LAOS VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,384	3	2,820	+ 2,564
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	4,854	7	1,552	+ 3,302
Malaria	3	4,224	63	10	+ 4,214
Low Birth Weight	4	3,212	11	1,156	+ 2,056
Birth Trauma	5	3,006	12	1,116	+ 1,890
Stroke	6	2,229	1	5,769	- 3,540
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,137	2	5,190	- 3,054
Malnutrition	8	2,115	39	166	+ 1,949
HIV/AIDS	9	2,092	29	313	+ 1,779
Meningitis	10	1,639	40	154	+ 1,485
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,615	9	1,281	+ 334
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,354	18	647	+ 707
Maternal Conditions	13	1,034	32	218	+ 815
Liver Disease	14	988	10	1,171	- 183
Other Injuries	15	835	21	519	+ 317
Diabetes Mellitus	16	828	8	1,466	- 638
Kidney Disease	17	790	5	1,646	- 855
Violence	18	758	22	475	+ 283
Lung Disease	19	713	6	1,626	- 913
Cervical Cancer	20	627	37	187	+ 440
Endocrine Disorders	21	585	38	186	+ 399
Measles	22	560	56	29	+ 531
Asthma	23	540	16	840	- 301
Tuberculosis	24	539	4	1,949	- 1,409
Hypertension	25	467	15	890	- 423
War	26	397	68	3	+ 395
Stomach Cancer	27	384	20	530	- 146
Drownings	28	381	19	568	- 187
Pertussis	29	364	30	304	+ 60
Breast Cancer	30	343	25	437	- 94
Falls	31	313	24	440	- 126
Suicide	32	292	27	390	- 98
Syphilis	33	279	58	28	+ 250
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	273	23	458	- 185
Fires	35	271	42	108	+ 163
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	254	26	422	- 168
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	226	17	651	- 425
Liver Cancer	38	203	13	1,104	- 901
Poisonings	39	203	52	41	+ 162
Inflammatory/Heart	40	199	36	206	- 8
Epilepsy	41	175	50	58	+ 117
Bladder Cancer	42	156	51	49	+ 107
Tetanus	43	154	44	96	+ 59
Prostate Cancer	44	131	53	37	+ 94
Lymphomas	45	114	34	211	- 96
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	102	35	207	- 105
Pancreas Cancer	47	93	48	61	+ 33
Oral Cancer	48	91	28	349	- 258
Lung Cancers	49	91	14	919	- 828
Parkinson's Disease	50	85	41	139	- 54
Schistosomiasis	51	80	62	11	+ 68
Hepatitis B	52	75	60	17	+ 58
Ovary Cancer	53	71	43	101	- 30
Skin Cancers	54	70	49	59	+ 11
Encephalitis	55	70	46	69	+ 1
Leukemia	56	69	31	290	- 220
Skin Disease	57	61	45	89	- 27
Oesophagus Cancer	58	58	33	214	- 156
Drug Use	59	50	54	33	+ 18
Alcohol	60	30	47	61	- 31
Uterin Cancer	61	29	55	29	- 0
Appendicitis	62	25	57	29	- 3
Ascariasis	63	20	70	2	+ 18
Hepatitis C	64	12	67	4	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	65	11	66	5	+ 6
Diphtheria	66	8	69	2	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	67	7	61	12	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	68	7	65	6	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	6	64	7	- 1
Chlamydia	70	1	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
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
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.