LAOS VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,161	2	5,190	+ 18,970
Stroke	2	6,711	1	5,769	+ 942
Lung Cancers	3	5,292	14	919	+ 4,373
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,105	3	2,820	+ 1,285
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,999	26	422	+ 2,577
Lung Disease	6	2,807	6	1,626	+ 1,181
Other Neoplasms	7	1,900	61	12	+ 1,888
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,837	8	1,466	+ 370
Breast Cancer	9	1,635	25	437	+ 1,199
Liver Disease	10	1,624	10	1,171	+ 453
Prostate Cancer	11	1,332	53	37	+ 1,295
Stomach Cancer	12	1,213	20	530	+ 683
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,115	48	61	+ 1,054
Alcohol	14	1,075	47	61	+ 1,014
Hypertension	15	1,013	15	890	+ 124
Falls	16	967	24	440	+ 527
Bladder Cancer	17	965	51	49	+ 916
Suicide	18	879	27	390	+ 489
Lymphomas	19	850	34	211	+ 640
Kidney Disease	20	834	5	1,646	- 811
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	760	23	458	+ 302
Road Traffic Accidents	22	730	9	1,281	- 551
Inflammatory/Heart	23	717	36	206	+ 511
Leukemia	24	709	31	290	+ 419
Oral Cancer	25	693	28	349	+ 344
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	634	17	651	- 17
Ovary Cancer	27	601	43	101	+ 500
Other Injuries	28	519	21	519	+ 0
Liver Cancer	29	470	13	1,104	- 634
Uterin Cancer	30	444	55	29	+ 415
Skin Cancers	31	442	49	59	+ 383
Cervical Cancer	32	391	37	187	+ 204
Oesophagus Cancer	33	370	33	214	+ 156
Parkinson's Disease	34	308	41	139	+ 169
Epilepsy	35	235	50	58	+ 177
Congenital Anomalies	36	188	18	647	- 459
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	172	7	1,552	- 1,379
Endocrine Disorders	38	171	38	186	- 15
Drownings	39	131	19	568	- 438
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	126	35	207	- 81
Tuberculosis	41	122	4	1,949	- 1,826
Low Birth Weight	42	119	11	1,156	- 1,037
Asthma	43	111	16	840	- 729
Multiple Sclerosis	44	103	65	6	+ 97
Fires	45	97	42	108	- 11
Skin Disease	46	96	45	89	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	76	64	7	+ 69
Drug Use	48	66	54	33	+ 33
Violence	49	60	22	475	- 414
Malnutrition	50	60	39	166	- 107
Poisonings	51	42	52	41	+ 1
Hepatitis C	52	39	67	4	+ 35
Meningitis	53	35	40	154	- 118
HIV/AIDS	54	24	29	313	- 289
Appendicitis	55	14	57	29	- 15
Hepatitis B	56	11	60	17	- 6
Birth Trauma	57	11	12	1,116	- 1,105
Schizophrenia	58	6	84	0	+ 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	6	81	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	60	4	66	5	- 1
Osteoarthritis	61	4	80	0	+ 4
Anemia	62	3	86	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	63	2	32	218	- 216
Encephalitis	64	1	46	69	- 67
Oral conditions	65	1	82	0	+ 1
War	66	1	68	3	- 2
Tetanus	67	0	44	96	- 95
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	- 0
Syphilis	69	0	58	28	- 28
Diphtheria	70	0	69	2	- 2
Pertussis	71	0	30	304	- 304
Measles	72	0	56	29	- 29
Chlamydia	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	62	11	- 11
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	63	10	- 10
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	59	17	- 17
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

Poland

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.