SUDAN VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	36,608	2	20,582	+ 16,026
Coronary Heart Disease	2	32,933	1	43,966	- 11,033
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	17,892	4	12,619	+ 5,273
Tuberculosis	4	12,364	15	4,250	+ 8,115
Kidney Disease	5	10,443	12	5,095	+ 5,348
Lung Disease	6	10,319	13	4,382	+ 5,938
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	9,845	9	6,277	+ 3,568
Diabetes Mellitus	8	9,304	17	3,070	+ 6,233
Road Traffic Accidents	9	8,128	5	11,459	- 3,330
Liver Disease	10	7,432	14	4,348	+ 3,084
Low Birth Weight	11	7,333	3	16,036	- 8,703
Birth Trauma	12	7,080	7	8,526	- 1,446
Liver Cancer	13	7,004	37	946	+ 6,058
Lung Cancers	14	5,832	48	545	+ 5,287
Hypertension	15	5,645	8	7,287	- 1,642
Asthma	16	5,332	19	2,636	+ 2,697
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	4,133	40	775	+ 3,358
Congenital Anomalies	18	4,105	11	5,507	- 1,402
Drownings	19	3,606	26	1,684	+ 1,922
Stomach Cancer	20	3,364	51	478	+ 2,886
Other Injuries	21	3,291	18	2,912	+ 379
Violence	22	3,012	21	2,478	+ 534
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,905	20	2,584	+ 321
Falls	24	2,790	28	1,559	+ 1,231
Breast Cancer	25	2,771	16	3,071	- 300
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	2,680	35	1,049	+ 1,631
Suicide	27	2,472	27	1,644	+ 828
Oral Cancer	28	2,217	50	493	+ 1,725
HIV/AIDS	29	1,987	22	2,331	- 345
Pertussis	30	1,930	24	1,899	+ 31
Leukemia	31	1,839	25	1,828	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	32	1,384	23	1,961	- 577
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,357	32	1,126	+ 231
Lymphomas	34	1,336	29	1,533	- 197
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,313	46	684	+ 629
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,308	38	839	+ 469
Cervical Cancer	37	1,188	41	770	+ 419
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,181	30	1,459	- 278
Malnutrition	39	1,055	34	1,089	- 35
Meningitis	40	974	33	1,092	- 118
Parkinson's Disease	41	880	45	705	+ 176
Fires	42	687	31	1,310	- 623
Ovary Cancer	43	641	39	794	- 152
Tetanus	44	607	53	378	+ 229
Skin Disease	45	564	60	112	+ 452
Encephalitis	46	437	57	303	+ 133
Alcohol	47	389	61	84	+ 304
Pancreas Cancer	48	386	58	272	+ 114
Skin Cancers	49	377	55	356	+ 21
Epilepsy	50	367	43	735	- 367
Bladder Cancer	51	309	54	369	- 59
Poisonings	52	261	42	744	- 483
Prostate Cancer	53	236	49	523	- 288
Drug Use	54	207	36	1,036	- 829
Uterin Cancer	55	185	62	71	+ 114
Measles	56	185	6	9,301	- 9,116
Appendicitis	57	182	59	155	+ 27
Syphilis	58	181	47	603	- 423
Dengue	59	110	72	0	+ 110
Hepatitis B	60	107	44	730	- 623
Other Neoplasms	61	74	65	35	+ 39
Schistosomiasis	62	72	63	68	+ 4
Malaria	63	63	10	5,614	- 5,551
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	45	67	20	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	65	40	64	54	- 13
Upper Respiratory	66	30	70	5	+ 25
Hepatitis C	67	25	68	17	+ 7
War	68	17	56	336	- 319
Diphtheria	69	15	69	11	+ 4
Ascariasis	70	15	66	21	- 6
Chlamydia	71	3	71	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	2	73	0	+ 2
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	52	448	- 448
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

Laos

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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.