CAMEROON VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	22,462	5	11,199	+ 11,263
Coronary Heart Disease	2	20,207	6	10,695	+ 9,512
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	10,978	1	19,694	- 8,716
Tuberculosis	4	7,587	10	7,414	+ 172
Kidney Disease	5	6,408	13	5,140	+ 1,268
Lung Disease	6	6,332	20	2,310	+ 4,022
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	6,041	3	11,849	- 5,808
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,709	11	5,468	+ 241
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,987	9	7,810	- 2,822
Liver Disease	10	4,560	14	4,531	+ 29
Low Birth Weight	11	4,500	8	7,950	- 3,451
Birth Trauma	12	4,344	7	8,243	- 3,899
Liver Cancer	13	4,297	37	875	+ 3,422
Lung Cancers	14	3,578	51	301	+ 3,278
Hypertension	15	3,464	22	2,035	+ 1,428
Asthma	16	3,272	25	1,619	+ 1,652
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	2,536	40	754	+ 1,782
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,519	12	5,258	- 2,739
Drownings	19	2,212	29	1,178	+ 1,034
Stomach Cancer	20	2,064	45	458	+ 1,606
Other Injuries	21	2,019	16	3,289	- 1,270
Violence	22	1,848	24	1,666	+ 182
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,783	31	1,157	+ 626
Falls	24	1,712	27	1,235	+ 477
Breast Cancer	25	1,700	23	1,874	- 174
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,644	43	569	+ 1,075
Suicide	27	1,517	19	2,333	- 816
Oral Cancer	28	1,361	39	845	+ 515
HIV/AIDS	29	1,219	2	13,888	- 12,669
Pertussis	30	1,184	21	2,288	- 1,104
Leukemia	31	1,128	54	275	+ 854
Maternal Conditions	32	849	17	2,615	- 1,766
Oesophagus Cancer	33	832	59	135	+ 697
Lymphomas	34	820	44	489	+ 331
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	806	49	323	+ 482
Inflammatory/Heart	36	802	33	986	- 184
Cervical Cancer	37	729	26	1,582	- 853
Endocrine Disorders	38	724	18	2,474	- 1,750
Malnutrition	39	647	28	1,218	- 571
Meningitis	40	598	15	3,441	- 2,843
Parkinson's Disease	41	540	46	449	+ 91
Fires	42	422	36	908	- 487
Ovary Cancer	43	394	50	303	+ 91
Tetanus	44	373	55	223	+ 150
Skin Disease	45	346	48	324	+ 22
Encephalitis	46	268	58	187	+ 81
Alcohol	47	238	57	198	+ 41
Pancreas Cancer	48	237	52	290	- 53
Skin Cancers	49	232	56	204	+ 27
Epilepsy	50	225	38	867	- 641
Bladder Cancer	51	190	62	65	+ 125
Poisonings	52	160	41	666	- 506
Prostate Cancer	53	145	34	940	- 795
Drug Use	54	127	35	928	- 801
Uterin Cancer	55	114	60	75	+ 39
Measles	56	114	32	1,028	- 914
Appendicitis	57	111	61	72	+ 39
Syphilis	58	111	30	1,170	- 1,059
Dengue	59	67	73	0	+ 67
Hepatitis B	60	66	47	336	- 270
Other Neoplasms	61	45	63	49	- 3
Schistosomiasis	62	44	53	288	- 243
Malaria	63	39	4	11,233	- 11,194
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	28	68	26	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	65	25	64	41	- 16
Upper Respiratory	66	18	70	19	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	15	66	27	- 12
War	68	11	42	643	- 633
Diphtheria	69	9	67	26	- 17
Ascariasis	70	9	65	30	- 21
Chlamydia	71	2	72	4	- 3
Otitis Media	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	71	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	20	- 20
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	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	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

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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.