SWEDEN VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,682	3	6,035	+ 1,647
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,910	1	15,136	- 8,225
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,754	7	2,659	+ 1,096
Tuberculosis	4	2,595	56	24	+ 2,571
Kidney Disease	5	2,191	12	1,629	+ 562
Lung Disease	6	2,165	4	4,344	- 2,179
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	2,066	36	289	+ 1,776
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,952	11	1,834	+ 118
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,706	34	315	+ 1,391
Liver Disease	10	1,559	23	723	+ 836
Low Birth Weight	11	1,539	51	50	+ 1,488
Birth Trauma	12	1,486	55	34	+ 1,452
Liver Cancer	13	1,470	22	752	+ 718
Lung Cancers	14	1,224	5	3,722	- 2,498
Hypertension	15	1,185	10	1,838	- 654
Asthma	16	1,119	42	158	+ 961
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	867	37	277	+ 590
Congenital Anomalies	18	861	35	308	+ 554
Drownings	19	757	46	114	+ 642
Stomach Cancer	20	706	26	612	+ 93
Other Injuries	21	691	15	1,374	- 683
Violence	22	632	47	113	+ 519
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	610	2	10,917	- 10,307
Falls	24	586	17	1,109	- 524
Breast Cancer	25	581	13	1,582	- 1,001
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	562	6	3,049	- 2,487
Suicide	27	519	14	1,479	- 961
Oral Cancer	28	465	31	379	+ 86
HIV/AIDS	29	417	61	13	+ 404
Pertussis	30	405	67	0	+ 404
Leukemia	31	386	20	825	- 440
Maternal Conditions	32	290	64	5	+ 285
Oesophagus Cancer	33	285	29	538	- 253
Lymphomas	34	280	16	1,357	- 1,076
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	276	48	110	+ 165
Inflammatory/Heart	36	274	28	547	- 273
Cervical Cancer	37	249	38	228	+ 22
Endocrine Disorders	38	248	24	702	- 454
Malnutrition	39	221	45	117	+ 104
Meningitis	40	204	54	35	+ 169
Parkinson's Disease	41	185	19	943	- 758
Fires	42	144	49	65	+ 80
Ovary Cancer	43	135	27	553	- 418
Tetanus	44	127	68	0	+ 127
Skin Disease	45	118	39	220	- 102
Encephalitis	46	92	71	0	+ 91
Alcohol	47	82	32	359	- 277
Pancreas Cancer	48	81	9	1,849	- 1,768
Skin Cancers	49	79	25	650	- 571
Epilepsy	50	77	44	121	- 43
Bladder Cancer	51	65	21	760	- 695
Poisonings	52	55	60	18	+ 37
Prostate Cancer	53	49	8	2,622	- 2,573
Drug Use	54	43	30	423	- 380
Uterin Cancer	55	39	33	345	- 306
Measles	56	39	83	0	+ 39
Appendicitis	57	38	59	18	+ 20
Syphilis	58	38	72	0	+ 38
Dengue	59	23	80	0	+ 23
Hepatitis B	60	23	62	9	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	61	16	18	1,036	- 1,021
Schistosomiasis	62	15	69	0	+ 15
Malaria	63	13	74	0	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	10	43	129	- 119
Multiple Sclerosis	65	8	41	170	- 162
Upper Respiratory	66	6	58	20	- 13
Hepatitis C	67	5	53	44	- 39
War	68	4	65	2	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	3	70	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	3	81	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	66	1	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	52	46	- 46
Oral conditions	82	0	63	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	50	63	- 63
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	40	175	- 175
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

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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.