NIGER VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	19,109	5	8,717	+ 10,392
Coronary Heart Disease	2	17,190	6	8,229	+ 8,961
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	9,339	1	21,093	- 11,754
Tuberculosis	4	6,454	13	3,703	+ 2,751
Kidney Disease	5	5,451	16	2,732	+ 2,719
Lung Disease	6	5,387	20	2,172	+ 3,214
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	5,139	3	16,030	- 10,892
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,856	17	2,630	+ 2,226
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,243	8	5,946	- 1,703
Liver Disease	10	3,879	11	4,116	- 237
Low Birth Weight	11	3,828	4	9,560	- 5,732
Birth Trauma	12	3,695	7	8,030	- 4,335
Liver Cancer	13	3,656	35	745	+ 2,911
Lung Cancers	14	3,044	67	42	+ 3,002
Hypertension	15	2,947	25	1,356	+ 1,591
Asthma	16	2,783	22	1,902	+ 881
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	2,157	31	1,044	+ 1,113
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,143	10	4,346	- 2,203
Drownings	19	1,882	24	1,581	+ 301
Stomach Cancer	20	1,756	44	300	+ 1,455
Other Injuries	21	1,718	12	3,826	- 2,108
Violence	22	1,572	19	2,244	- 672
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,516	32	858	+ 658
Falls	24	1,456	26	1,297	+ 159
Breast Cancer	25	1,446	29	1,075	+ 371
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,399	37	522	+ 877
Suicide	27	1,290	27	1,227	+ 64
Oral Cancer	28	1,157	49	242	+ 915
HIV/AIDS	29	1,037	30	1,048	- 11
Pertussis	30	1,007	15	2,858	- 1,850
Leukemia	31	960	48	258	+ 702
Maternal Conditions	32	722	14	3,317	- 2,595
Oesophagus Cancer	33	708	55	132	+ 577
Lymphomas	34	697	43	350	+ 347
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	685	39	467	+ 219
Inflammatory/Heart	36	683	34	769	- 86
Cervical Cancer	37	620	38	487	+ 133
Endocrine Disorders	38	616	23	1,806	- 1,190
Malnutrition	39	550	21	2,170	- 1,619
Meningitis	40	508	9	5,237	- 4,729
Parkinson's Disease	41	460	47	275	+ 184
Fires	42	359	28	1,120	- 762
Ovary Cancer	43	335	40	425	- 90
Tetanus	44	317	42	372	- 55
Skin Disease	45	294	52	213	+ 81
Encephalitis	46	228	61	112	+ 116
Alcohol	47	203	60	120	+ 83
Pancreas Cancer	48	201	54	138	+ 64
Skin Cancers	49	197	45	287	- 90
Epilepsy	50	192	36	676	- 485
Bladder Cancer	51	161	53	161	+ 0
Poisonings	52	136	33	771	- 635
Prostate Cancer	53	123	57	128	- 5
Drug Use	54	108	58	126	- 18
Uterin Cancer	55	97	64	86	+ 11
Measles	56	97	18	2,414	- 2,317
Appendicitis	57	95	56	128	- 33
Syphilis	58	94	62	110	- 15
Dengue	59	57	73	0	+ 57
Hepatitis B	60	56	46	279	- 223
Other Neoplasms	61	39	68	24	+ 15
Schistosomiasis	62	38	50	237	- 199
Malaria	63	33	2	17,022	- 16,989
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	24	70	18	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	65	21	69	22	- 1
Upper Respiratory	66	16	63	94	- 78
Hepatitis C	67	13	66	46	- 33
War	68	9	41	409	- 400
Diphtheria	69	8	65	60	- 52
Ascariasis	70	8	59	125	- 117
Chlamydia	71	1	71	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	1	72	1	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	51	237	- 237
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	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	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.