CANADA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	28,141	5	14,159	+ 13,982
Coronary Heart Disease	2	25,316	1	40,063	- 14,748
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,754	7	7,431	+ 6,323
Tuberculosis	4	9,505	58	97	+ 9,407
Kidney Disease	5	8,028	14	4,578	+ 3,450
Lung Disease	6	7,933	4	14,212	- 6,280
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	7,568	36	840	+ 6,727
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,152	9	5,718	+ 1,434
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,248	28	1,998	+ 4,251
Liver Disease	10	5,713	17	3,624	+ 2,089
Low Birth Weight	11	5,637	42	553	+ 5,084
Birth Trauma	12	5,442	50	193	+ 5,249
Liver Cancer	13	5,384	20	3,113	+ 2,271
Lung Cancers	14	4,483	3	20,937	- 16,454
Hypertension	15	4,340	22	2,563	+ 1,777
Asthma	16	4,099	49	262	+ 3,837
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	3,177	43	442	+ 2,735
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,155	35	1,081	+ 2,074
Drownings	19	2,772	48	283	+ 2,489
Stomach Cancer	20	2,586	26	2,177	+ 408
Other Injuries	21	2,530	24	2,392	+ 137
Violence	22	2,315	40	605	+ 1,710
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,233	2	30,970	- 28,736
Falls	24	2,145	12	4,829	- 2,684
Breast Cancer	25	2,130	8	5,910	- 3,780
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	2,060	6	9,651	- 7,591
Suicide	27	1,900	15	4,417	- 2,516
Oral Cancer	28	1,705	32	1,592	+ 112
HIV/AIDS	29	1,527	53	163	+ 1,364
Pertussis	30	1,483	69	1	+ 1,483
Leukemia	31	1,414	21	3,098	- 1,684
Maternal Conditions	32	1,064	64	45	+ 1,019
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,043	25	2,230	- 1,187
Lymphomas	34	1,027	10	5,146	- 4,119
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,009	39	636	+ 374
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,005	27	2,060	- 1,055
Cervical Cancer	37	913	41	578	+ 335
Endocrine Disorders	38	908	19	3,233	- 2,325
Malnutrition	39	811	51	192	+ 618
Meningitis	40	749	59	68	+ 680
Parkinson's Disease	41	677	18	3,359	- 2,682
Fires	42	528	52	192	+ 336
Ovary Cancer	43	493	29	1,902	- 1,409
Tetanus	44	467	71	0	+ 466
Skin Disease	45	433	38	679	- 246
Encephalitis	46	336	68	3	+ 333
Alcohol	47	299	33	1,491	- 1,192
Pancreas Cancer	48	297	11	5,057	- 4,761
Skin Cancers	49	290	30	1,756	- 1,466
Epilepsy	50	282	44	384	- 102
Bladder Cancer	51	238	23	2,521	- 2,283
Poisonings	52	200	56	121	+ 79
Prostate Cancer	53	181	13	4,711	- 4,530
Drug Use	54	159	16	3,686	- 3,527
Uterin Cancer	55	142	34	1,183	- 1,040
Measles	56	142	74	0	+ 142
Appendicitis	57	140	62	49	+ 90
Syphilis	58	139	67	5	+ 134
Dengue	59	84	72	0	+ 84
Hepatitis B	60	82	60	66	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	61	57	31	1,679	- 1,622
Schistosomiasis	62	56	78	0	+ 56
Malaria	63	49	76	0	+ 49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	35	47	322	- 287
Multiple Sclerosis	65	31	37	692	- 661
Upper Respiratory	66	23	63	47	- 24
Hepatitis C	67	19	45	363	- 344
War	68	13	65	21	- 8
Diphtheria	69	12	73	0	+ 12
Ascariasis	70	11	82	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	71	2	83	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	1	66	8	- 6
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	143	- 143
Oral conditions	82	0	61	51	- 51
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	118	- 118
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	343	- 343
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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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.