SENEGAL VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	13,672	4	5,342	+ 8,329
Coronary Heart Disease	2	12,299	2	6,224	+ 6,075
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,682	1	7,184	- 502
Tuberculosis	4	4,618	9	2,678	+ 1,939
Kidney Disease	5	3,900	12	2,210	+ 1,690
Lung Disease	6	3,854	18	1,351	+ 2,503
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	3,677	3	5,343	- 1,666
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,475	10	2,395	+ 1,079
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,036	6	3,832	- 796
Liver Disease	10	2,775	13	2,147	+ 629
Low Birth Weight	11	2,739	7	3,636	- 898
Birth Trauma	12	2,644	8	3,448	- 804
Liver Cancer	13	2,616	22	1,087	+ 1,528
Lung Cancers	14	2,178	44	180	+ 1,997
Hypertension	15	2,108	21	1,095	+ 1,013
Asthma	16	1,991	25	936	+ 1,055
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	1,544	35	433	+ 1,111
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,533	11	2,364	- 832
Drownings	19	1,347	33	494	+ 853
Stomach Cancer	20	1,256	31	557	+ 699
Other Injuries	21	1,229	16	1,512	- 283
Violence	22	1,125	19	1,247	- 122
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,085	26	879	+ 206
Falls	24	1,042	30	622	+ 420
Breast Cancer	25	1,035	27	861	+ 174
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,001	37	384	+ 617
Suicide	27	923	24	978	- 55
Oral Cancer	28	828	43	208	+ 621
HIV/AIDS	29	742	20	1,186	- 444
Pertussis	30	721	28	771	- 51
Leukemia	31	687	54	113	+ 574
Maternal Conditions	32	517	14	1,669	- 1,152
Oesophagus Cancer	33	507	55	99	+ 408
Lymphomas	34	499	39	315	+ 184
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	490	46	166	+ 325
Inflammatory/Heart	36	488	36	426	+ 63
Cervical Cancer	37	444	17	1,405	- 961
Endocrine Disorders	38	441	23	1,041	- 600
Malnutrition	39	394	32	494	- 101
Meningitis	40	364	15	1,628	- 1,265
Parkinson's Disease	41	329	41	273	+ 56
Fires	42	257	34	448	- 192
Ovary Cancer	43	240	42	220	+ 20
Tetanus	44	227	58	85	+ 142
Skin Disease	45	210	47	159	+ 51
Encephalitis	46	163	57	85	+ 78
Alcohol	47	145	59	74	+ 71
Pancreas Cancer	48	144	48	159	- 15
Skin Cancers	49	141	51	147	- 6
Epilepsy	50	137	38	330	- 193
Bladder Cancer	51	115	50	155	- 39
Poisonings	52	97	40	315	- 217
Prostate Cancer	53	88	29	642	- 554
Drug Use	54	77	52	138	- 61
Uterin Cancer	55	69	56	94	- 25
Measles	56	69	49	158	- 89
Appendicitis	57	68	61	38	+ 29
Syphilis	58	67	53	122	- 55
Dengue	59	41	73	0	+ 41
Hepatitis B	60	40	60	70	- 30
Other Neoplasms	61	28	62	24	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	62	27	45	176	- 149
Malaria	63	24	5	4,595	- 4,571
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	17	67	15	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	65	15	64	20	- 5
Upper Respiratory	66	11	66	15	- 4
Hepatitis C	67	9	68	11	- 2
War	68	7	69	4	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	6	70	3	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	6	65	18	- 12
Chlamydia	71	1	71	2	- 0
Otitis Media	72	1	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	63	21	- 21
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	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	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Laos

Senegal

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.