PAKISTAN VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	183,060	2	141,432	+ 41,628
Coronary Heart Disease	2	164,681	1	240,720	- 76,038
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	89,471	6	83,483	+ 5,988
Tuberculosis	4	61,829	11	42,103	+ 19,726
Kidney Disease	5	52,222	9	56,796	- 4,574
Lung Disease	6	51,603	5	86,968	- 35,365
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	49,229	3	104,383	- 55,153
Diabetes Mellitus	8	46,523	7	63,852	- 17,329
Road Traffic Accidents	9	40,646	12	28,170	+ 12,476
Liver Disease	10	37,162	10	54,835	- 17,673
Low Birth Weight	11	36,669	4	93,373	- 56,704
Birth Trauma	12	35,401	8	59,559	- 24,157
Liver Cancer	13	35,022	41	4,427	+ 30,596
Lung Cancers	14	29,162	26	9,688	+ 19,474
Hypertension	15	28,229	16	22,917	+ 5,312
Asthma	16	26,664	17	20,750	+ 5,913
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	20,668	36	5,450	+ 15,218
Congenital Anomalies	18	20,526	14	26,320	- 5,794
Drownings	19	18,031	37	5,376	+ 12,655
Stomach Cancer	20	16,820	43	4,044	+ 12,776
Other Injuries	21	16,456	13	27,010	- 10,554
Violence	22	15,060	23	12,925	+ 2,135
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	14,527	22	15,216	- 688
Falls	24	13,953	28	8,642	+ 5,311
Breast Cancer	25	13,855	20	18,009	- 4,155
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	13,402	38	5,279	+ 8,123
Suicide	27	12,362	18	19,331	- 6,969
Oral Cancer	28	11,088	21	17,181	- 6,093
HIV/AIDS	29	9,934	32	6,797	+ 3,137
Pertussis	30	9,649	34	6,358	+ 3,291
Leukemia	31	9,197	39	5,254	+ 3,943
Maternal Conditions	32	6,920	24	12,392	- 5,472
Oesophagus Cancer	33	6,784	29	7,866	- 1,082
Lymphomas	34	6,681	31	7,020	- 339
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	6,566	15	26,017	- 19,451
Inflammatory/Heart	36	6,539	52	2,318	+ 4,221
Cervical Cancer	37	5,942	44	4,009	+ 1,933
Endocrine Disorders	38	5,904	25	11,439	- 5,536
Malnutrition	39	5,273	27	8,852	- 3,578
Meningitis	40	4,871	19	18,025	- 13,155
Parkinson's Disease	41	4,403	35	6,145	- 1,742
Fires	42	3,436	42	4,305	- 869
Ovary Cancer	43	3,208	46	3,533	- 326
Tetanus	44	3,037	30	7,541	- 4,504
Skin Disease	45	2,818	67	132	+ 2,686
Encephalitis	46	2,183	33	6,651	- 4,468
Alcohol	47	1,944	50	2,520	- 577
Pancreas Cancer	48	1,929	60	1,069	+ 860
Skin Cancers	49	1,887	54	1,539	+ 348
Epilepsy	50	1,837	40	4,873	- 3,036
Bladder Cancer	51	1,546	48	2,727	- 1,181
Poisonings	52	1,304	47	3,364	- 2,061
Prostate Cancer	53	1,178	45	3,559	- 2,382
Drug Use	54	1,036	61	829	+ 207
Uterin Cancer	55	927	59	1,191	- 265
Measles	56	926	49	2,579	- 1,653
Appendicitis	57	908	51	2,472	- 1,564
Syphilis	58	903	57	1,289	- 386
Dengue	59	549	55	1,429	- 880
Hepatitis B	60	536	53	2,267	- 1,731
Other Neoplasms	61	370	64	412	- 42
Schistosomiasis	62	362	74	0	+ 362
Malaria	63	317	63	587	- 270
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	227	56	1,388	- 1,161
Multiple Sclerosis	65	202	65	411	- 209
Upper Respiratory	66	151	66	288	- 138
Hepatitis C	67	123	58	1,227	- 1,104
War	68	87	62	597	- 509
Diphtheria	69	76	69	68	+ 8
Ascariasis	70	75	68	75	- 0
Chlamydia	71	14	70	44	- 30
Otitis Media	72	8	71	28	- 20
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	4	- 4
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PAKISTAN

Laos

Pakistan

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.