KENYA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	42,251	4	15,895	+ 26,356
Coronary Heart Disease	2	38,009	9	11,972	+ 26,037
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	20,650	1	22,571	- 1,921
Tuberculosis	4	14,270	3	19,655	- 5,385
Kidney Disease	5	12,053	16	4,464	+ 7,589
Lung Disease	6	11,910	20	4,280	+ 7,630
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	11,362	5	15,420	- 4,058
Diabetes Mellitus	8	10,738	14	5,651	+ 5,086
Road Traffic Accidents	9	9,381	6	14,883	- 5,502
Liver Disease	10	8,577	7	13,405	- 4,827
Low Birth Weight	11	8,463	11	9,562	- 1,098
Birth Trauma	12	8,171	10	9,957	- 1,786
Liver Cancer	13	8,083	34	1,351	+ 6,732
Lung Cancers	14	6,731	47	669	+ 6,062
Hypertension	15	6,515	17	4,418	+ 2,098
Asthma	16	6,154	26	2,300	+ 3,854
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	4,770	41	1,089	+ 3,682
Congenital Anomalies	18	4,737	12	6,115	- 1,378
Drownings	19	4,162	39	1,200	+ 2,962
Stomach Cancer	20	3,882	28	2,010	+ 1,873
Other Injuries	21	3,798	19	4,336	- 538
Violence	22	3,476	24	2,942	+ 534
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	3,353	31	1,827	+ 1,526
Falls	24	3,220	33	1,465	+ 1,755
Breast Cancer	25	3,198	25	2,658	+ 540
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	3,093	32	1,477	+ 1,616
Suicide	27	2,853	23	3,214	- 361
Oral Cancer	28	2,559	30	1,842	+ 717
HIV/AIDS	29	2,293	2	20,885	- 18,592
Pertussis	30	2,227	42	1,014	+ 1,213
Leukemia	31	2,123	35	1,327	+ 795
Maternal Conditions	32	1,597	13	5,651	- 4,054
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,566	18	4,373	- 2,807
Lymphomas	34	1,542	29	1,931	- 389
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,515	53	408	+ 1,108
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,509	40	1,121	+ 388
Cervical Cancer	37	1,371	22	3,389	- 2,018
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,363	44	831	+ 532
Malnutrition	39	1,217	21	4,212	- 2,995
Meningitis	40	1,124	15	5,364	- 4,239
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,016	50	470	+ 546
Fires	42	793	36	1,316	- 523
Ovary Cancer	43	740	45	795	- 54
Tetanus	44	701	27	2,129	- 1,428
Skin Disease	45	650	51	455	+ 195
Encephalitis	46	504	60	189	+ 315
Alcohol	47	449	55	355	+ 93
Pancreas Cancer	48	445	46	716	- 271
Skin Cancers	49	436	48	638	- 203
Epilepsy	50	424	43	832	- 408
Bladder Cancer	51	357	57	318	+ 39
Poisonings	52	301	38	1,269	- 968
Prostate Cancer	53	272	37	1,292	- 1,020
Drug Use	54	239	62	113	+ 126
Uterin Cancer	55	214	56	323	- 109
Measles	56	214	63	103	+ 110
Appendicitis	57	210	58	240	- 31
Syphilis	58	208	52	449	- 241
Dengue	59	127	73	0	+ 127
Hepatitis B	60	124	49	522	- 398
Other Neoplasms	61	85	67	60	+ 25
Schistosomiasis	62	84	54	370	- 286
Malaria	63	73	8	12,652	- 12,579
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	52	66	84	- 32
Multiple Sclerosis	65	47	68	39	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	66	35	64	95	- 60
Hepatitis C	67	28	61	152	- 124
War	68	20	65	89	- 69
Diphtheria	69	18	69	13	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	17	71	9	+ 8
Chlamydia	71	3	70	10	- 7
Otitis Media	72	2	72	7	- 5
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	59	194	- 194
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	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	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.