FINLAND VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	4,081	3	4,115	- 34
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,672	2	9,831	- 6,159
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,995	21	436	+ 1,559
Tuberculosis	4	1,378	46	32	+ 1,346
Kidney Disease	5	1,164	26	342	+ 822
Lung Disease	6	1,150	8	1,289	- 139
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,098	52	15	+ 1,082
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,037	22	418	+ 619
Road Traffic Accidents	9	906	33	215	+ 691
Liver Disease	10	829	10	1,068	- 240
Low Birth Weight	11	818	48	26	+ 791
Birth Trauma	12	789	56	8	+ 781
Liver Cancer	13	781	16	545	+ 236
Lung Cancers	14	650	4	2,312	- 1,662
Hypertension	15	629	5	2,030	- 1,401
Asthma	16	594	40	85	+ 510
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	461	36	151	+ 309
Congenital Anomalies	18	458	35	192	+ 266
Drownings	19	402	37	106	+ 296
Stomach Cancer	20	375	19	447	- 72
Other Injuries	21	367	20	437	- 70
Violence	22	336	43	64	+ 271
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	324	1	11,120	- 10,796
Falls	24	311	7	1,325	- 1,014
Breast Cancer	25	309	12	948	- 639
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	299	6	1,433	- 1,134
Suicide	27	276	15	846	- 571
Oral Cancer	28	247	34	207	+ 40
HIV/AIDS	29	221	59	6	+ 216
Pertussis	30	215	69	0	+ 215
Leukemia	31	205	24	371	- 166
Maternal Conditions	32	154	64	2	+ 153
Oesophagus Cancer	33	151	27	320	- 169
Lymphomas	34	149	14	851	- 702
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	146	50	19	+ 127
Inflammatory/Heart	36	146	17	518	- 372
Cervical Cancer	37	132	44	62	+ 70
Endocrine Disorders	38	132	31	257	- 125
Malnutrition	39	118	57	7	+ 111
Meningitis	40	109	55	9	+ 99
Parkinson's Disease	41	98	13	853	- 755
Fires	42	77	45	62	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	43	72	25	344	- 273
Tetanus	44	68	70	0	+ 68
Skin Disease	45	63	47	27	+ 36
Encephalitis	46	49	66	0	+ 48
Alcohol	47	43	18	464	- 421
Pancreas Cancer	48	43	9	1,247	- 1,204
Skin Cancers	49	42	29	297	- 255
Epilepsy	50	41	38	104	- 63
Bladder Cancer	51	34	28	308	- 274
Poisonings	52	29	49	25	+ 4
Prostate Cancer	53	26	11	970	- 944
Drug Use	54	23	30	269	- 246
Uterin Cancer	55	21	32	225	- 204
Measles	56	21	72	0	+ 21
Appendicitis	57	20	54	10	+ 11
Syphilis	58	20	67	0	+ 20
Dengue	59	12	82	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	60	12	63	2	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	61	8	23	377	- 369
Schistosomiasis	62	8	77	0	+ 8
Malaria	63	7	74	0	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	5	41	83	- 78
Multiple Sclerosis	65	5	42	80	- 76
Upper Respiratory	66	3	62	2	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	3	60	5	- 2
War	68	2	65	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	81	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	17	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	11	- 11
Oral conditions	82	0	61	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	39	93	- 93
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	58	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Laos

Finland

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.