LAOS VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,580	2	5,190	+ 26,390
Stroke	2	12,988	1	5,769	+ 7,218
Liver Disease	3	6,339	10	1,171	+ 5,168
Hypertension	4	5,054	15	890	+ 4,164
Lung Cancers	5	2,498	14	919	+ 1,579
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,302	3	2,820	- 518
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,276	26	422	+ 1,854
Other Injuries	8	1,706	21	519	+ 1,187
Lung Disease	9	1,661	6	1,626	+ 35
Suicide	10	1,311	27	390	+ 921
Breast Cancer	11	1,308	25	437	+ 871
Stomach Cancer	12	1,144	20	530	+ 614
Liver Cancer	13	1,136	13	1,104	+ 32
Inflammatory/Heart	14	1,052	36	206	+ 846
Pancreas Cancer	15	944	48	61	+ 883
Diabetes Mellitus	16	899	8	1,466	- 568
Oral Cancer	17	829	28	349	+ 479
Kidney Disease	18	678	5	1,646	- 968
Prostate Cancer	19	652	53	37	+ 615
Road Traffic Accidents	20	648	9	1,281	- 633
Alcohol	21	515	47	61	+ 454
Lymphomas	22	509	34	211	+ 298
Poisonings	23	487	52	41	+ 446
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	483	17	651	- 169
Cervical Cancer	25	469	37	187	+ 282
Tuberculosis	26	434	4	1,949	- 1,514
Congenital Anomalies	27	421	18	647	- 226
HIV/AIDS	28	418	29	313	+ 105
Bladder Cancer	29	401	51	49	+ 352
Drownings	30	396	19	568	- 172
Violence	31	368	22	475	- 107
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	360	23	458	- 97
Falls	33	330	24	440	- 110
Leukemia	34	310	31	290	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	35	272	43	101	+ 171
Skin Cancers	36	266	49	59	+ 207
Uterin Cancer	37	238	55	29	+ 209
Oesophagus Cancer	38	233	33	214	+ 19
Low Birth Weight	39	199	11	1,156	- 957
Fires	40	155	42	108	+ 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	151	35	207	- 56
Other Neoplasms	42	144	61	12	+ 132
Drug Use	43	130	54	33	+ 97
Epilepsy	44	101	50	58	+ 43
Skin Disease	45	99	45	89	+ 10
Endocrine Disorders	46	89	38	186	- 97
Birth Trauma	47	82	12	1,116	- 1,034
Asthma	48	58	16	840	- 782
Meningitis	49	37	40	154	- 117
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	27	81	0	+ 27
Appendicitis	51	22	57	29	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	52	21	65	6	+ 14
Oral conditions	53	17	82	0	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	54	16	32	218	- 202
Parkinson's Disease	55	13	41	139	- 125
Osteoarthritis	56	13	80	0	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	12	64	7	+ 5
Hepatitis B	58	10	60	17	- 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	8	7	1,552	- 1,544
Encephalitis	60	6	46	69	- 63
Otitis Media	61	5	72	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	62	5	66	5	+ 1
Hepatitis C	63	3	67	4	- 1
Malnutrition	64	2	39	166	- 164
Schizophrenia	65	2	84	0	+ 2
Anemia	66	2	86	0	+ 2
War	67	1	68	3	- 2
Syphilis	68	1	58	28	- 28
Measles	69	0	56	29	- 29
Pertussis	70	0	30	304	- 304
Diphtheria	71	0	69	2	- 2
Tetanus	72	0	44	96	- 96
Chlamydia	73	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	59	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	62	11	- 11
Chagas disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	63	10	- 10
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	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.