LAOS VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,681	2	5,190	+ 2,491
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,444	23	458	+ 5,986
Lung Disease	3	3,931	6	1,626	+ 2,304
Stroke	4	3,573	1	5,769	- 2,196
Lung Cancers	5	3,349	14	919	+ 2,430
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,593	3	2,820	- 226
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,579	26	422	+ 2,157
Prostate Cancer	8	1,692	53	37	+ 1,655
Falls	9	1,122	24	440	+ 683
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,112	48	61	+ 1,051
Breast Cancer	11	1,008	25	437	+ 571
Lymphomas	12	932	34	211	+ 721
Suicide	13	914	27	390	+ 525
Kidney Disease	14	882	5	1,646	- 764
Other Injuries	15	842	21	519	+ 323
Diabetes Mellitus	16	808	8	1,466	- 659
Parkinson's Disease	17	800	41	139	+ 661
Skin Cancers	18	588	49	59	+ 529
Endocrine Disorders	19	518	38	186	+ 332
Bladder Cancer	20	514	51	49	+ 465
Leukemia	21	511	31	290	+ 221
Stomach Cancer	22	496	20	530	- 34
Other Neoplasms	23	468	61	12	+ 457
Ovary Cancer	24	446	43	101	+ 345
Drug Use	25	380	54	33	+ 348
Liver Cancer	26	374	13	1,104	- 730
Oesophagus Cancer	27	358	33	214	+ 144
Hypertension	28	332	15	890	- 558
Inflammatory/Heart	29	319	36	206	+ 113
Liver Disease	30	308	10	1,171	- 863
Alcohol	31	295	47	61	+ 234
Oral Cancer	32	242	28	349	- 107
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	230	17	651	- 421
Congenital Anomalies	34	197	18	647	- 450
Malnutrition	35	195	39	166	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	36	194	55	29	+ 164
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	185	7	1,552	- 1,367
Skin Disease	38	184	45	89	+ 95
Cervical Cancer	39	180	37	187	- 7
Epilepsy	40	172	50	58	+ 114
Multiple Sclerosis	41	172	65	6	+ 166
Road Traffic Accidents	42	165	9	1,281	- 1,116
Asthma	43	122	16	840	- 718
Anemia	44	108	86	0	+ 108
Drownings	45	93	19	568	- 475
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	89	35	207	- 118
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	87	64	7	+ 80
Fires	48	64	42	108	- 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	47	81	0	+ 47
Violence	50	46	22	475	- 429
Osteoarthritis	51	39	80	0	+ 39
Low Birth Weight	52	34	11	1,156	- 1,122
Schizophrenia	53	33	84	0	+ 33
Birth Trauma	54	25	12	1,116	- 1,091
Hepatitis C	55	24	67	4	+ 20
Tuberculosis	56	22	4	1,949	- 1,927
Poisonings	57	21	52	41	- 20
Meningitis	58	20	40	154	- 134
Appendicitis	59	17	57	29	- 11
Upper Respiratory	60	17	66	5	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	61	15	29	313	- 298
Oral conditions	62	12	82	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	63	5	60	17	- 12
Pertussis	64	2	30	304	- 302
Otitis Media	65	2	72	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	66	2	32	218	- 216
Syphilis	67	1	58	28	- 27
War	68	1	68	3	- 2
Tetanus	69	1	44	96	- 95
Encephalitis	70	0	46	69	- 69
Diphtheria	71	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	56	29	- 29
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	59	17	- 17
Ascariasis	76	0	70	2	- 2
Chlamydia	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	62	11	- 11
Malaria	84	0	63	10	- 10
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

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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.