CHILE VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	13,539	2	9,731	+ 3,808
Coronary Heart Disease	2	12,180	1	10,685	+ 1,495
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,617	6	3,920	+ 2,697
Tuberculosis	4	4,573	38	410	+ 4,163
Kidney Disease	5	3,862	3	4,065	- 203
Lung Disease	6	3,817	4	4,062	- 246
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	3,641	39	334	+ 3,307
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,441	10	3,177	+ 264
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,006	12	2,826	+ 180
Liver Disease	10	2,748	13	2,647	+ 101
Low Birth Weight	11	2,712	36	437	+ 2,275
Birth Trauma	12	2,618	54	87	+ 2,531
Liver Cancer	13	2,590	19	1,369	+ 1,221
Lung Cancers	14	2,157	9	3,452	- 1,296
Hypertension	15	2,088	7	3,817	- 1,729
Asthma	16	1,972	42	295	+ 1,677
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	1,529	46	223	+ 1,305
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,518	25	858	+ 660
Drownings	19	1,334	44	283	+ 1,051
Stomach Cancer	20	1,244	8	3,631	- 2,387
Other Injuries	21	1,217	21	1,310	- 93
Violence	22	1,114	29	744	+ 370
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,074	5	4,000	- 2,925
Falls	24	1,032	23	904	+ 128
Breast Cancer	25	1,025	16	1,689	- 664
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	991	11	3,022	- 2,031
Suicide	27	914	15	1,700	- 786
Oral Cancer	28	820	40	307	+ 513
HIV/AIDS	29	735	33	539	+ 195
Pertussis	30	714	68	3	+ 711
Leukemia	31	680	24	879	- 199
Maternal Conditions	32	512	63	24	+ 488
Oesophagus Cancer	33	502	30	722	- 220
Lymphomas	34	494	18	1,394	- 900
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	486	52	104	+ 381
Inflammatory/Heart	36	484	31	709	- 226
Cervical Cancer	37	439	27	780	- 340
Endocrine Disorders	38	437	22	1,286	- 850
Malnutrition	39	390	37	420	- 30
Meningitis	40	360	53	95	+ 265
Parkinson's Disease	41	326	26	790	- 464
Fires	42	254	41	295	- 41
Ovary Cancer	43	237	35	514	- 277
Tetanus	44	225	69	2	+ 223
Skin Disease	45	208	28	763	- 555
Encephalitis	46	161	70	2	+ 160
Alcohol	47	144	47	207	- 63
Pancreas Cancer	48	143	17	1,567	- 1,424
Skin Cancers	49	140	34	526	- 386
Epilepsy	50	136	43	294	- 158
Bladder Cancer	51	114	32	641	- 527
Poisonings	52	96	57	68	+ 28
Prostate Cancer	53	87	14	2,435	- 2,348
Drug Use	54	77	50	149	- 72
Uterin Cancer	55	69	45	275	- 206
Measles	56	68	75	0	+ 68
Appendicitis	57	67	59	37	+ 30
Syphilis	58	67	66	5	+ 62
Dengue	59	41	73	0	+ 41
Hepatitis B	60	40	60	30	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	61	27	20	1,358	- 1,330
Schistosomiasis	62	27	84	0	+ 27
Malaria	63	23	82	0	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	17	48	187	- 170
Multiple Sclerosis	65	15	62	27	- 12
Upper Respiratory	66	11	67	4	+ 7
Hepatitis C	67	9	61	27	- 18
War	68	6	64	14	- 7
Diphtheria	69	6	74	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	70	6	72	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	71	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	71	2	- 1
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	55	79	- 79
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	131	- 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	73	- 73
Oral conditions	82	0	65	5	- 5
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	58	38	- 38
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	49	180	- 180
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

Laos

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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.