LAOS VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	4,851	1	5,769	- 918
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,944	3	2,820	+ 1,124
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,345	2	5,190	- 1,845
Tuberculosis	4	3,134	4	1,949	+ 1,185
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,993	7	1,552	+ 1,442
Measles	6	2,477	56	29	+ 2,448
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,128	9	1,281	+ 847
Hypertension	8	1,676	15	890	+ 787
Malaria	9	1,487	63	10	+ 1,477
Low Birth Weight	10	1,445	11	1,156	+ 290
Birth Trauma	11	1,444	12	1,116	+ 328
Liver Disease	12	1,297	10	1,171	+ 126
Malnutrition	13	1,144	39	166	+ 978
Lung Disease	14	1,069	6	1,626	- 558
Congenital Anomalies	15	913	18	647	+ 266
Diabetes Mellitus	16	885	8	1,466	- 581
Cervical Cancer	17	818	37	187	+ 630
Maternal Conditions	18	750	32	218	+ 532
Asthma	19	677	16	840	- 163
Meningitis	20	646	40	154	+ 492
Other Injuries	21	637	21	519	+ 118
Kidney Disease	22	595	5	1,646	- 1,051
Violence	23	472	22	475	- 2
Suicide	24	398	27	390	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	25	362	29	313	+ 49
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	303	23	458	- 155
Oesophagus Cancer	27	292	33	214	+ 78
Inflammatory/Heart	28	283	36	206	+ 77
Prostate Cancer	29	269	53	37	+ 232
Liver Cancer	30	252	13	1,104	- 852
Drownings	31	223	19	568	- 346
Oral Cancer	32	188	28	349	- 161
Syphilis	33	184	58	28	+ 155
Lymphomas	34	182	34	211	- 28
Fires	35	179	42	108	+ 70
Falls	36	176	24	440	- 263
Breast Cancer	37	170	25	437	- 267
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	169	35	207	- 38
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	164	26	422	- 259
Poisonings	40	154	52	41	+ 113
Pertussis	41	140	30	304	- 164
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	134	17	651	- 518
Skin Cancers	43	126	49	59	+ 67
Endocrine Disorders	44	125	38	186	- 61
Leukemia	45	108	31	290	- 182
Epilepsy	46	104	50	58	+ 46
Stomach Cancer	47	99	20	530	- 431
Bladder Cancer	48	77	51	49	+ 28
Parkinson's Disease	49	72	41	139	- 67
Schistosomiasis	50	70	62	11	+ 59
Skin Disease	51	51	45	89	- 38
Tetanus	52	50	44	96	- 45
Alcohol	53	43	47	61	- 18
War	54	42	68	3	+ 39
Lung Cancers	55	40	14	919	- 879
Appendicitis	56	40	57	29	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	57	36	43	101	- 65
Hepatitis B	58	27	60	17	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	59	26	55	29	- 4
Encephalitis	60	25	46	69	- 43
Pancreas Cancer	61	22	48	61	- 39
Drug Use	62	16	54	33	- 17
Upper Respiratory	63	13	66	5	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	13	64	7	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	65	6	61	12	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	65	6	- 2
Hepatitis C	67	4	67	4	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	3	72	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	2	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	70	2	- 1
Diphtheria	71	1	69	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	59	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
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
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	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.