VENEZUELA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	22,668	3	12,133	+ 10,535
Coronary Heart Disease	2	20,393	1	26,905	- 6,513
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,079	7	7,188	+ 3,891
Tuberculosis	4	7,656	31	748	+ 6,909
Kidney Disease	5	6,467	8	5,932	+ 535
Lung Disease	6	6,390	10	5,150	+ 1,240
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	6,096	22	1,359	+ 4,737
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,761	4	11,176	- 5,415
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,033	5	11,127	- 6,094
Liver Disease	10	4,602	16	2,340	+ 2,261
Low Birth Weight	11	4,541	12	3,088	+ 1,453
Birth Trauma	12	4,384	24	1,087	+ 3,297
Liver Cancer	13	4,337	26	1,029	+ 3,308
Lung Cancers	14	3,611	11	3,900	- 289
Hypertension	15	3,496	9	5,195	- 1,699
Asthma	16	3,302	46	311	+ 2,991
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	2,559	40	418	+ 2,142
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,542	14	2,846	- 304
Drownings	19	2,233	43	388	+ 1,844
Stomach Cancer	20	2,083	17	2,175	- 92
Other Injuries	21	2,038	21	1,693	+ 345
Violence	22	1,865	2	18,132	- 16,267
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,799	35	572	+ 1,227
Falls	24	1,728	28	865	+ 863
Breast Cancer	25	1,716	15	2,563	- 848
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,660	19	2,037	- 378
Suicide	27	1,531	34	585	+ 946
Oral Cancer	28	1,373	38	544	+ 829
HIV/AIDS	29	1,230	6	7,490	- 6,260
Pertussis	30	1,195	64	26	+ 1,169
Leukemia	31	1,139	27	1,007	+ 131
Maternal Conditions	32	857	39	422	+ 435
Oesophagus Cancer	33	840	44	370	+ 470
Lymphomas	34	827	23	1,248	- 420
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	813	57	80	+ 733
Inflammatory/Heart	36	810	33	599	+ 211
Cervical Cancer	37	736	20	1,986	- 1,251
Endocrine Disorders	38	731	30	760	- 29
Malnutrition	39	653	32	629	+ 24
Meningitis	40	603	49	251	+ 352
Parkinson's Disease	41	545	48	252	+ 294
Fires	42	426	54	144	+ 281
Ovary Cancer	43	397	36	563	- 165
Tetanus	44	376	68	8	+ 368
Skin Disease	45	349	66	18	+ 331
Encephalitis	46	270	61	37	+ 233
Alcohol	47	241	62	34	+ 206
Pancreas Cancer	48	239	25	1,082	- 843
Skin Cancers	49	234	37	553	- 319
Epilepsy	50	228	41	411	- 183
Bladder Cancer	51	191	45	365	- 173
Poisonings	52	161	58	68	+ 94
Prostate Cancer	53	146	13	2,848	- 2,703
Drug Use	54	128	50	225	- 97
Uterin Cancer	55	115	47	309	- 195
Measles	56	115	79	0	+ 115
Appendicitis	57	112	56	98	+ 15
Syphilis	58	112	67	15	+ 97
Dengue	59	68	59	65	+ 3
Hepatitis B	60	66	63	30	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	61	46	18	2,167	- 2,122
Schistosomiasis	62	45	76	1	+ 44
Malaria	63	39	42	402	- 363
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	28	52	180	- 152
Multiple Sclerosis	65	25	60	51	- 26
Upper Respiratory	66	19	74	1	+ 17
Hepatitis C	67	15	65	21	- 6
War	68	11	51	185	- 174
Diphtheria	69	9	78	0	+ 9
Ascariasis	70	9	70	5	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	2	82	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	1	75	1	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	3	- 3
Chagas disease	76	0	29	826	- 826
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	151	- 151
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	69	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	55	126	- 126
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Laos

Venezuela

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.