ICELAND VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	264	3	141	+ 123
Coronary Heart Disease	2	238	1	403	- 166
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	129	6	82	+ 47
Tuberculosis	4	89	82	0	+ 89
Kidney Disease	5	75	15	33	+ 42
Lung Disease	6	74	5	129	- 54
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	71	55	1	+ 70
Diabetes Mellitus	8	67	16	30	+ 37
Road Traffic Accidents	9	59	35	7	+ 52
Liver Disease	10	54	31	9	+ 44
Low Birth Weight	11	53	43	3	+ 50
Birth Trauma	12	51	46	2	+ 49
Liver Cancer	13	51	20	22	+ 28
Lung Cancers	14	42	4	134	- 92
Hypertension	15	41	17	24	+ 17
Asthma	16	38	48	2	+ 37
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	30	41	3	+ 27
Congenital Anomalies	18	30	34	7	+ 22
Drownings	19	26	56	1	+ 25
Stomach Cancer	20	24	23	18	+ 7
Other Injuries	21	24	11	50	- 26
Violence	22	22	39	4	+ 18
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	21	2	295	- 275
Falls	24	20	18	24	- 4
Breast Cancer	25	20	9	53	- 33
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	19	7	73	- 54
Suicide	27	18	13	40	- 22
Oral Cancer	28	16	33	9	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	29	14	59	0	+ 14
Pertussis	30	14	62	0	+ 14
Leukemia	31	13	22	19	- 6
Maternal Conditions	32	10	60	0	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	33	10	19	23	- 13
Lymphomas	34	10	14	37	- 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	9	54	1	+ 8
Inflammatory/Heart	36	9	26	16	- 6
Cervical Cancer	37	9	32	9	- 1
Endocrine Disorders	38	9	27	16	- 7
Malnutrition	39	8	57	1	+ 7
Meningitis	40	7	50	1	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	41	6	10	53	- 47
Fires	42	5	58	1	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	43	5	25	16	- 12
Tetanus	44	4	68	0	+ 4
Skin Disease	45	4	45	3	+ 1
Encephalitis	46	3	78	0	+ 3
Alcohol	47	3	28	14	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	48	3	12	43	- 41
Skin Cancers	49	3	29	13	- 10
Epilepsy	50	3	37	5	- 3
Bladder Cancer	51	2	21	20	- 18
Poisonings	52	2	42	3	- 1
Prostate Cancer	53	2	8	61	- 59
Drug Use	54	1	24	17	- 15
Uterin Cancer	55	1	36	7	- 6
Measles	56	1	67	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	57	1	86	0	+ 1
Syphilis	58	1	80	0	+ 1
Dengue	59	1	72	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	60	1	63	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	61	1	30	10	- 9
Schistosomiasis	62	1	75	0	+ 1
Malaria	63	0	73	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	0	38	4	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	65	0	44	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	66	0	51	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	0	52	1	- 1
War	68	0	61	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	64	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	65	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	47	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	1	- 1
Oral conditions	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	49	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	40	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

Laos

Iceland

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.