HONDURAS VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		HONDURAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	6,912	3	5,667	+ 1,245
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,218	1	8,063	- 1,844
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,378	9	1,335	+ 2,043
Tuberculosis	4	2,335	22	453	+ 1,882
Kidney Disease	5	1,972	4	3,056	- 1,084
Lung Disease	6	1,949	5	2,997	- 1,048
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,859	11	923	+ 936
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,757	10	1,075	+ 682
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,535	7	1,572	- 37
Liver Disease	10	1,403	6	2,721	- 1,318
Low Birth Weight	11	1,385	16	755	+ 630
Birth Trauma	12	1,337	33	310	+ 1,026
Liver Cancer	13	1,322	26	376	+ 947
Lung Cancers	14	1,101	27	369	+ 732
Hypertension	15	1,066	13	838	+ 228
Asthma	16	1,007	30	346	+ 661
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	780	17	657	+ 124
Congenital Anomalies	18	775	15	793	- 18
Drownings	19	681	38	183	+ 498
Stomach Cancer	20	635	18	643	- 8
Other Injuries	21	621	12	845	- 224
Violence	22	569	2	6,520	- 5,952
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	549	8	1,413	- 864
Falls	24	527	35	289	+ 237
Breast Cancer	25	523	20	478	+ 45
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	506	29	354	+ 153
Suicide	27	467	37	201	+ 266
Oral Cancer	28	419	44	99	+ 320
HIV/AIDS	29	375	14	794	- 419
Pertussis	30	364	53	58	+ 307
Leukemia	31	347	21	475	- 128
Maternal Conditions	32	261	48	90	+ 171
Oesophagus Cancer	33	256	50	81	+ 175
Lymphomas	34	252	24	390	- 138
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	248	54	47	+ 201
Inflammatory/Heart	36	247	28	366	- 119
Cervical Cancer	37	224	19	493	- 268
Endocrine Disorders	38	223	31	334	- 111
Malnutrition	39	199	39	181	+ 18
Meningitis	40	184	46	92	+ 92
Parkinson's Disease	41	166	23	429	- 263
Fires	42	130	57	40	+ 90
Ovary Cancer	43	121	45	98	+ 24
Tetanus	44	115	59	26	+ 89
Skin Disease	45	106	40	167	- 61
Encephalitis	46	82	51	79	+ 4
Alcohol	47	73	34	308	- 235
Pancreas Cancer	48	73	32	325	- 252
Skin Cancers	49	71	52	68	+ 3
Epilepsy	50	69	36	201	- 132
Bladder Cancer	51	58	49	82	- 23
Poisonings	52	49	55	45	+ 4
Prostate Cancer	53	44	25	378	- 334
Drug Use	54	39	42	129	- 90
Uterin Cancer	55	35	60	23	+ 12
Measles	56	35	79	0	+ 35
Appendicitis	57	34	41	139	- 105
Syphilis	58	34	61	18	+ 16
Dengue	59	21	43	120	- 99
Hepatitis B	60	20	64	5	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	61	14	56	41	- 27
Schistosomiasis	62	14	76	0	+ 14
Malaria	63	12	71	0	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	9	47	91	- 83
Multiple Sclerosis	65	8	62	11	- 3
Upper Respiratory	66	6	63	9	- 3
Hepatitis C	67	5	66	3	+ 1
War	68	3	65	4	- 1
Diphtheria	69	3	70	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	3	67	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	68	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	58	27	- 27
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HONDURAS

Laos

Honduras

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.