COTE D IVOIRE VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		COTE D IVOIRE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	21,748	6	10,048	+ 11,700
Coronary Heart Disease	2	19,565	4	11,073	+ 8,491
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	10,629	1	21,327	- 10,697
Tuberculosis	4	7,346	10	5,521	+ 1,825
Kidney Disease	5	6,204	13	4,151	+ 2,053
Lung Disease	6	6,131	19	2,296	+ 3,834
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	5,849	3	11,257	- 5,408
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,527	14	4,144	+ 1,383
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,829	9	6,202	- 1,373
Liver Disease	10	4,415	12	4,720	- 305
Low Birth Weight	11	4,356	5	10,784	- 6,428
Birth Trauma	12	4,206	8	9,380	- 5,174
Liver Cancer	13	4,161	30	1,118	+ 3,043
Lung Cancers	14	3,465	50	272	+ 3,192
Hypertension	15	3,354	23	1,916	+ 1,438
Asthma	16	3,168	24	1,665	+ 1,502
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	2,455	37	812	+ 1,643
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,439	11	5,208	- 2,770
Drownings	19	2,142	28	1,232	+ 911
Stomach Cancer	20	1,998	42	468	+ 1,530
Other Injuries	21	1,955	16	3,283	- 1,328
Violence	22	1,789	17	2,955	- 1,165
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,726	32	1,026	+ 700
Falls	24	1,658	29	1,207	+ 450
Breast Cancer	25	1,646	27	1,330	+ 316
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,592	41	555	+ 1,037
Suicide	27	1,469	20	2,288	- 820
Oral Cancer	28	1,317	48	280	+ 1,037
HIV/AIDS	29	1,180	2	12,791	- 11,611
Pertussis	30	1,146	18	2,908	- 1,761
Leukemia	31	1,093	57	147	+ 945
Maternal Conditions	32	822	21	1,958	- 1,136
Oesophagus Cancer	33	806	58	88	+ 718
Lymphomas	34	794	40	593	+ 201
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	780	46	327	+ 453
Inflammatory/Heart	36	777	34	915	- 138
Cervical Cancer	37	706	26	1,439	- 733
Endocrine Disorders	38	701	22	1,925	- 1,223
Malnutrition	39	626	31	1,081	- 455
Meningitis	40	579	15	3,303	- 2,725
Parkinson's Disease	41	523	43	412	+ 111
Fires	42	408	35	893	- 485
Ovary Cancer	43	381	51	256	+ 126
Tetanus	44	361	44	398	- 37
Skin Disease	45	335	49	277	+ 58
Encephalitis	46	259	54	178	+ 82
Alcohol	47	231	52	218	+ 13
Pancreas Cancer	48	229	47	293	- 63
Skin Cancers	49	224	56	149	+ 75
Epilepsy	50	218	36	829	- 611
Bladder Cancer	51	184	59	86	+ 97
Poisonings	52	155	39	655	- 500
Prostate Cancer	53	140	25	1,478	- 1,338
Drug Use	54	123	38	784	- 661
Uterin Cancer	55	110	55	154	- 44
Measles	56	110	69	12	+ 98
Appendicitis	57	108	60	80	+ 28
Syphilis	58	107	33	984	- 877
Dengue	59	65	73	0	+ 65
Hepatitis B	60	64	53	201	- 137
Other Neoplasms	61	44	62	42	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	62	43	45	376	- 333
Malaria	63	38	7	9,478	- 9,440
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	27	66	19	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	65	24	64	30	- 5
Upper Respiratory	66	18	63	32	- 14
Hepatitis C	67	15	67	18	- 4
War	68	10	65	29	- 18
Diphtheria	69	9	68	18	- 9
Ascariasis	70	9	61	48	- 39
Chlamydia	71	2	71	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	1	72	0	+ 1
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	4	- 4
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	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	82	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 COTE D IVOIRE

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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.