 349
Oral Cancer	28	298	25	408	- 110
HIV/AIDS	29	267	54	20	+ 247
Pertussis	30	259	72	0	+ 259
Leukemia	31	247	20	460	- 213
Maternal Conditions	32	186	59	6	+ 180
Oesophagus Cancer	33	182	31	195	- 13
Lymphomas	34	180	19	499	- 320
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	176	43	56	+ 120
Inflammatory/Heart	36	176	24	409	- 234
Cervical Cancer	37	160	22	422	- 262
Endocrine Disorders	38	159	34	146	+ 13
Malnutrition	39	142	67	1	+ 140
Meningitis	40	131	49	31	+ 100
Parkinson's Disease	41	118	29	284	- 165
Fires	42	92	36	124	- 32
Ovary Cancer	43	86	23	420	- 334
Tetanus	44	82	69	0	+ 81
Skin Disease	45	76	44	53	+ 23
Encephalitis	46	59	63	3	+ 55
Alcohol	47	52	46	44	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	48	52	13	1,063	- 1,011
Skin Cancers	49	51	28	328	- 278
Epilepsy	50	49	39	93	- 44
Bladder Cancer	51	42	18	637	- 595
Poisonings	52	35	48	38	- 3
Prostate Cancer	53	32	14	1,016	- 984
Drug Use	54	28	42	76	- 48
Uterin Cancer	55	25	27	369	- 345
Measles	56	25	70	0	+ 25
Appendicitis	57	24	57	7	+ 18
Syphilis	58	24	66	2	+ 23
Dengue	59	15	77	0	+ 15
Hepatitis B	60	14	53	22	- 7
Other Neoplasms	61	10	40	93	- 83
Schistosomiasis	62	10	83	0	+ 10
Malaria	63	9	81	0	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	6	60	5	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	65	5	45	52	- 46
Upper Respiratory	66	4	61	4	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	3	56	10	- 6
War	68	2	64	3	- 0
Diphtheria	69	2	73	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	79	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	68	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	65	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	58	6	- 6
Oral conditions	82	0	62	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	55	15	- 15
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	52	25	- 25
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

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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.