UGANDA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	35,749	6	11,181	+ 24,568
Coronary Heart Disease	2	32,160	9	8,784	+ 23,376
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	17,472	2	18,865	- 1,392
Tuberculosis	4	12,074	10	7,255	+ 4,820
Kidney Disease	5	10,198	19	3,168	+ 7,030
Lung Disease	6	10,077	22	3,051	+ 7,026
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	9,614	5	12,103	- 2,490
Diabetes Mellitus	8	9,085	14	4,794	+ 4,291
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,938	4	13,012	- 5,075
Liver Disease	10	7,257	13	5,122	+ 2,135
Low Birth Weight	11	7,161	8	9,673	- 2,512
Birth Trauma	12	6,913	7	10,405	- 3,491
Liver Cancer	13	6,839	29	1,522	+ 5,317
Lung Cancers	14	5,695	46	441	+ 5,254
Hypertension	15	5,513	21	3,120	+ 2,393
Asthma	16	5,207	27	1,745	+ 3,462
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	4,036	41	687	+ 3,350
Congenital Anomalies	18	4,008	11	6,641	- 2,632
Drownings	19	3,521	31	1,238	+ 2,284
Stomach Cancer	20	3,285	45	515	+ 2,770
Other Injuries	21	3,214	20	3,130	+ 84
Violence	22	2,941	12	6,175	- 3,234
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,837	30	1,286	+ 1,551
Falls	24	2,725	33	1,127	+ 1,598
Breast Cancer	25	2,706	32	1,128	+ 1,578
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	2,617	35	919	+ 1,698
Suicide	27	2,414	24	2,033	+ 381
Oral Cancer	28	2,165	40	731	+ 1,434
HIV/AIDS	29	1,940	1	21,188	- 19,248
Pertussis	30	1,884	25	1,909	- 25
Leukemia	31	1,796	42	599	+ 1,197
Maternal Conditions	32	1,351	17	3,641	- 2,290
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,325	28	1,674	- 350
Lymphomas	34	1,305	26	1,762	- 457
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,282	50	348	+ 934
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,277	37	859	+ 418
Cervical Cancer	37	1,160	15	4,378	- 3,217
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,153	38	761	+ 392
Malnutrition	39	1,030	18	3,317	- 2,287
Meningitis	40	951	16	3,718	- 2,767
Parkinson's Disease	41	860	48	351	+ 508
Fires	42	671	36	872	- 201
Ovary Cancer	43	626	44	519	+ 107
Tetanus	44	593	53	271	+ 322
Skin Disease	45	550	55	242	+ 308
Encephalitis	46	426	62	122	+ 304
Alcohol	47	380	54	256	+ 123
Pancreas Cancer	48	377	47	358	+ 19
Skin Cancers	49	369	49	349	+ 20
Epilepsy	50	359	43	599	- 240
Bladder Cancer	51	302	59	181	+ 121
Poisonings	52	255	39	745	- 491
Prostate Cancer	53	230	34	950	- 720
Drug Use	54	202	57	233	- 31
Uterin Cancer	55	181	56	234	- 53
Measles	56	181	51	343	- 163
Appendicitis	57	177	58	211	- 34
Syphilis	58	176	23	2,235	- 2,059
Dengue	59	107	74	1	+ 106
Hepatitis B	60	105	61	123	- 19
Other Neoplasms	61	72	66	37	+ 35
Schistosomiasis	62	71	52	286	- 215
Malaria	63	62	3	13,576	- 13,514
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	44	64	55	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	65	40	69	16	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	66	29	60	144	- 114
Hepatitis C	67	24	67	30	- 7
War	68	17	63	88	- 71
Diphtheria	69	15	72	11	+ 4
Ascariasis	70	15	70	16	- 1
Chlamydia	71	3	73	6	- 3
Otitis Media	72	2	71	11	- 10
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	65	50	- 50
Leishmaniasis	75	0	68	28	- 28
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Laos

Uganda

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.