NETHERLANDS VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	12,892	4	9,707	+ 3,185
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,597	2	17,601	- 6,003
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,301	7	4,946	+ 1,355
Tuberculosis	4	4,354	56	29	+ 4,326
Kidney Disease	5	3,678	12	2,530	+ 1,147
Lung Disease	6	3,634	5	9,567	- 5,933
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	3,467	33	584	+ 2,883
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,276	14	2,386	+ 890
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,862	31	681	+ 2,181
Liver Disease	10	2,617	28	936	+ 1,681
Low Birth Weight	11	2,582	45	167	+ 2,415
Birth Trauma	12	2,493	52	74	+ 2,419
Liver Cancer	13	2,466	24	1,163	+ 1,303
Lung Cancers	14	2,054	3	10,980	- 8,926
Hypertension	15	1,988	29	818	+ 1,170
Asthma	16	1,878	46	165	+ 1,713
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	1,456	47	130	+ 1,325
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,446	35	544	+ 902
Drownings	19	1,270	49	98	+ 1,172
Stomach Cancer	20	1,185	22	1,361	- 176
Other Injuries	21	1,159	19	1,648	- 489
Violence	22	1,061	48	107	+ 953
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,023	1	18,148	- 17,125
Falls	24	983	8	4,131	- 3,148
Breast Cancer	25	976	9	3,535	- 2,559
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	944	6	5,829	- 4,886
Suicide	27	871	17	2,025	- 1,154
Oral Cancer	28	781	30	768	+ 13
HIV/AIDS	29	700	55	33	+ 667
Pertussis	30	680	67	1	+ 679
Leukemia	31	648	20	1,578	- 931
Maternal Conditions	32	487	65	8	+ 479
Oesophagus Cancer	33	478	15	2,145	- 1,668
Lymphomas	34	471	13	2,511	- 2,041
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	462	41	238	+ 225
Inflammatory/Heart	36	460	23	1,201	- 740
Cervical Cancer	37	418	39	266	+ 152
Endocrine Disorders	38	416	26	1,055	- 639
Malnutrition	39	371	63	12	+ 359
Meningitis	40	343	51	78	+ 265
Parkinson's Disease	41	310	16	2,120	- 1,810
Fires	42	242	53	49	+ 193
Ovary Cancer	43	226	25	1,067	- 841
Tetanus	44	214	72	0	+ 214
Skin Disease	45	198	36	295	- 97
Encephalitis	46	154	68	1	+ 153
Alcohol	47	137	32	612	- 476
Pancreas Cancer	48	136	11	2,995	- 2,859
Skin Cancers	49	133	27	1,024	- 891
Epilepsy	50	129	38	289	- 160
Bladder Cancer	51	109	21	1,471	- 1,362
Poisonings	52	92	61	17	+ 74
Prostate Cancer	53	83	10	3,265	- 3,182
Drug Use	54	73	42	231	- 158
Uterin Cancer	55	65	34	566	- 501
Measles	56	65	73	0	+ 65
Appendicitis	57	64	58	26	+ 38
Syphilis	58	64	69	1	+ 63
Dengue	59	39	81	0	+ 39
Hepatitis B	60	38	62	14	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	61	26	18	1,831	- 1,805
Schistosomiasis	62	25	74	0	+ 25
Malaria	63	22	77	0	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	16	44	214	- 198
Multiple Sclerosis	65	14	37	295	- 280
Upper Respiratory	66	11	57	28	- 17
Hepatitis C	67	9	60	20	- 12
War	68	6	66	2	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	5	71	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	5	82	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	64	10	- 9
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	43	220	- 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	42	- 42
Oral conditions	82	0	59	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	50	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	40	249	- 249
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Laos

Netherlands

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.