NORWAY VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	3,997	4	2,475	+ 1,521
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,595	1	5,321	- 1,725
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,953	6	1,797	+ 157
Tuberculosis	4	1,350	56	15	+ 1,335
Kidney Disease	5	1,140	14	611	+ 529
Lung Disease	6	1,127	3	2,723	- 1,596
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,075	37	128	+ 947
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,016	16	560	+ 456
Road Traffic Accidents	9	887	42	114	+ 773
Liver Disease	10	811	30	214	+ 598
Low Birth Weight	11	801	52	23	+ 777
Birth Trauma	12	773	54	17	+ 755
Liver Cancer	13	765	26	259	+ 505
Lung Cancers	14	637	5	2,320	- 1,683
Hypertension	15	616	28	230	+ 386
Asthma	16	582	43	85	+ 498
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	451	33	160	+ 292
Congenital Anomalies	18	448	34	136	+ 312
Drownings	19	394	45	65	+ 329
Stomach Cancer	20	367	22	343	+ 24
Other Injuries	21	359	15	583	- 224
Violence	22	329	50	32	+ 297
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	317	2	4,464	- 4,147
Falls	24	305	9	777	- 473
Breast Cancer	25	302	11	698	- 396
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	293	7	1,787	- 1,494
Suicide	27	270	13	633	- 363
Oral Cancer	28	242	32	168	+ 74
HIV/AIDS	29	217	61	10	+ 207
Pertussis	30	211	64	1	+ 209
Leukemia	31	201	21	354	- 153
Maternal Conditions	32	151	66	1	+ 150
Oesophagus Cancer	33	148	27	248	- 100
Lymphomas	34	146	12	646	- 500
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	143	46	61	+ 82
Inflammatory/Heart	36	143	29	221	- 78
Cervical Cancer	37	130	39	125	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	38	129	19	359	- 230
Malnutrition	39	115	35	135	- 20
Meningitis	40	106	58	14	+ 93
Parkinson's Disease	41	96	17	554	- 458
Fires	42	75	48	45	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	43	70	24	309	- 239
Tetanus	44	66	69	0	+ 66
Skin Disease	45	62	38	128	- 66
Encephalitis	46	48	70	0	+ 47
Alcohol	47	42	31	205	- 162
Pancreas Cancer	48	42	10	770	- 728
Skin Cancers	49	41	18	407	- 366
Epilepsy	50	40	40	119	- 79
Bladder Cancer	51	34	20	356	- 322
Poisonings	52	28	57	14	+ 14
Prostate Cancer	53	26	8	1,172	- 1,146
Drug Use	54	23	25	264	- 241
Uterin Cancer	55	20	36	134	- 114
Measles	56	20	72	0	+ 20
Appendicitis	57	20	59	12	+ 8
Syphilis	58	20	67	1	+ 19
Dengue	59	12	75	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	60	12	63	3	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	61	8	23	324	- 316
Schistosomiasis	62	8	83	0	+ 8
Malaria	63	7	84	0	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	5	47	60	- 55
Multiple Sclerosis	65	4	41	119	- 115
Upper Respiratory	66	3	60	12	- 8
Hepatitis C	67	3	55	17	- 14
War	68	2	68	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	76	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	65	1	- 1
Leprosy	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	27	- 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	49	32	- 32
Oral conditions	82	0	62	9	- 9
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	53	23	- 23
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	44	75	- 75
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

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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.