NEW ZEALAND VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	3,744	3	2,378	+ 1,366
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,368	1	5,095	- 1,727
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,830	7	920	+ 910
Tuberculosis	4	1,264	52	17	+ 1,247
Kidney Disease	5	1,068	17	432	+ 636
Lung Disease	6	1,055	5	1,815	- 759
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,007	37	81	+ 926
Diabetes Mellitus	8	951	8	769	+ 183
Road Traffic Accidents	9	831	16	458	+ 373
Liver Disease	10	760	32	158	+ 602
Low Birth Weight	11	750	38	78	+ 672
Birth Trauma	12	724	54	15	+ 709
Liver Cancer	13	716	24	288	+ 428
Lung Cancers	14	596	4	1,873	- 1,277
Hypertension	15	577	20	327	+ 251
Asthma	16	545	36	91	+ 455
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	423	39	70	+ 352
Congenital Anomalies	18	420	30	176	+ 244
Drownings	19	369	44	54	+ 314
Stomach Cancer	20	344	22	323	+ 21
Other Injuries	21	337	28	218	+ 118
Violence	22	308	42	57	+ 251
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	297	2	3,032	- 2,735
Falls	24	285	11	627	- 341
Breast Cancer	25	283	10	737	- 453
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	274	6	1,495	- 1,221
Suicide	27	253	15	528	- 276
Oral Cancer	28	227	31	164	+ 63
HIV/AIDS	29	203	57	10	+ 193
Pertussis	30	197	65	1	+ 197
Leukemia	31	188	18	391	- 203
Maternal Conditions	32	142	63	5	+ 137
Oesophagus Cancer	33	139	25	279	- 140
Lymphomas	34	137	13	608	- 472
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	134	35	113	+ 22
Inflammatory/Heart	36	134	23	313	- 179
Cervical Cancer	37	122	41	61	+ 61
Endocrine Disorders	38	121	21	325	- 204
Malnutrition	39	108	55	14	+ 94
Meningitis	40	100	59	9	+ 91
Parkinson's Disease	41	90	19	353	- 263
Fires	42	70	53	17	+ 53
Ovary Cancer	43	66	29	207	- 141
Tetanus	44	62	69	0	+ 62
Skin Disease	45	58	34	118	- 60
Encephalitis	46	45	66	1	+ 44
Alcohol	47	40	45	51	- 12
Pancreas Cancer	48	39	14	543	- 503
Skin Cancers	49	39	12	612	- 573
Epilepsy	50	38	43	55	- 17
Bladder Cancer	51	32	26	267	- 235
Poisonings	52	27	58	9	+ 17
Prostate Cancer	53	24	9	739	- 715
Drug Use	54	21	40	69	- 48
Uterin Cancer	55	19	33	145	- 126
Measles	56	19	82	0	+ 19
Appendicitis	57	19	62	6	+ 13
Syphilis	58	18	70	0	+ 18
Dengue	59	11	75	0	+ 11
Hepatitis B	60	11	56	14	- 3
Other Neoplasms	61	8	27	245	- 237
Schistosomiasis	62	7	77	0	+ 7
Malaria	63	6	78	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	5	46	47	- 42
Multiple Sclerosis	65	4	47	43	- 39
Upper Respiratory	66	3	64	4	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	3	48	30	- 27
War	68	2	68	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	2	83	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	76	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	67	1	- 1
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	49	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	50	22	- 22
Oral conditions	82	0	61	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	51	17	- 17
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Laos

New Zealand

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.