LAOS VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	NEPAL		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	6,907	6	1,626	+ 5,281
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,028	2	5,190	- 162
Tuberculosis	3	4,226	4	1,949	+ 2,277
Stroke	4	3,299	1	5,769	- 2,470
Liver Disease	5	1,631	10	1,171	+ 460
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,594	3	2,820	- 1,226
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,551	7	1,552	- 0
Asthma	8	1,516	16	840	+ 675
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,189	9	1,281	- 92
Kidney Disease	10	1,095	5	1,646	- 551
Low Birth Weight	11	977	11	1,156	- 179
Lung Cancers	12	916	14	919	- 3
Falls	13	849	24	440	+ 409
Diabetes Mellitus	14	749	8	1,466	- 718
Birth Trauma	15	684	12	1,116	- 432
Suicide	16	657	27	390	+ 267
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	593	35	207	+ 386
Hypertension	18	535	15	890	- 355
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	517	23	458	+ 59
Cervical Cancer	20	503	37	187	+ 316
Congenital Anomalies	21	498	18	647	- 149
Other Injuries	22	423	21	519	- 96
Drownings	23	385	19	568	- 184
Oral Cancer	24	355	28	349	+ 5
Stomach Cancer	25	352	20	530	- 178
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	298	26	422	- 124
Breast Cancer	27	265	25	437	- 171
Maternal Conditions	28	250	32	218	+ 32
Encephalitis	29	225	46	69	+ 157
Epilepsy	30	223	50	58	+ 165
Malnutrition	31	216	39	166	+ 50
Lymphomas	32	196	34	211	- 14
Parkinson's Disease	33	194	41	139	+ 55
HIV/AIDS	34	188	29	313	- 125
Violence	35	180	22	475	- 295
Leukemia	36	171	31	290	- 119
Ovary Cancer	37	149	43	101	+ 48
Oesophagus Cancer	38	126	33	214	- 88
Poisonings	39	121	52	41	+ 80
Pertussis	40	116	30	304	- 188
Pancreas Cancer	41	114	48	61	+ 53
Skin Cancers	42	102	49	59	+ 43
Meningitis	43	96	40	154	- 57
Bladder Cancer	44	83	51	49	+ 34
Endocrine Disorders	45	66	38	186	- 120
Liver Cancer	46	65	13	1,104	- 1,038
Appendicitis	47	56	57	29	+ 28
Inflammatory/Heart	48	56	36	206	- 151
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	49	17	651	- 603
Fires	50	47	42	108	- 61
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	44	64	7	+ 37
Alcohol	52	43	47	61	- 18
Tetanus	53	34	44	96	- 61
Syphilis	54	34	58	28	+ 6
Dengue	55	31	59	17	+ 13
Hepatitis B	56	30	60	17	+ 13
Drug Use	57	24	54	33	- 9
Prostate Cancer	58	22	53	37	- 15
Measles	59	15	56	29	- 14
Uterin Cancer	60	14	55	29	- 15
Other Neoplasms	61	13	61	12	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	62	10	75	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	63	10	65	6	+ 3
Hepatitis C	64	7	67	4	+ 3
War	65	6	68	3	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	6	66	5	+ 1
Skin Disease	67	4	45	89	- 84
Chlamydia	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	70	2	- 1
Otitis Media	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	69	2	- 2
Malaria	72	0	63	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	73	0	62	11	- 11
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	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
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

Nepal

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.