RWANDA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	9,882	2	5,060	+ 4,822
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,890	4	3,605	+ 5,284
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,830	1	5,280	- 450
Tuberculosis	4	3,338	26	625	+ 2,713
Kidney Disease	5	2,819	15	1,206	+ 1,613
Lung Disease	6	2,786	13	1,555	+ 1,231
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	2,658	6	3,121	- 464
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,511	11	1,858	+ 653
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,194	3	3,718	- 1,524
Liver Disease	10	2,006	8	2,548	- 542
Low Birth Weight	11	1,980	9	2,193	- 213
Birth Trauma	12	1,911	10	1,888	+ 23
Liver Cancer	13	1,891	23	706	+ 1,184
Lung Cancers	14	1,574	39	234	+ 1,340
Hypertension	15	1,524	14	1,357	+ 167
Asthma	16	1,439	22	717	+ 722
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	1,116	33	362	+ 753
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,108	12	1,777	- 669
Drownings	19	973	36	285	+ 689
Stomach Cancer	20	908	20	780	+ 128
Other Injuries	21	888	17	944	- 56
Violence	22	813	29	548	+ 265
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	784	25	657	+ 127
Falls	24	753	31	412	+ 341
Breast Cancer	25	748	27	600	+ 148
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	723	28	591	+ 132
Suicide	27	667	24	704	- 36
Oral Cancer	28	599	37	272	+ 327
HIV/AIDS	29	536	7	2,826	- 2,289
Pertussis	30	521	42	218	+ 303
Leukemia	31	496	35	317	+ 180
Maternal Conditions	32	374	21	722	- 349
Oesophagus Cancer	33	366	44	213	+ 153
Lymphomas	34	361	30	450	- 89
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	354	48	136	+ 219
Inflammatory/Heart	36	353	34	347	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	37	321	18	941	- 620
Endocrine Disorders	38	319	41	219	+ 99
Malnutrition	39	285	16	1,168	- 883
Meningitis	40	263	19	847	- 584
Parkinson's Disease	41	238	47	146	+ 92
Fires	42	185	38	270	- 84
Ovary Cancer	43	173	53	92	+ 81
Tetanus	44	164	58	53	+ 111
Skin Disease	45	152	52	103	+ 49
Encephalitis	46	118	61	39	+ 79
Alcohol	47	105	49	125	- 21
Pancreas Cancer	48	104	43	214	- 110
Skin Cancers	49	102	50	113	- 11
Epilepsy	50	99	45	191	- 92
Bladder Cancer	51	83	62	35	+ 48
Poisonings	52	70	40	220	- 150
Prostate Cancer	53	64	32	396	- 332
Drug Use	54	56	60	45	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	55	50	56	58	- 8
Measles	56	50	59	51	- 1
Appendicitis	57	49	54	70	- 21
Syphilis	58	49	46	173	- 124
Dengue	59	30	72	0	+ 29
Hepatitis B	60	29	55	68	- 39
Other Neoplasms	61	20	64	16	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	62	20	51	111	- 91
Malaria	63	17	5	3,298	- 3,281
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	12	63	23	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	65	11	66	7	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	8	57	58	- 50
Hepatitis C	67	7	65	12	- 6
War	68	5	69	3	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	4	71	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	4	67	5	- 1
Chlamydia	71	1	70	2	- 2
Otitis Media	72	0	68	4	- 3
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

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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.