CONGO VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	4,423	5	2,267	+ 2,157
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,979	4	2,494	+ 1,485
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,162	3	2,576	- 414
Tuberculosis	4	1,494	2	2,781	- 1,287
Kidney Disease	5	1,262	15	613	+ 649
Lung Disease	6	1,247	17	541	+ 706
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,189	8	1,304	- 115
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,124	10	1,050	+ 75
Road Traffic Accidents	9	982	7	1,598	- 616
Liver Disease	10	898	13	931	- 33
Low Birth Weight	11	886	9	1,283	- 397
Birth Trauma	12	855	11	997	- 142
Liver Cancer	13	846	30	169	+ 677
Lung Cancers	14	705	47	54	+ 651
Hypertension	15	682	12	933	- 250
Asthma	16	644	23	291	+ 353
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	499	35	105	+ 394
Congenital Anomalies	18	496	14	729	- 233
Drownings	19	436	36	104	+ 332
Stomach Cancer	20	406	39	88	+ 318
Other Injuries	21	398	20	333	+ 64
Violence	22	364	18	539	- 175
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	351	25	230	+ 121
Falls	24	337	33	149	+ 188
Breast Cancer	25	335	32	159	+ 176
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	324	38	89	+ 235
Suicide	27	299	19	349	- 50
Oral Cancer	28	268	54	33	+ 235
HIV/AIDS	29	240	1	4,509	- 4,269
Pertussis	30	233	21	329	- 96
Leukemia	31	222	46	57	+ 165
Maternal Conditions	32	167	16	578	- 410
Oesophagus Cancer	33	164	57	19	+ 144
Lymphomas	34	161	45	61	+ 100
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	159	43	67	+ 92
Inflammatory/Heart	36	158	26	220	- 62
Cervical Cancer	37	144	29	196	- 53
Endocrine Disorders	38	143	27	208	- 65
Malnutrition	39	127	24	272	- 144
Meningitis	40	118	22	299	- 181
Parkinson's Disease	41	106	42	69	+ 37
Fires	42	83	37	90	- 7
Ovary Cancer	43	78	48	49	+ 28
Tetanus	44	73	55	23	+ 50
Skin Disease	45	68	50	46	+ 22
Encephalitis	46	53	56	20	+ 33
Alcohol	47	47	49	46	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	48	47	52	42	+ 5
Skin Cancers	49	46	53	36	+ 10
Epilepsy	50	44	40	76	- 32
Bladder Cancer	51	37	61	15	+ 23
Poisonings	52	31	41	71	- 39
Prostate Cancer	53	28	28	198	- 169
Drug Use	54	25	44	65	- 40
Uterin Cancer	55	22	60	15	+ 8
Measles	56	22	31	159	- 137
Appendicitis	57	22	58	18	+ 3
Syphilis	58	22	34	107	- 85
Dengue	59	13	73	0	+ 13
Hepatitis B	60	13	62	14	- 2
Other Neoplasms	61	9	63	8	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	62	9	51	45	- 36
Malaria	63	8	6	1,977	- 1,969
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	5	59	15	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	65	5	66	4	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	4	64	7	- 3
Hepatitis C	67	3	67	2	+ 0
War	68	2	72	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	2	68	2	- 0
Ascariasis	70	2	69	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	70	1	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	65	7	- 7
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

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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.