MONTENEGRO VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		MONTENEGRO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	435	1	2,208	- 1,772
Coronary Heart Disease	2	391	2	1,748	- 1,356
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	213	12	81	+ 132
Tuberculosis	4	147	51	1	+ 146
Kidney Disease	5	124	7	147	- 23
Lung Disease	6	123	11	90	+ 32
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	117	56	1	+ 116
Diabetes Mellitus	8	111	6	174	- 63
Road Traffic Accidents	9	97	21	48	+ 49
Liver Disease	10	88	17	57	+ 32
Low Birth Weight	11	87	43	5	+ 82
Birth Trauma	12	84	41	6	+ 78
Liver Cancer	13	83	20	50	+ 33
Lung Cancers	14	69	3	340	- 270
Hypertension	15	67	18	55	+ 12
Asthma	16	63	46	4	+ 60
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	49	26	21	+ 29
Congenital Anomalies	18	49	45	4	+ 45
Drownings	19	43	36	11	+ 32
Stomach Cancer	20	40	19	50	- 11
Other Injuries	21	39	23	29	+ 10
Violence	22	36	29	18	+ 18
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	35	5	227	- 192
Falls	24	33	14	67	- 34
Breast Cancer	25	33	9	127	- 94
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	32	10	113	- 81
Suicide	27	29	8	132	- 102
Oral Cancer	28	26	37	10	+ 17
HIV/AIDS	29	24	73	0	+ 24
Pertussis	30	23	55	1	+ 22
Leukemia	31	22	25	23	- 2
Maternal Conditions	32	16	58	0	+ 16
Oesophagus Cancer	33	16	30	17	- 1
Lymphomas	34	16	24	27	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	16	34	13	+ 2
Inflammatory/Heart	36	16	4	311	- 296
Cervical Cancer	37	14	27	20	- 6
Endocrine Disorders	38	14	40	7	+ 7
Malnutrition	39	13	53	1	+ 12
Meningitis	40	12	49	1	+ 10
Parkinson's Disease	41	10	15	66	- 56
Fires	42	8	32	14	- 6
Ovary Cancer	43	8	28	19	- 11
Tetanus	44	7	62	0	+ 7
Skin Disease	45	7	54	1	+ 6
Encephalitis	46	5	50	1	+ 4
Alcohol	47	5	38	9	- 5
Pancreas Cancer	48	5	16	64	- 59
Skin Cancers	49	4	35	12	- 7
Epilepsy	50	4	42	6	- 2
Bladder Cancer	51	4	22	35	- 31
Poisonings	52	3	44	4	- 1
Prostate Cancer	53	3	13	75	- 73
Drug Use	54	2	31	14	- 12
Uterin Cancer	55	2	33	14	- 12
Measles	56	2	67	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	57	2	52	1	+ 1
Syphilis	58	2	59	0	+ 2
Dengue	59	1	77	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	60	1	61	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	61	1	47	2	- 1
Schistosomiasis	62	1	69	0	+ 1
Malaria	63	1	70	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	48	2	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	65	0	39	8	- 7
Upper Respiratory	66	0	60	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	65	0	+ 0
War	68	0	63	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	64	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	57	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	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	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 MONTENEGRO

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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.