RUSSIA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	102,149	2	327,199	- 225,050
Coronary Heart Disease	2	91,893	1	562,711	- 470,818
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	49,925	10	32,404	+ 17,521
Tuberculosis	4	34,501	30	8,422	+ 26,079
Kidney Disease	5	29,140	22	11,581	+ 17,559
Lung Disease	6	28,795	9	36,600	- 7,806
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	27,470	55	403	+ 27,067
Diabetes Mellitus	8	25,960	18	18,345	+ 7,616
Road Traffic Accidents	9	22,681	19	17,507	+ 5,174
Liver Disease	10	20,737	6	45,463	- 24,726
Low Birth Weight	11	20,462	44	2,153	+ 18,309
Birth Trauma	12	19,754	53	714	+ 19,040
Liver Cancer	13	19,543	24	11,165	+ 8,378
Lung Cancers	14	16,273	3	54,361	- 38,089
Hypertension	15	15,752	17	18,348	- 2,596
Asthma	16	14,879	46	1,764	+ 13,115
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	11,533	28	8,938	+ 2,595
Congenital Anomalies	18	11,454	41	4,201	+ 7,252
Drownings	19	10,061	36	6,629	+ 3,433
Stomach Cancer	20	9,386	11	29,386	- 20,000
Other Injuries	21	9,183	14	22,517	- 13,334
Violence	22	8,404	23	11,450	- 3,046
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	8,106	5	48,522	- 40,415
Falls	24	7,786	21	11,705	- 3,919
Breast Cancer	25	7,731	13	23,242	- 15,511
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	7,478	7	42,633	- 35,154
Suicide	27	6,898	8	36,625	- 29,727
Oral Cancer	28	6,187	25	10,880	- 4,693
HIV/AIDS	29	5,543	15	21,262	- 15,718
Pertussis	30	5,384	65	2	+ 5,382
Leukemia	31	5,132	31	8,238	- 3,106
Maternal Conditions	32	3,861	56	267	+ 3,594
Oesophagus Cancer	33	3,785	33	7,431	- 3,646
Lymphomas	34	3,728	29	8,919	- 5,191
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	3,664	42	2,770	+ 894
Inflammatory/Heart	36	3,649	4	54,060	- 50,412
Cervical Cancer	37	3,316	34	7,423	- 4,107
Endocrine Disorders	38	3,294	45	2,004	+ 1,291
Malnutrition	39	2,942	57	242	+ 2,700
Meningitis	40	2,718	48	1,037	+ 1,680
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,457	26	9,371	- 6,914
Fires	42	1,917	37	6,387	- 4,470
Ovary Cancer	43	1,790	32	8,123	- 6,333
Tetanus	44	1,695	63	3	+ 1,691
Skin Disease	45	1,573	43	2,735	- 1,163
Encephalitis	46	1,218	47	1,076	+ 142
Alcohol	47	1,085	12	27,984	- 26,900
Pancreas Cancer	48	1,077	16	20,282	- 19,205
Skin Cancers	49	1,053	39	5,612	- 4,559
Epilepsy	50	1,025	52	718	+ 307
Bladder Cancer	51	863	38	6,307	- 5,444
Poisonings	52	727	40	5,565	- 4,838
Prostate Cancer	53	657	20	14,107	- 13,450
Drug Use	54	578	27	9,113	- 8,535
Uterin Cancer	55	517	35	6,867	- 6,350
Measles	56	517	68	0	+ 517
Appendicitis	57	507	54	409	+ 98
Syphilis	58	504	62	19	+ 485
Dengue	59	306	79	0	+ 306
Hepatitis B	60	299	60	43	+ 256
Other Neoplasms	61	206	51	729	- 523
Schistosomiasis	62	202	72	0	+ 202
Malaria	63	177	74	0	+ 177
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	127	50	750	- 623
Multiple Sclerosis	65	113	49	827	- 714
Upper Respiratory	66	84	58	158	- 74
Hepatitis C	67	68	66	2	+ 67
War	68	49	59	123	- 74
Diphtheria	69	42	67	0	+ 42
Ascariasis	70	42	77	0	+ 42
Chlamydia	71	8	61	25	- 17
Otitis Media	72	5	64	3	+ 1
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	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	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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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.