ITALY VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	44,223	2	62,633	- 18,411
Coronary Heart Disease	2	39,783	1	97,116	- 57,333
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	21,614	9	16,339	+ 5,275
Tuberculosis	4	14,936	53	336	+ 14,600
Kidney Disease	5	12,616	11	12,726	- 110
Lung Disease	6	12,466	5	32,382	- 19,916
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	11,893	36	1,622	+ 10,271
Diabetes Mellitus	8	11,239	8	19,836	- 8,597
Road Traffic Accidents	9	9,819	30	3,221	+ 6,598
Liver Disease	10	8,977	23	5,559	+ 3,418
Low Birth Weight	11	8,858	51	357	+ 8,501
Birth Trauma	12	8,552	59	140	+ 8,412
Liver Cancer	13	8,461	17	9,620	- 1,160
Lung Cancers	14	7,045	4	34,152	- 27,108
Hypertension	15	6,819	6	29,931	- 23,112
Asthma	16	6,441	47	494	+ 5,948
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	4,993	43	690	+ 4,303
Congenital Anomalies	18	4,959	37	1,443	+ 3,515
Drownings	19	4,356	52	344	+ 4,012
Stomach Cancer	20	4,063	14	10,252	- 6,189
Other Injuries	21	3,975	12	12,112	- 8,137
Violence	22	3,638	50	409	+ 3,230
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	3,509	3	41,445	- 37,935
Falls	24	3,371	25	4,222	- 852
Breast Cancer	25	3,347	10	13,868	- 10,521
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	3,238	7	21,254	- 18,016
Suicide	27	2,986	26	4,042	- 1,055
Oral Cancer	28	2,679	27	3,343	- 665
HIV/AIDS	29	2,400	46	520	+ 1,880
Pertussis	30	2,331	73	1	+ 2,330
Leukemia	31	2,222	21	6,728	- 4,507
Maternal Conditions	32	1,672	67	6	+ 1,666
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,639	34	2,045	- 406
Lymphomas	34	1,614	16	9,670	- 8,056
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,586	32	2,216	- 630
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,580	24	5,531	- 3,951
Cervical Cancer	37	1,435	40	1,154	+ 282
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,426	18	8,431	- 7,005
Malnutrition	39	1,274	41	775	+ 498
Meningitis	40	1,177	60	128	+ 1,049
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,064	19	8,428	- 7,364
Fires	42	830	56	271	+ 559
Ovary Cancer	43	775	28	3,282	- 2,507
Tetanus	44	734	63	22	+ 712
Skin Disease	45	681	38	1,440	- 759
Encephalitis	46	527	68	5	+ 523
Alcohol	47	470	55	277	+ 193
Pancreas Cancer	48	466	13	12,095	- 11,628
Skin Cancers	49	456	29	3,239	- 2,783
Epilepsy	50	444	39	1,337	- 893
Bladder Cancer	51	373	22	6,711	- 6,337
Poisonings	52	315	58	154	+ 161
Prostate Cancer	53	285	20	8,409	- 8,125
Drug Use	54	250	45	654	- 404
Uterin Cancer	55	224	33	2,198	- 1,974
Measles	56	224	71	1	+ 222
Appendicitis	57	219	61	49	+ 171
Syphilis	58	218	69	4	+ 214
Dengue	59	133	81	0	+ 133
Hepatitis B	60	130	54	334	- 204
Other Neoplasms	61	89	15	9,984	- 9,895
Schistosomiasis	62	87	78	0	+ 87
Malaria	63	77	79	0	+ 77
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	55	42	701	- 647
Multiple Sclerosis	65	49	44	677	- 628
Upper Respiratory	66	36	64	20	+ 16
Hepatitis C	67	30	31	2,451	- 2,421
War	68	21	66	6	+ 15
Diphtheria	69	18	76	0	+ 18
Ascariasis	70	18	80	0	+ 18
Chlamydia	71	3	84	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	2	65	16	- 14
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	3	- 3
Chagas disease	76	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	57	241	- 241
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	49	424	- 424
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Laos

Italy

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.