LAOS VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,391	2	5,190	+ 41,200
Stroke	2	17,078	1	5,769	+ 11,308
Lung Cancers	3	4,021	14	919	+ 3,102
Hypertension	4	3,901	15	890	+ 3,011
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,249	26	422	+ 2,827
Suicide	6	2,183	27	390	+ 1,794
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,980	3	2,820	- 840
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	1,964	23	458	+ 1,506
Liver Disease	9	1,947	10	1,171	+ 776
Stomach Cancer	10	1,934	20	530	+ 1,404
Breast Cancer	11	1,903	25	437	+ 1,467
Prostate Cancer	12	1,809	53	37	+ 1,772
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,749	48	61	+ 1,688
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,589	8	1,466	+ 123
Falls	15	1,568	24	440	+ 1,128
Lung Disease	16	1,552	6	1,626	- 74
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,465	36	206	+ 1,259
Other Injuries	18	1,257	21	519	+ 739
Kidney Disease	19	1,125	5	1,646	- 521
Oral Cancer	20	1,023	28	349	+ 673
Lymphomas	21	973	34	211	+ 762
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	946	17	651	+ 295
Bladder Cancer	23	885	51	49	+ 836
Leukemia	24	859	31	290	+ 569
Liver Cancer	25	723	13	1,104	- 381
Ovary Cancer	26	706	43	101	+ 605
Road Traffic Accidents	27	680	9	1,281	- 601
Cervical Cancer	28	679	37	187	+ 491
Parkinson's Disease	29	673	41	139	+ 534
Oesophagus Cancer	30	662	33	214	+ 448
Other Neoplasms	31	641	61	12	+ 630
Skin Cancers	32	595	49	59	+ 535
Alcohol	33	580	47	61	+ 519
Uterin Cancer	34	482	55	29	+ 453
Drownings	35	454	19	568	- 115
Violence	36	398	22	475	- 77
Drug Use	37	370	54	33	+ 337
Tuberculosis	38	359	4	1,949	- 1,589
Endocrine Disorders	39	218	38	186	+ 32
Epilepsy	40	188	50	58	+ 130
Congenital Anomalies	41	187	18	647	- 460
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	180	7	1,552	- 1,372
Fires	43	155	42	108	+ 47
Skin Disease	44	145	45	89	+ 56
Poisonings	45	140	52	41	+ 99
Asthma	46	137	16	840	- 703
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	124	64	7	+ 117
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	88	35	207	- 119
Multiple Sclerosis	49	87	65	6	+ 81
Hepatitis C	50	71	67	4	+ 67
HIV/AIDS	51	67	29	313	- 246
Meningitis	52	59	40	154	- 95
Birth Trauma	53	31	12	1,116	- 1,085
Appendicitis	54	29	57	29	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	55	27	11	1,156	- 1,129
Schizophrenia	56	26	84	0	+ 26
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	24	81	0	+ 24
Malnutrition	58	21	39	166	- 145
Osteoarthritis	59	19	80	0	+ 19
Anemia	60	16	86	0	+ 16
Hepatitis B	61	14	60	17	- 3
Tetanus	62	7	44	96	- 88
Maternal Conditions	63	6	32	218	- 212
Oral conditions	64	6	82	0	+ 6
Encephalitis	65	5	46	69	- 64
Otitis Media	66	3	72	0	+ 3
War	67	1	68	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	68	0	66	5	- 5
Pertussis	69	0	30	304	- 304
Syphilis	70	0	58	28	- 28
Chlamydia	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	59	17	- 17
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	62	11	- 11
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	63	10	- 10
Diphtheria	82	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	83	0	56	29	- 29
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.