LAOS VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	17,022	29	313	+ 16,709
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,477	3	2,820	+ 8,657
Stroke	3	10,058	1	5,769	+ 4,288
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	8,406	7	1,552	+ 6,854
Coronary Heart Disease	5	7,501	2	5,190	+ 2,311
Diabetes Mellitus	6	7,140	8	1,466	+ 5,673
Suicide	7	5,497	27	390	+ 5,107
Tuberculosis	8	4,314	4	1,949	+ 2,366
Lung Disease	9	3,934	6	1,626	+ 2,308
Kidney Disease	10	3,622	5	1,646	+ 1,977
Hypertension	11	3,535	15	890	+ 2,645
Low Birth Weight	12	3,416	11	1,156	+ 2,261
Violence	13	3,299	22	475	+ 2,824
Liver Disease	14	2,828	10	1,171	+ 1,657
Birth Trauma	15	2,561	12	1,116	+ 1,445
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,423	9	1,281	+ 1,142
Asthma	17	2,420	16	840	+ 1,580
Other Injuries	18	1,902	21	519	+ 1,384
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,390	18	647	+ 743
Cervical Cancer	20	1,330	37	187	+ 1,142
Malnutrition	21	1,275	39	166	+ 1,109
Meningitis	22	1,135	40	154	+ 981
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,089	36	206	+ 883
Maternal Conditions	24	1,043	32	218	+ 825
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	995	17	651	+ 344
Fires	26	960	42	108	+ 851
Endocrine Disorders	27	839	38	186	+ 653
Drownings	28	714	19	568	+ 145
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	693	23	458	+ 236
Epilepsy	30	512	50	58	+ 454
Falls	31	456	24	440	+ 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	448	35	207	+ 241
Poisonings	33	397	52	41	+ 356
Breast Cancer	34	347	25	437	- 90
Prostate Cancer	35	288	53	37	+ 251
Lymphomas	36	278	34	211	+ 67
Oesophagus Cancer	37	262	33	214	+ 48
Alcohol	38	253	47	61	+ 192
Liver Cancer	39	252	13	1,104	- 851
Skin Disease	40	249	45	89	+ 161
Parkinson's Disease	41	196	41	139	+ 57
Oral Cancer	42	184	28	349	- 165
Lung Cancers	43	182	14	919	- 737
Pertussis	44	182	30	304	- 122
Syphilis	45	180	58	28	+ 152
Skin Cancers	46	165	49	59	+ 106
Tetanus	47	161	44	96	+ 65
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	142	26	422	- 281
Leukemia	49	139	31	290	- 151
Drug Use	50	113	54	33	+ 80
Hepatitis B	51	95	60	17	+ 78
Appendicitis	52	89	57	29	+ 60
Ovary Cancer	53	87	43	101	- 14
Uterin Cancer	54	84	55	29	+ 55
Upper Respiratory	55	65	66	5	+ 60
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	64	64	7	+ 57
Encephalitis	57	48	46	69	- 20
Pancreas Cancer	58	44	48	61	- 17
Measles	59	42	56	29	+ 13
Stomach Cancer	60	38	20	530	- 492
Bladder Cancer	61	34	51	49	- 14
Other Neoplasms	62	33	61	12	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	63	21	65	6	+ 15
Hepatitis C	64	9	67	4	+ 5
Chlamydia	65	5	71	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	66	4	72	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	67	3	70	2	+ 0
War	68	1	68	3	- 2
Diphtheria	69	1	69	2	- 1
Dengue	70	0	59	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	62	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	63	10	- 10
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

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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.