IRAN VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	64,114	2	36,730	+ 27,385
Coronary Heart Disease	2	57,677	1	93,308	- 35,630
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	31,336	8	11,243	+ 20,093
Tuberculosis	4	21,655	41	882	+ 20,773
Kidney Disease	5	18,290	6	11,810	+ 6,480
Lung Disease	6	18,073	7	11,409	+ 6,664
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	17,242	33	1,836	+ 15,406
Diabetes Mellitus	8	16,294	5	13,910	+ 2,384
Road Traffic Accidents	9	14,236	3	17,803	- 3,567
Liver Disease	10	13,015	12	6,637	+ 6,378
Low Birth Weight	11	12,843	13	4,861	+ 7,982
Birth Trauma	12	12,399	25	2,735	+ 9,664
Liver Cancer	13	12,266	20	3,714	+ 8,552
Lung Cancers	14	10,214	11	6,784	+ 3,430
Hypertension	15	9,887	4	16,415	- 6,528
Asthma	16	9,339	22	3,360	+ 5,979
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	7,239	37	1,246	+ 5,992
Congenital Anomalies	18	7,189	14	4,844	+ 2,345
Drownings	19	6,315	40	930	+ 5,385
Stomach Cancer	20	5,891	10	9,822	- 3,931
Other Injuries	21	5,763	17	4,048	+ 1,715
Violence	22	5,275	27	2,535	+ 2,739
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	5,088	9	11,046	- 5,958
Falls	24	4,887	24	2,821	+ 2,066
Breast Cancer	25	4,852	19	3,736	+ 1,116
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	4,694	15	4,575	+ 118
Suicide	27	4,330	16	4,334	- 4
Oral Cancer	28	3,883	45	655	+ 3,229
HIV/AIDS	29	3,479	28	2,521	+ 959
Pertussis	30	3,379	60	75	+ 3,304
Leukemia	31	3,221	18	3,966	- 745
Maternal Conditions	32	2,424	52	285	+ 2,139
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,376	30	2,371	+ 5
Lymphomas	34	2,340	23	2,882	- 542
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,300	38	996	+ 1,304
Inflammatory/Heart	36	2,290	35	1,611	+ 679
Cervical Cancer	37	2,081	48	501	+ 1,580
Endocrine Disorders	38	2,068	32	2,092	- 24
Malnutrition	39	1,847	56	157	+ 1,690
Meningitis	40	1,706	46	642	+ 1,064
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,542	26	2,545	- 1,003
Fires	42	1,203	34	1,823	- 619
Ovary Cancer	43	1,123	39	937	+ 186
Tetanus	44	1,064	62	37	+ 1,027
Skin Disease	45	987	55	237	+ 750
Encephalitis	46	764	54	246	+ 518
Alcohol	47	681	53	253	+ 428
Pancreas Cancer	48	676	29	2,418	- 1,743
Skin Cancers	49	661	47	518	+ 142
Epilepsy	50	643	44	719	- 75
Bladder Cancer	51	541	36	1,410	- 868
Poisonings	52	457	43	816	- 359
Prostate Cancer	53	413	21	3,583	- 3,170
Drug Use	54	363	31	2,242	- 1,880
Uterin Cancer	55	325	51	355	- 31
Measles	56	324	68	2	+ 322
Appendicitis	57	318	57	155	+ 163
Syphilis	58	316	61	52	+ 264
Dengue	59	192	74	0	+ 192
Hepatitis B	60	188	49	425	- 237
Other Neoplasms	61	129	58	112	+ 18
Schistosomiasis	62	127	66	3	+ 124
Malaria	63	111	77	0	+ 111
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	80	59	80	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	65	71	50	405	- 334
Upper Respiratory	66	53	63	16	+ 37
Hepatitis C	67	43	69	1	+ 42
War	68	31	42	848	- 817
Diphtheria	69	27	70	1	+ 26
Ascariasis	70	26	67	3	+ 23
Chlamydia	71	5	65	4	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	3	71	0	+ 3
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	64	8	- 8
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	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	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Laos

Iran

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.