PHILIPPINES VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	85,796	3	74,167	+ 11,630
Coronary Heart Disease	2	77,182	1	129,955	- 52,773
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	41,933	2	93,807	- 51,874
Tuberculosis	4	28,978	8	27,061	+ 1,917
Kidney Disease	5	24,475	4	39,380	- 14,905
Lung Disease	6	24,185	6	32,559	- 8,374
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	23,073	22	6,189	+ 16,884
Diabetes Mellitus	8	21,804	7	32,260	- 10,456
Road Traffic Accidents	9	19,050	10	13,017	+ 6,033
Liver Disease	10	17,417	20	7,076	+ 10,341
Low Birth Weight	11	17,186	14	10,141	+ 7,045
Birth Trauma	12	16,592	18	7,960	+ 8,632
Liver Cancer	13	16,414	19	7,663	+ 8,751
Lung Cancers	14	13,667	13	10,296	+ 3,372
Hypertension	15	13,230	5	34,500	- 21,269
Asthma	16	12,497	11	11,404	+ 1,093
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	9,687	21	6,865	+ 2,822
Congenital Anomalies	18	9,620	17	8,051	+ 1,569
Drownings	19	8,451	27	3,881	+ 4,570
Stomach Cancer	20	7,883	41	1,868	+ 6,015
Other Injuries	21	7,713	31	3,536	+ 4,177
Violence	22	7,058	9	14,835	- 7,776
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	6,809	39	2,010	+ 4,798
Falls	24	6,539	28	3,861	+ 2,678
Breast Cancer	25	6,493	15	9,802	- 3,309
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	6,281	16	8,063	- 1,782
Suicide	27	5,794	35	2,325	+ 3,468
Oral Cancer	28	5,197	34	2,916	+ 2,281
HIV/AIDS	29	4,656	66	204	+ 4,451
Pertussis	30	4,522	43	1,760	+ 2,762
Leukemia	31	4,310	29	3,596	+ 714
Maternal Conditions	32	3,243	38	2,042	+ 1,202
Oesophagus Cancer	33	3,179	53	672	+ 2,507
Lymphomas	34	3,131	36	2,279	+ 853
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	3,077	42	1,807	+ 1,271
Inflammatory/Heart	36	3,064	30	3,545	- 481
Cervical Cancer	37	2,785	33	3,076	- 291
Endocrine Disorders	38	2,767	12	10,464	- 7,697
Malnutrition	39	2,471	24	4,311	- 1,840
Meningitis	40	2,283	47	1,041	+ 1,242
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,063	55	594	+ 1,469
Fires	42	1,610	54	600	+ 1,011
Ovary Cancer	43	1,503	40	1,994	- 490
Tetanus	44	1,423	59	521	+ 902
Skin Disease	45	1,321	25	4,229	- 2,909
Encephalitis	46	1,023	67	185	+ 838
Alcohol	47	911	60	401	+ 510
Pancreas Cancer	48	904	37	2,121	- 1,217
Skin Cancers	49	884	61	368	+ 516
Epilepsy	50	861	45	1,120	- 259
Bladder Cancer	51	725	58	569	+ 155
Poisonings	52	611	65	226	+ 385
Prostate Cancer	53	552	26	4,149	- 3,597
Drug Use	54	485	52	695	- 209
Uterin Cancer	55	434	50	761	- 326
Measles	56	434	48	894	- 460
Appendicitis	57	426	63	276	+ 150
Syphilis	58	423	44	1,157	- 734
Dengue	59	257	46	1,060	- 803
Hepatitis B	60	251	56	590	- 338
Other Neoplasms	61	173	23	5,146	- 4,973
Schistosomiasis	62	170	64	233	- 63
Malaria	63	149	69	94	+ 55
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	107	62	323	- 216
Multiple Sclerosis	65	95	72	31	+ 64
Upper Respiratory	66	71	70	39	+ 32
Hepatitis C	67	57	81	0	+ 57
War	68	41	49	817	- 776
Diphtheria	69	36	75	14	+ 21
Ascariasis	70	35	76	13	+ 22
Chlamydia	71	7	78	4	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	4	74	23	- 19
Leprosy	73	0	71	37	- 37
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	78	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	570	- 570
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	51	752	- 752
Oral conditions	82	0	73	28	- 28
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	68	127	- 127
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	2	- 2
Anemia	86	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Laos

Philippines

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.