LEBANON VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		LEBANON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	3,891	2	1,795	+ 2,096
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,501	1	13,328	- 9,827
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,902	10	931	+ 970
Tuberculosis	4	1,314	41	70	+ 1,244
Kidney Disease	5	1,110	5	1,243	- 133
Lung Disease	6	1,097	11	889	+ 208
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,046	40	81	+ 966
Diabetes Mellitus	8	989	9	934	+ 55
Road Traffic Accidents	9	864	7	1,127	- 263
Liver Disease	10	790	14	663	+ 127
Low Birth Weight	11	779	28	190	+ 589
Birth Trauma	12	753	42	67	+ 685
Liver Cancer	13	744	27	217	+ 527
Lung Cancers	14	620	3	1,498	- 879
Hypertension	15	600	4	1,426	- 826
Asthma	16	567	19	298	+ 269
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	439	37	114	+ 325
Congenital Anomalies	18	436	20	298	+ 139
Drownings	19	383	43	62	+ 322
Stomach Cancer	20	358	16	479	- 122
Other Injuries	21	350	30	168	+ 182
Violence	22	320	22	285	+ 36
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	309	6	1,213	- 905
Falls	24	297	33	148	+ 149
Breast Cancer	25	295	8	987	- 692
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	285	12	841	- 557
Suicide	27	263	29	190	+ 73
Oral Cancer	28	236	31	162	+ 74
HIV/AIDS	29	211	45	51	+ 160
Pertussis	30	205	57	16	+ 190
Leukemia	31	195	18	334	- 138
Maternal Conditions	32	147	50	30	+ 117
Oesophagus Cancer	33	144	44	52	+ 92
Lymphomas	34	142	15	646	- 504
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	140	47	47	+ 92
Inflammatory/Heart	36	139	32	153	- 14
Cervical Cancer	37	126	35	135	- 8
Endocrine Disorders	38	125	34	145	- 19
Malnutrition	39	112	60	11	+ 101
Meningitis	40	104	49	35	+ 68
Parkinson's Disease	41	94	25	226	- 132
Fires	42	73	39	99	- 26
Ovary Cancer	43	68	26	224	- 156
Tetanus	44	65	52	23	+ 41
Skin Disease	45	60	53	19	+ 41
Encephalitis	46	46	56	16	+ 31
Alcohol	47	41	54	18	+ 23
Pancreas Cancer	48	41	24	273	- 232
Skin Cancers	49	40	21	296	- 256
Epilepsy	50	39	46	49	- 10
Bladder Cancer	51	33	13	704	- 671
Poisonings	52	28	48	39	- 11
Prostate Cancer	53	25	17	442	- 417
Drug Use	54	22	23	281	- 259
Uterin Cancer	55	20	38	99	- 79
Measles	56	20	59	12	+ 8
Appendicitis	57	19	61	11	+ 8
Syphilis	58	19	63	5	+ 14
Dengue	59	12	71	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	60	11	36	123	- 111
Other Neoplasms	61	8	58	14	- 7
Schistosomiasis	62	8	65	2	+ 5
Malaria	63	7	78	0	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	5	62	5	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	65	4	55	16	- 12
Upper Respiratory	66	3	67	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	67	3	64	4	- 1
War	68	2	51	25	- 23
Diphtheria	69	2	68	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	2	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	66	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	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	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LEBANON

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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.