MEXICO VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	94,837	4	39,790	+ 55,047
Coronary Heart Disease	2	85,315	1	116,238	- 30,923
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	46,351	8	24,816	+ 21,536
Tuberculosis	4	32,031	38	1,943	+ 30,088
Kidney Disease	5	27,054	3	44,622	- 17,568
Lung Disease	6	26,733	7	29,123	- 2,390
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	25,504	29	3,476	+ 22,028
Diabetes Mellitus	8	24,102	2	86,110	- 62,008
Road Traffic Accidents	9	21,057	10	16,303	+ 4,754
Liver Disease	10	19,252	6	29,838	- 10,586
Low Birth Weight	11	18,997	18	7,163	+ 11,834
Birth Trauma	12	18,340	36	2,552	+ 15,788
Liver Cancer	13	18,144	21	6,817	+ 11,327
Lung Cancers	14	15,108	17	7,349	+ 7,758
Hypertension	15	14,624	9	17,806	- 3,182
Asthma	16	13,813	47	1,342	+ 12,471
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	10,707	33	2,734	+ 7,973
Congenital Anomalies	18	10,634	13	10,457	+ 177
Drownings	19	9,341	42	1,799	+ 7,542
Stomach Cancer	20	8,714	19	6,939	+ 1,776
Other Injuries	21	8,525	11	12,175	- 3,650
Violence	22	7,802	5	32,450	- 24,648
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	7,526	30	3,447	+ 4,079
Falls	24	7,229	35	2,628	+ 4,601
Breast Cancer	25	7,178	16	7,380	- 202
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	6,943	20	6,871	+ 72
Suicide	27	6,404	22	6,772	- 367
Oral Cancer	28	5,744	46	1,355	+ 4,389
HIV/AIDS	29	5,146	28	4,128	+ 1,019
Pertussis	30	4,999	70	21	+ 4,978
Leukemia	31	4,764	25	4,830	- 66
Maternal Conditions	32	3,585	54	750	+ 2,835
Oesophagus Cancer	33	3,514	49	1,252	+ 2,263
Lymphomas	34	3,461	24	4,961	- 1,500
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	3,402	52	859	+ 2,542
Inflammatory/Heart	36	3,387	41	1,866	+ 1,521
Cervical Cancer	37	3,078	26	4,787	- 1,709
Endocrine Disorders	38	3,059	12	11,310	- 8,252
Malnutrition	39	2,732	14	7,552	- 4,820
Meningitis	40	2,523	58	357	+ 2,166
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,281	43	1,567	+ 714
Fires	42	1,780	56	604	+ 1,176
Ovary Cancer	43	1,662	34	2,649	- 987
Tetanus	44	1,573	71	10	+ 1,564
Skin Disease	45	1,460	31	3,029	- 1,569
Encephalitis	46	1,131	62	140	+ 991
Alcohol	47	1,007	32	2,945	- 1,939
Pancreas Cancer	48	999	27	4,510	- 3,511
Skin Cancers	49	978	40	1,909	- 931
Epilepsy	50	952	39	1,912	- 960
Bladder Cancer	51	801	48	1,272	- 471
Poisonings	52	675	57	531	+ 144
Prostate Cancer	53	610	15	7,494	- 6,884
Drug Use	54	537	44	1,470	- 933
Uterin Cancer	55	480	50	902	- 422
Measles	56	480	80	0	+ 480
Appendicitis	57	471	53	774	- 304
Syphilis	58	468	73	5	+ 463
Dengue	59	284	67	30	+ 254
Hepatitis B	60	278	61	210	+ 68
Other Neoplasms	61	191	23	6,204	- 6,013
Schistosomiasis	62	188	83	0	+ 188
Malaria	63	164	84	0	+ 164
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	118	45	1,415	- 1,297
Multiple Sclerosis	65	105	60	295	- 191
Upper Respiratory	66	78	64	127	- 49
Hepatitis C	67	64	55	625	- 562
War	68	45	66	112	- 66
Diphtheria	69	39	79	0	+ 39
Ascariasis	70	39	72	5	+ 34
Chlamydia	71	7	77	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	72	4	68	29	- 25
Leprosy	73	0	75	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	69	24	- 24
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	59	305	- 305
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	51	894	- 894
Oral conditions	82	0	65	125	- 125
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	63	127	- 127
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Laos

Mexico

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.