ZAMBIA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	15,087	3	7,948	+ 7,139
Coronary Heart Disease	2	13,573	10	4,432	+ 9,141
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	7,374	2	9,517	- 2,143
Tuberculosis	4	5,096	6	5,941	- 845
Kidney Disease	5	4,304	18	1,760	+ 2,544
Lung Disease	6	4,253	21	1,273	+ 2,980
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	4,057	5	6,275	- 2,218
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,834	14	2,395	+ 1,439
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,350	11	3,654	- 304
Liver Disease	10	3,063	9	4,501	- 1,438
Low Birth Weight	11	3,022	8	4,857	- 1,835
Birth Trauma	12	2,918	7	5,062	- 2,144
Liver Cancer	13	2,886	46	177	+ 2,710
Lung Cancers	14	2,403	41	226	+ 2,178
Hypertension	15	2,327	13	2,616	- 290
Asthma	16	2,198	26	741	+ 1,457
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	1,703	40	246	+ 1,458
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,692	12	3,146	- 1,454
Drownings	19	1,486	27	689	+ 797
Stomach Cancer	20	1,386	42	206	+ 1,180
Other Injuries	21	1,356	19	1,729	- 372
Violence	22	1,241	23	1,153	+ 88
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,197	29	590	+ 608
Falls	24	1,150	28	596	+ 554
Breast Cancer	25	1,142	35	366	+ 776
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,105	43	203	+ 902
Suicide	27	1,019	20	1,303	- 284
Oral Cancer	28	914	48	155	+ 759
HIV/AIDS	29	819	1	17,234	- 16,416
Pertussis	30	795	25	743	+ 53
Leukemia	31	758	39	261	+ 497
Maternal Conditions	32	570	22	1,188	- 618
Oesophagus Cancer	33	559	36	359	+ 200
Lymphomas	34	551	31	548	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	541	45	190	+ 351
Inflammatory/Heart	36	539	33	501	+ 38
Cervical Cancer	37	490	17	1,799	- 1,309
Endocrine Disorders	38	487	37	354	+ 133
Malnutrition	39	435	15	2,303	- 1,868
Meningitis	40	401	16	1,976	- 1,574
Parkinson's Disease	41	363	47	164	+ 199
Fires	42	283	32	546	- 263
Ovary Cancer	43	264	57	82	+ 182
Tetanus	44	250	44	190	+ 60
Skin Disease	45	232	52	126	+ 106
Encephalitis	46	180	59	70	+ 110
Alcohol	47	160	49	140	+ 20
Pancreas Cancer	48	159	62	42	+ 117
Skin Cancers	49	156	54	108	+ 48
Epilepsy	50	151	38	332	- 181
Bladder Cancer	51	127	50	132	- 4
Poisonings	52	107	34	456	- 349
Prostate Cancer	53	97	30	561	- 464
Drug Use	54	85	53	122	- 37
Uterin Cancer	55	76	64	30	+ 47
Measles	56	76	61	48	+ 28
Appendicitis	57	75	56	84	- 9
Syphilis	58	74	24	885	- 810
Dengue	59	45	74	1	+ 44
Hepatitis B	60	44	55	104	- 60
Other Neoplasms	61	30	65	20	+ 11
Schistosomiasis	62	30	51	128	- 98
Malaria	63	26	4	7,882	- 7,856
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	19	63	30	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	65	17	67	13	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	12	60	68	- 55
Hepatitis C	67	10	66	18	- 8
War	68	7	69	6	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	6	73	3	+ 4
Ascariasis	70	6	68	9	- 2
Chlamydia	71	1	71	3	- 2
Otitis Media	72	1	70	5	- 4
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	75	0	58	72	- 72
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	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Laos

Zambia

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.