SIERRA LEONE VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	6,616	5	3,769	+ 2,847
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,952	4	4,027	+ 1,925
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,234	1	7,420	- 4,186
Tuberculosis	4	2,235	10	2,414	- 180
Kidney Disease	5	1,887	15	1,082	+ 805
Lung Disease	6	1,865	20	791	+ 1,074
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,779	3	5,275	- 3,496
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,681	14	1,190	+ 492
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,469	8	2,581	- 1,112
Liver Disease	10	1,343	13	1,312	+ 31
Low Birth Weight	11	1,325	7	2,791	- 1,466
Birth Trauma	12	1,279	6	2,888	- 1,609
Liver Cancer	13	1,266	27	400	+ 866
Lung Cancers	14	1,054	49	85	+ 969
Hypertension	15	1,020	21	623	+ 397
Asthma	16	964	24	613	+ 351
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	747	31	308	+ 439
Congenital Anomalies	18	742	11	1,532	- 790
Drownings	19	652	29	366	+ 285
Stomach Cancer	20	608	36	232	+ 376
Other Injuries	21	595	16	1,040	- 446
Violence	22	544	22	618	- 73
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	525	28	373	+ 152
Falls	24	504	30	324	+ 181
Breast Cancer	25	501	23	615	- 115
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	484	39	192	+ 292
Suicide	27	447	25	521	- 74
Oral Cancer	28	401	50	82	+ 318
HIV/AIDS	29	359	9	2,546	- 2,187
Pertussis	30	349	26	469	- 120
Leukemia	31	332	59	37	+ 296
Maternal Conditions	32	250	18	880	- 630
Oesophagus Cancer	33	245	57	37	+ 208
Lymphomas	34	241	42	132	+ 110
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	237	43	127	+ 111
Inflammatory/Heart	36	236	32	288	- 52
Cervical Cancer	37	215	35	264	- 49
Endocrine Disorders	38	213	19	798	- 584
Malnutrition	39	191	17	924	- 733
Meningitis	40	176	12	1,415	- 1,239
Parkinson's Disease	41	159	44	117	+ 42
Fires	42	124	33	275	- 151
Ovary Cancer	43	116	53	77	+ 39
Tetanus	44	110	45	103	+ 7
Skin Disease	45	102	51	81	+ 21
Encephalitis	46	79	56	50	+ 29
Alcohol	47	70	55	52	+ 18
Pancreas Cancer	48	70	54	62	+ 8
Skin Cancers	49	68	48	86	- 18
Epilepsy	50	66	37	230	- 164
Bladder Cancer	51	56	52	78	- 22
Poisonings	52	47	38	218	- 171
Prostate Cancer	53	43	34	274	- 231
Drug Use	54	37	40	185	- 148
Uterin Cancer	55	33	60	31	+ 3
Measles	56	33	58	37	- 3
Appendicitis	57	33	61	27	+ 6
Syphilis	58	33	41	180	- 147
Dengue	59	20	72	0	+ 20
Hepatitis B	60	19	47	92	- 72
Other Neoplasms	61	13	66	10	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	62	13	46	101	- 88
Malaria	63	11	2	6,824	- 6,813
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	8	68	7	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	65	7	65	10	- 3
Upper Respiratory	66	5	64	10	- 5
Hepatitis C	67	4	63	13	- 9
War	68	3	67	8	- 5
Diphtheria	69	3	69	4	- 1
Ascariasis	70	3	62	15	- 12
Chlamydia	71	1	70	1	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	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 SIERRA LEONE

Laos

Sierra Leone

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.