LAOS VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,782	2	5,190	+ 26,592
Stroke	2	18,480	1	5,769	+ 12,711
Lung Cancers	3	3,070	14	919	+ 2,151
Inflammatory/Heart	4	3,053	36	206	+ 2,847
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	2,741	23	458	+ 2,283
Liver Disease	6	2,568	10	1,171	+ 1,397
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,408	26	422	+ 1,986
Suicide	8	2,069	27	390	+ 1,679
Lung Disease	9	2,067	6	1,626	+ 441
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	1,830	3	2,820	- 990
Stomach Cancer	11	1,660	20	530	+ 1,130
Alcohol	12	1,581	47	61	+ 1,519
Breast Cancer	13	1,313	25	437	+ 876
Other Injuries	14	1,272	21	519	+ 753
HIV/AIDS	15	1,201	29	313	+ 888
Pancreas Cancer	16	1,146	48	61	+ 1,085
Hypertension	17	1,036	15	890	+ 147
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,036	8	1,466	- 430
Road Traffic Accidents	19	989	9	1,281	- 292
Prostate Cancer	20	797	53	37	+ 760
Falls	21	661	24	440	+ 221
Kidney Disease	22	654	5	1,646	- 992
Violence	23	647	22	475	+ 172
Liver Cancer	24	631	13	1,104	- 473
Oral Cancer	25	615	28	349	+ 265
Parkinson's Disease	26	529	41	139	+ 390
Drug Use	27	515	54	33	+ 482
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	505	17	651	- 147
Lymphomas	29	504	34	211	+ 293
Tuberculosis	30	476	4	1,949	- 1,473
Leukemia	31	465	31	290	+ 175
Ovary Cancer	32	459	43	101	+ 358
Oesophagus Cancer	33	420	33	214	+ 206
Cervical Cancer	34	419	37	187	+ 232
Uterin Cancer	35	388	55	29	+ 359
Drownings	36	374	19	568	- 194
Fires	37	361	42	108	+ 252
Bladder Cancer	38	356	51	49	+ 307
Skin Cancers	39	317	49	59	+ 257
Poisonings	40	314	52	41	+ 273
Congenital Anomalies	41	237	18	647	- 410
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	156	35	207	- 50
Skin Disease	43	155	45	89	+ 66
Low Birth Weight	44	122	11	1,156	- 1,034
Endocrine Disorders	45	113	38	186	- 73
Asthma	46	100	16	840	- 741
Encephalitis	47	61	46	69	- 8
Meningitis	48	59	40	154	- 95
Multiple Sclerosis	49	47	65	6	+ 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	42	64	7	+ 35
Other Neoplasms	51	41	61	12	+ 30
Epilepsy	52	41	50	58	- 17
Birth Trauma	53	40	12	1,116	- 1,075
Appendicitis	54	23	57	29	- 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	23	7	1,552	- 1,529
Maternal Conditions	56	15	32	218	- 203
Malnutrition	57	14	39	166	- 153
Upper Respiratory	58	9	66	5	+ 4
War	59	7	68	3	+ 4
Hepatitis B	60	2	60	17	- 14
Chlamydia	61	1	71	0	+ 1
Syphilis	62	1	58	28	- 27
Tetanus	63	0	44	96	- 96
Otitis Media	64	0	72	0	- 0
Pertussis	65	0	30	304	- 304
Hepatitis C	66	0	67	4	- 4
Diphtheria	67	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	68	0	56	29	- 29
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	62	11	- 11
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	63	10	- 10
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	59	17	- 17
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.