ECUADOR VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	13,282	3	5,429	+ 7,853
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,948	1	9,805	+ 2,144
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,491	4	5,083	+ 1,409
Tuberculosis	4	4,486	29	574	+ 3,912
Kidney Disease	5	3,789	2	6,184	- 2,395
Lung Disease	6	3,744	8	2,576	+ 1,168
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	3,572	34	410	+ 3,161
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,375	5	4,321	- 946
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,949	6	3,490	- 541
Liver Disease	10	2,696	7	3,330	- 634
Low Birth Weight	11	2,661	16	1,172	+ 1,489
Birth Trauma	12	2,569	38	302	+ 2,266
Liver Cancer	13	2,541	21	954	+ 1,587
Lung Cancers	14	2,116	20	1,075	+ 1,041
Hypertension	15	2,048	10	2,507	- 459
Asthma	16	1,935	53	85	+ 1,849
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	1,500	33	417	+ 1,083
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,489	13	1,335	+ 154
Drownings	19	1,308	32	470	+ 838
Stomach Cancer	20	1,220	11	2,089	- 868
Other Injuries	21	1,194	17	1,161	+ 33
Violence	22	1,093	15	1,210	- 117
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,054	9	2,565	- 1,511
Falls	24	1,012	18	1,114	- 102
Breast Cancer	25	1,005	25	825	+ 180
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	972	19	1,109	- 137
Suicide	27	897	14	1,326	- 429
Oral Cancer	28	804	45	166	+ 639
HIV/AIDS	29	721	27	609	+ 111
Pertussis	30	700	56	79	+ 621
Leukemia	31	667	23	882	- 214
Maternal Conditions	32	502	46	164	+ 338
Oesophagus Cancer	33	492	42	180	+ 312
Lymphomas	34	485	22	883	- 398
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	476	47	163	+ 314
Inflammatory/Heart	36	474	36	308	+ 167
Cervical Cancer	37	431	24	840	- 409
Endocrine Disorders	38	428	31	507	- 78
Malnutrition	39	383	28	578	- 196
Meningitis	40	353	52	90	+ 264
Parkinson's Disease	41	319	26	658	- 339
Fires	42	249	43	175	+ 74
Ovary Cancer	43	233	35	322	- 90
Tetanus	44	220	62	9	+ 211
Skin Disease	45	204	51	103	+ 102
Encephalitis	46	158	55	82	+ 76
Alcohol	47	141	39	280	- 139
Pancreas Cancer	48	140	30	562	- 422
Skin Cancers	49	137	37	308	- 171
Epilepsy	50	133	40	273	- 139
Bladder Cancer	51	112	44	168	- 56
Poisonings	52	95	58	59	+ 36
Prostate Cancer	53	85	12	1,362	- 1,276
Drug Use	54	75	41	214	- 139
Uterin Cancer	55	67	48	129	- 61
Measles	56	67	72	0	+ 67
Appendicitis	57	66	50	110	- 45
Syphilis	58	65	54	85	- 19
Dengue	59	40	61	10	+ 30
Hepatitis B	60	39	64	3	+ 36
Other Neoplasms	61	27	57	64	- 37
Schistosomiasis	62	26	75	0	+ 26
Malaria	63	23	77	0	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	16	49	124	- 107
Multiple Sclerosis	65	15	60	18	- 3
Upper Respiratory	66	11	63	8	+ 3
Hepatitis C	67	9	67	1	+ 8
War	68	6	66	2	+ 5
Diphtheria	69	6	69	1	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	5	65	2	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	1	68	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	59	21	- 21
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

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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.