JORDAN VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		JORDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	8,105	2	2,908	+ 5,197
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,292	1	4,856	+ 2,435
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,962	8	937	+ 3,024
Tuberculosis	4	2,738	53	12	+ 2,726
Kidney Disease	5	2,312	6	1,494	+ 818
Lung Disease	6	2,285	15	444	+ 1,841
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	2,180	30	152	+ 2,028
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,060	4	1,684	+ 376
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,800	3	1,717	+ 83
Liver Disease	10	1,645	14	494	+ 1,152
Low Birth Weight	11	1,624	10	857	+ 767
Birth Trauma	12	1,567	20	271	+ 1,297
Liver Cancer	13	1,551	25	186	+ 1,365
Lung Cancers	14	1,291	7	1,059	+ 233
Hypertension	15	1,250	5	1,532	- 282
Asthma	16	1,181	35	114	+ 1,066
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	915	40	67	+ 849
Congenital Anomalies	18	909	9	934	- 25
Drownings	19	798	36	107	+ 691
Stomach Cancer	20	745	17	365	+ 380
Other Injuries	21	729	19	294	+ 435
Violence	22	667	21	269	+ 398
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	643	11	706	- 63
Falls	24	618	24	191	+ 427
Breast Cancer	25	613	12	686	- 72
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	593	13	616	- 23
Suicide	27	547	28	165	+ 382
Oral Cancer	28	491	31	143	+ 348
HIV/AIDS	29	440	63	2	+ 438
Pertussis	30	427	43	55	+ 373
Leukemia	31	407	16	370	+ 38
Maternal Conditions	32	306	44	53	+ 254
Oesophagus Cancer	33	300	42	63	+ 237
Lymphomas	34	296	18	323	- 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	291	50	22	+ 268
Inflammatory/Heart	36	290	38	74	+ 215
Cervical Cancer	37	263	41	64	+ 199
Endocrine Disorders	38	261	26	180	+ 81
Malnutrition	39	233	51	15	+ 219
Meningitis	40	216	37	78	+ 137
Parkinson's Disease	41	195	27	169	+ 26
Fires	42	152	29	153	- 1
Ovary Cancer	43	142	32	139	+ 3
Tetanus	44	134	56	11	+ 124
Skin Disease	45	125	48	42	+ 83
Encephalitis	46	97	52	14	+ 83
Alcohol	47	86	55	11	+ 76
Pancreas Cancer	48	85	22	245	- 160
Skin Cancers	49	84	49	38	+ 46
Epilepsy	50	81	46	49	+ 32
Bladder Cancer	51	68	23	213	- 144
Poisonings	52	58	47	47	+ 11
Prostate Cancer	53	52	33	131	- 79
Drug Use	54	46	34	115	- 69
Uterin Cancer	55	41	39	74	- 33
Measles	56	41	65	1	+ 40
Appendicitis	57	40	58	8	+ 32
Syphilis	58	40	45	52	- 12
Dengue	59	24	72	0	+ 24
Hepatitis B	60	24	60	4	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	61	16	57	9	+ 7
Schistosomiasis	62	16	62	3	+ 13
Malaria	63	14	77	0	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	10	61	4	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	65	9	54	12	- 3
Upper Respiratory	66	7	69	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	67	5	64	1	+ 4
War	68	4	59	6	- 2
Diphtheria	69	3	67	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	3	68	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	66	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	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 JORDAN

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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.