COMOROS VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	653	3	356	+ 297
Coronary Heart Disease	2	587	4	349	+ 239
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	319	1	594	- 275
Tuberculosis	4	221	19	79	+ 142
Kidney Disease	5	186	14	101	+ 85
Lung Disease	6	184	17	83	+ 101
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	176	2	363	- 188
Diabetes Mellitus	8	166	9	136	+ 30
Road Traffic Accidents	9	145	6	226	- 81
Liver Disease	10	133	8	160	- 27
Low Birth Weight	11	131	5	328	- 198
Birth Trauma	12	126	7	211	- 85
Liver Cancer	13	125	28	29	+ 96
Lung Cancers	14	104	60	1	+ 103
Hypertension	15	101	12	115	- 14
Asthma	16	95	21	49	+ 46
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	74	34	21	+ 53
Congenital Anomalies	18	73	10	131	- 57
Drownings	19	64	25	35	+ 30
Stomach Cancer	20	60	45	11	+ 49
Other Injuries	21	59	16	90	- 31
Violence	22	54	20	63	- 10
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	52	23	46	+ 5
Falls	24	50	32	26	+ 24
Breast Cancer	25	49	33	23	+ 27
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	48	39	19	+ 29
Suicide	27	44	24	46	- 2
Oral Cancer	28	40	41	15	+ 24
HIV/AIDS	29	35	76	0	+ 35
Pertussis	30	34	18	80	- 46
Leukemia	31	33	57	3	+ 30
Maternal Conditions	32	25	22	47	- 22
Oesophagus Cancer	33	24	26	34	- 9
Lymphomas	34	24	37	19	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	23	47	10	+ 13
Inflammatory/Heart	36	23	31	26	- 3
Cervical Cancer	37	21	13	104	- 83
Endocrine Disorders	38	21	36	19	+ 2
Malnutrition	39	19	15	96	- 77
Meningitis	40	17	11	115	- 98
Parkinson's Disease	41	16	44	11	+ 4
Fires	42	12	30	27	- 15
Ovary Cancer	43	11	56	3	+ 8
Tetanus	44	11	43	12	- 1
Skin Disease	45	10	48	9	+ 1
Encephalitis	46	8	54	4	+ 4
Alcohol	47	7	51	6	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	48	7	82	0	+ 7
Skin Cancers	49	7	42	12	- 6
Epilepsy	50	7	40	17	- 11
Bladder Cancer	51	6	46	10	- 5
Poisonings	52	5	35	20	- 15
Prostate Cancer	53	4	27	33	- 29
Drug Use	54	4	49	7	- 3
Uterin Cancer	55	3	55	3	+ 0
Measles	56	3	78	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	57	3	50	6	- 3
Syphilis	58	3	38	19	- 16
Dengue	59	2	68	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	60	2	52	5	- 3
Other Neoplasms	61	1	59	1	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	62	1	75	0	+ 1
Malaria	63	1	29	29	- 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	58	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	65	1	62	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	1	53	4	- 4
Hepatitis C	67	0	61	1	- 1
War	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	63	0	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

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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.