LUXEMBOURG VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	487	4	257	+ 230
Coronary Heart Disease	2	438	1	655	- 217
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	238	8	111	+ 127
Tuberculosis	4	164	55	2	+ 163
Kidney Disease	5	139	9	91	+ 48
Lung Disease	6	137	5	242	- 105
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	131	42	6	+ 125
Diabetes Mellitus	8	124	17	61	+ 63
Road Traffic Accidents	9	108	30	25	+ 83
Liver Disease	10	99	12	75	+ 24
Low Birth Weight	11	98	49	3	+ 94
Birth Trauma	12	94	59	1	+ 94
Liver Cancer	13	93	25	49	+ 45
Lung Cancers	14	78	3	260	- 182
Hypertension	15	75	19	54	+ 21
Asthma	16	71	45	5	+ 66
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	55	41	7	+ 48
Congenital Anomalies	18	55	37	10	+ 44
Drownings	19	48	54	2	+ 46
Stomach Cancer	20	45	22	51	- 6
Other Injuries	21	44	10	88	- 45
Violence	22	40	48	3	+ 37
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	39	2	298	- 259
Falls	24	37	18	61	- 23
Breast Cancer	25	37	7	113	- 76
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	36	6	131	- 95
Suicide	27	33	13	69	- 36
Oral Cancer	28	29	33	19	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	29	26	52	2	+ 24
Pertussis	30	26	68	0	+ 26
Leukemia	31	24	20	53	- 28
Maternal Conditions	32	18	63	0	+ 18
Oesophagus Cancer	33	18	28	32	- 14
Lymphomas	34	18	14	64	- 47
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	17	34	19	- 1
Inflammatory/Heart	36	17	23	49	- 32
Cervical Cancer	37	16	38	10	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	38	16	21	53	- 37
Malnutrition	39	14	32	19	- 5
Meningitis	40	13	58	1	+ 12
Parkinson's Disease	41	12	16	62	- 50
Fires	42	9	51	3	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	43	9	27	35	- 27
Tetanus	44	8	69	0	+ 8
Skin Disease	45	7	44	5	+ 2
Encephalitis	46	6	65	0	+ 6
Alcohol	47	5	29	25	- 20
Pancreas Cancer	48	5	11	82	- 77
Skin Cancers	49	5	31	22	- 17
Epilepsy	50	5	35	17	- 12
Bladder Cancer	51	4	26	44	- 40
Poisonings	52	3	56	1	+ 2
Prostate Cancer	53	3	15	64	- 60
Drug Use	54	3	39	9	- 7
Uterin Cancer	55	2	36	16	- 13
Measles	56	2	70	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	57	2	62	0	+ 2
Syphilis	58	2	66	0	+ 2
Dengue	59	1	79	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	60	1	60	1	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	61	1	24	49	- 48
Schistosomiasis	62	1	80	0	+ 1
Malaria	63	1	81	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	53	2	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	65	1	46	4	- 4
Upper Respiratory	66	0	61	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	47	4	- 3
War	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	50	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	57	1	- 1
Oral conditions	82	0	64	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	43	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	40	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Laos

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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.