LAOS VS NO MACEDONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NO MACEDONIA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	20,560	1	5,769	+ 14,791
Coronary Heart Disease	2	16,460	2	5,190	+ 11,270
Inflammatory/Heart	3	15,826	36	206	+ 15,620
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,110	8	1,466	+ 2,643
Lung Cancers	5	3,929	14	919	+ 3,010
Lung Disease	6	3,004	6	1,626	+ 1,378
Hypertension	7	2,337	15	890	+ 1,447
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,087	26	422	+ 1,665
Kidney Disease	9	1,920	5	1,646	+ 274
Stomach Cancer	10	1,695	20	530	+ 1,165
Breast Cancer	11	1,438	25	437	+ 1,002
Pancreas Cancer	12	993	48	61	+ 932
Liver Cancer	13	968	13	1,104	- 135
Prostate Cancer	14	965	53	37	+ 928
Liver Disease	15	811	10	1,171	- 360
Suicide	16	729	27	390	+ 339
Other Injuries	17	682	21	519	+ 163
Bladder Cancer	18	605	51	49	+ 556
Influenza and Pneumonia	19	583	3	2,820	- 2,237
Parkinson's Disease	20	523	41	139	+ 385
Skin Cancers	21	469	49	59	+ 410
Leukemia	22	426	31	290	+ 136
Uterin Cancer	23	402	55	29	+ 373
Road Traffic Accidents	24	399	9	1,281	- 882
Lymphomas	25	357	34	211	+ 146
Ovary Cancer	26	348	43	101	+ 247
Falls	27	290	24	440	- 150
Low Birth Weight	28	273	11	1,156	- 882
Oral Cancer	29	268	28	349	- 82
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	264	23	458	- 194
Cervical Cancer	31	253	37	187	+ 65
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	208	17	651	- 443
Asthma	33	198	16	840	- 643
Oesophagus Cancer	34	169	33	214	- 45
Tuberculosis	35	118	4	1,949	- 1,830
Violence	36	115	22	475	- 360
Congenital Anomalies	37	107	18	647	- 540
Epilepsy	38	86	50	58	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	39	79	65	6	+ 72
Other Neoplasms	40	70	61	12	+ 59
Drownings	41	66	19	568	- 502
Alcohol	42	51	47	61	- 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	48	35	207	- 159
Endocrine Disorders	44	45	38	186	- 141
Poisonings	45	42	52	41	+ 1
Fires	46	41	42	108	- 68
Drug Use	47	34	54	33	+ 1
Birth Trauma	48	27	12	1,116	- 1,089
Hepatitis B	49	27	60	17	+ 10
Pertussis	50	14	30	304	- 291
Meningitis	51	13	40	154	- 140
Anemia	52	13	86	0	+ 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	10	81	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	54	7	32	218	- 211
Appendicitis	55	5	57	29	- 23
Diarrhoeal diseases	56	4	7	1,552	- 1,548
Skin Disease	57	4	45	89	- 85
Malnutrition	58	2	39	166	- 164
Encephalitis	59	2	46	69	- 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	2	64	7	- 6
HIV/AIDS	61	1	29	313	- 312
Syphilis	62	1	58	28	- 27
War	63	1	68	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	64	0	75	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	66	5	- 5
Diphtheria	66	0	69	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	67	0	67	4	- 4
Chlamydia	68	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	59	17	- 17
Ascariasis	71	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	56	29	- 29
Tetanus	75	0	44	96	- 96
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	63	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	79	0	62	11	- 11
Otitis Media	80	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	84	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.