GUATEMALA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	13,242	6	4,849	+ 8,393
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,913	1	9,825	+ 2,088
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,472	2	9,245	- 2,773
Tuberculosis	4	4,473	37	301	+ 4,171
Kidney Disease	5	3,778	4	6,277	- 2,499
Lung Disease	6	3,733	13	1,901	+ 1,831
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	3,561	9	2,617	+ 944
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,365	3	6,932	- 3,567
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,940	8	4,026	- 1,086
Liver Disease	10	2,688	5	5,684	- 2,996
Low Birth Weight	11	2,653	16	1,658	+ 994
Birth Trauma	12	2,561	19	1,466	+ 1,095
Liver Cancer	13	2,533	15	1,765	+ 768
Lung Cancers	14	2,109	35	391	+ 1,718
Hypertension	15	2,042	26	679	+ 1,363
Asthma	16	1,929	36	335	+ 1,594
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	1,495	23	1,029	+ 466
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,485	18	1,517	- 32
Drownings	19	1,304	32	463	+ 841
Stomach Cancer	20	1,217	17	1,570	- 354
Other Injuries	21	1,190	10	2,466	- 1,275
Violence	22	1,089	7	4,411	- 3,321
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,051	12	1,957	- 906
Falls	24	1,009	20	1,371	- 362
Breast Cancer	25	1,002	28	495	+ 507
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	969	31	464	+ 505
Suicide	27	894	22	1,039	- 145
Oral Cancer	28	802	49	142	+ 660
HIV/AIDS	29	719	21	1,173	- 454
Pertussis	30	698	53	70	+ 628
Leukemia	31	665	27	601	+ 65
Maternal Conditions	32	501	30	468	+ 32
Oesophagus Cancer	33	491	48	144	+ 347
Lymphomas	34	483	43	229	+ 254
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	475	54	62	+ 413
Inflammatory/Heart	36	473	44	225	+ 248
Cervical Cancer	37	430	25	808	- 378
Endocrine Disorders	38	427	29	486	- 58
Malnutrition	39	381	11	1,981	- 1,599
Meningitis	40	352	41	271	+ 81
Parkinson's Disease	41	318	34	393	- 74
Fires	42	249	45	207	+ 41
Ovary Cancer	43	232	50	133	+ 99
Tetanus	44	220	62	10	+ 210
Skin Disease	45	204	42	232	- 28
Encephalitis	46	158	51	104	+ 54
Alcohol	47	141	14	1,799	- 1,658
Pancreas Cancer	48	140	38	282	- 142
Skin Cancers	49	136	46	195	- 59
Epilepsy	50	133	33	463	- 330
Bladder Cancer	51	112	55	57	+ 54
Poisonings	52	94	39	275	- 181
Prostate Cancer	53	85	24	846	- 760
Drug Use	54	75	40	272	- 197
Uterin Cancer	55	67	59	27	+ 40
Measles	56	67	72	0	+ 67
Appendicitis	57	66	47	164	- 98
Syphilis	58	65	64	3	+ 62
Dengue	59	40	58	33	+ 7
Hepatitis B	60	39	65	2	+ 36
Other Neoplasms	61	27	56	42	- 15
Schistosomiasis	62	26	75	0	+ 26
Malaria	63	23	74	0	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	16	52	82	- 65
Multiple Sclerosis	65	15	60	21	- 6
Upper Respiratory	66	11	57	34	- 23
Hepatitis C	67	9	66	2	+ 7
War	68	6	68	2	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	5	71	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	5	63	7	- 2
Chlamydia	71	1	67	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	61	19	- 19
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	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	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Laos

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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.