SOMALIA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	9,443	6	8,595	+ 847
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,495	7	7,233	+ 1,262
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,615	1	21,712	- 17,097
Tuberculosis	4	3,189	4	10,261	- 7,072
Kidney Disease	5	2,694	21	2,051	+ 643
Lung Disease	6	2,662	19	2,442	+ 219
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	2,539	2	15,363	- 12,823
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,400	16	2,888	- 488
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,097	11	4,231	- 2,134
Liver Disease	10	1,917	13	3,917	- 2,000
Low Birth Weight	11	1,891	8	6,250	- 4,359
Birth Trauma	12	1,826	5	9,573	- 7,747
Liver Cancer	13	1,807	53	256	+ 1,551
Lung Cancers	14	1,504	54	233	+ 1,271
Hypertension	15	1,456	18	2,643	- 1,187
Asthma	16	1,375	23	1,878	- 503
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	1,066	36	559	+ 507
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,059	15	3,410	- 2,351
Drownings	19	930	25	1,272	- 341
Stomach Cancer	20	868	49	310	+ 558
Other Injuries	21	849	14	3,602	- 2,753
Violence	22	777	29	828	- 51
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	749	32	647	+ 102
Falls	24	720	37	548	+ 172
Breast Cancer	25	715	26	1,232	- 517
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	691	38	546	+ 145
Suicide	27	638	27	1,219	- 581
Oral Cancer	28	572	46	328	+ 244
HIV/AIDS	29	512	33	610	- 97
Pertussis	30	498	20	2,054	- 1,556
Leukemia	31	474	35	562	- 87
Maternal Conditions	32	357	12	4,127	- 3,770
Oesophagus Cancer	33	350	40	516	- 166
Lymphomas	34	345	34	605	- 260
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	339	41	446	- 107
Inflammatory/Heart	36	337	39	521	- 184
Cervical Cancer	37	306	28	883	- 576
Endocrine Disorders	38	305	44	406	- 102
Malnutrition	39	272	10	4,825	- 4,553
Meningitis	40	251	9	5,381	- 5,130
Parkinson's Disease	41	227	56	184	+ 43
Fires	42	177	30	810	- 633
Ovary Cancer	43	165	50	295	- 129
Tetanus	44	157	17	2,648	- 2,492
Skin Disease	45	145	58	151	- 6
Encephalitis	46	113	63	91	+ 22
Alcohol	47	100	59	151	- 51
Pancreas Cancer	48	100	62	108	- 8
Skin Cancers	49	97	57	164	- 66
Epilepsy	50	95	43	419	- 324
Bladder Cancer	51	80	61	149	- 70
Poisonings	52	67	31	758	- 691
Prostate Cancer	53	61	52	285	- 224
Drug Use	54	53	65	54	- 1
Uterin Cancer	55	48	64	78	- 30
Measles	56	48	3	11,576	- 11,528
Appendicitis	57	47	55	188	- 141
Syphilis	58	47	45	378	- 331
Dengue	59	28	73	1	+ 28
Hepatitis B	60	28	48	315	- 287
Other Neoplasms	61	19	70	12	+ 7
Schistosomiasis	62	19	42	435	- 417
Malaria	63	16	22	1,942	- 1,926
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	12	66	35	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	65	10	71	8	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	8	47	326	- 318
Hepatitis C	67	6	67	34	- 28
War	68	5	24	1,318	- 1,314
Diphtheria	69	4	60	150	- 146
Ascariasis	70	4	69	30	- 26
Chlamydia	71	1	72	5	- 4
Otitis Media	72	0	68	32	- 31
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	51	290	- 290
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

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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.