SOLOMON ISL. VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	527	2	670	- 143
Coronary Heart Disease	2	474	1	975	- 501
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	258	3	371	- 113
Tuberculosis	4	178	23	45	+ 133
Kidney Disease	5	150	15	64	+ 87
Lung Disease	6	149	6	209	- 60
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	142	5	218	- 76
Diabetes Mellitus	8	134	4	322	- 188
Road Traffic Accidents	9	117	8	111	+ 6
Liver Disease	10	107	10	89	+ 18
Low Birth Weight	11	106	14	65	+ 41
Birth Trauma	12	102	21	51	+ 51
Liver Cancer	13	101	18	60	+ 41
Lung Cancers	14	84	27	33	+ 51
Hypertension	15	81	13	76	+ 5
Asthma	16	77	12	78	- 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	60	32	22	+ 37
Congenital Anomalies	18	59	16	63	- 4
Drownings	19	52	11	80	- 28
Stomach Cancer	20	48	44	12	+ 37
Other Injuries	21	47	17	60	- 12
Violence	22	43	30	26	+ 17
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	42	28	32	+ 10
Falls	24	40	20	55	- 14
Breast Cancer	25	40	26	34	+ 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	39	31	23	+ 16
Suicide	27	36	9	98	- 63
Oral Cancer	28	32	49	8	+ 24
HIV/AIDS	29	29	80	0	+ 29
Pertussis	30	28	50	7	+ 20
Leukemia	31	26	35	20	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	32	20	22	46	- 26
Oesophagus Cancer	33	20	57	1	+ 18
Lymphomas	34	19	42	13	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	19	19	59	- 40
Inflammatory/Heart	36	19	37	17	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	37	17	25	41	- 24
Endocrine Disorders	38	17	39	15	+ 2
Malnutrition	39	15	36	19	- 4
Meningitis	40	14	43	13	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	41	13	34	21	- 8
Fires	42	10	40	14	- 4
Ovary Cancer	43	9	33	21	- 12
Tetanus	44	9	59	1	+ 8
Skin Disease	45	8	46	10	- 2
Encephalitis	46	6	54	2	+ 5
Alcohol	47	6	48	9	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	48	6	51	4	+ 1
Skin Cancers	49	5	69	0	+ 5
Epilepsy	50	5	45	11	- 5
Bladder Cancer	51	4	52	4	+ 0
Poisonings	52	4	38	15	- 12
Prostate Cancer	53	3	41	13	- 10
Drug Use	54	3	58	1	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	55	3	47	9	- 6
Measles	56	3	75	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	57	3	55	1	+ 1
Syphilis	58	3	29	28	- 25
Dengue	59	2	24	41	- 40
Hepatitis B	60	2	53	3	- 2
Other Neoplasms	61	1	56	1	- 0
Schistosomiasis	62	1	77	0	+ 1
Malaria	63	1	7	146	- 145
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	60	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	65	1	61	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	64	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	62	0	- 0
War	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	63	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	71	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	72	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Laos

Solomon Isl.

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.