NICARAGUA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	4,843	3	2,225	+ 2,619
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,357	1	5,843	- 1,486
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,367	7	1,152	+ 1,216
Tuberculosis	4	1,636	37	115	+ 1,521
Kidney Disease	5	1,382	2	3,533	- 2,151
Lung Disease	6	1,365	5	1,570	- 204
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,302	36	122	+ 1,180
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,231	4	2,068	- 837
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,075	8	1,109	- 33
Liver Disease	10	983	6	1,203	- 220
Low Birth Weight	11	970	13	490	+ 481
Birth Trauma	12	937	25	198	+ 739
Liver Cancer	13	927	12	509	+ 418
Lung Cancers	14	772	23	274	+ 498
Hypertension	15	747	9	1,103	- 356
Asthma	16	705	38	105	+ 601
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	547	40	85	+ 461
Congenital Anomalies	18	543	11	571	- 28
Drownings	19	477	32	157	+ 320
Stomach Cancer	20	445	14	478	- 33
Other Injuries	21	435	17	358	+ 78
Violence	22	398	10	619	- 220
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	384	33	149	+ 235
Falls	24	369	22	276	+ 93
Breast Cancer	25	367	20	283	+ 84
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	355	18	315	+ 39
Suicide	27	327	19	285	+ 42
Oral Cancer	28	293	43	64	+ 229
HIV/AIDS	29	263	35	139	+ 124
Pertussis	30	255	67	3	+ 252
Leukemia	31	243	24	227	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	32	183	39	88	+ 95
Oesophagus Cancer	33	179	47	42	+ 138
Lymphomas	34	177	29	164	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	174	54	20	+ 154
Inflammatory/Heart	36	173	34	139	+ 34
Cervical Cancer	37	157	16	374	- 217
Endocrine Disorders	38	156	28	164	- 7
Malnutrition	39	140	30	163	- 24
Meningitis	40	129	51	29	+ 100
Parkinson's Disease	41	116	42	67	+ 50
Fires	42	91	57	16	+ 75
Ovary Cancer	43	85	44	61	+ 24
Tetanus	44	80	79	0	+ 80
Skin Disease	45	75	31	162	- 87
Encephalitis	46	58	58	10	+ 48
Alcohol	47	51	21	279	- 227
Pancreas Cancer	48	51	27	178	- 127
Skin Cancers	49	50	45	59	- 9
Epilepsy	50	49	41	74	- 26
Bladder Cancer	51	41	52	28	+ 13
Poisonings	52	34	55	18	+ 17
Prostate Cancer	53	31	15	386	- 355
Drug Use	54	27	46	50	- 23
Uterin Cancer	55	25	48	39	- 14
Measles	56	24	78	0	+ 24
Appendicitis	57	24	49	32	- 8
Syphilis	58	24	60	9	+ 15
Dengue	59	15	64	4	+ 10
Hepatitis B	60	14	62	5	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	61	10	26	192	- 182
Schistosomiasis	62	10	84	0	+ 10
Malaria	63	8	83	0	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	6	50	31	- 25
Multiple Sclerosis	65	5	61	7	- 1
Upper Respiratory	66	4	72	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	67	3	68	1	+ 2
War	68	2	70	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	2	77	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	69	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	59	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	17	- 17
Oral conditions	82	0	63	5	- 5
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	66	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	53	28	- 28
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Laos

Nicaragua

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.