LIBYA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	5,340	2	2,603	+ 2,737
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,804	1	6,610	- 1,807
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,610	9	744	+ 1,866
Tuberculosis	4	1,804	7	812	+ 991
Kidney Disease	5	1,523	4	1,186	+ 337
Lung Disease	6	1,505	12	607	+ 898
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,436	40	92	+ 1,344
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,357	8	803	+ 554
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,186	3	1,444	- 258
Liver Disease	10	1,084	11	630	+ 454
Low Birth Weight	11	1,070	18	359	+ 711
Birth Trauma	12	1,033	34	132	+ 900
Liver Cancer	13	1,022	28	153	+ 869
Lung Cancers	14	851	13	592	+ 258
Hypertension	15	823	6	915	- 91
Asthma	16	778	20	297	+ 481
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	603	38	99	+ 504
Congenital Anomalies	18	599	14	493	+ 106
Drownings	19	526	43	74	+ 452
Stomach Cancer	20	491	33	134	+ 357
Other Injuries	21	480	15	432	+ 48
Violence	22	439	30	145	+ 294
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	424	10	743	- 319
Falls	24	407	24	204	+ 203
Breast Cancer	25	404	25	190	+ 214
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	391	16	427	- 36
Suicide	27	361	19	304	+ 57
Oral Cancer	28	323	41	81	+ 243
HIV/AIDS	29	290	21	224	+ 66
Pertussis	30	281	55	17	+ 265
Leukemia	31	268	22	217	+ 52
Maternal Conditions	32	202	35	124	+ 78
Oesophagus Cancer	33	198	49	33	+ 165
Lymphomas	34	195	26	189	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	192	46	49	+ 142
Inflammatory/Heart	36	191	37	107	+ 83
Cervical Cancer	37	173	32	135	+ 39
Endocrine Disorders	38	172	29	153	+ 20
Malnutrition	39	154	57	11	+ 143
Meningitis	40	142	47	41	+ 101
Parkinson's Disease	41	128	27	159	- 31
Fires	42	100	36	115	- 15
Ovary Cancer	43	94	42	75	+ 19
Tetanus	44	89	64	1	+ 88
Skin Disease	45	82	54	17	+ 65
Encephalitis	46	64	53	19	+ 44
Alcohol	47	57	50	22	+ 35
Pancreas Cancer	48	56	23	209	- 152
Skin Cancers	49	55	51	20	+ 35
Epilepsy	50	54	44	67	- 13
Bladder Cancer	51	45	31	136	- 91
Poisonings	52	38	45	56	- 18
Prostate Cancer	53	34	39	96	- 61
Drug Use	54	30	17	371	- 341
Uterin Cancer	55	27	60	8	+ 19
Measles	56	27	72	0	+ 27
Appendicitis	57	26	56	15	+ 12
Syphilis	58	26	61	6	+ 21
Dengue	59	16	74	0	+ 16
Hepatitis B	60	16	48	34	- 19
Other Neoplasms	61	11	58	10	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	62	11	59	9	+ 2
Malaria	63	9	76	0	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	7	62	4	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	65	6	52	20	- 14
Upper Respiratory	66	4	67	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	67	4	65	1	+ 3
War	68	3	5	1,055	- 1,052
Diphtheria	69	2	68	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	66	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	63	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

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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.