MALI VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	15,952	6	6,163	+ 9,789
Coronary Heart Disease	2	14,350	7	5,907	+ 8,443
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	7,796	1	14,885	- 7,088
Tuberculosis	4	5,388	24	1,491	+ 3,896
Kidney Disease	5	4,551	17	2,185	+ 2,365
Lung Disease	6	4,497	19	1,973	+ 2,524
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	4,290	2	13,419	- 9,130
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,054	16	2,289	+ 1,765
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,542	11	4,465	- 923
Liver Disease	10	3,238	14	2,733	+ 506
Low Birth Weight	11	3,195	4	8,880	- 5,685
Birth Trauma	12	3,085	5	8,310	- 5,225
Liver Cancer	13	3,052	38	562	+ 2,490
Lung Cancers	14	2,541	49	252	+ 2,290
Hypertension	15	2,460	25	1,291	+ 1,169
Asthma	16	2,323	23	1,492	+ 832
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	1,801	37	625	+ 1,176
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,789	12	3,743	- 1,954
Drownings	19	1,571	28	1,053	+ 518
Stomach Cancer	20	1,466	27	1,063	+ 403
Other Injuries	21	1,434	15	2,310	- 876
Violence	22	1,312	18	2,095	- 783
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,266	34	756	+ 510
Falls	24	1,216	31	867	+ 349
Breast Cancer	25	1,207	30	947	+ 260
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,168	36	703	+ 465
Suicide	27	1,077	32	806	+ 271
Oral Cancer	28	966	48	252	+ 715
HIV/AIDS	29	866	9	5,785	- 4,919
Pertussis	30	841	29	1,006	- 166
Leukemia	31	801	56	192	+ 610
Maternal Conditions	32	603	13	2,858	- 2,255
Oesophagus Cancer	33	591	58	159	+ 432
Lymphomas	34	582	45	316	+ 267
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	572	46	283	+ 290
Inflammatory/Heart	36	570	40	549	+ 21
Cervical Cancer	37	518	20	1,735	- 1,217
Endocrine Disorders	38	514	21	1,618	- 1,104
Malnutrition	39	459	8	5,848	- 5,388
Meningitis	40	424	10	4,531	- 4,106
Parkinson's Disease	41	384	50	236	+ 148
Fires	42	299	35	750	- 450
Ovary Cancer	43	280	53	197	+ 82
Tetanus	44	265	43	427	- 162
Skin Disease	45	246	57	170	+ 76
Encephalitis	46	190	55	193	- 3
Alcohol	47	169	60	83	+ 86
Pancreas Cancer	48	168	47	258	- 90
Skin Cancers	49	164	54	194	- 29
Epilepsy	50	160	41	485	- 325
Bladder Cancer	51	135	42	431	- 296
Poisonings	52	114	39	561	- 448
Prostate Cancer	53	103	44	362	- 260
Drug Use	54	90	59	139	- 49
Uterin Cancer	55	81	61	80	+ 0
Measles	56	81	22	1,548	- 1,467
Appendicitis	57	79	62	70	+ 9
Syphilis	58	79	33	770	- 692
Dengue	59	48	72	0	+ 48
Hepatitis B	60	47	52	207	- 160
Other Neoplasms	61	32	67	21	+ 12
Schistosomiasis	62	32	51	220	- 188
Malaria	63	28	3	11,678	- 11,650
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	20	69	16	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	65	18	68	20	- 2
Upper Respiratory	66	13	65	31	- 17
Hepatitis C	67	11	64	32	- 21
War	68	8	26	1,099	- 1,091
Diphtheria	69	7	66	22	- 15
Ascariasis	70	7	63	56	- 50
Chlamydia	71	1	70	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	1	71	0	+ 0
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	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALI

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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.