USA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	248,054	4	158,520	+ 89,535
Coronary Heart Disease	2	223,150	1	504,904	- 281,754
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	121,237	11	60,317	+ 60,919
Tuberculosis	4	83,781	62	546	+ 83,235
Kidney Disease	5	70,763	6	85,861	- 15,098
Lung Disease	6	69,924	3	195,387	- 125,463
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	66,708	37	9,955	+ 56,753
Diabetes Mellitus	8	63,041	10	61,418	+ 1,623
Road Traffic Accidents	9	55,077	17	41,694	+ 13,383
Liver Disease	10	50,356	16	43,402	+ 6,953
Low Birth Weight	11	49,689	39	6,924	+ 42,765
Birth Trauma	12	47,970	54	1,233	+ 46,737
Liver Cancer	13	47,457	23	27,064	+ 20,392
Lung Cancers	14	39,515	5	155,533	- 116,017
Hypertension	15	38,251	8	65,960	- 27,709
Asthma	16	36,130	46	3,818	+ 32,312
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	28,006	48	3,461	+ 24,545
Congenital Anomalies	18	27,814	34	11,762	+ 16,052
Drownings	19	24,433	45	4,070	+ 20,363
Stomach Cancer	20	22,792	33	13,077	+ 9,716
Other Injuries	21	22,299	25	25,997	- 3,699
Violence	22	20,407	27	18,976	+ 1,431
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	19,685	2	287,198	- 267,513
Falls	24	18,907	18	40,418	- 21,511
Breast Cancer	25	18,774	13	48,671	- 29,897
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	18,160	9	61,827	- 43,667
Suicide	27	16,751	12	53,099	- 36,347
Oral Cancer	28	15,025	35	11,555	+ 3,470
HIV/AIDS	29	13,461	42	5,660	+ 7,800
Pertussis	30	13,075	69	16	+ 13,059
Leukemia	31	12,462	24	26,966	- 14,504
Maternal Conditions	32	9,377	56	779	+ 8,598
Oesophagus Cancer	33	9,192	28	17,829	- 8,637
Lymphomas	34	9,053	19	40,281	- 31,227
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	8,897	47	3,646	+ 5,251
Inflammatory/Heart	36	8,860	22	32,529	- 23,669
Cervical Cancer	37	8,051	38	6,984	+ 1,067
Endocrine Disorders	38	8,000	14	46,985	- 38,985
Malnutrition	39	7,145	40	6,762	+ 383
Meningitis	40	6,600	60	606	+ 5,994
Parkinson's Disease	41	5,966	21	34,491	- 28,525
Fires	42	4,656	49	3,183	+ 1,473
Ovary Cancer	43	4,346	31	14,591	- 10,245
Tetanus	44	4,115	71	2	+ 4,113
Skin Disease	45	3,819	43	5,409	- 1,590
Encephalitis	46	2,958	68	25	+ 2,932
Alcohol	47	2,634	30	14,659	- 12,026
Pancreas Cancer	48	2,614	15	44,293	- 41,678
Skin Cancers	49	2,557	32	14,311	- 11,754
Epilepsy	50	2,490	50	3,162	- 673
Bladder Cancer	51	2,095	26	19,622	- 17,527
Poisonings	52	1,766	53	1,674	+ 92
Prostate Cancer	53	1,596	20	35,612	- 34,016
Drug Use	54	1,404	7	74,435	- 73,031
Uterin Cancer	55	1,256	36	10,063	- 8,807
Measles	56	1,255	80	0	+ 1,255
Appendicitis	57	1,231	63	424	+ 806
Syphilis	58	1,223	66	49	+ 1,174
Dengue	59	744	76	0	+ 744
Hepatitis B	60	727	59	608	+ 119
Other Neoplasms	61	501	29	17,743	- 17,242
Schistosomiasis	62	491	72	1	+ 489
Malaria	63	430	77	0	+ 430
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	308	52	2,461	- 2,153
Multiple Sclerosis	65	274	44	5,059	- 4,785
Upper Respiratory	66	204	65	229	- 25
Hepatitis C	67	166	41	5,684	- 5,518
War	68	118	55	1,198	- 1,079
Diphtheria	69	103	75	0	+ 103
Ascariasis	70	101	82	0	+ 101
Chlamydia	71	19	84	0	+ 19
Otitis Media	72	11	67	34	- 23
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	723	- 723
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Laos

United States

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.