MADAGASCAR VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	21,365	1	17,964	+ 3,400
Coronary Heart Disease	2	19,220	3	12,388	+ 6,831
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	10,442	2	14,605	- 4,163
Tuberculosis	4	7,216	4	11,606	- 4,390
Kidney Disease	5	6,095	22	2,202	+ 3,893
Lung Disease	6	6,022	14	3,957	+ 2,065
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	5,745	5	11,085	- 5,340
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,430	16	3,278	+ 2,152
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,744	7	7,880	- 3,136
Liver Disease	10	4,337	12	4,803	- 466
Low Birth Weight	11	4,280	10	5,353	- 1,073
Birth Trauma	12	4,132	11	5,347	- 1,215
Liver Cancer	13	4,087	30	933	+ 3,154
Lung Cancers	14	3,403	55	147	+ 3,256
Hypertension	15	3,295	8	6,208	- 2,913
Asthma	16	3,112	19	2,507	+ 605
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	2,412	42	495	+ 1,917
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,396	15	3,380	- 985
Drownings	19	2,104	31	825	+ 1,280
Stomach Cancer	20	1,963	47	368	+ 1,596
Other Injuries	21	1,921	21	2,359	- 439
Violence	22	1,758	23	1,749	+ 9
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,695	26	1,120	+ 575
Falls	24	1,628	36	653	+ 975
Breast Cancer	25	1,617	37	629	+ 988
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,564	39	606	+ 958
Suicide	27	1,443	24	1,476	- 33
Oral Cancer	28	1,294	32	697	+ 597
HIV/AIDS	29	1,159	25	1,341	- 182
Pertussis	30	1,126	41	519	+ 607
Leukemia	31	1,073	45	401	+ 672
Maternal Conditions	32	808	18	2,776	- 1,968
Oesophagus Cancer	33	792	27	1,080	- 288
Lymphomas	34	780	34	675	+ 105
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	766	38	627	+ 139
Inflammatory/Heart	36	763	28	1,046	- 283
Cervical Cancer	37	693	17	3,028	- 2,334
Endocrine Disorders	38	689	44	463	+ 226
Malnutrition	39	615	13	4,236	- 3,620
Meningitis	40	568	20	2,391	- 1,822
Parkinson's Disease	41	514	49	266	+ 248
Fires	42	401	35	661	- 260
Ovary Cancer	43	374	57	135	+ 240
Tetanus	44	354	52	186	+ 168
Skin Disease	45	329	51	187	+ 142
Encephalitis	46	255	60	94	+ 161
Alcohol	47	227	53	161	+ 66
Pancreas Cancer	48	225	61	80	+ 145
Skin Cancers	49	220	43	467	- 247
Epilepsy	50	214	46	385	- 170
Bladder Cancer	51	180	48	286	- 105
Poisonings	52	152	40	571	- 419
Prostate Cancer	53	137	29	996	- 858
Drug Use	54	121	62	58	+ 63
Uterin Cancer	55	108	59	95	+ 14
Measles	56	108	6	9,172	- 9,064
Appendicitis	57	106	56	147	- 41
Syphilis	58	105	33	680	- 575
Dengue	59	64	72	0	+ 64
Hepatitis B	60	63	58	98	- 36
Other Neoplasms	61	43	65	24	+ 19
Schistosomiasis	62	42	50	260	- 218
Malaria	63	37	9	5,507	- 5,470
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	27	64	47	- 21
Multiple Sclerosis	65	24	66	18	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	66	18	63	49	- 31
Hepatitis C	67	14	67	16	- 2
War	68	10	54	155	- 145
Diphtheria	69	9	71	3	+ 6
Ascariasis	70	9	70	5	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	2	69	7	- 5
Otitis Media	72	1	68	10	- 9
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	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	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

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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.