TURKEY VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	61,019	2	44,006	+ 17,013
Coronary Heart Disease	2	54,893	1	85,905	- 31,012
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	29,823	9	12,845	+ 16,978
Tuberculosis	4	20,609	50	303	+ 20,306
Kidney Disease	5	17,407	7	17,021	+ 386
Lung Disease	6	17,201	4	25,088	- 7,888
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	16,409	40	741	+ 15,669
Diabetes Mellitus	8	15,507	5	17,900	- 2,392
Road Traffic Accidents	9	13,548	16	5,573	+ 7,975
Liver Disease	10	12,387	13	6,340	+ 6,047
Low Birth Weight	11	12,223	24	3,478	+ 8,745
Birth Trauma	12	11,800	41	720	+ 11,080
Liver Cancer	13	11,674	20	4,542	+ 7,132
Lung Cancers	14	9,720	3	35,070	- 25,350
Hypertension	15	9,409	8	14,763	- 5,354
Asthma	16	8,888	27	2,434	+ 6,454
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	6,889	39	789	+ 6,100
Congenital Anomalies	18	6,842	17	4,966	+ 1,876
Drownings	19	6,010	44	549	+ 5,462
Stomach Cancer	20	5,607	11	10,333	- 4,726
Other Injuries	21	5,485	30	1,678	+ 3,807
Violence	22	5,020	23	4,010	+ 1,010
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	4,842	6	17,308	- 12,466
Falls	24	4,651	22	4,373	+ 278
Breast Cancer	25	4,618	14	5,643	- 1,025
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	4,467	10	10,606	- 6,139
Suicide	27	4,121	29	2,003	+ 2,117
Oral Cancer	28	3,696	35	1,305	+ 2,391
HIV/AIDS	29	3,311	53	204	+ 3,107
Pertussis	30	3,216	58	103	+ 3,114
Leukemia	31	3,065	18	4,870	- 1,805
Maternal Conditions	32	2,307	57	109	+ 2,198
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,261	33	1,321	+ 940
Lymphomas	34	2,227	19	4,849	- 2,622
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,189	45	452	+ 1,737
Inflammatory/Heart	36	2,179	31	1,632	+ 547
Cervical Cancer	37	1,981	34	1,311	+ 670
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,968	26	2,612	- 644
Malnutrition	39	1,758	43	588	+ 1,170
Meningitis	40	1,623	51	274	+ 1,349
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,468	25	3,439	- 1,972
Fires	42	1,145	47	343	+ 803
Ovary Cancer	43	1,069	28	2,287	- 1,218
Tetanus	44	1,012	64	12	+ 1,001
Skin Disease	45	939	48	324	+ 615
Encephalitis	46	728	54	184	+ 543
Alcohol	47	648	55	182	+ 465
Pancreas Cancer	48	643	12	6,882	- 6,239
Skin Cancers	49	629	32	1,548	- 919
Epilepsy	50	612	36	1,147	- 535
Bladder Cancer	51	515	21	4,485	- 3,970
Poisonings	52	434	46	369	+ 66
Prostate Cancer	53	393	15	5,608	- 5,215
Drug Use	54	345	38	972	- 627
Uterin Cancer	55	309	37	1,090	- 781
Measles	56	309	65	6	+ 302
Appendicitis	57	303	59	93	+ 210
Syphilis	58	301	61	50	+ 250
Dengue	59	183	73	0	+ 183
Hepatitis B	60	179	60	72	+ 106
Other Neoplasms	61	123	42	646	- 523
Schistosomiasis	62	121	62	33	+ 87
Malaria	63	106	75	0	+ 106
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	76	52	237	- 161
Multiple Sclerosis	65	67	56	169	- 101
Upper Respiratory	66	50	66	5	+ 45
Hepatitis C	67	41	63	19	+ 22
War	68	29	49	318	- 289
Diphtheria	69	25	71	1	+ 25
Ascariasis	70	25	70	1	+ 24
Chlamydia	71	5	69	2	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	3	67	3	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	68	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	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	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

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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.