MOROCCO VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	27,120	2	31,861	- 4,740
Coronary Heart Disease	2	24,397	1	77,340	- 52,943
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,255	6	7,237	+ 6,018
Tuberculosis	4	9,160	15	2,870	+ 6,290
Kidney Disease	5	7,737	4	10,216	- 2,480
Lung Disease	6	7,645	8	6,296	+ 1,349
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	7,293	27	1,192	+ 6,102
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,892	5	7,377	- 485
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,022	9	6,185	- 163
Liver Disease	10	5,506	11	4,866	+ 640
Low Birth Weight	11	5,433	14	3,305	+ 2,128
Birth Trauma	12	5,245	23	2,067	+ 3,178
Liver Cancer	13	5,189	44	423	+ 4,766
Lung Cancers	14	4,320	7	6,585	- 2,264
Hypertension	15	4,182	3	10,736	- 6,554
Asthma	16	3,950	13	3,342	+ 609
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	3,062	29	1,076	+ 1,986
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,041	22	2,124	+ 917
Drownings	19	2,671	43	426	+ 2,245
Stomach Cancer	20	2,492	25	1,691	+ 801
Other Injuries	21	2,438	21	2,271	+ 167
Violence	22	2,231	39	632	+ 1,599
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,152	10	4,967	- 2,815
Falls	24	2,067	19	2,456	- 389
Breast Cancer	25	2,053	12	3,604	- 1,551
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,985	17	2,556	- 570
Suicide	27	1,831	16	2,617	- 786
Oral Cancer	28	1,643	35	780	+ 862
HIV/AIDS	29	1,472	49	289	+ 1,183
Pertussis	30	1,430	46	324	+ 1,105
Leukemia	31	1,362	31	1,035	+ 328
Maternal Conditions	32	1,025	38	704	+ 321
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,005	42	439	+ 566
Lymphomas	34	990	20	2,274	- 1,284
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	973	37	718	+ 254
Inflammatory/Heart	36	969	32	1,022	- 54
Cervical Cancer	37	880	18	2,508	- 1,628
Endocrine Disorders	38	875	28	1,129	- 255
Malnutrition	39	781	51	200	+ 581
Meningitis	40	722	40	542	+ 179
Parkinson's Disease	41	652	26	1,511	- 859
Fires	42	509	33	904	- 395
Ovary Cancer	43	475	34	800	- 324
Tetanus	44	450	59	76	+ 374
Skin Disease	45	418	54	149	+ 269
Encephalitis	46	323	52	176	+ 147
Alcohol	47	288	57	109	+ 179
Pancreas Cancer	48	286	36	747	- 461
Skin Cancers	49	280	41	477	- 198
Epilepsy	50	272	45	336	- 64
Bladder Cancer	51	229	30	1,069	- 839
Poisonings	52	193	50	266	- 73
Prostate Cancer	53	174	24	1,914	- 1,740
Drug Use	54	153	47	321	- 168
Uterin Cancer	55	137	53	154	- 17
Measles	56	137	70	0	+ 137
Appendicitis	57	135	56	130	+ 4
Syphilis	58	134	55	140	- 7
Dengue	59	81	77	0	+ 81
Hepatitis B	60	79	48	316	- 237
Other Neoplasms	61	55	60	70	- 15
Schistosomiasis	62	54	61	67	- 13
Malaria	63	47	73	0	+ 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	34	62	38	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	65	30	58	106	- 76
Upper Respiratory	66	22	67	4	+ 19
Hepatitis C	67	18	65	7	+ 11
War	68	13	63	22	- 9
Diphtheria	69	11	69	1	+ 10
Ascariasis	70	11	66	5	+ 6
Chlamydia	71	2	68	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	64	15	- 15
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	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	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOROCCO

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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.