LAOS VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,964	3	2,820	+ 4,144
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	4,862	7	1,552	+ 3,311
Tuberculosis	3	4,278	4	1,949	+ 2,329
Malaria	4	3,392	63	10	+ 3,382
Birth Trauma	5	3,366	12	1,116	+ 2,250
Low Birth Weight	6	3,224	11	1,156	+ 2,068
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,062	2	5,190	- 3,128
Stroke	8	1,940	1	5,769	- 3,829
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,670	18	647	+ 1,023
HIV/AIDS	10	1,482	29	313	+ 1,169
Meningitis	11	1,466	40	154	+ 1,313
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,401	9	1,281	+ 120
Liver Disease	13	1,288	10	1,171	+ 116
Measles	14	989	56	29	+ 960
Maternal Conditions	15	791	32	218	+ 573
Pertussis	16	782	30	304	+ 478
Other Injuries	17	762	21	519	+ 244
Diabetes Mellitus	18	756	8	1,466	- 710
Violence	19	618	22	475	+ 144
Kidney Disease	20	611	5	1,646	- 1,035
Endocrine Disorders	21	531	38	186	+ 345
Lung Disease	22	422	6	1,626	- 1,204
Breast Cancer	23	399	25	437	- 37
Hypertension	24	359	15	890	- 530
Cervical Cancer	25	355	37	187	+ 168
Tetanus	26	281	44	96	+ 185
Asthma	27	275	16	840	- 565
Falls	28	253	24	440	- 187
Fires	29	240	42	108	+ 131
Suicide	30	236	27	390	- 154
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	228	23	458	- 230
Drownings	32	221	19	568	- 347
Poisonings	33	221	52	41	+ 180
Drug Use	34	211	54	33	+ 178
Prostate Cancer	35	199	53	37	+ 162
Malnutrition	36	198	39	166	+ 32
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	196	17	651	- 455
Syphilis	38	183	58	28	+ 155
Liver Cancer	39	178	13	1,104	- 926
Lymphomas	40	175	34	211	- 36
Epilepsy	41	168	50	58	+ 110
Inflammatory/Heart	42	162	36	206	- 44
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	139	26	422	- 283
Diphtheria	44	128	69	2	+ 125
War	45	109	68	3	+ 106
Parkinson's Disease	46	83	41	139	- 56
Leukemia	47	76	31	290	- 214
Oral Cancer	48	75	28	349	- 274
Ovary Cancer	49	72	43	101	- 29
Stomach Cancer	50	72	20	530	- 459
Pancreas Cancer	51	66	48	61	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	65	35	207	- 142
Skin Cancers	53	65	49	59	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	54	51	62	11	+ 39
Hepatitis B	55	50	60	17	+ 33
Skin Disease	56	49	45	89	- 39
Lung Cancers	57	44	14	919	- 876
Alcohol	58	35	47	61	- 27
Encephalitis	59	31	46	69	- 37
Appendicitis	60	26	57	29	- 3
Ascariasis	61	23	70	2	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	62	23	55	29	- 6
Bladder Cancer	63	23	51	49	- 26
Oesophagus Cancer	64	19	33	214	- 195
Hepatitis C	65	10	67	4	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	66	10	61	12	- 2
Upper Respiratory	67	9	66	5	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	68	6	65	6	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	6	64	7	- 2
Leishmaniasis	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	59	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	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

Nigeria

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.