LAOS VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,471	2	5,190	+ 26,281
Stroke	2	21,785	1	5,769	+ 16,015
Hypertension	3	4,824	15	890	+ 3,934
Lung Cancers	4	4,432	14	919	+ 3,513
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	4,101	3	2,820	+ 1,281
Liver Disease	6	3,909	10	1,171	+ 2,738
Lung Disease	7	3,225	6	1,626	+ 1,599
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,996	26	422	+ 2,573
Kidney Disease	9	2,268	5	1,646	+ 622
Inflammatory/Heart	10	1,943	36	206	+ 1,737
Breast Cancer	11	1,688	25	437	+ 1,251
Stomach Cancer	12	1,515	20	530	+ 985
Liver Cancer	13	1,365	13	1,104	+ 261
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,286	48	61	+ 1,225
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	1,244	23	458	+ 786
Prostate Cancer	16	1,073	53	37	+ 1,036
Oral Cancer	17	1,004	28	349	+ 654
Diabetes Mellitus	18	978	8	1,466	- 489
Other Injuries	19	938	21	519	+ 419
Road Traffic Accidents	20	873	9	1,281	- 408
Suicide	21	827	27	390	+ 437
Cervical Cancer	22	820	37	187	+ 632
Bladder Cancer	23	752	51	49	+ 703
Falls	24	659	24	440	+ 219
Lymphomas	25	607	34	211	+ 396
Leukemia	26	588	31	290	+ 298
Ovary Cancer	27	486	43	101	+ 385
Tuberculosis	28	445	4	1,949	- 1,504
Skin Cancers	29	440	49	59	+ 380
Oesophagus Cancer	30	331	33	214	+ 117
Parkinson's Disease	31	325	41	139	+ 186
Drownings	32	261	19	568	- 307
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	233	17	651	- 419
Uterin Cancer	34	229	55	29	+ 200
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	193	35	207	- 14
Fires	36	185	42	108	+ 76
Alcohol	37	179	47	61	+ 118
Congenital Anomalies	38	161	18	647	- 486
Poisonings	39	161	52	41	+ 119
Drug Use	40	152	54	33	+ 119
Low Birth Weight	41	139	11	1,156	- 1,017
Epilepsy	42	138	50	58	+ 80
Other Neoplasms	43	126	61	12	+ 115
Violence	44	112	22	475	- 363
Asthma	45	99	16	840	- 742
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	98	7	1,552	- 1,454
HIV/AIDS	47	96	29	313	- 217
Endocrine Disorders	48	84	38	186	- 102
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	63	81	0	+ 63
Malnutrition	50	62	39	166	- 104
Schizophrenia	51	45	84	0	+ 45
Hepatitis C	52	43	67	4	+ 39
Skin Disease	53	43	45	89	- 46
Meningitis	54	34	40	154	- 120
Multiple Sclerosis	55	29	65	6	+ 23
Anemia	56	26	86	0	+ 26
Birth Trauma	57	17	12	1,116	- 1,099
Maternal Conditions	58	15	32	218	- 203
Hepatitis B	59	13	60	17	- 4
Appendicitis	60	9	57	29	- 19
Measles	61	3	56	29	- 26
Encephalitis	62	3	46	69	- 66
Upper Respiratory	63	1	66	5	- 4
Oral conditions	64	1	82	0	+ 1
War	65	1	68	3	- 2
Syphilis	66	1	58	28	- 28
Tetanus	67	1	44	96	- 95
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	30	304	- 304
Leishmaniasis	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	11	- 11
Malaria	75	0	63	10	- 10
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	59	17	- 17
Ascariasis	82	0	70	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	64	7	- 7
Osteoarthritis	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

Romania

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.