YEMEN VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	23,314	2	13,570	+ 9,745
Coronary Heart Disease	2	20,973	1	30,158	- 9,184
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,395	4	11,978	- 584
Tuberculosis	4	7,874	18	1,899	+ 5,975
Kidney Disease	5	6,651	15	2,679	+ 3,972
Lung Disease	6	6,572	11	3,196	+ 3,376
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	6,270	9	4,372	+ 1,898
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,925	19	1,794	+ 4,131
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,177	6	8,561	- 3,384
Liver Disease	10	4,733	13	2,891	+ 1,842
Low Birth Weight	11	4,670	5	8,810	- 4,140
Birth Trauma	12	4,509	7	5,939	- 1,431
Liver Cancer	13	4,460	39	609	+ 3,851
Lung Cancers	14	3,714	41	569	+ 3,145
Hypertension	15	3,595	8	5,293	- 1,698
Asthma	16	3,396	17	2,106	+ 1,290
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	2,632	33	833	+ 1,799
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,614	10	4,291	- 1,677
Drownings	19	2,296	25	1,142	+ 1,154
Stomach Cancer	20	2,142	31	902	+ 1,240
Other Injuries	21	2,096	16	2,225	- 129
Violence	22	1,918	14	2,839	- 921
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,850	22	1,405	+ 445
Falls	24	1,777	24	1,170	+ 607
Breast Cancer	25	1,764	26	1,134	+ 631
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,707	30	913	+ 794
Suicide	27	1,574	21	1,699	- 124
Oral Cancer	28	1,412	42	547	+ 865
HIV/AIDS	29	1,265	46	396	+ 869
Pertussis	30	1,229	23	1,239	- 10
Leukemia	31	1,171	34	776	+ 395
Maternal Conditions	32	881	32	890	- 8
Oesophagus Cancer	33	864	35	765	+ 99
Lymphomas	34	851	45	433	+ 418
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	836	37	707	+ 129
Inflammatory/Heart	36	833	40	585	+ 248
Cervical Cancer	37	757	57	119	+ 638
Endocrine Disorders	38	752	36	738	+ 14
Malnutrition	39	672	27	1,058	- 387
Meningitis	40	620	28	1,018	- 398
Parkinson's Disease	41	561	49	362	+ 199
Fires	42	438	29	991	- 553
Ovary Cancer	43	409	52	188	+ 220
Tetanus	44	387	47	395	- 8
Skin Disease	45	359	61	44	+ 315
Encephalitis	46	278	48	369	- 91
Alcohol	47	248	59	78	+ 169
Pancreas Cancer	48	246	51	283	- 37
Skin Cancers	49	240	58	100	+ 141
Epilepsy	50	234	43	539	- 305
Bladder Cancer	51	197	55	160	+ 37
Poisonings	52	166	44	532	- 366
Prostate Cancer	53	150	63	39	+ 111
Drug Use	54	132	38	613	- 481
Uterin Cancer	55	118	69	5	+ 113
Measles	56	118	12	3,019	- 2,901
Appendicitis	57	116	54	162	- 46
Syphilis	58	115	53	175	- 60
Dengue	59	70	60	71	- 1
Hepatitis B	60	68	50	299	- 231
Other Neoplasms	61	47	64	21	+ 26
Schistosomiasis	62	46	56	124	- 78
Malaria	63	40	20	1,719	- 1,679
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	29	66	14	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	65	26	62	42	- 16
Upper Respiratory	66	19	70	5	+ 14
Hepatitis C	67	16	68	8	+ 7
War	68	11	3	12,915	- 12,904
Diphtheria	69	10	67	14	- 4
Ascariasis	70	10	65	17	- 7
Chlamydia	71	2	72	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	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 YEMEN

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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.