TANZANIA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	48,936	7	16,894	+ 32,042
Coronary Heart Disease	2	44,023	9	13,215	+ 30,808
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	23,917	2	26,028	- 2,111
Tuberculosis	4	16,528	4	20,269	- 3,741
Kidney Disease	5	13,960	19	4,547	+ 9,413
Lung Disease	6	13,795	22	3,051	+ 10,743
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	13,160	6	17,587	- 4,427
Diabetes Mellitus	8	12,437	15	6,247	+ 6,190
Road Traffic Accidents	9	10,866	5	18,054	- 7,188
Liver Disease	10	9,934	13	6,586	+ 3,348
Low Birth Weight	11	9,803	10	12,173	- 2,370
Birth Trauma	12	9,464	8	15,086	- 5,622
Liver Cancer	13	9,362	36	1,413	+ 7,949
Lung Cancers	14	7,796	61	159	+ 7,637
Hypertension	15	7,546	17	5,209	+ 2,338
Asthma	16	7,128	30	1,700	+ 5,428
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	5,525	46	462	+ 5,063
Congenital Anomalies	18	5,487	11	9,791	- 4,304
Drownings	19	4,820	32	1,642	+ 3,178
Stomach Cancer	20	4,496	39	1,190	+ 3,306
Other Injuries	21	4,399	20	4,270	+ 129
Violence	22	4,026	18	4,713	- 687
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	3,883	27	2,048	+ 1,836
Falls	24	3,730	34	1,533	+ 2,197
Breast Cancer	25	3,704	37	1,285	+ 2,419
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	3,583	33	1,567	+ 2,016
Suicide	27	3,305	24	2,474	+ 830
Oral Cancer	28	2,964	31	1,646	+ 1,318
HIV/AIDS	29	2,656	1	27,402	- 24,746
Pertussis	30	2,579	23	2,774	- 195
Leukemia	31	2,458	47	416	+ 2,042
Maternal Conditions	32	1,850	12	6,835	- 4,985
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,813	25	2,247	- 434
Lymphomas	34	1,786	41	805	+ 981
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,755	50	401	+ 1,355
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,748	38	1,227	+ 520
Cervical Cancer	37	1,588	14	6,424	- 4,835
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,578	29	1,778	- 200
Malnutrition	39	1,410	16	5,574	- 4,165
Meningitis	40	1,302	21	3,188	- 1,886
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,177	45	513	+ 664
Fires	42	919	35	1,424	- 506
Ovary Cancer	43	857	53	337	+ 520
Tetanus	44	812	49	402	+ 410
Skin Disease	45	753	52	359	+ 394
Encephalitis	46	583	59	199	+ 385
Alcohol	47	520	56	270	+ 249
Pancreas Cancer	48	516	62	158	+ 358
Skin Cancers	49	504	42	744	- 240
Epilepsy	50	491	43	707	- 216
Bladder Cancer	51	413	44	667	- 254
Poisonings	52	348	40	1,170	- 821
Prostate Cancer	53	315	28	1,819	- 1,504
Drug Use	54	277	48	404	- 127
Uterin Cancer	55	248	57	218	+ 30
Measles	56	248	55	295	- 47
Appendicitis	57	243	58	218	+ 25
Syphilis	58	241	26	2,115	- 1,874
Dengue	59	147	73	2	+ 145
Hepatitis B	60	143	60	168	- 25
Other Neoplasms	61	99	64	58	+ 41
Schistosomiasis	62	97	51	371	- 274
Malaria	63	85	3	21,758	- 21,673
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	61	63	81	- 20
Multiple Sclerosis	65	54	68	27	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	66	40	54	299	- 258
Hepatitis C	67	33	66	40	- 7
War	68	23	67	30	- 6
Diphtheria	69	20	70	11	+ 10
Ascariasis	70	20	65	56	- 36
Chlamydia	71	4	71	9	- 5
Otitis Media	72	2	69	17	- 15
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	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 TANZANIA

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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.