JAPAN VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	89,369	2	121,823	- 32,454
Coronary Heart Disease	2	80,396	1	163,905	- 83,509
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	43,679	3	107,899	- 64,220
Tuberculosis	4	30,184	34	3,459	+ 26,726
Kidney Disease	5	25,494	9	44,779	- 19,285
Lung Disease	6	25,192	5	78,169	- 52,977
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	24,033	37	2,731	+ 21,302
Diabetes Mellitus	8	22,712	29	5,433	+ 17,280
Road Traffic Accidents	9	19,843	31	4,566	+ 15,277
Liver Disease	10	18,142	17	14,195	+ 3,947
Low Birth Weight	11	17,902	55	202	+ 17,700
Birth Trauma	12	17,283	61	104	+ 17,178
Liver Cancer	13	17,098	11	29,384	- 12,287
Lung Cancers	14	14,237	4	79,688	- 65,452
Hypertension	15	13,781	28	6,673	+ 7,108
Asthma	16	13,017	42	1,922	+ 11,095
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	10,090	35	2,922	+ 7,168
Congenital Anomalies	18	10,021	40	2,473	+ 7,548
Drownings	19	8,803	25	8,409	+ 394
Stomach Cancer	20	8,212	8	50,433	- 42,221
Other Injuries	21	8,034	12	22,068	- 14,034
Violence	22	7,352	53	266	+ 7,086
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	7,092	7	56,937	- 49,845
Falls	24	6,812	23	9,736	- 2,924
Breast Cancer	25	6,764	15	15,805	- 9,041
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	6,543	6	57,340	- 50,798
Suicide	27	6,035	13	19,466	- 13,431
Oral Cancer	28	5,413	26	8,333	- 2,920
HIV/AIDS	29	4,850	63	48	+ 4,802
Pertussis	30	4,711	71	1	+ 4,709
Leukemia	31	4,490	24	9,607	- 5,117
Maternal Conditions	32	3,378	64	39	+ 3,340
Oesophagus Cancer	33	3,312	20	12,316	- 9,004
Lymphomas	34	3,262	14	19,273	- 16,011
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	3,205	39	2,555	+ 650
Inflammatory/Heart	36	3,192	27	8,232	- 5,040
Cervical Cancer	37	2,901	32	3,799	- 898
Endocrine Disorders	38	2,882	21	11,486	- 8,604
Malnutrition	39	2,574	43	1,910	+ 665
Meningitis	40	2,378	52	308	+ 2,070
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,149	18	14,007	- 11,858
Fires	42	1,678	48	1,007	+ 671
Ovary Cancer	43	1,566	30	5,061	- 3,495
Tetanus	44	1,483	67	9	+ 1,473
Skin Disease	45	1,376	36	2,806	- 1,430
Encephalitis	46	1,066	69	5	+ 1,061
Alcohol	47	949	51	576	+ 373
Pancreas Cancer	48	942	10	37,027	- 36,085
Skin Cancers	49	921	44	1,843	- 921
Epilepsy	50	897	45	1,558	- 662
Bladder Cancer	51	755	22	9,936	- 9,182
Poisonings	52	636	54	255	+ 382
Prostate Cancer	53	575	19	13,515	- 12,940
Drug Use	54	506	50	732	- 226
Uterin Cancer	55	452	33	3,461	- 3,009
Measles	56	452	75	0	+ 452
Appendicitis	57	443	58	126	+ 318
Syphilis	58	441	65	16	+ 425
Dengue	59	268	83	0	+ 268
Hepatitis B	60	262	46	1,423	- 1,161
Other Neoplasms	61	180	16	15,120	- 14,939
Schistosomiasis	62	177	72	0	+ 176
Malaria	63	155	79	0	+ 155
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	111	38	2,618	- 2,507
Multiple Sclerosis	65	99	59	108	- 9
Upper Respiratory	66	73	57	159	- 86
Hepatitis C	67	60	41	2,220	- 2,160
War	68	43	66	15	+ 28
Diphtheria	69	37	74	0	+ 37
Ascariasis	70	36	82	0	+ 36
Chlamydia	71	7	80	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	72	4	68	8	- 4
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	49	875	- 875
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.