GERMANY VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	61,019	3	49,794	+ 11,225
Coronary Heart Disease	2	54,892	1	147,055	- 92,163
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	29,823	9	20,712	+ 9,110
Tuberculosis	4	20,609	56	281	+ 20,328
Kidney Disease	5	17,407	8	22,770	- 5,364
Lung Disease	6	17,200	5	42,797	- 25,596
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	16,409	32	3,830	+ 12,579
Diabetes Mellitus	8	15,507	13	15,560	- 52
Road Traffic Accidents	9	13,548	34	3,160	+ 10,388
Liver Disease	10	12,387	15	15,194	- 2,807
Low Birth Weight	11	12,223	45	770	+ 11,453
Birth Trauma	12	11,800	57	239	+ 11,561
Liver Cancer	13	11,674	25	8,057	+ 3,617
Lung Cancers	14	9,720	4	46,560	- 36,840
Hypertension	15	9,409	6	26,796	- 17,386
Asthma	16	8,888	44	924	+ 7,963
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	6,889	38	2,166	+ 4,723
Congenital Anomalies	18	6,842	36	2,291	+ 4,550
Drownings	19	6,010	49	459	+ 5,552
Stomach Cancer	20	5,607	20	9,658	- 4,051
Other Injuries	21	5,485	23	8,248	- 2,763
Violence	22	5,020	46	769	+ 4,251
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	4,842	2	51,168	- 46,326
Falls	24	4,651	14	15,325	- 10,674
Breast Cancer	25	4,618	10	18,842	- 14,224
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	4,467	7	26,026	- 21,559
Suicide	27	4,121	19	10,284	- 6,164
Oral Cancer	28	3,696	29	6,023	- 2,327
HIV/AIDS	29	3,311	54	345	+ 2,966
Pertussis	30	3,216	69	2	+ 3,214
Leukemia	31	3,065	22	8,737	- 5,672
Maternal Conditions	32	2,307	64	38	+ 2,268
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,261	27	6,212	- 3,951
Lymphomas	34	2,227	17	12,249	- 10,022
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,189	33	3,615	- 1,427
Inflammatory/Heart	36	2,179	21	8,891	- 6,712
Cervical Cancer	37	1,981	39	2,131	- 151
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,968	18	10,677	- 8,709
Malnutrition	39	1,758	50	450	+ 1,308
Meningitis	40	1,623	60	168	+ 1,456
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,468	16	12,594	- 11,126
Fires	42	1,145	53	359	+ 787
Ovary Cancer	43	1,069	30	5,192	- 4,123
Tetanus	44	1,012	75	1	+ 1,012
Skin Disease	45	939	42	1,543	- 604
Encephalitis	46	728	67	8	+ 720
Alcohol	47	648	26	6,257	- 5,610
Pancreas Cancer	48	643	11	17,971	- 17,328
Skin Cancers	49	629	31	4,055	- 3,426
Epilepsy	50	612	35	3,091	- 2,479
Bladder Cancer	51	515	28	6,193	- 5,678
Poisonings	52	434	58	216	+ 218
Prostate Cancer	53	393	12	16,487	- 16,095
Drug Use	54	345	40	1,930	- 1,585
Uterin Cancer	55	309	37	2,231	- 1,922
Measles	56	309	70	2	+ 306
Appendicitis	57	303	62	129	+ 174
Syphilis	58	301	68	6	+ 295
Dengue	59	183	83	0	+ 183
Hepatitis B	60	179	59	182	- 3
Other Neoplasms	61	123	24	8,161	- 8,038
Schistosomiasis	62	121	73	1	+ 120
Malaria	63	106	79	0	+ 106
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	76	47	543	- 467
Multiple Sclerosis	65	67	41	1,571	- 1,503
Upper Respiratory	66	50	61	138	- 88
Hepatitis C	67	41	48	507	- 466
War	68	29	66	10	+ 19
Diphtheria	69	25	77	0	+ 25
Ascariasis	70	25	81	0	+ 25
Chlamydia	71	5	85	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	72	3	65	16	- 13
Leprosy	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	74	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	52	364	- 364
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	55	292	- 292
Oral conditions	82	0	63	62	- 62
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	51	391	- 391
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	43	994	- 994
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.