LAOS VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,739	2	5,190	+ 3,549
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,308	3	2,820	+ 3,488
Stroke	3	4,987	1	5,769	- 782
Kidney Disease	4	2,648	5	1,646	+ 1,002
Hypertension	5	2,320	15	890	+ 1,430
Lung Disease	6	2,189	6	1,626	+ 563
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,169	8	1,466	+ 703
Tuberculosis	8	1,820	4	1,949	- 129
Violence	9	998	22	475	+ 523
Road Traffic Accidents	10	875	9	1,281	- 406
Asthma	11	767	16	840	- 73
Endocrine Disorders	12	704	38	186	+ 518
Lung Cancers	13	692	14	919	- 227
Low Birth Weight	14	682	11	1,156	- 474
Breast Cancer	15	659	25	437	+ 223
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	542	26	422	+ 120
Congenital Anomalies	17	541	18	647	- 106
Birth Trauma	18	535	12	1,116	- 580
Liver Cancer	19	515	13	1,104	- 588
Liver Disease	20	476	10	1,171	- 695
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	462	17	651	- 190
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	416	7	1,552	- 1,135
Other Neoplasms	23	346	61	12	+ 334
Malnutrition	24	290	39	166	+ 124
Skin Disease	25	284	45	89	+ 196
Prostate Cancer	26	279	53	37	+ 242
Drownings	27	261	19	568	- 307
Falls	28	260	24	440	- 180
Leukemia	29	242	31	290	- 48
Inflammatory/Heart	30	238	36	206	+ 32
Other Injuries	31	238	21	519	- 281
Anemia	32	231	86	0	+ 231
Cervical Cancer	33	207	37	187	+ 20
Oral Cancer	34	196	28	349	- 153
Suicide	35	156	27	390	- 233
Lymphomas	36	153	34	211	- 57
Pancreas Cancer	37	143	48	61	+ 82
Maternal Conditions	38	137	32	218	- 81
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	135	23	458	- 323
Ovary Cancer	40	134	43	101	+ 33
Stomach Cancer	41	126	20	530	- 404
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	121	35	207	- 85
Pertussis	43	118	30	304	- 186
Syphilis	44	78	58	28	+ 49
Epilepsy	45	75	50	58	+ 17
Dengue	46	71	59	17	+ 54
Meningitis	47	70	40	154	- 83
Measles	48	60	56	29	+ 31
War	49	55	68	3	+ 52
Uterin Cancer	50	51	55	29	+ 22
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	51	81	0	+ 51
Drug Use	52	47	54	33	+ 14
Oesophagus Cancer	53	45	33	214	- 169
Fires	54	40	42	108	- 68
Parkinson's Disease	55	40	41	139	- 99
Hepatitis B	56	40	60	17	+ 23
Osteoarthritis	57	38	80	0	+ 38
Bladder Cancer	58	38	51	49	- 10
Tetanus	59	35	44	96	- 61
Alcohol	60	27	47	61	- 34
Skin Cancers	61	25	49	59	- 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	22	64	7	+ 15
Appendicitis	63	19	57	29	- 10
Schistosomiasis	64	16	62	11	+ 4
Poisonings	65	15	52	41	- 26
HIV/AIDS	66	14	29	313	- 299
Encephalitis	67	12	46	69	- 56
Schizophrenia	68	9	84	0	+ 9
Malaria	69	6	63	10	- 4
Upper Respiratory	70	3	66	5	- 2
Leprosy	71	2	73	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	72	2	65	6	- 4
Oral conditions	73	2	82	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	74	2	72	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	75	1	69	2	- 1
Ascariasis	76	1	70	2	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	81	0	67	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	79	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.