LAOS VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,071	2	5,190	+ 1,881
Diabetes Mellitus	2	5,238	8	1,466	+ 3,772
Kidney Disease	3	2,715	5	1,646	+ 1,069
Stroke	4	2,421	1	5,769	- 3,349
Violence	5	1,974	22	475	+ 1,499
Liver Disease	6	1,815	10	1,171	+ 644
Lung Disease	7	1,772	6	1,626	+ 145
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,510	3	2,820	- 1,310
Hypertension	9	1,083	15	890	+ 194
Road Traffic Accidents	10	992	9	1,281	- 289
Other Injuries	11	741	21	519	+ 222
Endocrine Disorders	12	688	38	186	+ 502
Congenital Anomalies	13	636	18	647	- 11
Malnutrition	14	459	39	166	+ 293
Prostate Cancer	15	456	53	37	+ 419
Breast Cancer	16	449	25	437	+ 12
Lung Cancers	17	447	14	919	- 472
Low Birth Weight	18	436	11	1,156	- 720
Stomach Cancer	19	422	20	530	- 108
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	418	26	422	- 4
Liver Cancer	21	415	13	1,104	- 689
Suicide	22	412	27	390	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	23	377	61	12	+ 366
Lymphomas	24	302	34	211	+ 91
Leukemia	25	294	31	290	+ 4
Cervical Cancer	26	291	37	187	+ 104
Pancreas Cancer	27	274	48	61	+ 214
HIV/AIDS	28	251	29	313	- 62
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	211	7	1,552	- 1,340
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	210	23	458	- 248
Skin Disease	31	184	45	89	+ 95
Alcohol	32	179	47	61	+ 118
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	166	17	651	- 485
Ovary Cancer	34	161	43	101	+ 60
Falls	35	160	24	440	- 280
Birth Trauma	36	155	12	1,116	- 960
Anemia	37	133	86	0	+ 133
Tuberculosis	38	118	4	1,949	- 1,830
Epilepsy	39	116	50	58	+ 58
Skin Cancers	40	116	49	59	+ 57
Inflammatory/Heart	41	114	36	206	- 93
Drownings	42	109	19	568	- 459
Parkinson's Disease	43	95	41	139	- 43
Drug Use	44	89	54	33	+ 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	86	64	7	+ 79
Oral Cancer	46	82	28	349	- 267
Asthma	47	82	16	840	- 759
Bladder Cancer	48	77	51	49	+ 29
Oesophagus Cancer	49	76	33	214	- 138
Uterin Cancer	50	55	55	29	+ 26
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	54	81	0	+ 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	52	35	207	- 155
Appendicitis	53	47	57	29	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	54	46	32	218	- 172
Hepatitis C	55	38	67	4	+ 34
Fires	56	37	42	108	- 72
Poisonings	57	32	52	41	- 9
Meningitis	58	22	40	154	- 132
Osteoarthritis	59	19	80	0	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	60	18	65	6	+ 12
Hepatitis B	61	13	60	17	- 4
Encephalitis	62	9	46	69	- 60
Schizophrenia	63	8	84	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	64	8	66	5	+ 3
Oral conditions	65	8	82	0	+ 8
War	66	7	68	3	+ 4
Dengue	67	2	59	17	- 15
Otitis Media	68	2	72	0	+ 2
Chagas disease	69	1	76	0	+ 1
Pertussis	70	1	30	304	- 303
Tetanus	71	1	44	96	- 95
Ascariasis	72	0	70	2	- 2
Syphilis	73	0	58	28	- 28
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	77	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	80	0	56	29	- 29
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	62	11	- 11
Malaria	84	0	63	10	- 10
Depression	85	0	83	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.