GREECE VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,588	2	14,077	- 6,489
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,826	1	21,124	- 14,298
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,709	3	8,282	- 4,574
Tuberculosis	4	2,563	46	66	+ 2,496
Kidney Disease	5	2,165	6	4,759	- 2,594
Lung Disease	6	2,139	5	5,526	- 3,387
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	2,041	44	95	+ 1,946
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,928	20	1,266	+ 663
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,685	22	870	+ 815
Liver Disease	10	1,540	23	809	+ 731
Low Birth Weight	11	1,520	41	127	+ 1,393
Birth Trauma	12	1,467	57	17	+ 1,451
Liver Cancer	13	1,452	14	1,566	- 114
Lung Cancers	14	1,209	4	7,355	- 6,147
Hypertension	15	1,170	9	2,922	- 1,752
Asthma	16	1,105	55	27	+ 1,078
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	857	26	611	+ 246
Congenital Anomalies	18	851	38	174	+ 677
Drownings	19	747	32	435	+ 312
Stomach Cancer	20	697	16	1,535	- 838
Other Injuries	21	682	17	1,453	- 771
Violence	22	624	42	104	+ 520
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	602	7	3,940	- 3,337
Falls	24	578	21	1,245	- 667
Breast Cancer	25	574	11	2,520	- 1,946
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	556	8	3,264	- 2,708
Suicide	27	512	28	533	- 20
Oral Cancer	28	460	30	440	+ 19
HIV/AIDS	29	412	50	47	+ 365
Pertussis	30	400	69	0	+ 400
Leukemia	31	381	18	1,354	- 973
Maternal Conditions	32	287	61	2	+ 285
Oesophagus Cancer	33	281	35	246	+ 36
Lymphomas	34	277	19	1,268	- 991
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	272	43	100	+ 172
Inflammatory/Heart	36	271	24	725	- 454
Cervical Cancer	37	246	36	243	+ 3
Endocrine Disorders	38	245	29	526	- 281
Malnutrition	39	219	66	1	+ 218
Meningitis	40	202	53	33	+ 169
Parkinson's Disease	41	183	10	2,646	- 2,463
Fires	42	142	39	146	- 4
Ovary Cancer	43	133	27	557	- 424
Tetanus	44	126	62	2	+ 124
Skin Disease	45	117	47	56	+ 61
Encephalitis	46	90	67	1	+ 90
Alcohol	47	81	49	50	+ 30
Pancreas Cancer	48	80	13	1,904	- 1,824
Skin Cancers	49	78	31	438	- 360
Epilepsy	50	76	34	249	- 173
Bladder Cancer	51	64	15	1,551	- 1,487
Poisonings	52	54	56	19	+ 35
Prostate Cancer	53	49	12	2,023	- 1,974
Drug Use	54	43	37	193	- 150
Uterin Cancer	55	38	33	373	- 334
Measles	56	38	68	0	+ 38
Appendicitis	57	38	58	9	+ 28
Syphilis	58	37	65	1	+ 36
Dengue	59	23	71	0	+ 23
Hepatitis B	60	22	48	56	- 34
Other Neoplasms	61	15	25	679	- 663
Schistosomiasis	62	15	75	0	+ 15
Malaria	63	13	78	0	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	9	45	67	- 57
Multiple Sclerosis	65	8	40	135	- 127
Upper Respiratory	66	6	59	8	- 2
Hepatitis C	67	5	52	38	- 33
War	68	4	64	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	3	70	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	3	73	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	60	4	- 4
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	63	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	27	- 27
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	51	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

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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.