ETHIOPIA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	85,994	3	39,362	+ 46,633
Coronary Heart Disease	2	77,361	4	36,530	+ 40,831
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	42,030	1	59,931	- 17,901
Tuberculosis	4	29,045	9	21,455	+ 7,590
Kidney Disease	5	24,532	13	12,103	+ 12,429
Lung Disease	6	24,241	15	11,870	+ 12,371
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	23,126	2	44,361	- 21,235
Diabetes Mellitus	8	21,855	10	16,258	+ 5,597
Road Traffic Accidents	9	19,094	5	31,564	- 12,470
Liver Disease	10	17,457	8	27,270	- 9,813
Low Birth Weight	11	17,226	7	28,020	- 10,795
Birth Trauma	12	16,630	6	31,107	- 14,477
Liver Cancer	13	16,452	42	1,730	+ 14,722
Lung Cancers	14	13,699	38	2,202	+ 11,497
Hypertension	15	13,261	12	13,470	- 209
Asthma	16	12,526	29	4,484	+ 8,042
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	9,709	41	1,758	+ 7,951
Congenital Anomalies	18	9,642	11	15,638	- 5,995
Drownings	19	8,470	35	3,133	+ 5,337
Stomach Cancer	20	7,902	47	1,519	+ 6,383
Other Injuries	21	7,730	16	11,735	- 4,004
Violence	22	7,075	22	8,076	- 1,001
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	6,824	21	8,258	- 1,433
Falls	24	6,555	28	4,510	+ 2,044
Breast Cancer	25	6,508	20	8,485	- 1,977
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	6,296	31	3,755	+ 2,541
Suicide	27	5,807	25	6,030	- 223
Oral Cancer	28	5,209	48	1,477	+ 3,732
HIV/AIDS	29	4,667	17	11,471	- 6,805
Pertussis	30	4,533	23	6,896	- 2,363
Leukemia	31	4,320	30	4,222	+ 98
Maternal Conditions	32	3,251	18	8,887	- 5,636
Oesophagus Cancer	33	3,187	40	1,839	+ 1,348
Lymphomas	34	3,139	33	3,590	- 451
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	3,084	49	1,339	+ 1,745
Inflammatory/Heart	36	3,072	39	2,168	+ 903
Cervical Cancer	37	2,791	27	5,019	- 2,227
Endocrine Disorders	38	2,773	45	1,623	+ 1,151
Malnutrition	39	2,477	19	8,643	- 6,166
Meningitis	40	2,288	14	12,019	- 9,731
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,068	46	1,578	+ 490
Fires	42	1,614	34	3,255	- 1,641
Ovary Cancer	43	1,507	36	2,424	- 917
Tetanus	44	1,427	37	2,203	- 776
Skin Disease	45	1,324	53	904	+ 420
Encephalitis	46	1,025	63	386	+ 640
Alcohol	47	913	55	750	+ 163
Pancreas Cancer	48	906	61	488	+ 419
Skin Cancers	49	886	52	1,006	- 120
Epilepsy	50	863	44	1,625	- 762
Bladder Cancer	51	726	51	1,080	- 354
Poisonings	52	612	32	3,668	- 3,056
Prostate Cancer	53	553	50	1,244	- 691
Drug Use	54	487	60	513	- 26
Uterin Cancer	55	435	62	421	+ 14
Measles	56	435	24	6,324	- 5,889
Appendicitis	57	427	58	677	- 251
Syphilis	58	424	43	1,699	- 1,275
Dengue	59	258	73	20	+ 238
Hepatitis B	60	252	56	742	- 490
Other Neoplasms	61	174	66	148	+ 26
Schistosomiasis	62	170	54	839	- 669
Malaria	63	149	26	5,626	- 5,477
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	107	65	221	- 114
Multiple Sclerosis	65	95	70	61	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	66	71	57	709	- 638
Hepatitis C	67	58	69	115	- 57
War	68	41	64	281	- 239
Diphtheria	69	36	67	146	- 110
Ascariasis	70	35	68	130	- 95
Chlamydia	71	7	72	21	- 14
Otitis Media	72	4	71	39	- 35
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	59	579	- 579
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	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	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.