LIBERIA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	LAOS		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	3,944	11	1,578	+ 2,366
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,548	7	1,885	+ 1,663
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,928	2	2,693	- 765
Tuberculosis	4	1,332	1	2,766	- 1,434
Kidney Disease	5	1,125	16	609	+ 517
Lung Disease	6	1,112	26	294	+ 818
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,061	10	1,592	- 531
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,002	15	650	+ 352
Road Traffic Accidents	9	876	5	1,920	- 1,045
Liver Disease	10	801	13	858	- 58
Low Birth Weight	11	790	8	1,652	- 862
Birth Trauma	12	763	9	1,601	- 839
Liver Cancer	13	755	20	439	+ 315
Lung Cancers	14	628	44	66	+ 562
Hypertension	15	608	23	371	+ 238
Asthma	16	574	31	200	+ 375
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	445	36	126	+ 319
Congenital Anomalies	18	442	14	833	- 391
Drownings	19	388	35	127	+ 262
Stomach Cancer	20	362	37	122	+ 241
Other Injuries	21	355	22	380	- 26
Violence	22	324	18	477	- 152
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	313	29	235	+ 78
Falls	24	301	33	155	+ 145
Breast Cancer	25	299	27	246	+ 53
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	289	40	90	+ 199
Suicide	27	266	30	220	+ 47
Oral Cancer	28	239	48	50	+ 189
HIV/AIDS	29	214	6	1,919	- 1,705
Pertussis	30	208	32	197	+ 11
Leukemia	31	198	58	23	+ 175
Maternal Conditions	32	149	12	870	- 721
Oesophagus Cancer	33	146	60	16	+ 131
Lymphomas	34	144	39	93	+ 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	141	49	50	+ 91
Inflammatory/Heart	36	141	38	115	+ 26
Cervical Cancer	37	128	19	474	- 346
Endocrine Disorders	38	127	28	245	- 118
Malnutrition	39	114	24	353	- 240
Meningitis	40	105	17	552	- 447
Parkinson's Disease	41	95	43	72	+ 23
Fires	42	74	34	153	- 79
Ovary Cancer	43	69	47	50	+ 19
Tetanus	44	65	54	31	+ 34
Skin Disease	45	61	51	41	+ 19
Encephalitis	46	47	56	27	+ 20
Alcohol	47	42	57	25	+ 16
Pancreas Cancer	48	42	53	38	+ 4
Skin Cancers	49	41	46	51	- 10
Epilepsy	50	40	42	81	- 41
Bladder Cancer	51	33	59	19	+ 14
Poisonings	52	28	41	82	- 54
Prostate Cancer	53	25	25	297	- 272
Drug Use	54	22	50	42	- 20
Uterin Cancer	55	20	55	28	- 8
Measles	56	20	3	2,554	- 2,534
Appendicitis	57	20	61	12	+ 7
Syphilis	58	19	21	394	- 375
Dengue	59	12	72	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	60	12	52	39	- 28
Other Neoplasms	61	8	62	6	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	62	8	45	51	- 44
Malaria	63	7	4	2,428	- 2,421
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	5	64	4	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	65	4	63	4	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	3	67	3	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	3	65	4	- 1
War	68	2	70	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	2	68	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	2	66	4	- 2
Chlamydia	71	0	69	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	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	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	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	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Laos

Liberia

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.