NAMIBIA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	2,034	4	1,333	+ 701
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,830	5	1,221	+ 609
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	994	2	1,464	- 470
Tuberculosis	4	687	3	1,416	- 729
Kidney Disease	5	580	15	322	+ 259
Lung Disease	6	573	10	461	+ 112
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	547	8	645	- 98
Diabetes Mellitus	8	517	7	724	- 208
Road Traffic Accidents	9	452	6	868	- 417
Liver Disease	10	413	14	336	+ 77
Low Birth Weight	11	407	9	516	- 109
Birth Trauma	12	393	13	345	+ 49
Liver Cancer	13	389	41	45	+ 344
Lung Cancers	14	324	35	59	+ 265
Hypertension	15	314	12	428	- 114
Asthma	16	296	20	200	+ 96
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	230	32	76	+ 154
Congenital Anomalies	18	228	16	283	- 55
Drownings	19	200	26	110	+ 91
Stomach Cancer	20	187	45	33	+ 154
Other Injuries	21	183	19	207	- 24
Violence	22	167	11	450	- 282
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	161	21	176	- 14
Falls	24	155	34	62	+ 93
Breast Cancer	25	154	24	121	+ 33
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	149	36	54	+ 94
Suicide	27	137	17	243	- 105
Oral Cancer	28	123	30	100	+ 23
HIV/AIDS	29	110	1	2,928	- 2,818
Pertussis	30	107	37	54	+ 53
Leukemia	31	102	49	24	+ 78
Maternal Conditions	32	77	25	110	- 33
Oesophagus Cancer	33	75	52	21	+ 54
Lymphomas	34	74	40	46	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	73	44	33	+ 40
Inflammatory/Heart	36	73	22	162	- 89
Cervical Cancer	37	66	23	133	- 67
Endocrine Disorders	38	66	33	73	- 7
Malnutrition	39	59	18	224	- 165
Meningitis	40	54	27	109	- 55
Parkinson's Disease	41	49	42	43	+ 6
Fires	42	38	28	109	- 71
Ovary Cancer	43	36	50	23	+ 12
Tetanus	44	34	62	6	+ 28
Skin Disease	45	31	47	31	+ 0
Encephalitis	46	24	59	8	+ 16
Alcohol	47	22	48	28	- 7
Pancreas Cancer	48	21	53	18	+ 4
Skin Cancers	49	21	29	108	- 87
Epilepsy	50	20	38	49	- 29
Bladder Cancer	51	17	54	16	+ 2
Poisonings	52	14	39	46	- 32
Prostate Cancer	53	13	31	94	- 81
Drug Use	54	12	46	32	- 20
Uterin Cancer	55	10	56	11	- 1
Measles	56	10	65	2	+ 8
Appendicitis	57	10	58	9	+ 1
Syphilis	58	10	43	35	- 25
Dengue	59	6	74	0	+ 6
Hepatitis B	60	6	63	4	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	61	4	60	8	- 4
Schistosomiasis	62	4	55	14	- 10
Malaria	63	4	51	22	- 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	3	57	9	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	65	2	64	2	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	2	61	6	- 5
Hepatitis C	67	1	66	1	+ 1
War	68	1	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

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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.