SAUDI ARABIA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	26,509	2	16,793	+ 9,716
Coronary Heart Disease	2	23,847	1	39,037	- 15,190
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	12,956	5	6,132	+ 6,824
Tuberculosis	4	8,953	27	752	+ 8,202
Kidney Disease	5	7,562	4	9,051	- 1,489
Lung Disease	6	7,473	10	2,842	+ 4,630
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	7,129	35	457	+ 6,672
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,737	9	3,890	+ 2,847
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,886	3	12,317	- 6,431
Liver Disease	10	5,381	7	4,931	+ 450
Low Birth Weight	11	5,310	18	989	+ 4,321
Birth Trauma	12	5,126	37	343	+ 4,783
Liver Cancer	13	5,072	21	845	+ 4,227
Lung Cancers	14	4,223	26	775	+ 3,448
Hypertension	15	4,088	22	834	+ 3,254
Asthma	16	3,861	17	1,168	+ 2,694
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	2,993	41	275	+ 2,718
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,972	12	2,307	+ 665
Drownings	19	2,611	24	821	+ 1,790
Stomach Cancer	20	2,436	36	389	+ 2,047
Other Injuries	21	2,383	8	4,004	- 1,621
Violence	22	2,181	30	646	+ 1,535
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,104	11	2,442	- 338
Falls	24	2,021	6	5,340	- 3,320
Breast Cancer	25	2,006	20	908	+ 1,099
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,941	14	1,630	+ 311
Suicide	27	1,790	13	2,046	- 256
Oral Cancer	28	1,606	34	465	+ 1,141
HIV/AIDS	29	1,439	47	192	+ 1,247
Pertussis	30	1,397	54	56	+ 1,341
Leukemia	31	1,332	19	925	+ 407
Maternal Conditions	32	1,002	48	172	+ 830
Oesophagus Cancer	33	982	44	229	+ 753
Lymphomas	34	968	28	716	+ 252
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	951	39	280	+ 671
Inflammatory/Heart	36	947	16	1,342	- 395
Cervical Cancer	37	860	49	157	+ 704
Endocrine Disorders	38	855	15	1,447	- 592
Malnutrition	39	764	52	79	+ 684
Meningitis	40	705	45	227	+ 479
Parkinson's Disease	41	638	25	776	- 139
Fires	42	498	23	825	- 328
Ovary Cancer	43	464	42	247	+ 217
Tetanus	44	440	61	16	+ 424
Skin Disease	45	408	32	516	- 108
Encephalitis	46	316	43	234	+ 82
Alcohol	47	281	51	128	+ 153
Pancreas Cancer	48	279	31	526	- 247
Skin Cancers	49	273	55	55	+ 219
Epilepsy	50	266	29	694	- 428
Bladder Cancer	51	224	46	214	+ 10
Poisonings	52	189	40	279	- 91
Prostate Cancer	53	171	50	148	+ 22
Drug Use	54	150	33	491	- 341
Uterin Cancer	55	134	38	323	- 189
Measles	56	134	68	1	+ 133
Appendicitis	57	132	58	35	+ 97
Syphilis	58	131	59	33	+ 98
Dengue	59	80	63	9	+ 71
Hepatitis B	60	78	53	57	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	61	54	57	40	+ 13
Schistosomiasis	62	52	60	25	+ 28
Malaria	63	46	75	0	+ 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	33	62	9	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	65	29	56	49	- 19
Upper Respiratory	66	22	70	1	+ 21
Hepatitis C	67	18	64	7	+ 10
War	68	13	65	3	+ 10
Diphtheria	69	11	69	1	+ 10
Ascariasis	70	11	66	1	+ 9
Chlamydia	71	2	71	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	1	72	0	+ 1
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	67	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Laos

Saudi Arabia

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.