NEPAL VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	22,576	4	12,909	+ 9,667
Coronary Heart Disease	2	20,309	2	19,677	+ 633
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,034	6	6,237	+ 4,797
Tuberculosis	4	7,625	3	16,535	- 8,910
Kidney Disease	5	6,440	10	4,284	+ 2,156
Lung Disease	6	6,364	1	27,027	- 20,663
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	6,071	7	6,071	+ 0
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,737	14	2,929	+ 2,808
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,013	9	4,654	+ 358
Liver Disease	10	4,583	5	6,383	- 1,800
Low Birth Weight	11	4,522	11	3,822	+ 700
Birth Trauma	12	4,366	15	2,676	+ 1,690
Liver Cancer	13	4,319	46	256	+ 4,063
Lung Cancers	14	3,596	12	3,586	+ 10
Hypertension	15	3,481	18	2,092	+ 1,390
Asthma	16	3,288	8	5,930	- 2,642
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	2,549	49	191	+ 2,358
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,531	21	1,949	+ 583
Drownings	19	2,224	23	1,505	+ 719
Stomach Cancer	20	2,074	25	1,379	+ 695
Other Injuries	21	2,029	22	1,655	+ 375
Violence	22	1,857	35	704	+ 1,154
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,792	19	2,022	- 230
Falls	24	1,721	13	3,321	- 1,600
Breast Cancer	25	1,709	27	1,038	+ 670
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,653	26	1,167	+ 485
Suicide	27	1,525	16	2,571	- 1,047
Oral Cancer	28	1,367	24	1,389	- 21
HIV/AIDS	29	1,225	34	737	+ 488
Pertussis	30	1,190	40	453	+ 737
Leukemia	31	1,134	36	668	+ 466
Maternal Conditions	32	853	28	977	- 123
Oesophagus Cancer	33	837	38	491	+ 345
Lymphomas	34	824	32	768	+ 56
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	810	17	2,320	- 1,510
Inflammatory/Heart	36	806	48	217	+ 589
Cervical Cancer	37	733	20	1,969	- 1,237
Endocrine Disorders	38	728	45	257	+ 471
Malnutrition	39	650	31	845	- 195
Meningitis	40	601	43	377	+ 223
Parkinson's Disease	41	543	33	760	- 217
Fires	42	424	50	184	+ 240
Ovary Cancer	43	396	37	585	- 189
Tetanus	44	375	53	134	+ 240
Skin Disease	45	348	67	17	+ 331
Encephalitis	46	269	29	882	- 613
Alcohol	47	240	52	168	+ 72
Pancreas Cancer	48	238	41	445	- 207
Skin Cancers	49	233	42	400	- 167
Epilepsy	50	227	30	874	- 647
Bladder Cancer	51	191	44	325	- 134
Poisonings	52	161	39	474	- 313
Prostate Cancer	53	145	58	85	+ 60
Drug Use	54	128	57	93	+ 34
Uterin Cancer	55	114	60	56	+ 58
Measles	56	114	59	60	+ 54
Appendicitis	57	112	47	220	- 108
Syphilis	58	111	54	134	- 23
Dengue	59	68	55	120	- 52
Hepatitis B	60	66	56	117	- 51
Other Neoplasms	61	46	61	50	- 4
Schistosomiasis	62	45	73	0	+ 45
Malaria	63	39	72	0	+ 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	28	51	173	- 145
Multiple Sclerosis	65	25	63	38	- 13
Upper Respiratory	66	19	66	24	- 5
Hepatitis C	67	15	64	29	- 13
War	68	11	65	24	- 13
Diphtheria	69	9	71	1	+ 8
Ascariasis	70	9	69	4	+ 5
Chlamydia	71	2	68	5	- 3
Otitis Media	72	1	70	4	- 3
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	62	39	- 39
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	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	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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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.