DOMINICAN REP. VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,846	2	7,882	- 37
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,058	1	14,986	- 7,928
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,835	6	2,254	+ 1,580
Tuberculosis	4	2,650	38	242	+ 2,408
Kidney Disease	5	2,238	7	2,121	+ 117
Lung Disease	6	2,212	15	1,360	+ 851
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	2,110	26	504	+ 1,606
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,994	4	2,762	- 768
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,742	3	6,937	- 5,195
Liver Disease	10	1,593	5	2,680	- 1,088
Low Birth Weight	11	1,572	13	1,532	+ 39
Birth Trauma	12	1,517	18	915	+ 603
Liver Cancer	13	1,501	21	664	+ 837
Lung Cancers	14	1,250	16	1,244	+ 6
Hypertension	15	1,210	10	1,894	- 684
Asthma	16	1,143	29	441	+ 702
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	886	36	295	+ 591
Congenital Anomalies	18	880	17	1,038	- 159
Drownings	19	773	37	248	+ 525
Stomach Cancer	20	721	24	547	+ 173
Other Injuries	21	705	19	890	- 185
Violence	22	645	9	1,917	- 1,271
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	623	11	1,808	- 1,185
Falls	24	598	30	435	+ 163
Breast Cancer	25	594	14	1,460	- 866
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	574	20	851	- 277
Suicide	27	530	25	530	+ 0
Oral Cancer	28	475	31	434	+ 41
HIV/AIDS	29	426	8	1,931	- 1,505
Pertussis	30	414	47	121	+ 293
Leukemia	31	394	32	409	- 15
Maternal Conditions	32	297	39	202	+ 94
Oesophagus Cancer	33	291	40	200	+ 90
Lymphomas	34	286	33	374	- 88
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	281	46	123	+ 159
Inflammatory/Heart	36	280	35	312	- 31
Cervical Cancer	37	255	23	560	- 306
Endocrine Disorders	38	253	22	602	- 349
Malnutrition	39	226	34	372	- 146
Meningitis	40	209	45	134	+ 75
Parkinson's Disease	41	189	28	446	- 258
Fires	42	147	44	139	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	43	137	50	89	+ 49
Tetanus	44	130	61	17	+ 113
Skin Disease	45	121	53	50	+ 71
Encephalitis	46	94	56	44	+ 49
Alcohol	47	83	48	120	- 37
Pancreas Cancer	48	83	27	456	- 373
Skin Cancers	49	81	41	172	- 91
Epilepsy	50	79	42	158	- 80
Bladder Cancer	51	66	49	92	- 26
Poisonings	52	56	55	47	+ 9
Prostate Cancer	53	50	12	1,655	- 1,604
Drug Use	54	44	43	156	- 112
Uterin Cancer	55	40	57	43	- 3
Measles	56	40	79	0	+ 40
Appendicitis	57	39	52	67	- 28
Syphilis	58	39	51	70	- 32
Dengue	59	24	64	5	+ 19
Hepatitis B	60	23	63	11	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	61	16	58	35	- 20
Schistosomiasis	62	16	59	22	- 6
Malaria	63	14	65	4	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	10	54	48	- 39
Multiple Sclerosis	65	9	62	13	- 4
Upper Respiratory	66	6	68	1	+ 5
Hepatitis C	67	5	60	17	- 12
War	68	4	67	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	3	69	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	3	70	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	1	66	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	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	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Laos

Dominican Rep.

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.