COLOMBIA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	35,971	3	16,573	+ 19,398
Coronary Heart Disease	2	32,359	1	43,066	- 10,707
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	17,581	5	10,773	+ 6,807
Tuberculosis	4	12,149	32	1,272	+ 10,877
Kidney Disease	5	10,261	7	6,834	+ 3,428
Lung Disease	6	10,140	4	15,928	- 5,788
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	9,673	38	747	+ 8,926
Diabetes Mellitus	8	9,142	11	5,028	+ 4,113
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,987	6	7,765	+ 222
Liver Disease	10	7,302	19	2,426	+ 4,876
Low Birth Weight	11	7,205	23	2,095	+ 5,110
Birth Trauma	12	6,956	41	648	+ 6,308
Liver Cancer	13	6,882	24	2,065	+ 4,817
Lung Cancers	14	5,730	10	5,250	+ 480
Hypertension	15	5,547	8	6,400	- 853
Asthma	16	5,239	54	191	+ 5,048
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	4,061	39	698	+ 3,363
Congenital Anomalies	18	4,033	16	2,963	+ 1,071
Drownings	19	3,543	40	689	+ 2,854
Stomach Cancer	20	3,305	9	6,112	- 2,807
Other Injuries	21	3,234	28	1,592	+ 1,641
Violence	22	2,959	2	19,268	- 16,309
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,855	22	2,157	+ 697
Falls	24	2,742	29	1,518	+ 1,224
Breast Cancer	25	2,722	13	3,669	- 947
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	2,633	12	4,371	- 1,738
Suicide	27	2,429	26	1,965	+ 464
Oral Cancer	28	2,179	37	807	+ 1,372
HIV/AIDS	29	1,952	17	2,683	- 731
Pertussis	30	1,896	69	18	+ 1,878
Leukemia	31	1,807	21	2,208	- 401
Maternal Conditions	32	1,360	46	394	+ 966
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,333	36	835	+ 498
Lymphomas	34	1,313	18	2,603	- 1,290
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,290	63	38	+ 1,252
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,285	31	1,329	- 45
Cervical Cancer	37	1,168	20	2,266	- 1,099
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,160	30	1,367	- 207
Malnutrition	39	1,036	27	1,878	- 842
Meningitis	40	957	50	244	+ 713
Parkinson's Disease	41	865	47	383	+ 482
Fires	42	675	56	127	+ 549
Ovary Cancer	43	630	33	1,122	- 492
Tetanus	44	597	71	14	+ 583
Skin Disease	45	554	34	1,102	- 548
Encephalitis	46	429	64	38	+ 391
Alcohol	47	382	68	23	+ 359
Pancreas Cancer	48	379	25	2,022	- 1,643
Skin Cancers	49	371	35	1,028	- 658
Epilepsy	50	361	43	597	- 236
Bladder Cancer	51	304	42	609	- 305
Poisonings	52	256	61	61	+ 195
Prostate Cancer	53	231	14	3,584	- 3,353
Drug Use	54	204	44	492	- 288
Uterin Cancer	55	182	45	423	- 241
Measles	56	182	78	0	+ 182
Appendicitis	57	178	52	213	- 34
Syphilis	58	177	65	30	+ 147
Dengue	59	108	55	133	- 25
Hepatitis B	60	105	62	50	+ 55
Other Neoplasms	61	73	15	3,205	- 3,132
Schistosomiasis	62	71	77	1	+ 71
Malaria	63	62	67	26	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	45	51	242	- 197
Multiple Sclerosis	65	40	60	62	- 23
Upper Respiratory	66	30	66	27	+ 3
Hepatitis C	67	24	59	65	- 41
War	68	17	49	260	- 243
Diphtheria	69	15	80	0	+ 15
Ascariasis	70	15	76	5	+ 10
Chlamydia	71	3	81	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	2	73	7	- 6
Leprosy	73	0	72	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	7	- 7
Chagas disease	76	0	53	203	- 203
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	70	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	57	101	- 101
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.