LAOS VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	8,122	23	458	+ 7,664
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,877	2	5,190	+ 2,687
Lung Cancers	3	4,914	14	919	+ 3,995
Stroke	4	4,344	1	5,769	- 1,425
Lung Disease	5	4,282	6	1,626	+ 2,655
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,609	26	422	+ 2,186
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,214	3	2,820	- 606
Falls	8	1,849	24	440	+ 1,409
Breast Cancer	9	1,582	25	437	+ 1,145
Prostate Cancer	10	1,461	53	37	+ 1,424
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,340	48	61	+ 1,280
Kidney Disease	12	1,132	5	1,646	- 513
Lymphomas	13	1,124	34	211	+ 913
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,068	8	1,466	- 398
Oesophagus Cancer	15	960	33	214	+ 746
Parkinson's Disease	16	949	41	139	+ 810
Suicide	17	906	27	390	+ 517
Other Neoplasms	18	819	61	12	+ 808
Other Injuries	19	738	21	519	+ 219
Leukemia	20	706	31	290	+ 417
Bladder Cancer	21	658	51	49	+ 610
Stomach Cancer	22	609	20	530	+ 79
Inflammatory/Heart	23	537	36	206	+ 331
Liver Cancer	24	520	13	1,104	- 583
Ovary Cancer	25	477	43	101	+ 376
Endocrine Disorders	26	472	38	186	+ 286
Skin Cancers	27	458	49	59	+ 399
Liver Disease	28	419	10	1,171	- 752
Hypertension	29	366	15	890	- 524
Oral Cancer	30	344	28	349	- 6
Road Traffic Accidents	31	305	9	1,281	- 976
Alcohol	32	274	47	61	+ 213
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	261	7	1,552	- 1,290
Uterin Cancer	34	253	55	29	+ 224
Congenital Anomalies	35	243	18	647	- 404
Skin Disease	36	132	45	89	+ 43
Multiple Sclerosis	37	132	65	6	+ 126
Epilepsy	38	129	50	58	+ 71
Cervical Cancer	39	119	37	187	- 68
Anemia	40	112	86	0	+ 112
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	106	35	207	- 101
Drug Use	42	103	54	33	+ 71
Osteoarthritis	43	98	80	0	+ 98
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	96	64	7	+ 89
Low Birth Weight	45	75	11	1,156	- 1,081
Asthma	46	74	16	840	- 766
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	58	17	651	- 593
Violence	48	48	22	475	- 427
Drownings	49	44	19	568	- 524
Schizophrenia	50	43	84	0	+ 43
Meningitis	51	35	40	154	- 118
Birth Trauma	52	33	12	1,116	- 1,083
Fires	53	22	42	108	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	19	81	0	+ 19
HIV/AIDS	55	15	29	313	- 298
Tuberculosis	56	13	4	1,949	- 1,936
Upper Respiratory	57	13	66	5	+ 8
Appendicitis	58	11	57	29	- 17
Oral conditions	59	9	82	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	60	9	67	4	+ 5
Poisonings	61	8	52	41	- 33
Hepatitis B	62	6	60	17	- 11
Malnutrition	63	5	39	166	- 161
Otitis Media	64	4	72	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	65	4	32	218	- 214
War	66	1	68	3	- 2
Pertussis	67	0	30	304	- 304
Encephalitis	68	0	46	69	- 68
Syphilis	69	0	58	28	- 28
Leishmaniasis	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	2	- 2
Tetanus	72	0	44	96	- 96
Measles	73	0	56	29	- 29
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	11	- 11
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	63	10	- 10
Chlamydia	78	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	59	17	- 17
Ascariasis	82	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

Netherlands

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.