GHANA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	25,090	2	15,163	+ 9,927
Coronary Heart Disease	2	22,571	3	14,103	+ 8,469
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	12,263	1	16,262	- 3,999
Tuberculosis	4	8,474	6	10,214	- 1,740
Kidney Disease	5	7,158	13	4,161	+ 2,996
Lung Disease	6	7,073	15	3,120	+ 3,953
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	6,747	9	6,538	+ 209
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,376	12	5,929	+ 447
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,571	7	7,808	- 2,237
Liver Disease	10	5,093	11	6,053	- 960
Low Birth Weight	11	5,026	8	6,662	- 1,636
Birth Trauma	12	4,852	10	6,194	- 1,342
Liver Cancer	13	4,800	17	2,851	+ 1,949
Lung Cancers	14	3,997	55	237	+ 3,760
Hypertension	15	3,869	19	2,231	+ 1,638
Asthma	16	3,655	23	1,979	+ 1,675
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	2,833	48	321	+ 2,512
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,813	14	3,935	- 1,122
Drownings	19	2,471	36	740	+ 1,731
Stomach Cancer	20	2,305	33	870	+ 1,435
Other Injuries	21	2,255	18	2,433	- 177
Violence	22	2,064	27	1,857	+ 207
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,991	29	1,294	+ 697
Falls	24	1,912	30	1,168	+ 745
Breast Cancer	25	1,899	25	1,937	- 39
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,837	34	803	+ 1,034
Suicide	27	1,694	21	1,993	- 299
Oral Cancer	28	1,520	42	483	+ 1,037
HIV/AIDS	29	1,362	4	13,565	- 12,204
Pertussis	30	1,323	35	744	+ 578
Leukemia	31	1,260	45	340	+ 920
Maternal Conditions	32	948	22	1,991	- 1,042
Oesophagus Cancer	33	930	49	285	+ 644
Lymphomas	34	916	32	875	+ 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	900	52	256	+ 644
Inflammatory/Heart	36	896	28	1,615	- 719
Cervical Cancer	37	814	20	2,161	- 1,347
Endocrine Disorders	38	809	24	1,965	- 1,156
Malnutrition	39	723	26	1,868	- 1,145
Meningitis	40	668	16	2,983	- 2,316
Parkinson's Disease	41	603	43	387	+ 217
Fires	42	471	37	729	- 258
Ovary Cancer	43	440	38	698	- 259
Tetanus	44	416	56	220	+ 196
Skin Disease	45	386	50	264	+ 122
Encephalitis	46	299	44	357	- 58
Alcohol	47	266	54	244	+ 22
Pancreas Cancer	48	264	46	334	- 70
Skin Cancers	49	259	58	214	+ 44
Epilepsy	50	252	47	329	- 78
Bladder Cancer	51	212	53	245	- 33
Poisonings	52	179	40	522	- 343
Prostate Cancer	53	161	31	1,031	- 869
Drug Use	54	142	39	630	- 488
Uterin Cancer	55	127	57	219	- 92
Measles	56	127	60	135	- 9
Appendicitis	57	124	59	146	- 21
Syphilis	58	124	41	483	- 359
Dengue	59	75	71	0	+ 75
Hepatitis B	60	74	62	101	- 28
Other Neoplasms	61	51	63	48	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	62	50	51	257	- 207
Malaria	63	43	5	11,162	- 11,118
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	31	67	16	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	65	28	61	113	- 85
Upper Respiratory	66	21	66	16	+ 4
Hepatitis C	67	17	65	28	- 11
War	68	12	64	29	- 17
Diphtheria	69	10	69	4	+ 6
Ascariasis	70	10	68	12	- 2
Chlamydia	71	2	70	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	1	72	0	+ 1
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

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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.