LAOS VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,692	29	313	+ 4,379
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,828	3	2,820	+ 8
Malaria	3	2,305	63	10	+ 2,295
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,274	9	1,281	+ 993
Stroke	5	2,170	1	5,769	- 3,599
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,113	7	1,552	+ 562
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,801	2	5,190	- 3,389
Low Birth Weight	8	1,586	11	1,156	+ 430
Birth Trauma	9	1,302	12	1,116	+ 186
Liver Disease	10	1,191	10	1,171	+ 20
Tuberculosis	11	1,094	4	1,949	- 855
Cervical Cancer	12	1,051	37	187	+ 864
Congenital Anomalies	13	917	18	647	+ 270
Diabetes Mellitus	14	828	8	1,466	- 638
Maternal Conditions	15	678	32	218	+ 459
Oesophagus Cancer	16	673	33	214	+ 459
Hypertension	17	657	15	890	- 233
Meningitis	18	655	40	154	+ 501
Kidney Disease	19	573	5	1,646	- 1,073
Malnutrition	20	548	39	166	+ 382
Lung Disease	21	490	6	1,626	- 1,136
Other Injuries	22	463	21	519	- 56
Suicide	23	368	27	390	- 22
Lymphomas	24	306	34	211	+ 96
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	286	23	458	- 172
Asthma	26	258	16	840	- 583
Breast Cancer	27	219	25	437	- 217
Falls	28	205	24	440	- 234
Syphilis	29	175	58	28	+ 147
Drownings	30	167	19	568	- 401
Pertussis	31	159	30	304	- 145
Violence	32	149	22	475	- 326
Bladder Cancer	33	142	51	49	+ 93
Fires	34	139	42	108	+ 30
Inflammatory/Heart	35	135	36	206	- 71
Skin Cancers	36	121	49	59	+ 61
Poisonings	37	119	52	41	+ 78
Liver Cancer	38	116	13	1,104	- 988
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	102	17	651	- 549
Prostate Cancer	40	99	53	37	+ 62
Epilepsy	41	95	50	58	+ 37
Endocrine Disorders	42	94	38	186	- 92
Oral Cancer	43	92	28	349	- 258
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	86	26	422	- 337
Stomach Cancer	45	75	20	530	- 455
Parkinson's Disease	46	73	41	139	- 66
Tetanus	47	65	44	96	- 31
Ovary Cancer	48	58	43	101	- 44
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	56	35	207	- 151
Schistosomiasis	50	52	62	11	+ 41
Lung Cancers	51	48	14	919	- 871
Alcohol	52	42	47	61	- 20
Skin Disease	53	37	45	89	- 52
Appendicitis	54	34	57	29	+ 6
Hepatitis B	55	32	60	17	+ 15
Leukemia	56	30	31	290	- 260
Upper Respiratory	57	22	66	5	+ 17
Encephalitis	58	18	46	69	- 51
Drug Use	59	17	54	33	- 15
Pancreas Cancer	60	14	48	61	- 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	10	64	7	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	62	8	55	29	- 21
Other Neoplasms	63	6	61	12	- 6
Hepatitis C	64	5	67	4	+ 1
Dengue	65	3	59	17	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	65	6	- 3
Measles	67	2	56	29	- 27
Otitis Media	68	2	72	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	2	70	2	- 1
Chlamydia	70	1	71	0	+ 0
War	71	1	68	3	- 2
Diphtheria	72	1	69	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	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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Laos

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.