MOLDOVA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	2,611	2	5,878	- 3,267
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,349	1	14,292	- 11,943
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,276	6	1,042	+ 234
Tuberculosis	4	882	26	197	+ 685
Kidney Disease	5	745	18	307	+ 438
Lung Disease	6	736	9	752	- 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	702	59	4	+ 699
Diabetes Mellitus	8	664	16	407	+ 257
Road Traffic Accidents	9	580	20	293	+ 287
Liver Disease	10	530	3	2,869	- 2,339
Low Birth Weight	11	523	39	90	+ 433
Birth Trauma	12	505	47	37	+ 468
Liver Cancer	13	500	13	514	- 15
Lung Cancers	14	416	5	1,131	- 715
Hypertension	15	403	4	2,287	- 1,884
Asthma	16	380	48	26	+ 354
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	295	24	219	+ 76
Congenital Anomalies	18	293	27	190	+ 102
Drownings	19	257	30	179	+ 78
Stomach Cancer	20	240	12	518	- 278
Other Injuries	21	235	8	772	- 537
Violence	22	215	31	167	+ 48
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	207	32	163	+ 44
Falls	24	199	33	149	+ 50
Breast Cancer	25	198	11	592	- 394
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	191	7	1,030	- 839
Suicide	27	176	10	593	- 417
Oral Cancer	28	158	17	375	- 217
HIV/AIDS	29	142	28	189	- 47
Pertussis	30	138	70	0	+ 138
Leukemia	31	131	34	140	- 9
Maternal Conditions	32	99	54	7	+ 92
Oesophagus Cancer	33	97	38	105	- 8
Lymphomas	34	95	22	230	- 135
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	94	41	68	+ 25
Inflammatory/Heart	36	93	14	476	- 383
Cervical Cancer	37	85	25	212	- 128
Endocrine Disorders	38	84	46	40	+ 44
Malnutrition	39	75	64	1	+ 74
Meningitis	40	69	49	17	+ 53
Parkinson's Disease	41	63	55	6	+ 57
Fires	42	49	40	70	- 21
Ovary Cancer	43	46	35	123	- 78
Tetanus	44	43	72	0	+ 43
Skin Disease	45	40	45	45	- 4
Encephalitis	46	31	60	3	+ 29
Alcohol	47	28	21	233	- 206
Pancreas Cancer	48	28	15	427	- 400
Skin Cancers	49	27	36	121	- 94
Epilepsy	50	26	44	46	- 20
Bladder Cancer	51	22	29	181	- 159
Poisonings	52	19	23	220	- 202
Prostate Cancer	53	17	19	295	- 278
Drug Use	54	15	43	59	- 44
Uterin Cancer	55	13	37	108	- 94
Measles	56	13	69	0	+ 13
Appendicitis	57	13	51	10	+ 3
Syphilis	58	13	68	0	+ 12
Dengue	59	8	76	0	+ 8
Hepatitis B	60	8	58	4	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	61	5	42	65	- 60
Schistosomiasis	62	5	80	0	+ 5
Malaria	63	5	84	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	3	57	5	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	65	3	52	9	- 6
Upper Respiratory	66	2	62	2	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	2	63	1	+ 0
War	68	1	67	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	61	2	- 2
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	56	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	50	12	- 12
Oral conditions	82	0	53	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	65	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	66	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

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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.