GEORGIA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		GEORGIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	3,555	2	11,969	- 8,414
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,198	1	16,014	- 12,816
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,738	9	886	+ 852
Tuberculosis	4	1,201	32	153	+ 1,048
Kidney Disease	5	1,014	10	826	+ 188
Lung Disease	6	1,002	7	1,158	- 156
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	956	50	19	+ 937
Diabetes Mellitus	8	903	6	1,621	- 718
Road Traffic Accidents	9	789	13	496	+ 293
Liver Disease	10	722	4	1,871	- 1,149
Low Birth Weight	11	712	37	114	+ 598
Birth Trauma	12	688	46	39	+ 648
Liver Cancer	13	680	17	385	+ 295
Lung Cancers	14	566	8	1,152	- 585
Hypertension	15	548	3	4,387	- 3,839
Asthma	16	518	35	136	+ 382
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	401	24	226	+ 175
Congenital Anomalies	18	399	28	174	+ 224
Drownings	19	350	39	95	+ 255
Stomach Cancer	20	327	12	533	- 207
Other Injuries	21	320	20	346	- 27
Violence	22	292	40	90	+ 202
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	282	5	1,826	- 1,544
Falls	24	271	16	420	- 149
Breast Cancer	25	269	11	613	- 344
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	260	14	444	- 183
Suicide	27	240	18	367	- 127
Oral Cancer	28	215	31	167	+ 49
HIV/AIDS	29	193	42	89	+ 104
Pertussis	30	187	67	0	+ 187
Leukemia	31	179	30	171	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	32	134	53	13	+ 121
Oesophagus Cancer	33	132	43	75	+ 57
Lymphomas	34	130	25	208	- 79
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	128	15	426	- 299
Inflammatory/Heart	36	127	21	346	- 219
Cervical Cancer	37	115	27	187	- 72
Endocrine Disorders	38	115	38	109	+ 6
Malnutrition	39	102	59	5	+ 98
Meningitis	40	95	47	25	+ 70
Parkinson's Disease	41	86	19	354	- 269
Fires	42	67	34	140	- 73
Ovary Cancer	43	62	29	174	- 112
Tetanus	44	59	62	0	+ 59
Skin Disease	45	55	51	17	+ 38
Encephalitis	46	42	48	24	+ 18
Alcohol	47	38	45	49	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	48	37	23	227	- 190
Skin Cancers	49	37	33	149	- 112
Epilepsy	50	36	44	51	- 15
Bladder Cancer	51	30	26	205	- 175
Poisonings	52	25	49	23	+ 2
Prostate Cancer	53	23	22	290	- 268
Drug Use	54	20	41	90	- 69
Uterin Cancer	55	18	36	115	- 97
Measles	56	18	68	0	+ 18
Appendicitis	57	18	55	10	+ 7
Syphilis	58	18	63	0	+ 17
Dengue	59	11	76	0	+ 11
Hepatitis B	60	10	58	7	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	61	7	52	15	- 7
Schistosomiasis	62	7	73	0	+ 7
Malaria	63	6	71	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	4	57	8	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	65	4	54	12	- 8
Upper Respiratory	66	3	60	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	67	2	64	0	+ 2
War	68	2	61	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	66	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	56	8	- 8
Chagas disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	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	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GEORGIA

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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.