OMAN VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		OMAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	2,830	2	1,648	+ 1,183
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,546	1	5,287	- 2,741
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,383	4	701	+ 682
Tuberculosis	4	956	48	18	+ 938
Kidney Disease	5	807	11	312	+ 495
Lung Disease	6	798	9	325	+ 473
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	761	28	78	+ 683
Diabetes Mellitus	8	719	3	1,029	- 310
Road Traffic Accidents	9	628	5	527	+ 101
Liver Disease	10	575	6	406	+ 168
Low Birth Weight	11	567	15	207	+ 360
Birth Trauma	12	547	29	77	+ 470
Liver Cancer	13	542	24	116	+ 425
Lung Cancers	14	451	25	113	+ 338
Hypertension	15	436	8	360	+ 77
Asthma	16	412	55	11	+ 401
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	320	38	36	+ 283
Congenital Anomalies	18	317	7	386	- 69
Drownings	19	279	14	211	+ 68
Stomach Cancer	20	260	17	185	+ 75
Other Injuries	21	254	20	130	+ 125
Violence	22	233	39	34	+ 199
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	225	10	323	- 99
Falls	24	216	12	292	- 77
Breast Cancer	25	214	18	141	+ 73
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	207	16	205	+ 3
Suicide	27	191	13	241	- 50
Oral Cancer	28	171	31	70	+ 101
HIV/AIDS	29	154	41	31	+ 123
Pertussis	30	149	51	13	+ 136
Leukemia	31	142	22	127	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	32	107	46	22	+ 85
Oesophagus Cancer	33	105	40	32	+ 73
Lymphomas	34	103	19	138	- 34
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	102	53	12	+ 90
Inflammatory/Heart	36	101	21	127	- 26
Cervical Cancer	37	92	34	42	+ 49
Endocrine Disorders	38	91	32	53	+ 38
Malnutrition	39	82	60	2	+ 79
Meningitis	40	75	47	21	+ 54
Parkinson's Disease	41	68	26	110	- 42
Fires	42	53	36	38	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	43	50	43	26	+ 23
Tetanus	44	47	63	1	+ 46
Skin Disease	45	44	27	92	- 48
Encephalitis	46	34	23	126	- 92
Alcohol	47	30	50	13	+ 17
Pancreas Cancer	48	30	30	77	- 47
Skin Cancers	49	29	45	22	+ 7
Epilepsy	50	28	44	22	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	51	24	35	41	- 17
Poisonings	52	20	33	47	- 27
Prostate Cancer	53	18	37	37	- 19
Drug Use	54	16	42	29	- 13
Uterin Cancer	55	14	54	11	+ 3
Measles	56	14	76	0	+ 14
Appendicitis	57	14	57	5	+ 9
Syphilis	58	14	61	2	+ 12
Dengue	59	8	49	16	- 7
Hepatitis B	60	8	64	0	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	61	6	56	7	- 1
Schistosomiasis	62	6	59	2	+ 3
Malaria	63	5	74	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	4	62	2	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	65	3	52	12	- 8
Upper Respiratory	66	2	67	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	67	2	71	0	+ 2
War	68	1	58	4	- 3
Diphtheria	69	1	68	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	65	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	66	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	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	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to OMAN

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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.