SRI LANKA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	15,946	6	6,805	+ 9,141
Coronary Heart Disease	2	14,345	1	26,304	- 11,959
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	7,794	8	5,117	+ 2,677
Tuberculosis	4	5,386	25	769	+ 4,617
Kidney Disease	5	4,549	5	6,858	- 2,309
Lung Disease	6	4,495	3	9,456	- 4,961
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	4,288	28	605	+ 3,684
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,052	2	12,460	- 8,408
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,541	9	4,200	- 659
Liver Disease	10	3,237	17	1,303	+ 1,934
Low Birth Weight	11	3,194	29	536	+ 2,658
Birth Trauma	12	3,084	44	193	+ 2,891
Liver Cancer	13	3,051	19	1,090	+ 1,960
Lung Cancers	14	2,540	12	1,775	+ 765
Hypertension	15	2,459	20	1,055	+ 1,404
Asthma	16	2,323	7	6,471	- 4,148
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	1,800	56	38	+ 1,762
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,788	22	989	+ 799
Drownings	19	1,571	27	731	+ 840
Stomach Cancer	20	1,465	16	1,321	+ 144
Other Injuries	21	1,433	14	1,529	- 96
Violence	22	1,312	31	499	+ 813
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,265	4	6,939	- 5,673
Falls	24	1,215	23	964	+ 251
Breast Cancer	25	1,207	15	1,383	- 176
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,167	24	911	+ 256
Suicide	27	1,077	10	2,977	- 1,901
Oral Cancer	28	966	11	2,893	- 1,927
HIV/AIDS	29	865	55	39	+ 826
Pertussis	30	840	59	15	+ 826
Leukemia	31	801	18	1,155	- 354
Maternal Conditions	32	603	48	96	+ 507
Oesophagus Cancer	33	591	13	1,544	- 953
Lymphomas	34	582	21	1,027	- 445
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	572	53	49	+ 522
Inflammatory/Heart	36	570	35	425	+ 145
Cervical Cancer	37	518	26	762	- 245
Endocrine Disorders	38	514	32	462	+ 52
Malnutrition	39	459	54	43	+ 416
Meningitis	40	424	46	146	+ 278
Parkinson's Disease	41	384	45	168	+ 216
Fires	42	299	41	239	+ 61
Ovary Cancer	43	279	37	281	- 2
Tetanus	44	265	57	27	+ 237
Skin Disease	45	245	36	293	- 47
Encephalitis	46	190	61	10	+ 180
Alcohol	47	169	51	82	+ 87
Pancreas Cancer	48	168	43	214	- 45
Skin Cancers	49	164	52	58	+ 106
Epilepsy	50	160	39	269	- 109
Bladder Cancer	51	135	34	432	- 297
Poisonings	52	114	49	93	+ 20
Prostate Cancer	53	103	30	507	- 404
Drug Use	54	90	40	257	- 167
Uterin Cancer	55	81	42	218	- 137
Measles	56	81	77	0	+ 81
Appendicitis	57	79	64	5	+ 74
Syphilis	58	79	58	15	+ 64
Dengue	59	48	47	131	- 83
Hepatitis B	60	47	62	6	+ 41
Other Neoplasms	61	32	50	86	- 54
Schistosomiasis	62	32	81	0	+ 32
Malaria	63	28	80	0	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	20	60	11	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	65	18	69	2	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	66	13	66	5	+ 9
Hepatitis C	67	11	75	0	+ 11
War	68	8	38	280	- 272
Diphtheria	69	7	74	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	70	7	72	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	71	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Leprosy	73	0	63	6	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	68	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	65	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	33	445	- 445
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Laos

Sri Lanka

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.