LAOS VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,954	2	5,190	+ 5,764
Stroke	2	8,134	1	5,769	+ 2,365
Diabetes Mellitus	3	5,106	8	1,466	+ 3,640
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	3,045	3	2,820	+ 225
Prostate Cancer	5	2,766	53	37	+ 2,729
Hypertension	6	2,737	15	890	+ 1,847
Violence	7	2,566	22	475	+ 2,092
Lung Disease	8	1,985	6	1,626	+ 358
Kidney Disease	9	1,724	5	1,646	+ 78
Breast Cancer	10	1,632	25	437	+ 1,195
HIV/AIDS	11	1,502	29	313	+ 1,189
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,094	38	186	+ 908
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	942	26	422	+ 520
Skin Disease	14	921	45	89	+ 832
Other Injuries	15	917	21	519	+ 398
Inflammatory/Heart	16	801	36	206	+ 595
Congenital Anomalies	17	739	18	647	+ 92
Stomach Cancer	18	736	20	530	+ 206
Uterin Cancer	19	685	55	29	+ 656
Pancreas Cancer	20	672	48	61	+ 612
Cervical Cancer	21	671	37	187	+ 484
Road Traffic Accidents	22	647	9	1,281	- 634
Liver Cancer	23	633	13	1,104	- 471
Lung Cancers	24	631	14	919	- 288
Drownings	25	605	19	568	+ 37
Lymphomas	26	589	34	211	+ 379
Oral Cancer	27	495	28	349	+ 146
Falls	28	491	24	440	+ 51
Leukemia	29	475	31	290	+ 185
Liver Disease	30	472	10	1,171	- 699
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	455	17	651	- 196
Anemia	32	443	86	0	+ 443
Ovary Cancer	33	362	43	101	+ 261
Low Birth Weight	34	332	11	1,156	- 824
Asthma	35	293	16	840	- 547
Oesophagus Cancer	36	290	33	214	+ 76
Malnutrition	37	256	39	166	+ 90
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	244	35	207	+ 37
Fires	39	228	42	108	+ 119
Other Neoplasms	40	160	61	12	+ 148
Epilepsy	41	159	50	58	+ 101
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	158	23	458	- 300
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	156	7	1,552	- 1,395
Parkinson's Disease	44	148	41	139	+ 10
Bladder Cancer	45	148	51	49	+ 100
Tuberculosis	46	143	4	1,949	- 1,805
Alcohol	47	128	47	61	+ 67
Birth Trauma	48	104	12	1,116	- 1,012
Skin Cancers	49	100	49	59	+ 41
Drug Use	50	97	54	33	+ 64
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	94	81	0	+ 94
Suicide	52	85	27	390	- 304
Maternal Conditions	53	78	32	218	- 140
Otitis Media	54	58	72	0	+ 58
Appendicitis	55	35	57	29	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	30	64	7	+ 23
Osteoarthritis	57	28	80	0	+ 28
War	58	5	68	3	+ 2
Syphilis	59	1	58	28	- 28
Poisonings	60	0	52	41	- 41
Oral conditions	61	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	84	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	65	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	71	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	66	5	- 5
Leprosy	68	0	73	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	60	17	- 17
Hepatitis C	70	0	67	4	- 4
Meningitis	71	0	40	154	- 154
Encephalitis	72	0	46	69	- 69
Ascariasis	73	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	59	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	69	2	- 2
Pertussis	79	0	30	304	- 304
Tetanus	80	0	44	96	- 96
Measles	81	0	56	29	- 29
Schistosomiasis	82	0	62	11	- 11
Malaria	83	0	63	10	- 10
Chagas disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	74	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.