CZECH REPUBLIC VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		CZECH REPUBLIC		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,862	2	8,000	- 138
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,072	1	31,621	- 24,549
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,842	5	4,114	- 271
Tuberculosis	4	2,655	54	23	+ 2,632
Kidney Disease	5	2,243	14	1,716	+ 527
Lung Disease	6	2,216	4	4,175	- 1,959
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	2,114	38	255	+ 1,859
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,998	6	3,993	- 1,995
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,746	29	636	+ 1,110
Liver Disease	10	1,596	12	2,180	- 584
Low Birth Weight	11	1,575	46	94	+ 1,481
Birth Trauma	12	1,520	52	27	+ 1,493
Liver Cancer	13	1,504	22	927	+ 577
Lung Cancers	14	1,252	3	5,442	- 4,189
Hypertension	15	1,212	9	2,506	- 1,293
Asthma	16	1,145	41	187	+ 958
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	888	33	434	+ 454
Congenital Anomalies	18	881	42	185	+ 696
Drownings	19	774	43	152	+ 622
Stomach Cancer	20	722	18	1,090	- 368
Other Injuries	21	707	10	2,369	- 1,662
Violence	22	647	48	66	+ 581
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	624	7	3,958	- 3,334
Falls	24	599	24	733	- 133
Breast Cancer	25	595	13	1,960	- 1,365
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	576	8	3,917	- 3,342
Suicide	27	531	16	1,302	- 771
Oral Cancer	28	476	21	951	- 475
HIV/AIDS	29	427	59	8	+ 419
Pertussis	30	414	68	0	+ 414
Leukemia	31	395	19	1,088	- 693
Maternal Conditions	32	297	61	4	+ 293
Oesophagus Cancer	33	291	28	644	- 353
Lymphomas	34	287	17	1,210	- 923
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	282	37	277	+ 5
Inflammatory/Heart	36	281	25	704	- 423
Cervical Cancer	37	255	35	346	- 91
Endocrine Disorders	38	254	23	790	- 536
Malnutrition	39	226	36	299	- 72
Meningitis	40	209	53	25	+ 184
Parkinson's Disease	41	189	31	505	- 316
Fires	42	148	49	54	+ 94
Ovary Cancer	43	138	30	619	- 481
Tetanus	44	130	71	0	+ 130
Skin Disease	45	121	40	203	- 82
Encephalitis	46	94	64	1	+ 93
Alcohol	47	83	32	461	- 378
Pancreas Cancer	48	83	11	2,312	- 2,229
Skin Cancers	49	81	27	645	- 564
Epilepsy	50	79	39	246	- 167
Bladder Cancer	51	66	20	1,061	- 995
Poisonings	52	56	50	40	+ 16
Prostate Cancer	53	51	15	1,600	- 1,549
Drug Use	54	44	44	148	- 103
Uterin Cancer	55	40	34	430	- 390
Measles	56	40	70	0	+ 40
Appendicitis	57	39	57	19	+ 20
Syphilis	58	39	60	4	+ 35
Dengue	59	24	79	0	+ 24
Hepatitis B	60	23	63	2	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	61	16	26	686	- 671
Schistosomiasis	62	16	75	0	+ 16
Malaria	63	14	74	0	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	10	47	77	- 68
Multiple Sclerosis	65	9	45	117	- 109
Upper Respiratory	66	6	51	28	- 22
Hepatitis C	67	5	58	18	- 12
War	68	4	65	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	3	69	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	3	78	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	1	82	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	67	1	- 1
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	66	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	22	- 22
Oral conditions	82	0	62	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	55	23	- 23
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CZECH REPUBLIC

Laos

Czech Republic

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.