MOZAMBIQUE VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	24,192	2	23,110	+ 1,082
Coronary Heart Disease	2	21,763	6	12,621	+ 9,143
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,824	3	22,445	- 10,621
Tuberculosis	4	8,171	12	5,770	+ 2,401
Kidney Disease	5	6,901	19	4,036	+ 2,865
Lung Disease	6	6,820	22	2,986	+ 3,834
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	6,506	5	12,928	- 6,422
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,148	10	6,877	- 728
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,372	9	9,117	- 3,746
Liver Disease	10	4,911	20	4,004	+ 907
Low Birth Weight	11	4,846	7	10,409	- 5,563
Birth Trauma	12	4,678	8	9,817	- 5,138
Liver Cancer	13	4,628	33	1,108	+ 3,520
Lung Cancers	14	3,854	56	220	+ 3,633
Hypertension	15	3,731	11	5,786	- 2,056
Asthma	16	3,524	23	2,160	+ 1,363
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	2,731	37	969	+ 1,762
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,713	13	5,566	- 2,854
Drownings	19	2,383	26	1,418	+ 964
Stomach Cancer	20	2,223	57	198	+ 2,025
Other Injuries	21	2,175	14	4,924	- 2,749
Violence	22	1,990	32	1,113	+ 877
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,920	24	1,724	+ 196
Falls	24	1,844	25	1,524	+ 320
Breast Cancer	25	1,831	40	757	+ 1,074
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,771	48	424	+ 1,347
Suicide	27	1,634	16	4,144	- 2,510
Oral Cancer	28	1,465	44	545	+ 920
HIV/AIDS	29	1,313	1	50,430	- 49,117
Pertussis	30	1,275	28	1,320	- 45
Leukemia	31	1,215	43	555	+ 660
Maternal Conditions	32	915	15	4,339	- 3,425
Oesophagus Cancer	33	896	36	976	- 80
Lymphomas	34	883	30	1,180	- 297
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	868	45	516	+ 352
Inflammatory/Heart	36	864	35	1,020	- 155
Cervical Cancer	37	785	21	3,297	- 2,512
Endocrine Disorders	38	780	38	912	- 132
Malnutrition	39	697	18	4,039	- 3,342
Meningitis	40	644	17	4,102	- 3,459
Parkinson's Disease	41	582	47	453	+ 129
Fires	42	454	29	1,318	- 864
Ovary Cancer	43	424	60	120	+ 304
Tetanus	44	401	46	456	- 54
Skin Disease	45	372	51	377	- 4
Encephalitis	46	288	54	240	+ 48
Alcohol	47	257	49	403	- 146
Pancreas Cancer	48	255	62	90	+ 165
Skin Cancers	49	249	41	563	- 314
Epilepsy	50	243	34	1,082	- 839
Bladder Cancer	51	204	55	236	- 32
Poisonings	52	172	31	1,136	- 964
Prostate Cancer	53	156	39	805	- 649
Drug Use	54	137	59	160	- 24
Uterin Cancer	55	122	61	98	+ 25
Measles	56	122	71	2	+ 120
Appendicitis	57	120	50	393	- 273
Syphilis	58	119	27	1,404	- 1,285
Dengue	59	73	72	1	+ 72
Hepatitis B	60	71	53	258	- 187
Other Neoplasms	61	49	65	43	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	62	48	42	562	- 514
Malaria	63	42	4	14,971	- 14,929
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	30	63	78	- 48
Multiple Sclerosis	65	27	66	38	- 11
Upper Respiratory	66	20	52	309	- 290
Hepatitis C	67	16	64	55	- 38
War	68	12	58	175	- 164
Diphtheria	69	10	70	5	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	10	67	28	- 19
Chlamydia	71	2	69	18	- 16
Otitis Media	72	1	68	22	- 21
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOZAMBIQUE

Laos

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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.