NIGERIA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	171,732	8	57,744	+ 113,989
Coronary Heart Disease	2	154,491	7	61,374	+ 93,117
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	83,934	1	207,281	- 123,347
Tuberculosis	4	58,003	3	127,335	- 69,332
Kidney Disease	5	48,990	20	18,189	+ 30,801
Lung Disease	6	48,410	22	12,569	+ 35,841
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	46,183	2	144,724	- 98,541
Diabetes Mellitus	8	43,644	18	22,497	+ 21,148
Road Traffic Accidents	9	38,131	12	41,693	- 3,562
Liver Disease	10	34,862	13	38,326	- 3,463
Low Birth Weight	11	34,400	6	95,959	- 61,559
Birth Trauma	12	33,211	5	100,186	- 66,975
Liver Cancer	13	32,855	39	5,289	+ 27,566
Lung Cancers	14	27,357	57	1,295	+ 26,062
Hypertension	15	26,482	24	10,692	+ 15,790
Asthma	16	25,014	27	8,192	+ 16,822
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	19,389	37	5,846	+ 13,543
Congenital Anomalies	18	19,256	9	49,696	- 30,441
Drownings	19	16,915	32	6,584	+ 10,331
Stomach Cancer	20	15,780	50	2,129	+ 13,651
Other Injuries	21	15,438	17	22,696	- 7,258
Violence	22	14,128	19	18,407	- 4,279
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	13,628	31	6,786	+ 6,843
Falls	24	13,090	28	7,528	+ 5,561
Breast Cancer	25	12,997	23	11,884	+ 1,113
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	12,573	43	4,152	+ 8,421
Suicide	27	11,597	30	7,019	+ 4,579
Oral Cancer	28	10,402	48	2,238	+ 8,163
HIV/AIDS	29	9,319	10	44,124	- 34,804
Pertussis	30	9,052	16	23,282	- 14,230
Leukemia	31	8,627	47	2,257	+ 6,371
Maternal Conditions	32	6,492	15	23,540	- 17,048
Oesophagus Cancer	33	6,364	64	560	+ 5,804
Lymphomas	34	6,268	40	5,202	+ 1,066
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	6,160	52	1,946	+ 4,214
Inflammatory/Heart	36	6,134	42	4,826	+ 1,308
Cervical Cancer	37	5,574	25	10,574	- 5,000
Endocrine Disorders	38	5,538	21	15,799	- 10,260
Malnutrition	39	4,947	36	5,896	- 949
Meningitis	40	4,569	11	43,651	- 39,082
Parkinson's Disease	41	4,130	46	2,473	+ 1,657
Fires	42	3,224	29	7,132	- 3,908
Ovary Cancer	43	3,009	49	2,133	+ 877
Tetanus	44	2,849	26	8,355	- 5,506
Skin Disease	45	2,644	56	1,468	+ 1,176
Encephalitis	46	2,048	59	937	+ 1,111
Alcohol	47	1,823	58	1,031	+ 792
Pancreas Cancer	48	1,810	51	1,975	- 165
Skin Cancers	49	1,770	53	1,933	- 163
Epilepsy	50	1,724	41	5,001	- 3,278
Bladder Cancer	51	1,450	63	670	+ 781
Poisonings	52	1,223	33	6,570	- 5,347
Prostate Cancer	53	1,105	35	5,914	- 4,809
Drug Use	54	972	34	6,273	- 5,301
Uterin Cancer	55	869	62	679	+ 190
Measles	56	869	14	29,439	- 28,570
Appendicitis	57	852	60	760	+ 92
Syphilis	58	847	38	5,449	- 4,602
Dengue	59	515	73	2	+ 513
Hepatitis B	60	503	55	1,488	- 985
Other Neoplasms	61	347	66	290	+ 57
Schistosomiasis	62	340	54	1,508	- 1,168
Malaria	63	298	4	100,963	- 100,665
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	213	69	165	+ 49
Multiple Sclerosis	65	190	68	179	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	66	141	67	259	- 118
Hepatitis C	67	115	65	304	- 189
War	68	82	45	3,245	- 3,163
Diphtheria	69	71	44	3,800	- 3,728
Ascariasis	70	70	61	685	- 615
Chlamydia	71	13	71	14	- 0
Otitis Media	72	8	72	3	+ 5
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	23	- 23
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

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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.