DR CONGO VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	83,711	6	36,596	+ 47,115
Coronary Heart Disease	2	75,307	7	34,713	+ 40,594
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	40,914	1	73,546	- 32,632
Tuberculosis	4	28,274	2	43,759	- 15,486
Kidney Disease	5	23,881	20	9,077	+ 14,804
Lung Disease	6	23,597	14	13,527	+ 10,071
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	22,512	5	41,301	- 18,789
Diabetes Mellitus	8	21,275	16	12,902	+ 8,372
Road Traffic Accidents	9	18,587	10	30,256	- 11,669
Liver Disease	10	16,994	13	15,044	+ 1,949
Low Birth Weight	11	16,769	8	34,668	- 17,900
Birth Trauma	12	16,189	9	33,075	- 16,887
Liver Cancer	13	16,015	31	3,840	+ 12,176
Lung Cancers	14	13,335	47	1,158	+ 12,178
Hypertension	15	12,909	12	15,743	- 2,834
Asthma	16	12,193	24	7,733	+ 4,460
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	9,451	40	1,923	+ 7,528
Congenital Anomalies	18	9,386	11	16,256	- 6,870
Drownings	19	8,245	34	3,454	+ 4,792
Stomach Cancer	20	7,692	37	2,579	+ 5,113
Other Injuries	21	7,525	22	8,272	- 747
Violence	22	6,887	18	11,120	- 4,233
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	6,643	28	4,548	+ 2,096
Falls	24	6,381	33	3,483	+ 2,898
Breast Cancer	25	6,336	35	3,416	+ 2,920
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	6,129	36	2,966	+ 3,162
Suicide	27	5,653	26	5,812	- 159
Oral Cancer	28	5,070	51	1,003	+ 4,068
HIV/AIDS	29	4,543	15	13,286	- 8,743
Pertussis	30	4,412	23	7,921	- 3,509
Leukemia	31	4,205	41	1,871	+ 2,334
Maternal Conditions	32	3,164	19	10,513	- 7,348
Oesophagus Cancer	33	3,102	53	790	+ 2,312
Lymphomas	34	3,055	38	2,061	+ 994
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	3,003	43	1,728	+ 1,275
Inflammatory/Heart	36	2,990	29	4,045	- 1,055
Cervical Cancer	37	2,717	27	4,823	- 2,105
Endocrine Disorders	38	2,700	25	7,380	- 4,680
Malnutrition	39	2,411	21	8,910	- 6,499
Meningitis	40	2,227	17	11,568	- 9,341
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,013	49	1,035	+ 979
Fires	42	1,571	39	2,007	- 436
Ovary Cancer	43	1,467	58	656	+ 811
Tetanus	44	1,389	46	1,166	+ 223
Skin Disease	45	1,289	54	781	+ 508
Encephalitis	46	998	57	680	+ 318
Alcohol	47	889	60	635	+ 254
Pancreas Cancer	48	882	50	1,017	- 134
Skin Cancers	49	863	55	765	+ 97
Epilepsy	50	840	44	1,727	- 886
Bladder Cancer	51	707	65	270	+ 437
Poisonings	52	596	42	1,729	- 1,133
Prostate Cancer	53	539	30	3,948	- 3,410
Drug Use	54	474	59	638	- 165
Uterin Cancer	55	424	63	352	+ 72
Measles	56	423	3	42,254	- 41,831
Appendicitis	57	415	56	703	- 288
Syphilis	58	413	32	3,751	- 3,338
Dengue	59	251	74	1	+ 250
Hepatitis B	60	245	61	456	- 211
Other Neoplasms	61	169	67	88	+ 81
Schistosomiasis	62	166	48	1,071	- 905
Malaria	63	145	4	41,813	- 41,668
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	104	66	217	- 113
Multiple Sclerosis	65	92	71	44	+ 49
Upper Respiratory	66	69	62	370	- 301
Hepatitis C	67	56	69	69	- 12
War	68	40	45	1,658	- 1,618
Diphtheria	69	35	70	47	- 12
Ascariasis	70	34	68	80	- 46
Chlamydia	71	7	73	15	- 8
Otitis Media	72	4	72	38	- 34
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	64	347	- 347
Leishmaniasis	75	0	52	869	- 869
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Laos

DR Congo

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.