MALAYSIA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	25,073	3	21,592	+ 3,481
Coronary Heart Disease	2	22,555	1	36,729	- 14,174
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	12,254	2	23,477	- 11,223
Tuberculosis	4	8,468	26	1,227	+ 7,241
Kidney Disease	5	7,153	6	6,629	+ 523
Lung Disease	6	7,068	5	6,633	+ 435
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	6,743	20	1,773	+ 4,970
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,372	9	4,107	+ 2,265
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,567	4	7,181	- 1,614
Liver Disease	10	5,090	7	5,125	- 36
Low Birth Weight	11	5,022	29	1,020	+ 4,002
Birth Trauma	12	4,849	42	359	+ 4,490
Liver Cancer	13	4,797	16	1,984	+ 2,813
Lung Cancers	14	3,994	8	4,319	- 325
Hypertension	15	3,866	38	649	+ 3,217
Asthma	16	3,652	30	1,013	+ 2,639
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	2,831	22	1,424	+ 1,406
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,811	24	1,403	+ 1,408
Drownings	19	2,470	36	820	+ 1,650
Stomach Cancer	20	2,304	21	1,441	+ 862
Other Injuries	21	2,254	14	2,222	+ 32
Violence	22	2,063	34	869	+ 1,194
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,990	10	3,996	- 2,006
Falls	24	1,911	18	1,855	+ 56
Breast Cancer	25	1,898	12	3,071	- 1,174
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,836	11	3,832	- 1,997
Suicide	27	1,693	19	1,823	- 130
Oral Cancer	28	1,519	17	1,865	- 346
HIV/AIDS	29	1,361	13	2,679	- 1,318
Pertussis	30	1,322	57	80	+ 1,242
Leukemia	31	1,260	23	1,412	- 153
Maternal Conditions	32	948	56	167	+ 781
Oesophagus Cancer	33	929	41	435	+ 495
Lymphomas	34	915	25	1,321	- 406
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	899	51	246	+ 653
Inflammatory/Heart	36	896	27	1,214	- 318
Cervical Cancer	37	814	31	1,010	- 197
Endocrine Disorders	38	809	37	809	- 1
Malnutrition	39	722	49	249	+ 473
Meningitis	40	667	46	301	+ 366
Parkinson's Disease	41	603	28	1,106	- 503
Fires	42	471	44	336	+ 135
Ovary Cancer	43	439	35	827	- 388
Tetanus	44	416	61	21	+ 395
Skin Disease	45	386	15	2,066	- 1,680
Encephalitis	46	299	40	452	- 153
Alcohol	47	266	55	181	+ 85
Pancreas Cancer	48	264	32	994	- 730
Skin Cancers	49	258	50	247	+ 11
Epilepsy	50	252	52	226	+ 26
Bladder Cancer	51	212	39	467	- 255
Poisonings	52	179	53	211	- 32
Prostate Cancer	53	161	33	903	- 742
Drug Use	54	142	45	322	- 180
Uterin Cancer	55	127	43	352	- 225
Measles	56	127	70	0	+ 127
Appendicitis	57	124	58	71	+ 53
Syphilis	58	124	62	19	+ 105
Dengue	59	75	47	280	- 205
Hepatitis B	60	73	54	206	- 132
Other Neoplasms	61	51	48	265	- 214
Schistosomiasis	62	50	75	0	+ 50
Malaria	63	43	76	0	+ 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	31	60	27	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	65	28	59	30	- 3
Upper Respiratory	66	21	65	5	+ 16
Hepatitis C	67	17	64	6	+ 11
War	68	12	63	11	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	10	69	0	+ 10
Ascariasis	70	10	67	2	+ 8
Chlamydia	71	2	68	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	1	66	3	- 2
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

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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.