POLAND VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	28,106	2	32,693	- 4,587
Coronary Heart Disease	2	25,284	1	117,700	- 92,416
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,737	4	19,998	- 6,262
Tuberculosis	4	9,493	41	597	+ 8,896
Kidney Disease	5	8,018	20	4,065	+ 3,953
Lung Disease	6	7,923	6	13,677	- 5,754
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	7,558	37	839	+ 6,719
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,143	8	8,947	- 1,804
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,241	22	3,555	+ 2,686
Liver Disease	10	5,706	10	7,912	- 2,206
Low Birth Weight	11	5,630	42	579	+ 5,051
Birth Trauma	12	5,435	57	52	+ 5,383
Liver Cancer	13	5,377	29	2,290	+ 3,087
Lung Cancers	14	4,477	3	25,781	- 21,303
Hypertension	15	4,334	15	4,937	- 603
Asthma	16	4,094	43	540	+ 3,554
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	3,173	26	3,091	+ 82
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,151	36	916	+ 2,235
Drownings	19	2,768	39	636	+ 2,132
Stomach Cancer	20	2,583	12	5,910	- 3,328
Other Injuries	21	2,527	28	2,527	- 0
Violence	22	2,312	49	294	+ 2,018
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,230	21	3,701	- 1,471
Falls	24	2,142	16	4,712	- 2,569
Breast Cancer	25	2,127	9	7,967	- 5,840
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	2,058	5	14,610	- 12,553
Suicide	27	1,898	18	4,282	- 2,384
Oral Cancer	28	1,702	25	3,377	- 1,674
HIV/AIDS	29	1,525	54	115	+ 1,410
Pertussis	30	1,481	71	0	+ 1,481
Leukemia	31	1,412	24	3,456	- 2,044
Maternal Conditions	32	1,062	63	10	+ 1,053
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,042	33	1,803	- 761
Lymphomas	34	1,026	19	4,141	- 3,116
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,008	40	612	+ 396
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,004	23	3,495	- 2,491
Cervical Cancer	37	912	32	1,907	- 994
Endocrine Disorders	38	906	38	831	+ 75
Malnutrition	39	810	50	291	+ 519
Meningitis	40	748	53	171	+ 577
Parkinson's Disease	41	676	34	1,500	- 824
Fires	42	528	45	474	+ 53
Ovary Cancer	43	492	27	2,929	- 2,437
Tetanus	44	466	67	2	+ 465
Skin Disease	45	433	46	469	- 36
Encephalitis	46	335	64	6	+ 329
Alcohol	47	298	14	5,238	- 4,940
Pancreas Cancer	48	296	13	5,430	- 5,133
Skin Cancers	49	290	31	2,155	- 1,865
Epilepsy	50	282	35	1,145	- 863
Bladder Cancer	51	237	17	4,700	- 4,463
Poisonings	52	200	51	205	- 5
Prostate Cancer	53	181	11	6,489	- 6,308
Drug Use	54	159	48	321	- 162
Uterin Cancer	55	142	30	2,163	- 2,020
Measles	56	142	72	0	+ 142
Appendicitis	57	139	55	69	+ 71
Syphilis	58	139	69	0	+ 138
Dengue	59	84	84	0	+ 84
Hepatitis B	60	82	56	52	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	61	57	7	9,256	- 9,200
Schistosomiasis	62	56	76	0	+ 56
Malaria	63	49	78	0	+ 49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	35	47	369	- 334
Multiple Sclerosis	65	31	44	502	- 471
Upper Respiratory	66	23	60	19	+ 4
Hepatitis C	67	19	52	188	- 169
War	68	13	66	4	+ 10
Diphtheria	69	12	70	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	70	11	82	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	71	2	73	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	1	68	1	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	58	30	- 30
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	62	12	- 12
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Laos

Poland

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.