ROMANIA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	13,164	2	49,707	- 36,543
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,843	1	71,810	- 59,968
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,434	5	9,357	- 2,923
Tuberculosis	4	4,446	28	1,015	+ 3,431
Kidney Disease	5	3,755	9	5,175	- 1,419
Lung Disease	6	3,711	7	7,359	- 3,648
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	3,540	46	223	+ 3,317
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,346	18	2,230	+ 1,115
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,923	20	1,992	+ 931
Liver Disease	10	2,672	6	8,920	- 6,247
Low Birth Weight	11	2,637	41	317	+ 2,320
Birth Trauma	12	2,546	57	38	+ 2,508
Liver Cancer	13	2,519	13	3,114	- 595
Lung Cancers	14	2,097	4	10,113	- 8,016
Hypertension	15	2,030	3	11,007	- 8,977
Asthma	16	1,917	45	225	+ 1,692
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	1,486	33	531	+ 955
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,476	38	367	+ 1,109
Drownings	19	1,297	32	596	+ 701
Stomach Cancer	20	1,210	12	3,457	- 2,247
Other Injuries	21	1,183	19	2,139	- 956
Violence	22	1,083	44	255	+ 828
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,045	15	2,839	- 1,794
Falls	24	1,003	24	1,504	- 501
Breast Cancer	25	996	11	3,851	- 2,854
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	964	8	6,835	- 5,871
Suicide	27	889	21	1,886	- 997
Oral Cancer	28	797	17	2,290	- 1,492
HIV/AIDS	29	714	47	219	+ 496
Pertussis	30	694	69	0	+ 694
Leukemia	31	661	26	1,342	- 681
Maternal Conditions	32	498	58	35	+ 462
Oesophagus Cancer	33	488	30	755	- 267
Lymphomas	34	480	25	1,385	- 904
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	472	35	440	+ 32
Inflammatory/Heart	36	470	10	4,433	- 3,963
Cervical Cancer	37	427	22	1,870	- 1,443
Endocrine Disorders	38	425	48	193	+ 232
Malnutrition	39	379	50	142	+ 238
Meningitis	40	350	54	76	+ 274
Parkinson's Disease	41	317	31	741	- 424
Fires	42	247	36	421	- 174
Ovary Cancer	43	231	27	1,109	- 878
Tetanus	44	218	67	1	+ 217
Skin Disease	45	203	53	97	+ 105
Encephalitis	46	157	62	6	+ 151
Alcohol	47	140	37	409	- 269
Pancreas Cancer	48	139	14	2,935	- 2,796
Skin Cancers	49	136	29	1,003	- 868
Epilepsy	50	132	42	314	- 182
Bladder Cancer	51	111	23	1,715	- 1,604
Poisonings	52	94	39	366	- 273
Prostate Cancer	53	85	16	2,449	- 2,364
Drug Use	54	74	40	346	- 271
Uterin Cancer	55	67	34	522	- 456
Measles	56	67	61	7	+ 59
Appendicitis	57	65	60	21	+ 44
Syphilis	58	65	66	1	+ 63
Dengue	59	39	81	0	+ 39
Hepatitis B	60	39	59	30	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	61	27	43	289	- 262
Schistosomiasis	62	26	74	0	+ 26
Malaria	63	23	75	0	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	16	85	0	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	65	15	55	66	- 52
Upper Respiratory	66	11	63	3	+ 8
Hepatitis C	67	9	52	98	- 90
War	68	6	65	2	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	5	71	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	5	82	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	68	1	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	49	143	- 143
Oral conditions	82	0	64	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	51	103	- 103
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	56	59	- 59
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Laos

Romania

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.