SWITZERLAND VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	6,427	3	3,918	+ 2,510
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,782	1	10,713	- 4,931
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,141	8	1,949	+ 1,192
Tuberculosis	4	2,171	56	21	+ 2,150
Kidney Disease	5	1,834	13	1,261	+ 572
Lung Disease	6	1,812	5	2,902	- 1,090
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,728	35	186	+ 1,543
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,633	17	1,022	+ 612
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,427	34	193	+ 1,234
Liver Disease	10	1,305	21	677	+ 627
Low Birth Weight	11	1,287	43	105	+ 1,183
Birth Trauma	12	1,243	52	32	+ 1,211
Liver Cancer	13	1,230	19	805	+ 425
Lung Cancers	14	1,024	4	3,520	- 2,496
Hypertension	15	991	6	2,471	- 1,480
Asthma	16	936	46	95	+ 841
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	726	41	122	+ 603
Congenital Anomalies	18	721	31	305	+ 416
Drownings	19	633	50	49	+ 584
Stomach Cancer	20	591	24	614	- 23
Other Injuries	21	578	30	410	+ 168
Violence	22	529	51	42	+ 486
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	510	2	7,192	- 6,682
Falls	24	490	9	1,919	- 1,429
Breast Cancer	25	486	11	1,577	- 1,090
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	471	7	1,995	- 1,524
Suicide	27	434	14	1,249	- 815
Oral Cancer	28	389	26	500	- 111
HIV/AIDS	29	349	54	29	+ 320
Pertussis	30	339	73	0	+ 339
Leukemia	31	323	22	671	- 348
Maternal Conditions	32	243	64	4	+ 239
Oesophagus Cancer	33	238	28	491	- 253
Lymphomas	34	235	15	1,131	- 897
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	231	48	78	+ 153
Inflammatory/Heart	36	230	16	1,027	- 797
Cervical Cancer	37	209	42	105	+ 104
Endocrine Disorders	38	207	25	593	- 386
Malnutrition	39	185	47	84	+ 101
Meningitis	40	171	57	20	+ 151
Parkinson's Disease	41	155	18	857	- 703
Fires	42	121	55	21	+ 99
Ovary Cancer	43	113	29	457	- 345
Tetanus	44	107	70	0	+ 106
Skin Disease	45	99	40	129	- 30
Encephalitis	46	77	68	1	+ 76
Alcohol	47	68	32	229	- 161
Pancreas Cancer	48	68	12	1,486	- 1,418
Skin Cancers	49	66	27	493	- 427
Epilepsy	50	65	39	159	- 94
Bladder Cancer	51	54	23	669	- 615
Poisonings	52	46	60	13	+ 33
Prostate Cancer	53	41	10	1,579	- 1,538
Drug Use	54	36	36	176	- 140
Uterin Cancer	55	33	33	224	- 191
Measles	56	33	75	0	+ 33
Appendicitis	57	32	59	15	+ 17
Syphilis	58	32	65	2	+ 30
Dengue	59	19	81	0	+ 19
Hepatitis B	60	19	63	5	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	61	13	20	681	- 668
Schistosomiasis	62	13	72	0	+ 12
Malaria	63	11	77	0	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	8	49	68	- 60
Multiple Sclerosis	65	7	38	160	- 153
Upper Respiratory	66	5	61	11	- 6
Hepatitis C	67	4	58	15	- 11
War	68	3	67	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	3	74	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	3	82	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	66	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	37	170	- 170
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	32	- 32
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	45	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	44	102	- 102
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Laos

Switzerland

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.