MALAWI VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	15,787	5	5,939	+ 9,848
Coronary Heart Disease	2	14,202	7	4,929	+ 9,273
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	7,716	2	7,739	- 23
Tuberculosis	4	5,332	11	2,992	+ 2,340
Kidney Disease	5	4,504	19	1,567	+ 2,936
Lung Disease	6	4,450	21	1,340	+ 3,110
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	4,245	6	5,782	- 1,536
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,012	14	2,267	+ 1,745
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,505	4	6,221	- 2,716
Liver Disease	10	3,205	10	3,259	- 54
Low Birth Weight	11	3,162	8	4,339	- 1,177
Birth Trauma	12	3,053	9	3,563	- 510
Liver Cancer	13	3,020	38	317	+ 2,704
Lung Cancers	14	2,515	51	131	+ 2,384
Hypertension	15	2,434	17	1,797	+ 638
Asthma	16	2,299	26	705	+ 1,595
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	1,782	39	280	+ 1,503
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,770	13	2,509	- 739
Drownings	19	1,555	30	458	+ 1,097
Stomach Cancer	20	1,451	45	206	+ 1,245
Other Injuries	21	1,419	22	1,266	+ 153
Violence	22	1,299	32	406	+ 892
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,253	25	782	+ 471
Falls	24	1,203	28	562	+ 642
Breast Cancer	25	1,195	27	600	+ 595
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,156	44	234	+ 921
Suicide	27	1,066	23	1,007	+ 59
Oral Cancer	28	956	43	251	+ 705
HIV/AIDS	29	857	1	12,839	- 11,982
Pertussis	30	832	31	436	+ 396
Leukemia	31	793	56	82	+ 711
Maternal Conditions	32	597	15	1,854	- 1,257
Oesophagus Cancer	33	585	16	1,842	- 1,257
Lymphomas	34	576	24	839	- 262
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	566	49	154	+ 412
Inflammatory/Heart	36	564	35	370	+ 193
Cervical Cancer	37	512	12	2,876	- 2,364
Endocrine Disorders	38	509	42	257	+ 253
Malnutrition	39	455	20	1,499	- 1,045
Meningitis	40	420	18	1,792	- 1,372
Parkinson's Disease	41	380	46	200	+ 180
Fires	42	296	34	380	- 83
Ovary Cancer	43	277	48	158	+ 119
Tetanus	44	262	47	178	+ 84
Skin Disease	45	243	53	101	+ 142
Encephalitis	46	188	58	48	+ 140
Alcohol	47	168	52	114	+ 54
Pancreas Cancer	48	166	60	38	+ 128
Skin Cancers	49	163	36	331	- 168
Epilepsy	50	158	41	260	- 101
Bladder Cancer	51	133	33	388	- 255
Poisonings	52	112	37	325	- 212
Prostate Cancer	53	102	40	271	- 169
Drug Use	54	89	59	48	+ 42
Uterin Cancer	55	80	62	23	+ 57
Measles	56	80	67	6	+ 74
Appendicitis	57	78	54	94	- 15
Syphilis	58	78	29	480	- 402
Dengue	59	47	65	9	+ 38
Hepatitis B	60	46	55	88	- 42
Other Neoplasms	61	32	63	17	+ 15
Schistosomiasis	62	31	50	143	- 112
Malaria	63	27	3	6,308	- 6,281
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	20	61	29	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	65	17	66	9	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	66	13	57	60	- 47
Hepatitis C	67	11	64	15	- 4
War	68	8	71	2	+ 5
Diphtheria	69	7	72	2	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	6	69	4	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	70	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	1	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Laos

Malawi

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.