SYRIA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	17,312	2	8,088	+ 9,223
Coronary Heart Disease	2	15,574	1	28,203	- 12,630
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,461	4	2,958	+ 5,503
Tuberculosis	4	5,847	56	23	+ 5,824
Kidney Disease	5	4,939	6	2,329	+ 2,610
Lung Disease	6	4,880	13	1,601	+ 3,279
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	4,655	7	2,156	+ 2,500
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,400	15	1,534	+ 2,866
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,844	5	2,550	+ 1,294
Liver Disease	10	3,514	11	1,720	+ 1,795
Low Birth Weight	11	3,468	12	1,652	+ 1,816
Birth Trauma	12	3,348	21	744	+ 2,603
Liver Cancer	13	3,312	31	366	+ 2,946
Lung Cancers	14	2,758	9	2,048	+ 710
Hypertension	15	2,670	23	707	+ 1,962
Asthma	16	2,522	17	1,052	+ 1,469
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	1,955	49	79	+ 1,875
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,941	8	2,077	- 136
Drownings	19	1,705	40	215	+ 1,490
Stomach Cancer	20	1,591	22	725	+ 866
Other Injuries	21	1,556	24	521	+ 1,035
Violence	22	1,424	25	444	+ 980
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,374	14	1,551	- 177
Falls	24	1,320	29	383	+ 937
Breast Cancer	25	1,310	10	1,953	- 643
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,267	16	1,224	+ 44
Suicide	27	1,169	33	333	+ 836
Oral Cancer	28	1,049	36	289	+ 759
HIV/AIDS	29	939	58	15	+ 925
Pertussis	30	912	37	289	+ 624
Leukemia	31	870	19	796	+ 74
Maternal Conditions	32	654	45	105	+ 550
Oesophagus Cancer	33	642	47	97	+ 544
Lymphomas	34	632	18	827	- 195
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	621	41	197	+ 423
Inflammatory/Heart	36	618	32	337	+ 281
Cervical Cancer	37	562	42	188	+ 374
Endocrine Disorders	38	558	26	418	+ 140
Malnutrition	39	499	51	73	+ 426
Meningitis	40	461	35	295	+ 166
Parkinson's Disease	41	416	30	367	+ 49
Fires	42	325	43	179	+ 146
Ovary Cancer	43	303	34	328	- 24
Tetanus	44	287	52	57	+ 230
Skin Disease	45	267	61	8	+ 259
Encephalitis	46	206	50	77	+ 129
Alcohol	47	184	53	51	+ 133
Pancreas Cancer	48	182	27	411	- 229
Skin Cancers	49	178	38	276	- 98
Epilepsy	50	174	48	92	+ 81
Bladder Cancer	51	146	20	757	- 611
Poisonings	52	123	46	98	+ 25
Prostate Cancer	53	111	28	404	- 293
Drug Use	54	98	39	249	- 151
Uterin Cancer	55	88	44	146	- 58
Measles	56	88	70	0	+ 87
Appendicitis	57	86	54	36	+ 49
Syphilis	58	85	55	31	+ 55
Dengue	59	52	72	0	+ 52
Hepatitis B	60	51	63	5	+ 46
Other Neoplasms	61	35	57	21	+ 14
Schistosomiasis	62	34	60	11	+ 23
Malaria	63	30	79	0	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	22	62	7	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	65	19	59	14	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	66	14	66	3	+ 11
Hepatitis C	67	12	68	1	+ 11
War	68	8	3	7,760	- 7,752
Diphtheria	69	7	64	5	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	7	67	1	+ 6
Chlamydia	71	1	69	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	5	- 5
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	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	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

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.