PARAGUAY VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		PARAGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	5,457	2	3,007	+ 2,449
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,909	1	4,327	+ 582
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,667	4	1,661	+ 1,006
Tuberculosis	4	1,843	26	273	+ 1,570
Kidney Disease	5	1,557	5	1,592	- 36
Lung Disease	6	1,538	7	1,181	+ 358
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,467	31	192	+ 1,275
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,387	3	2,361	- 975
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,212	6	1,552	- 340
Liver Disease	10	1,108	17	524	+ 584
Low Birth Weight	11	1,093	12	644	+ 449
Birth Trauma	12	1,055	30	213	+ 843
Liver Cancer	13	1,044	35	152	+ 892
Lung Cancers	14	869	10	738	+ 132
Hypertension	15	841	8	895	- 54
Asthma	16	795	39	126	+ 668
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	616	47	69	+ 548
Congenital Anomalies	18	612	11	662	- 50
Drownings	19	537	32	178	+ 359
Stomach Cancer	20	501	24	355	+ 146
Other Injuries	21	491	9	843	- 353
Violence	22	449	13	566	- 117
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	433	36	144	+ 289
Falls	24	416	43	100	+ 316
Breast Cancer	25	413	20	481	- 68
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	399	16	543	- 143
Suicide	27	368	22	425	- 57
Oral Cancer	28	331	38	134	+ 197
HIV/AIDS	29	296	21	448	- 152
Pertussis	30	288	59	30	+ 258
Leukemia	31	274	27	272	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	32	206	49	64	+ 142
Oesophagus Cancer	33	202	33	173	+ 29
Lymphomas	34	199	29	245	- 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	196	55	43	+ 152
Inflammatory/Heart	36	195	34	154	+ 41
Cervical Cancer	37	177	18	516	- 338
Endocrine Disorders	38	176	14	562	- 386
Malnutrition	39	157	25	330	- 173
Meningitis	40	145	53	52	+ 93
Parkinson's Disease	41	131	41	122	+ 10
Fires	42	102	50	63	+ 39
Ovary Cancer	43	96	45	85	+ 11
Tetanus	44	91	64	12	+ 78
Skin Disease	45	84	37	144	- 60
Encephalitis	46	65	66	11	+ 54
Alcohol	47	58	23	410	- 352
Pancreas Cancer	48	58	28	258	- 201
Skin Cancers	49	56	40	125	- 69
Epilepsy	50	55	44	98	- 44
Bladder Cancer	51	46	51	57	- 10
Poisonings	52	39	63	14	+ 25
Prostate Cancer	53	35	15	546	- 511
Drug Use	54	31	56	38	- 7
Uterin Cancer	55	28	54	45	- 18
Measles	56	28	78	0	+ 28
Appendicitis	57	27	57	37	- 10
Syphilis	58	27	42	119	- 92
Dengue	59	16	62	16	+ 0
Hepatitis B	60	16	67	10	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	61	11	19	487	- 476
Schistosomiasis	62	11	80	0	+ 11
Malaria	63	9	81	0	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	7	48	66	- 59
Multiple Sclerosis	65	6	68	8	- 2
Upper Respiratory	66	4	70	4	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	4	72	3	+ 1
War	68	3	71	3	- 0
Diphtheria	69	2	77	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	76	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	73	0	65	12	- 12
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	61	17	- 17
Chagas disease	76	0	60	19	- 19
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	78	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	58	30	- 30
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	52	52	- 52
Oral conditions	82	0	73	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	69	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	82	- 82
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PARAGUAY

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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.