IRAQ VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	30,527	2	20,793	+ 9,734
Coronary Heart Disease	2	27,462	1	36,594	- 9,132
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,920	8	5,551	+ 9,369
Tuberculosis	4	10,310	25	821	+ 9,489
Kidney Disease	5	8,708	6	6,323	+ 2,386
Lung Disease	6	8,605	20	1,329	+ 7,276
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	8,209	18	1,578	+ 6,631
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,758	4	7,395	+ 363
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,778	3	10,726	- 3,948
Liver Disease	10	6,197	16	2,127	+ 4,070
Low Birth Weight	11	6,115	5	6,573	- 458
Birth Trauma	12	5,903	10	4,223	+ 1,681
Liver Cancer	13	5,840	35	555	+ 5,285
Lung Cancers	14	4,863	15	2,162	+ 2,701
Hypertension	15	4,707	12	2,451	+ 2,257
Asthma	16	4,446	23	914	+ 3,533
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	3,447	49	159	+ 3,288
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,423	9	4,812	- 1,389
Drownings	19	3,007	32	658	+ 2,349
Stomach Cancer	20	2,805	28	771	+ 2,034
Other Injuries	21	2,744	14	2,212	+ 532
Violence	22	2,511	7	5,658	- 3,147
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,423	13	2,429	- 7
Falls	24	2,327	30	709	+ 1,618
Breast Cancer	25	2,310	17	1,783	+ 527
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	2,235	24	852	+ 1,383
Suicide	27	2,061	19	1,418	+ 644
Oral Cancer	28	1,849	39	410	+ 1,439
HIV/AIDS	29	1,657	72	0	+ 1,657
Pertussis	30	1,609	33	636	+ 973
Leukemia	31	1,534	21	1,315	+ 218
Maternal Conditions	32	1,154	27	780	+ 374
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,131	46	173	+ 958
Lymphomas	34	1,114	26	811	+ 303
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,095	44	283	+ 812
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,090	22	1,190	- 100
Cervical Cancer	37	991	48	162	+ 829
Endocrine Disorders	38	985	37	462	+ 522
Malnutrition	39	879	53	92	+ 788
Meningitis	40	812	42	372	+ 440
Parkinson's Disease	41	734	31	658	+ 76
Fires	42	573	29	742	- 169
Ovary Cancer	43	535	41	376	+ 159
Tetanus	44	506	51	111	+ 395
Skin Disease	45	470	57	49	+ 421
Encephalitis	46	364	40	378	- 14
Alcohol	47	324	58	40	+ 284
Pancreas Cancer	48	322	36	530	- 208
Skin Cancers	49	315	43	339	- 24
Epilepsy	50	306	45	253	+ 54
Bladder Cancer	51	258	34	628	- 370
Poisonings	52	217	52	95	+ 122
Prostate Cancer	53	196	47	171	+ 26
Drug Use	54	173	38	441	- 268
Uterin Cancer	55	155	54	61	+ 93
Measles	56	154	55	59	+ 95
Appendicitis	57	151	64	15	+ 136
Syphilis	58	151	50	137	+ 14
Dengue	59	92	77	0	+ 92
Hepatitis B	60	89	56	57	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	61	62	61	26	+ 36
Schistosomiasis	62	60	59	37	+ 23
Malaria	63	53	73	0	+ 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	38	63	21	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	65	34	60	30	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	25	65	6	+ 19
Hepatitis C	67	20	68	1	+ 19
War	68	15	11	2,942	- 2,928
Diphtheria	69	13	66	4	+ 9
Ascariasis	70	12	67	2	+ 11
Chlamydia	71	2	69	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	62	22	- 22
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Laos

Iraq

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.