SOUTH KOREA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	37,779	3	25,596	+ 12,183
Coronary Heart Disease	2	33,986	1	28,043	+ 5,944
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	18,465	2	26,650	- 8,185
Tuberculosis	4	12,760	24	1,950	+ 10,810
Kidney Disease	5	10,777	9	10,107	+ 670
Lung Disease	6	10,650	11	8,526	+ 2,123
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	10,160	35	929	+ 9,231
Diabetes Mellitus	8	9,601	13	6,812	+ 2,789
Road Traffic Accidents	9	8,388	15	4,399	+ 3,990
Liver Disease	10	7,669	14	6,348	+ 1,321
Low Birth Weight	11	7,568	45	370	+ 7,197
Birth Trauma	12	7,306	54	88	+ 7,218
Liver Cancer	13	7,228	7	11,589	- 4,361
Lung Cancers	14	6,018	4	20,293	- 14,275
Hypertension	15	5,826	17	3,711	+ 2,115
Asthma	16	5,503	32	1,150	+ 4,352
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	4,265	38	540	+ 3,726
Congenital Anomalies	18	4,236	41	518	+ 3,718
Drownings	19	3,721	42	501	+ 3,220
Stomach Cancer	20	3,471	10	8,625	- 5,154
Other Injuries	21	3,396	18	3,634	- 238
Violence	22	3,108	44	386	+ 2,722
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,998	6	12,145	- 9,147
Falls	24	2,880	20	2,934	- 55
Breast Cancer	25	2,859	21	2,880	- 21
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	2,766	8	10,180	- 7,414
Suicide	27	2,551	5	14,636	- 12,084
Oral Cancer	28	2,288	29	1,457	+ 831
HIV/AIDS	29	2,050	55	84	+ 1,966
Pertussis	30	1,991	67	6	+ 1,985
Leukemia	31	1,898	23	2,140	- 242
Maternal Conditions	32	1,428	61	34	+ 1,394
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,400	28	1,733	- 333
Lymphomas	34	1,379	19	3,477	- 2,098
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,355	48	224	+ 1,131
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,349	31	1,325	+ 24
Cervical Cancer	37	1,226	34	1,065	+ 161
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,218	25	1,891	- 672
Malnutrition	39	1,088	53	88	+ 1,000
Meningitis	40	1,005	58	51	+ 955
Parkinson's Disease	41	909	16	3,951	- 3,042
Fires	42	709	47	263	+ 446
Ovary Cancer	43	662	30	1,330	- 668
Tetanus	44	627	69	5	+ 622
Skin Disease	45	582	36	704	- 123
Encephalitis	46	450	65	19	+ 431
Alcohol	47	401	33	1,081	- 679
Pancreas Cancer	48	398	12	6,994	- 6,595
Skin Cancers	49	389	37	585	- 195
Epilepsy	50	379	40	524	- 145
Bladder Cancer	51	319	27	1,768	- 1,449
Poisonings	52	269	52	115	+ 154
Prostate Cancer	53	243	22	2,316	- 2,072
Drug Use	54	214	50	154	+ 60
Uterin Cancer	55	191	43	420	- 229
Measles	56	191	83	0	+ 191
Appendicitis	57	187	57	54	+ 134
Syphilis	58	186	62	27	+ 160
Dengue	59	113	77	0	+ 113
Hepatitis B	60	111	39	526	- 415
Other Neoplasms	61	76	26	1,807	- 1,730
Schistosomiasis	62	75	72	1	+ 74
Malaria	63	65	71	1	+ 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	47	51	150	- 103
Multiple Sclerosis	65	42	66	11	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	66	31	63	26	+ 5
Hepatitis C	67	25	49	168	- 142
War	68	18	68	5	+ 13
Diphtheria	69	16	73	0	+ 16
Ascariasis	70	15	74	0	+ 15
Chlamydia	71	3	84	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	2	70	5	- 3
Leprosy	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	329	- 329
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Laos

South Korea

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.