SURINAME VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	469	2	615	- 146
Coronary Heart Disease	2	422	1	650	- 228
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	229	5	171	+ 59
Tuberculosis	4	158	37	17	+ 142
Kidney Disease	5	134	4	281	- 147
Lung Disease	6	132	12	93	+ 40
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	126	27	31	+ 95
Diabetes Mellitus	8	119	3	286	- 167
Road Traffic Accidents	9	104	13	89	+ 15
Liver Disease	10	95	8	134	- 39
Low Birth Weight	11	94	19	51	+ 43
Birth Trauma	12	91	30	28	+ 63
Liver Cancer	13	90	21	45	+ 45
Lung Cancers	14	75	11	102	- 28
Hypertension	15	72	9	134	- 61
Asthma	16	68	39	16	+ 53
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	53	28	29	+ 24
Congenital Anomalies	18	53	22	40	+ 13
Drownings	19	46	29	28	+ 18
Stomach Cancer	20	43	33	25	+ 18
Other Injuries	21	42	15	73	- 30
Violence	22	39	26	34	+ 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	37	10	117	- 80
Falls	24	36	25	34	+ 1
Breast Cancer	25	36	17	55	- 19
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	34	16	72	- 38
Suicide	27	32	6	148	- 116
Oral Cancer	28	28	40	16	+ 13
HIV/AIDS	29	25	7	138	- 113
Pertussis	30	25	59	1	+ 24
Leukemia	31	24	35	20	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	32	18	41	14	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	33	17	56	2	+ 15
Lymphomas	34	17	34	23	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	17	47	6	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	36	17	23	37	- 20
Cervical Cancer	37	15	20	48	- 33
Endocrine Disorders	38	15	24	37	- 22
Malnutrition	39	14	43	13	+ 0
Meningitis	40	12	50	5	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	41	11	31	28	- 16
Fires	42	9	44	13	- 4
Ovary Cancer	43	8	42	14	- 5
Tetanus	44	8	62	1	+ 7
Skin Disease	45	7	18	53	- 46
Encephalitis	46	6	51	4	+ 1
Alcohol	47	5	38	16	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	48	5	32	26	- 22
Skin Cancers	49	5	60	1	+ 4
Epilepsy	50	5	36	18	- 14
Bladder Cancer	51	4	48	5	- 1
Poisonings	52	3	57	2	+ 2
Prostate Cancer	53	3	14	78	- 75
Drug Use	54	3	45	7	- 5
Uterin Cancer	55	2	49	5	- 3
Measles	56	2	73	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	57	2	53	3	- 1
Syphilis	58	2	52	3	- 1
Dengue	59	1	46	7	- 5
Hepatitis B	60	1	63	1	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	61	1	54	3	- 2
Schistosomiasis	62	1	55	2	- 1
Malaria	63	1	78	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	58	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	65	1	61	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	70	0	+ 0
War	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	64	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

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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.