EL SALVADOR VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	4,808	5	1,595	+ 3,213
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,326	1	5,814	- 1,488
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,350	4	2,418	- 68
Tuberculosis	4	1,624	46	60	+ 1,564
Kidney Disease	5	1,372	3	4,726	- 3,354
Lung Disease	6	1,355	6	1,493	- 137
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,293	27	199	+ 1,094
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,222	7	1,385	- 163
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,068	8	1,347	- 279
Liver Disease	10	976	10	797	+ 179
Low Birth Weight	11	963	19	317	+ 646
Birth Trauma	12	930	37	121	+ 809
Liver Cancer	13	920	16	355	+ 565
Lung Cancers	14	766	23	290	+ 476
Hypertension	15	741	31	146	+ 595
Asthma	16	700	35	122	+ 578
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	543	30	157	+ 386
Congenital Anomalies	18	539	14	449	+ 90
Drownings	19	474	33	137	+ 337
Stomach Cancer	20	442	11	702	- 260
Other Injuries	21	432	38	95	+ 337
Violence	22	396	2	5,485	- 5,090
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	382	18	320	+ 62
Falls	24	366	24	243	+ 124
Breast Cancer	25	364	22	291	+ 72
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	352	20	315	+ 37
Suicide	27	325	15	391	- 66
Oral Cancer	28	291	39	94	+ 197
HIV/AIDS	29	261	9	842	- 581
Pertussis	30	253	52	32	+ 221
Leukemia	31	242	21	312	- 70
Maternal Conditions	32	182	53	26	+ 155
Oesophagus Cancer	33	178	41	80	+ 98
Lymphomas	34	175	28	186	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	172	65	6	+ 166
Inflammatory/Heart	36	172	42	78	+ 94
Cervical Cancer	37	156	13	451	- 295
Endocrine Disorders	38	155	25	223	- 68
Malnutrition	39	139	26	214	- 76
Meningitis	40	128	51	36	+ 92
Parkinson's Disease	41	116	44	70	+ 46
Fires	42	90	54	21	+ 69
Ovary Cancer	43	84	40	93	- 9
Tetanus	44	80	60	11	+ 69
Skin Disease	45	74	36	121	- 47
Encephalitis	46	57	63	7	+ 50
Alcohol	47	51	12	648	- 597
Pancreas Cancer	48	51	29	161	- 110
Skin Cancers	49	50	47	60	- 10
Epilepsy	50	48	48	50	- 2
Bladder Cancer	51	41	49	42	- 1
Poisonings	52	34	57	15	+ 19
Prostate Cancer	53	31	17	328	- 298
Drug Use	54	27	43	74	- 46
Uterin Cancer	55	24	50	39	- 15
Measles	56	24	76	0	+ 24
Appendicitis	57	24	56	18	+ 6
Syphilis	58	24	58	14	+ 10
Dengue	59	14	61	9	+ 5
Hepatitis B	60	14	66	5	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	61	10	32	145	- 135
Schistosomiasis	62	10	82	0	+ 10
Malaria	63	8	80	0	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	6	59	14	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	65	5	64	7	- 2
Upper Respiratory	66	4	62	9	- 5
Hepatitis C	67	3	75	0	+ 3
War	68	2	70	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	2	74	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	72	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	55	18	- 18
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	69	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	45	64	- 64
Oral conditions	82	0	68	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	67	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	34	131	- 131
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EL SALVADOR

Laos

El Salvador

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.