LAOS VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,411	2	5,190	+ 221
Stroke	2	4,033	1	5,769	- 1,736
Lung Disease	3	3,593	6	1,626	+ 1,966
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,589	8	1,466	+ 2,122
Tuberculosis	5	3,142	4	1,949	+ 1,194
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,054	3	2,820	- 765
Malaria	7	1,937	63	10	+ 1,927
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,817	7	1,552	+ 265
Asthma	9	1,458	16	840	+ 618
Low Birth Weight	10	1,315	11	1,156	+ 160
Birth Trauma	11	1,190	12	1,116	+ 75
Road Traffic Accidents	12	875	9	1,281	- 406
Hypertension	13	867	15	890	- 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	849	35	207	+ 642
Violence	15	767	22	475	+ 292
Congenital Anomalies	16	753	18	647	+ 106
Breast Cancer	17	605	25	437	+ 168
Kidney Disease	18	544	5	1,646	- 1,102
Cervical Cancer	19	526	37	187	+ 339
Other Injuries	20	512	21	519	- 7
Liver Cancer	21	510	13	1,104	- 594
Liver Disease	22	494	10	1,171	- 677
Lung Cancers	23	492	14	919	- 427
HIV/AIDS	24	484	29	313	+ 171
Oral Cancer	25	459	28	349	+ 110
Falls	26	397	24	440	- 43
Fires	27	386	42	108	+ 278
Stomach Cancer	28	354	20	530	- 176
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	352	26	422	- 70
Maternal Conditions	30	333	32	218	+ 115
Skin Cancers	31	330	49	59	+ 270
Lymphomas	32	279	34	211	+ 69
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	271	23	458	- 186
Meningitis	34	256	40	154	+ 103
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	239	17	651	- 413
Prostate Cancer	36	226	53	37	+ 188
Suicide	37	205	27	390	- 185
Leukemia	38	200	31	290	- 89
Pertussis	39	196	30	304	- 108
Drownings	40	190	19	568	- 379
Measles	41	188	56	29	+ 159
Syphilis	42	185	58	28	+ 157
Inflammatory/Heart	43	181	36	206	- 25
Oesophagus Cancer	44	158	33	214	- 56
Parkinson's Disease	45	146	41	139	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	46	142	43	101	+ 41
Endocrine Disorders	47	121	38	186	- 65
Malnutrition	48	106	39	166	- 60
Skin Disease	49	100	45	89	+ 11
Poisonings	50	96	52	41	+ 55
Epilepsy	51	88	50	58	+ 30
Pancreas Cancer	52	85	48	61	+ 24
Alcohol	53	74	47	61	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	54	65	51	49	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	55	64	55	29	+ 35
Tetanus	56	38	44	96	- 58
Encephalitis	57	24	46	69	- 45
Hepatitis B	58	21	60	17	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	16	57	29	- 13
Other Neoplasms	60	12	61	12	+ 0
Drug Use	61	10	54	33	- 23
Hepatitis C	62	6	67	4	+ 2
Ascariasis	63	5	70	2	+ 3
Dengue	64	5	59	17	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	4	64	7	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	65	6	- 2
Diphtheria	67	3	69	2	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	1	66	5	- 3
War	69	1	68	3	- 2
Chlamydia	70	1	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	62	11	- 11
Leishmaniasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

New Guinea

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.