PERU VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	23,648	3	7,722	+ 15,926
Coronary Heart Disease	2	21,273	2	13,769	+ 7,504
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,558	1	15,326	- 3,769
Tuberculosis	4	7,987	17	2,377	+ 5,610
Kidney Disease	5	6,746	4	7,234	- 488
Lung Disease	6	6,666	15	2,519	+ 4,147
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	6,359	27	1,108	+ 5,251
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,010	8	4,437	+ 1,573
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,251	9	4,414	+ 836
Liver Disease	10	4,801	5	6,375	- 1,575
Low Birth Weight	11	4,737	24	1,475	+ 3,262
Birth Trauma	12	4,573	37	537	+ 4,036
Liver Cancer	13	4,524	16	2,476	+ 2,048
Lung Cancers	14	3,767	10	3,169	+ 598
Hypertension	15	3,647	28	1,061	+ 2,586
Asthma	16	3,444	50	208	+ 3,236
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	2,670	35	609	+ 2,061
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,652	19	1,997	+ 655
Drownings	19	2,329	36	584	+ 1,745
Stomach Cancer	20	2,173	7	5,072	- 2,899
Other Injuries	21	2,126	13	2,876	- 750
Violence	22	1,945	12	3,013	- 1,067
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,877	6	5,811	- 3,935
Falls	24	1,802	25	1,285	+ 518
Breast Cancer	25	1,790	20	1,969	- 180
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,731	14	2,642	- 911
Suicide	27	1,597	30	903	+ 694
Oral Cancer	28	1,432	38	519	+ 913
HIV/AIDS	29	1,283	31	849	+ 435
Pertussis	30	1,246	48	260	+ 986
Leukemia	31	1,188	22	1,850	- 662
Maternal Conditions	32	894	43	345	+ 549
Oesophagus Cancer	33	876	42	394	+ 482
Lymphomas	34	863	18	2,254	- 1,391
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	848	51	198	+ 650
Inflammatory/Heart	36	845	39	494	+ 351
Cervical Cancer	37	768	21	1,924	- 1,156
Endocrine Disorders	38	763	40	474	+ 288
Malnutrition	39	681	29	1,006	- 325
Meningitis	40	629	56	118	+ 511
Parkinson's Disease	41	569	26	1,270	- 701
Fires	42	444	49	239	+ 205
Ovary Cancer	43	414	33	713	- 299
Tetanus	44	392	60	48	+ 345
Skin Disease	45	364	54	156	+ 208
Encephalitis	46	282	46	281	+ 1
Alcohol	47	251	44	321	- 70
Pancreas Cancer	48	249	23	1,607	- 1,358
Skin Cancers	49	244	32	786	- 542
Epilepsy	50	237	47	262	- 25
Bladder Cancer	51	200	41	463	- 263
Poisonings	52	168	55	126	+ 43
Prostate Cancer	53	152	11	3,167	- 3,015
Drug Use	54	134	34	635	- 502
Uterin Cancer	55	120	45	304	- 184
Measles	56	120	73	0	+ 120
Appendicitis	57	117	53	170	- 53
Syphilis	58	117	52	182	- 66
Dengue	59	71	66	4	+ 67
Hepatitis B	60	69	64	10	+ 60
Other Neoplasms	61	48	58	54	- 7
Schistosomiasis	62	47	77	0	+ 47
Malaria	63	41	61	35	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	29	57	107	- 78
Multiple Sclerosis	65	26	62	35	- 8
Upper Respiratory	66	19	63	11	+ 8
Hepatitis C	67	16	65	4	+ 12
War	68	11	67	3	+ 8
Diphtheria	69	10	70	1	+ 9
Ascariasis	70	10	69	2	+ 8
Chlamydia	71	2	68	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	59	49	- 49
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	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 PERU

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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.