ZIMBABWE VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	12,441	5	5,126	+ 7,315
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,192	3	8,493	+ 2,699
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,080	2	10,779	- 4,699
Tuberculosis	4	4,202	16	1,999	+ 2,203
Kidney Disease	5	3,549	12	2,214	+ 1,335
Lung Disease	6	3,507	23	1,163	+ 2,344
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	3,346	6	4,595	- 1,249
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,162	9	3,344	- 182
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,762	4	6,037	- 3,275
Liver Disease	10	2,525	17	1,941	+ 584
Low Birth Weight	11	2,492	7	4,038	- 1,546
Birth Trauma	12	2,406	8	3,405	- 1,000
Liver Cancer	13	2,380	38	510	+ 1,870
Lung Cancers	14	1,982	43	286	+ 1,696
Hypertension	15	1,918	24	1,146	+ 773
Asthma	16	1,812	21	1,531	+ 281
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	1,405	35	548	+ 856
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,395	11	2,217	- 822
Drownings	19	1,225	27	956	+ 270
Stomach Cancer	20	1,143	33	559	+ 584
Other Injuries	21	1,118	20	1,656	- 537
Violence	22	1,023	18	1,916	- 893
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	987	31	768	+ 220
Falls	24	948	41	465	+ 483
Breast Cancer	25	942	28	839	+ 102
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	911	40	505	+ 406
Suicide	27	840	13	2,069	- 1,228
Oral Cancer	28	754	49	208	+ 546
HIV/AIDS	29	675	1	19,988	- 19,313
Pertussis	30	656	42	419	+ 237
Leukemia	31	625	45	244	+ 381
Maternal Conditions	32	470	19	1,749	- 1,279
Oesophagus Cancer	33	461	29	801	- 340
Lymphomas	34	454	26	960	- 506
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	446	36	542	- 96
Inflammatory/Heart	36	444	25	1,047	- 603
Cervical Cancer	37	404	14	2,023	- 1,619
Endocrine Disorders	38	401	34	553	- 152
Malnutrition	39	358	10	2,396	- 2,038
Meningitis	40	331	22	1,325	- 994
Parkinson's Disease	41	299	46	226	+ 74
Fires	42	234	30	793	- 559
Ovary Cancer	43	218	51	173	+ 45
Tetanus	44	206	57	102	+ 105
Skin Disease	45	192	52	173	+ 18
Encephalitis	46	148	56	117	+ 31
Alcohol	47	132	61	48	+ 84
Pancreas Cancer	48	131	47	217	- 86
Skin Cancers	49	128	44	264	- 136
Epilepsy	50	125	39	508	- 383
Bladder Cancer	51	105	54	125	- 20
Poisonings	52	89	37	515	- 427
Prostate Cancer	53	80	32	628	- 548
Drug Use	54	70	48	213	- 142
Uterin Cancer	55	63	50	182	- 119
Measles	56	63	63	30	+ 33
Appendicitis	57	62	58	66	- 4
Syphilis	58	61	55	124	- 63
Dengue	59	37	73	0	+ 37
Hepatitis B	60	36	60	57	- 20
Other Neoplasms	61	25	62	37	- 12
Schistosomiasis	62	25	53	172	- 147
Malaria	63	22	15	2,003	- 1,981
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	15	64	26	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	65	14	67	14	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	10	59	65	- 55
Hepatitis C	67	8	66	14	- 6
War	68	6	65	26	- 20
Diphtheria	69	5	72	2	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	5	70	2	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	1	69	3	- 2
Otitis Media	72	1	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	71	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	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 ZIMBABWE

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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.