PORTUGAL VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,404	2	12,339	- 4,935
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,661	1	12,878	- 6,217
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,619	4	6,851	- 3,233
Tuberculosis	4	2,501	38	213	+ 2,288
Kidney Disease	5	2,112	9	2,803	- 691
Lung Disease	6	2,087	7	4,286	- 2,199
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,991	36	231	+ 1,761
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,882	8	3,601	- 1,720
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,644	27	838	+ 806
Liver Disease	10	1,503	22	1,126	+ 377
Low Birth Weight	11	1,483	52	79	+ 1,404
Birth Trauma	12	1,432	60	24	+ 1,408
Liver Cancer	13	1,417	18	1,270	+ 146
Lung Cancers	14	1,179	5	4,406	- 3,227
Hypertension	15	1,142	14	1,880	- 738
Asthma	16	1,078	43	146	+ 932
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	836	37	229	+ 607
Congenital Anomalies	18	830	40	196	+ 634
Drownings	19	729	51	79	+ 650
Stomach Cancer	20	680	10	2,532	- 1,852
Other Injuries	21	666	13	1,937	- 1,271
Violence	22	609	48	96	+ 513
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	588	3	7,191	- 6,603
Falls	24	564	23	1,033	- 468
Breast Cancer	25	560	12	1,997	- 1,437
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	542	6	4,389	- 3,847
Suicide	27	500	19	1,172	- 672
Oral Cancer	28	448	25	912	- 464
HIV/AIDS	29	402	35	320	+ 82
Pertussis	30	390	72	0	+ 390
Leukemia	31	372	24	1,015	- 643
Maternal Conditions	32	280	63	7	+ 273
Oesophagus Cancer	33	274	29	623	- 348
Lymphomas	34	270	16	1,608	- 1,337
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	266	41	169	+ 97
Inflammatory/Heart	36	264	26	909	- 644
Cervical Cancer	37	240	34	329	- 88
Endocrine Disorders	38	239	17	1,547	- 1,308
Malnutrition	39	213	53	79	+ 135
Meningitis	40	197	56	43	+ 154
Parkinson's Disease	41	178	21	1,139	- 961
Fires	42	139	46	108	+ 31
Ovary Cancer	43	130	33	397	- 268
Tetanus	44	123	73	0	+ 123
Skin Disease	45	114	39	202	- 88
Encephalitis	46	88	67	1	+ 87
Alcohol	47	79	45	111	- 32
Pancreas Cancer	48	78	15	1,669	- 1,591
Skin Cancers	49	76	30	523	- 447
Epilepsy	50	74	31	415	- 341
Bladder Cancer	51	63	20	1,171	- 1,108
Poisonings	52	53	57	29	+ 23
Prostate Cancer	53	48	11	2,124	- 2,076
Drug Use	54	42	44	128	- 86
Uterin Cancer	55	37	32	406	- 368
Measles	56	37	71	0	+ 37
Appendicitis	57	37	61	21	+ 16
Syphilis	58	37	64	3	+ 33
Dengue	59	22	84	0	+ 22
Hepatitis B	60	22	59	26	- 4
Other Neoplasms	61	15	28	652	- 637
Schistosomiasis	62	15	77	0	+ 15
Malaria	63	13	78	0	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	9	47	99	- 90
Multiple Sclerosis	65	8	54	56	- 48
Upper Respiratory	66	6	62	15	- 9
Hepatitis C	67	5	49	87	- 82
War	68	4	69	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	3	74	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	3	83	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	66	2	- 2
Leprosy	73	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	68	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	58	29	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	50	82	- 82
Oral conditions	82	0	65	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	55	49	- 49
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	42	151	- 151
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Laos

Portugal

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.