SLOVAKIA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	4,036	3	3,756	+ 280
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,631	1	10,654	- 7,023
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,972	6	2,024	- 51
Tuberculosis	4	1,363	50	26	+ 1,337
Kidney Disease	5	1,151	14	830	+ 321
Lung Disease	6	1,138	9	1,121	+ 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,085	47	34	+ 1,051
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,026	16	750	+ 276
Road Traffic Accidents	9	896	27	331	+ 565
Liver Disease	10	819	7	1,425	- 606
Low Birth Weight	11	808	39	97	+ 711
Birth Trauma	12	780	52	15	+ 766
Liver Cancer	13	772	22	469	+ 303
Lung Cancers	14	643	4	2,562	- 1,919
Hypertension	15	622	11	1,034	- 412
Asthma	16	588	44	47	+ 541
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	456	31	274	+ 182
Congenital Anomalies	18	453	36	167	+ 286
Drownings	19	398	38	144	+ 254
Stomach Cancer	20	371	15	827	- 456
Other Injuries	21	363	20	554	- 191
Violence	22	332	42	59	+ 273
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	320	2	4,482	- 4,162
Falls	24	308	8	1,277	- 970
Breast Cancer	25	305	10	1,071	- 766
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	295	5	2,528	- 2,233
Suicide	27	273	19	660	- 387
Oral Cancer	28	244	18	716	- 471
HIV/AIDS	29	219	65	2	+ 217
Pertussis	30	213	61	4	+ 209
Leukemia	31	203	23	448	- 246
Maternal Conditions	32	153	63	3	+ 150
Oesophagus Cancer	33	150	28	314	- 164
Lymphomas	34	147	17	736	- 588
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	145	41	70	+ 75
Inflammatory/Heart	36	144	25	339	- 194
Cervical Cancer	37	131	32	273	- 142
Endocrine Disorders	38	130	37	163	- 33
Malnutrition	39	116	49	29	+ 88
Meningitis	40	107	51	25	+ 82
Parkinson's Disease	41	97	29	310	- 213
Fires	42	76	46	39	+ 37
Ovary Cancer	43	71	26	334	- 263
Tetanus	44	67	71	0	+ 67
Skin Disease	45	62	34	170	- 108
Encephalitis	46	48	67	1	+ 47
Alcohol	47	43	33	219	- 176
Pancreas Cancer	48	43	13	876	- 833
Skin Cancers	49	42	24	357	- 316
Epilepsy	50	41	35	168	- 127
Bladder Cancer	51	34	21	489	- 455
Poisonings	52	29	48	30	- 1
Prostate Cancer	53	26	12	968	- 942
Drug Use	54	23	45	45	- 22
Uterin Cancer	55	20	30	280	- 259
Measles	56	20	72	0	+ 20
Appendicitis	57	20	55	9	+ 11
Syphilis	58	20	62	3	+ 17
Dengue	59	12	81	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	60	12	56	8	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	61	8	40	93	- 85
Schistosomiasis	62	8	74	0	+ 8
Malaria	63	7	77	0	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	5	53	15	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	65	4	43	55	- 50
Upper Respiratory	66	3	58	6	- 3
Hepatitis C	67	3	54	12	- 10
War	68	2	68	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	2	70	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	80	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	64	2	- 2
Leprosy	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	69	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	57	7	- 7
Oral conditions	82	0	66	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	59	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVAKIA

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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.