SOUTH AFRICA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	43,844	4	30,693	+ 13,151
Coronary Heart Disease	2	39,442	3	32,739	+ 6,703
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	21,429	2	39,341	- 17,912
Tuberculosis	4	14,808	6	21,965	- 7,157
Kidney Disease	5	12,507	9	15,302	- 2,794
Lung Disease	6	12,359	13	11,895	+ 464
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	11,791	8	15,843	- 4,052
Diabetes Mellitus	8	11,143	5	30,188	- 19,045
Road Traffic Accidents	9	9,735	11	13,014	- 3,279
Liver Disease	10	8,900	14	9,013	- 113
Low Birth Weight	11	8,783	16	6,250	+ 2,532
Birth Trauma	12	8,479	30	3,004	+ 5,475
Liver Cancer	13	8,388	33	2,383	+ 6,005
Lung Cancers	14	6,984	15	7,705	- 721
Hypertension	15	6,761	12	12,789	- 6,028
Asthma	16	6,386	18	5,966	+ 420
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	4,950	36	1,894	+ 3,056
Congenital Anomalies	18	4,916	25	4,351	+ 566
Drownings	19	4,319	32	2,403	+ 1,915
Stomach Cancer	20	4,029	39	1,535	+ 2,494
Other Injuries	21	3,941	17	6,014	- 2,072
Violence	22	3,607	7	21,000	- 17,393
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	3,479	22	4,676	- 1,197
Falls	24	3,342	42	1,399	+ 1,943
Breast Cancer	25	3,318	23	4,533	- 1,215
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	3,210	28	3,587	- 377
Suicide	27	2,961	10	13,774	- 10,813
Oral Cancer	28	2,656	41	1,406	+ 1,250
HIV/AIDS	29	2,379	1	71,996	- 69,616
Pertussis	30	2,311	43	1,142	+ 1,169
Leukemia	31	2,203	40	1,464	+ 739
Maternal Conditions	32	1,657	38	1,700	- 42
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,625	29	3,486	- 1,861
Lymphomas	34	1,600	31	2,818	- 1,217
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,573	47	1,015	+ 558
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,566	21	5,408	- 3,842
Cervical Cancer	37	1,423	20	5,555	- 4,132
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,414	19	5,890	- 4,476
Malnutrition	39	1,263	34	2,381	- 1,118
Meningitis	40	1,167	26	3,660	- 2,494
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,054	46	1,077	- 23
Fires	42	823	27	3,618	- 2,795
Ovary Cancer	43	768	51	951	- 183
Tetanus	44	727	65	38	+ 690
Skin Disease	45	675	45	1,101	- 426
Encephalitis	46	523	59	234	+ 289
Alcohol	47	466	49	987	- 521
Pancreas Cancer	48	462	35	2,007	- 1,545
Skin Cancers	49	452	48	993	- 541
Epilepsy	50	440	37	1,870	- 1,430
Bladder Cancer	51	370	52	829	- 459
Poisonings	52	312	50	975	- 663
Prostate Cancer	53	282	24	4,374	- 4,092
Drug Use	54	248	53	770	- 522
Uterin Cancer	55	222	54	512	- 290
Measles	56	222	57	270	- 49
Appendicitis	57	218	56	274	- 56
Syphilis	58	216	44	1,130	- 913
Dengue	59	132	73	0	+ 132
Hepatitis B	60	128	61	139	- 11
Other Neoplasms	61	89	58	267	- 178
Schistosomiasis	62	87	66	35	+ 52
Malaria	63	76	63	83	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	54	55	376	- 321
Multiple Sclerosis	65	48	62	113	- 64
Upper Respiratory	66	36	60	223	- 187
Hepatitis C	67	29	70	8	+ 21
War	68	21	64	66	- 45
Diphtheria	69	18	69	16	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	18	71	3	+ 15
Chlamydia	71	3	68	18	- 15
Otitis Media	72	2	67	19	- 17
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Laos

South Africa

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.