CHINA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,027,174	1	2,043,210	- 1,016,037
Coronary Heart Disease	2	924,048	2	1,771,525	- 847,478
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	502,032	12	183,342	+ 318,690
Tuberculosis	4	346,931	32	34,802	+ 312,128
Kidney Disease	5	293,024	11	192,302	+ 100,721
Lung Disease	6	289,549	3	968,607	- 679,057
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	276,231	50	8,719	+ 267,512
Diabetes Mellitus	8	261,047	14	161,672	+ 99,375
Road Traffic Accidents	9	228,070	8	250,272	- 22,201
Liver Disease	10	208,520	15	145,603	+ 62,917
Low Birth Weight	11	205,757	40	21,631	+ 184,126
Birth Trauma	12	198,641	43	17,644	+ 180,997
Liver Cancer	13	196,515	13	180,952	+ 15,563
Lung Cancers	14	163,630	4	714,311	- 550,680
Hypertension	15	158,396	7	301,183	- 142,786
Asthma	16	149,613	39	23,147	+ 126,466
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	115,972	30	37,723	+ 78,249
Congenital Anomalies	18	115,174	31	36,613	+ 78,561
Drownings	19	101,174	26	52,807	+ 48,367
Stomach Cancer	20	94,382	5	398,439	- 304,057
Other Injuries	21	92,337	25	54,087	+ 38,249
Violence	22	84,505	47	11,115	+ 73,390
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	81,515	6	304,455	- 222,940
Falls	24	78,292	16	138,878	- 60,586
Breast Cancer	25	77,740	19	92,757	- 15,017
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	75,200	9	248,388	- 173,189
Suicide	27	69,366	17	116,324	- 46,958
Oral Cancer	28	62,217	24	54,695	+ 7,521
HIV/AIDS	29	55,740	34	28,746	+ 26,995
Pertussis	30	54,142	64	484	+ 53,658
Leukemia	31	51,603	22	58,145	- 6,542
Maternal Conditions	32	38,829	54	3,596	+ 35,233
Oesophagus Cancer	33	38,063	10	242,891	- 204,827
Lymphomas	34	37,490	23	57,838	- 20,349
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	36,842	21	65,350	- 28,508
Inflammatory/Heart	36	36,688	33	29,954	+ 6,735
Cervical Cancer	37	33,340	27	51,650	- 18,310
Endocrine Disorders	38	33,127	37	25,613	+ 7,514
Malnutrition	39	29,588	44	12,995	+ 16,593
Meningitis	40	27,329	51	5,704	+ 21,626
Parkinson's Disease	41	24,704	20	70,699	- 45,995
Fires	42	19,281	48	10,498	+ 8,783
Ovary Cancer	43	17,998	35	28,078	- 10,080
Tetanus	44	17,040	63	491	+ 16,549
Skin Disease	45	15,813	52	5,222	+ 10,591
Encephalitis	46	12,248	55	2,796	+ 9,451
Alcohol	47	10,906	42	19,071	- 8,166
Pancreas Cancer	48	10,825	18	111,537	- 100,712
Skin Cancers	49	10,588	41	19,669	- 9,081
Epilepsy	50	10,309	46	11,365	- 1,056
Bladder Cancer	51	8,675	29	37,873	- 29,198
Poisonings	52	7,314	36	25,762	- 18,448
Prostate Cancer	53	6,609	28	51,056	- 44,447
Drug Use	54	5,812	38	24,214	- 18,401
Uterin Cancer	55	5,199	45	11,751	- 6,552
Measles	56	5,195	62	558	+ 4,638
Appendicitis	57	5,096	60	1,468	+ 3,628
Syphilis	58	5,065	58	1,824	+ 3,242
Dengue	59	3,081	70	12	+ 3,069
Hepatitis B	60	3,009	56	2,757	+ 252
Other Neoplasms	61	2,074	53	4,374	- 2,300
Schistosomiasis	62	2,031	65	400	+ 1,631
Malaria	63	1,780	75	0	+ 1,780
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1,276	49	10,108	- 8,832
Multiple Sclerosis	65	1,135	59	1,734	- 599
Upper Respiratory	66	845	57	2,663	- 1,818
Hepatitis C	67	688	66	86	+ 602
War	68	491	61	900	- 410
Diphtheria	69	426	71	11	+ 415
Ascariasis	70	419	68	34	+ 385
Chlamydia	71	80	67	55	+ 25
Otitis Media	72	46	69	15	+ 30
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Laos

China

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.