UNITED KINGDOM VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	49,659	4	37,626	+ 12,033
Coronary Heart Disease	2	44,673	2	71,728	- 27,055
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	24,271	3	40,540	- 16,269
Tuberculosis	4	16,772	47	351	+ 16,421
Kidney Disease	5	14,166	18	5,471	+ 8,695
Lung Disease	6	13,998	6	32,896	- 18,897
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	13,354	38	1,599	+ 11,756
Diabetes Mellitus	8	12,620	17	5,842	+ 6,778
Road Traffic Accidents	9	11,026	33	2,169	+ 8,857
Liver Disease	10	10,081	14	7,666	+ 2,415
Low Birth Weight	11	9,947	40	1,313	+ 8,634
Birth Trauma	12	9,603	54	190	+ 9,414
Liver Cancer	13	9,501	21	5,237	+ 4,264
Lung Cancers	14	7,911	5	35,715	- 27,804
Hypertension	15	7,658	23	5,208	+ 2,450
Asthma	16	7,233	41	1,302	+ 5,931
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	5,607	36	2,090	+ 3,517
Congenital Anomalies	18	5,568	35	2,127	+ 3,442
Drownings	19	4,891	49	301	+ 4,590
Stomach Cancer	20	4,563	24	4,999	- 436
Other Injuries	21	4,464	19	5,464	- 1,000
Violence	22	4,085	46	868	+ 3,218
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	3,941	1	98,135	- 94,194
Falls	24	3,785	15	7,618	- 3,833
Breast Cancer	25	3,758	9	12,718	- 8,960
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	3,636	7	18,446	- 14,811
Suicide	27	3,354	20	5,325	- 1,972
Oral Cancer	28	3,008	30	3,109	- 101
HIV/AIDS	29	2,695	55	188	+ 2,507
Pertussis	30	2,618	69	3	+ 2,615
Leukemia	31	2,495	22	5,211	- 2,716
Maternal Conditions	32	1,877	64	47	+ 1,831
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,840	12	8,727	- 6,887
Lymphomas	34	1,812	10	9,350	- 7,538
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,781	45	876	+ 905
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,774	29	3,126	- 1,353
Cervical Cancer	37	1,612	43	1,099	+ 513
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,602	28	3,297	- 1,695
Malnutrition	39	1,430	58	116	+ 1,315
Meningitis	40	1,321	52	232	+ 1,089
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,194	13	8,573	- 7,378
Fires	42	932	48	334	+ 598
Ovary Cancer	43	870	25	4,019	- 3,149
Tetanus	44	824	72	0	+ 823
Skin Disease	45	765	34	2,134	- 1,369
Encephalitis	46	592	68	6	+ 586
Alcohol	47	527	39	1,555	- 1,027
Pancreas Cancer	48	523	11	8,995	- 8,472
Skin Cancers	49	512	27	3,727	- 3,215
Epilepsy	50	498	42	1,193	- 695
Bladder Cancer	51	419	16	6,133	- 5,714
Poisonings	52	354	53	221	+ 133
Prostate Cancer	53	320	8	13,289	- 12,970
Drug Use	54	281	31	2,824	- 2,543
Uterin Cancer	55	251	32	2,346	- 2,095
Measles	56	251	75	0	+ 251
Appendicitis	57	246	59	105	+ 141
Syphilis	58	245	62	49	+ 196
Dengue	59	149	73	0	+ 149
Hepatitis B	60	145	65	40	+ 106
Other Neoplasms	61	100	26	3,986	- 3,886
Schistosomiasis	62	98	78	0	+ 98
Malaria	63	86	76	0	+ 86
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	62	44	1,014	- 952
Multiple Sclerosis	65	55	37	1,856	- 1,801
Upper Respiratory	66	41	63	48	- 8
Hepatitis C	67	33	51	267	- 234
War	68	24	67	10	+ 14
Diphtheria	69	21	74	0	+ 21
Ascariasis	70	20	80	0	+ 20
Chlamydia	71	4	79	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	72	2	66	16	- 13
Leprosy	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	50	277	- 277
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Laos

United Kingdom

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.