SERBIA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		SERBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	4,825	2	16,241	- 11,415
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,341	1	21,776	- 17,435
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,358	11	1,832	+ 526
Tuberculosis	4	1,630	46	100	+ 1,529
Kidney Disease	5	1,377	5	4,169	- 2,792
Lung Disease	6	1,360	6	3,853	- 2,492
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,298	39	167	+ 1,131
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,226	7	3,611	- 2,385
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,071	24	655	+ 416
Liver Disease	10	980	19	887	+ 92
Low Birth Weight	11	967	38	187	+ 779
Birth Trauma	12	933	52	45	+ 888
Liver Cancer	13	923	17	918	+ 5
Lung Cancers	14	769	4	6,539	- 5,770
Hypertension	15	744	12	1,621	- 877
Asthma	16	703	31	390	+ 313
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	545	28	594	- 50
Congenital Anomalies	18	541	40	162	+ 379
Drownings	19	475	48	73	+ 402
Stomach Cancer	20	443	15	1,203	- 759
Other Injuries	21	434	30	406	+ 27
Violence	22	397	45	108	+ 289
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	383	9	2,876	- 2,493
Falls	24	368	33	362	+ 6
Breast Cancer	25	365	10	2,284	- 1,919
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	353	8	3,429	- 3,076
Suicide	27	326	16	996	- 671
Oral Cancer	28	292	23	680	- 388
HIV/AIDS	29	262	56	25	+ 237
Pertussis	30	254	63	6	+ 248
Leukemia	31	242	22	710	- 468
Maternal Conditions	32	182	59	12	+ 170
Oesophagus Cancer	33	179	35	332	- 153
Lymphomas	34	176	20	831	- 655
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	173	47	78	+ 95
Inflammatory/Heart	36	172	3	15,274	- 15,101
Cervical Cancer	37	157	25	638	- 482
Endocrine Disorders	38	156	36	309	- 153
Malnutrition	39	139	61	10	+ 129
Meningitis	40	128	54	35	+ 93
Parkinson's Disease	41	116	21	804	- 688
Fires	42	91	50	64	+ 27
Ovary Cancer	43	85	29	555	- 471
Tetanus	44	80	65	2	+ 78
Skin Disease	45	74	43	113	- 39
Encephalitis	46	58	66	2	+ 56
Alcohol	47	51	34	341	- 290
Pancreas Cancer	48	51	13	1,402	- 1,351
Skin Cancers	49	50	26	638	- 589
Epilepsy	50	48	37	223	- 174
Bladder Cancer	51	41	18	893	- 852
Poisonings	52	34	57	23	+ 12
Prostate Cancer	53	31	14	1,317	- 1,286
Drug Use	54	27	49	72	- 45
Uterin Cancer	55	24	32	369	- 344
Measles	56	24	72	1	+ 24
Appendicitis	57	24	58	16	+ 8
Syphilis	58	24	67	2	+ 22
Dengue	59	14	82	0	+ 14
Hepatitis B	60	14	53	36	- 22
Other Neoplasms	61	10	27	601	- 592
Schistosomiasis	62	10	78	0	+ 10
Malaria	63	8	77	0	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	6	55	34	- 28
Multiple Sclerosis	65	5	42	146	- 141
Upper Respiratory	66	4	64	3	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	3	60	12	- 9
War	68	2	71	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	2	75	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	84	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	62	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	51	51	- 51
Oral conditions	82	0	69	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	44	109	- 109
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	73	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	41	152	- 152
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SERBIA

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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.