TAJIKISTAN VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		TAJIKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,540	2	6,170	+ 1,370
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,783	1	14,359	- 7,576
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,685	3	3,121	+ 564
Tuberculosis	4	2,547	14	733	+ 1,814
Kidney Disease	5	2,151	19	408	+ 1,742
Lung Disease	6	2,125	10	1,177	+ 948
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	2,028	13	734	+ 1,294
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,916	6	1,617	+ 300
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,674	8	1,461	+ 213
Liver Disease	10	1,531	4	2,062	- 532
Low Birth Weight	11	1,510	7	1,562	- 52
Birth Trauma	12	1,458	9	1,271	+ 187
Liver Cancer	13	1,442	30	236	+ 1,206
Lung Cancers	14	1,201	24	305	+ 896
Hypertension	15	1,163	5	1,721	- 558
Asthma	16	1,098	28	276	+ 823
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	851	37	161	+ 690
Congenital Anomalies	18	845	11	1,084	- 239
Drownings	19	743	15	580	+ 163
Stomach Cancer	20	693	12	754	- 61
Other Injuries	21	678	27	288	+ 390
Violence	22	620	36	170	+ 451
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	598	17	518	+ 81
Falls	24	575	21	370	+ 205
Breast Cancer	25	571	33	215	+ 355
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	552	35	202	+ 350
Suicide	27	509	20	399	+ 110
Oral Cancer	28	457	41	107	+ 349
HIV/AIDS	29	409	25	292	+ 117
Pertussis	30	397	26	290	+ 107
Leukemia	31	379	42	106	+ 273
Maternal Conditions	32	285	45	63	+ 222
Oesophagus Cancer	33	279	16	543	- 263
Lymphomas	34	275	32	222	+ 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	270	31	222	+ 48
Inflammatory/Heart	36	269	44	78	+ 191
Cervical Cancer	37	245	39	114	+ 130
Endocrine Disorders	38	243	34	204	+ 40
Malnutrition	39	217	64	3	+ 215
Meningitis	40	201	22	340	- 139
Parkinson's Disease	41	181	29	254	- 73
Fires	42	142	23	318	- 176
Ovary Cancer	43	132	46	59	+ 73
Tetanus	44	125	57	20	+ 105
Skin Disease	45	116	59	9	+ 107
Encephalitis	46	90	54	27	+ 62
Alcohol	47	80	38	127	- 47
Pancreas Cancer	48	79	43	97	- 18
Skin Cancers	49	78	51	36	+ 41
Epilepsy	50	76	18	426	- 351
Bladder Cancer	51	64	48	51	+ 12
Poisonings	52	54	50	39	+ 15
Prostate Cancer	53	49	52	33	+ 16
Drug Use	54	43	55	21	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	55	38	40	111	- 73
Measles	56	38	71	0	+ 38
Appendicitis	57	37	58	18	+ 20
Syphilis	58	37	56	20	+ 17
Dengue	59	23	69	0	+ 23
Hepatitis B	60	22	49	40	- 18
Other Neoplasms	61	15	61	7	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	62	15	76	0	+ 15
Malaria	63	13	75	0	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	9	53	28	- 18
Multiple Sclerosis	65	8	62	7	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	6	47	55	- 49
Hepatitis C	67	5	60	8	- 3
War	68	4	66	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	3	67	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	3	68	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	1	65	1	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	63	4	- 4
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	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	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TAJIKISTAN

Laos

Tajikistan

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.