LAOS VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,852	2	5,190	+ 2,662
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,672	23	458	+ 4,214
Stroke	3	3,665	1	5,769	- 2,104
Lung Cancers	4	2,887	14	919	+ 1,968
Lung Disease	5	2,797	6	1,626	+ 1,170
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,303	26	422	+ 1,881
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,418	3	2,820	- 1,402
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,184	8	1,466	- 282
Prostate Cancer	9	1,139	53	37	+ 1,101
Breast Cancer	10	1,135	25	437	+ 699
Falls	11	966	24	440	+ 526
Skin Cancers	12	942	49	59	+ 883
Lymphomas	13	937	34	211	+ 727
Pancreas Cancer	14	837	48	61	+ 776
Suicide	15	814	27	390	+ 425
Road Traffic Accidents	16	706	9	1,281	- 575
Kidney Disease	17	666	5	1,646	- 980
Leukemia	18	603	31	290	+ 313
Parkinson's Disease	19	544	41	139	+ 405
Hypertension	20	504	15	890	- 386
Endocrine Disorders	21	500	38	186	+ 314
Stomach Cancer	22	497	20	530	- 33
Inflammatory/Heart	23	482	36	206	+ 276
Liver Cancer	24	444	13	1,104	- 660
Oesophagus Cancer	25	430	33	214	+ 216
Bladder Cancer	26	411	51	49	+ 362
Other Neoplasms	27	377	61	12	+ 366
Other Injuries	28	336	21	519	- 183
Ovary Cancer	29	319	43	101	+ 218
Congenital Anomalies	30	270	18	647	- 376
Oral Cancer	31	252	28	349	- 97
Liver Disease	32	243	10	1,171	- 928
Uterin Cancer	33	223	55	29	+ 193
Skin Disease	34	182	45	89	+ 93
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	174	35	207	- 33
Asthma	36	140	16	840	- 701
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	125	7	1,552	- 1,427
Low Birth Weight	38	121	11	1,156	- 1,035
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	108	17	651	- 543
Drug Use	40	107	54	33	+ 74
Cervical Cancer	41	94	37	187	- 94
Violence	42	88	22	475	- 386
Epilepsy	43	85	50	58	+ 27
Drownings	44	84	19	568	- 485
Alcohol	45	79	47	61	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	72	64	7	+ 65
Multiple Sclerosis	47	67	65	6	+ 61
Hepatitis C	48	46	67	4	+ 42
Osteoarthritis	49	37	80	0	+ 37
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	34	81	0	+ 34
Anemia	51	27	86	0	+ 27
Tuberculosis	52	26	4	1,949	- 1,922
Fires	53	26	42	108	- 82
Birth Trauma	54	22	12	1,116	- 1,093
Malnutrition	55	22	39	166	- 145
Hepatitis B	56	21	60	17	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	57	16	29	313	- 297
Poisonings	58	14	52	41	- 27
Meningitis	59	14	40	154	- 140
Schizophrenia	60	12	84	0	+ 12
Oral conditions	61	12	82	0	+ 12
Appendicitis	62	9	57	29	- 20
Maternal Conditions	63	7	32	218	- 211
Upper Respiratory	64	6	66	5	+ 1
Pertussis	65	1	30	304	- 303
Encephalitis	66	1	46	69	- 68
Otitis Media	67	1	72	0	+ 1
War	68	1	68	3	- 2
Tetanus	69	1	44	96	- 95
Syphilis	70	1	58	28	- 28
Chlamydia	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	59	17	- 17
Ascariasis	76	0	70	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	62	11	- 11
Malaria	78	0	63	10	- 10
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	56	29	- 29
Diphtheria	83	0	69	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

New Zealand

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.