BURKINA FASO VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	16,714	7	6,324	+ 10,390
Coronary Heart Disease	2	15,036	4	8,117	+ 6,920
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,169	1	16,807	- 8,638
Tuberculosis	4	5,645	20	1,968	+ 3,677
Kidney Disease	5	4,768	17	2,398	+ 2,370
Lung Disease	6	4,712	26	1,161	+ 3,551
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	4,495	3	11,887	- 7,392
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,248	16	2,609	+ 1,639
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,711	8	6,303	- 2,592
Liver Disease	10	3,393	14	2,722	+ 671
Low Birth Weight	11	3,348	5	6,809	- 3,461
Birth Trauma	12	3,232	6	6,426	- 3,194
Liver Cancer	13	3,198	24	1,309	+ 1,888
Lung Cancers	14	2,663	48	242	+ 2,421
Hypertension	15	2,577	19	2,020	+ 558
Asthma	16	2,435	27	941	+ 1,494
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	1,887	41	410	+ 1,477
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,874	10	3,515	- 1,641
Drownings	19	1,646	28	910	+ 737
Stomach Cancer	20	1,536	32	777	+ 759
Other Injuries	21	1,503	15	2,637	- 1,134
Violence	22	1,375	21	1,943	- 568
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,326	33	767	+ 559
Falls	24	1,274	31	828	+ 446
Breast Cancer	25	1,265	30	862	+ 403
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,224	39	478	+ 745
Suicide	27	1,129	22	1,521	- 392
Oral Cancer	28	1,012	49	227	+ 785
HIV/AIDS	29	907	12	3,100	- 2,193
Pertussis	30	881	34	746	+ 135
Leukemia	31	840	58	112	+ 728
Maternal Conditions	32	632	23	1,379	- 747
Oesophagus Cancer	33	619	59	101	+ 519
Lymphomas	34	610	43	280	+ 330
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	600	44	269	+ 330
Inflammatory/Heart	36	597	35	743	- 146
Cervical Cancer	37	543	18	2,122	- 1,580
Endocrine Disorders	38	539	9	4,794	- 4,255
Malnutrition	39	481	13	2,868	- 2,387
Meningitis	40	445	11	3,375	- 2,930
Parkinson's Disease	41	402	46	252	+ 150
Fires	42	314	36	704	- 390
Ovary Cancer	43	293	52	174	+ 118
Tetanus	44	277	51	181	+ 96
Skin Disease	45	257	53	174	+ 83
Encephalitis	46	199	61	83	+ 116
Alcohol	47	177	56	152	+ 26
Pancreas Cancer	48	176	57	148	+ 28
Skin Cancers	49	172	50	220	- 47
Epilepsy	50	168	40	477	- 309
Bladder Cancer	51	141	45	265	- 124
Poisonings	52	119	37	620	- 501
Prostate Cancer	53	108	38	514	- 407
Drug Use	54	95	54	172	- 77
Uterin Cancer	55	85	62	74	+ 11
Measles	56	85	25	1,196	- 1,111
Appendicitis	57	83	60	95	- 12
Syphilis	58	82	42	294	- 211
Dengue	59	50	72	0	+ 50
Hepatitis B	60	49	55	164	- 115
Other Neoplasms	61	34	67	23	+ 11
Schistosomiasis	62	33	47	249	- 216
Malaria	63	29	2	14,602	- 14,573
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	21	68	15	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	65	18	66	24	- 5
Upper Respiratory	66	14	65	48	- 34
Hepatitis C	67	11	64	58	- 47
War	68	8	29	884	- 876
Diphtheria	69	7	69	7	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	7	63	74	- 67
Chlamydia	71	1	70	3	- 2
Otitis Media	72	1	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	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	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Laos

Burkina Faso

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.