CENTRAL AFRICA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	4,099	5	3,284	+ 815
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,688	7	2,900	+ 788
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,003	1	5,231	- 3,228
Tuberculosis	4	1,384	2	4,704	- 3,319
Kidney Disease	5	1,169	21	710	+ 459
Lung Disease	6	1,155	18	956	+ 199
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,102	3	4,684	- 3,581
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,042	15	1,141	- 100
Road Traffic Accidents	9	910	10	1,790	- 880
Liver Disease	10	832	14	1,153	- 321
Low Birth Weight	11	821	8	2,228	- 1,407
Birth Trauma	12	793	9	2,192	- 1,399
Liver Cancer	13	784	44	117	+ 668
Lung Cancers	14	653	55	47	+ 606
Hypertension	15	632	12	1,252	- 620
Asthma	16	597	20	761	- 164
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	463	27	317	+ 146
Congenital Anomalies	18	460	19	776	- 316
Drownings	19	404	34	202	+ 202
Stomach Cancer	20	377	49	65	+ 311
Other Injuries	21	368	23	621	- 252
Violence	22	337	17	1,009	- 671
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	325	33	204	+ 121
Falls	24	312	36	181	+ 131
Breast Cancer	25	310	26	344	- 34
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	300	45	116	+ 184
Suicide	27	277	24	585	- 308
Oral Cancer	28	248	46	91	+ 157
HIV/AIDS	29	222	4	3,753	- 3,530
Pertussis	30	216	31	265	- 49
Leukemia	31	206	47	88	+ 118
Maternal Conditions	32	155	13	1,174	- 1,019
Oesophagus Cancer	33	152	53	48	+ 104
Lymphomas	34	150	42	119	+ 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	147	35	194	- 47
Inflammatory/Heart	36	146	30	270	- 123
Cervical Cancer	37	133	32	230	- 97
Endocrine Disorders	38	132	25	423	- 291
Malnutrition	39	118	22	691	- 573
Meningitis	40	109	16	1,015	- 906
Parkinson's Disease	41	99	48	67	+ 31
Fires	42	77	39	142	- 65
Ovary Cancer	43	72	50	64	+ 8
Tetanus	44	68	29	280	- 212
Skin Disease	45	63	54	48	+ 15
Encephalitis	46	49	62	28	+ 21
Alcohol	47	44	52	62	- 18
Pancreas Cancer	48	43	60	37	+ 7
Skin Cancers	49	42	58	43	- 1
Epilepsy	50	41	43	119	- 78
Bladder Cancer	51	35	64	23	+ 11
Poisonings	52	29	40	134	- 105
Prostate Cancer	53	26	38	156	- 130
Drug Use	54	23	57	44	- 21
Uterin Cancer	55	21	65	20	+ 1
Measles	56	21	11	1,625	- 1,604
Appendicitis	57	20	51	62	- 41
Syphilis	58	20	41	120	- 100
Dengue	59	12	74	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	60	12	61	33	- 21
Other Neoplasms	61	8	70	5	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	62	8	37	169	- 161
Malaria	63	7	6	3,279	- 3,272
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	5	66	15	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	65	5	72	4	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	3	63	24	- 21
Hepatitis C	67	3	69	6	- 3
War	68	2	28	314	- 312
Diphtheria	69	2	67	11	- 9
Ascariasis	70	2	71	5	- 3
Chlamydia	71	0	73	2	- 2
Otitis Media	72	0	68	6	- 6
Leprosy	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	59	40	- 40
Leishmaniasis	75	0	56	46	- 46
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	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	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Laos

Central Africa

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.