LAOS VS SERBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SERBIA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,036	2	5,190	+ 20,846
Stroke	2	19,418	1	5,769	+ 13,649
Inflammatory/Heart	3	18,262	36	206	+ 18,056
Lung Cancers	4	7,818	14	919	+ 6,899
Kidney Disease	5	4,984	5	1,646	+ 3,339
Lung Disease	6	4,606	6	1,626	+ 2,980
Diabetes Mellitus	7	4,317	8	1,466	+ 2,851
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	4,100	26	422	+ 3,678
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	3,438	23	458	+ 2,980
Breast Cancer	10	2,731	25	437	+ 2,295
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	2,191	3	2,820	- 629
Hypertension	12	1,938	15	890	+ 1,048
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,676	48	61	+ 1,615
Prostate Cancer	14	1,575	53	37	+ 1,538
Stomach Cancer	15	1,438	20	530	+ 908
Suicide	16	1,191	27	390	+ 802
Liver Cancer	17	1,098	13	1,104	- 6
Bladder Cancer	18	1,068	51	49	+ 1,019
Liver Disease	19	1,061	10	1,171	- 110
Lymphomas	20	994	34	211	+ 783
Parkinson's Disease	21	961	41	139	+ 822
Leukemia	22	849	31	290	+ 560
Oral Cancer	23	814	28	349	+ 464
Road Traffic Accidents	24	784	9	1,281	- 497
Cervical Cancer	25	763	37	187	+ 576
Skin Cancers	26	763	49	59	+ 704
Other Neoplasms	27	719	61	12	+ 707
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	711	17	651	+ 59
Ovary Cancer	29	664	43	101	+ 563
Other Injuries	30	486	21	519	- 33
Asthma	31	466	16	840	- 374
Uterin Cancer	32	441	55	29	+ 412
Falls	33	432	24	440	- 7
Alcohol	34	408	47	61	+ 347
Oesophagus Cancer	35	396	33	214	+ 183
Endocrine Disorders	36	369	38	186	+ 183
Epilepsy	37	266	50	58	+ 209
Low Birth Weight	38	224	11	1,156	- 932
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	200	7	1,552	- 1,352
Congenital Anomalies	40	193	18	647	- 454
Anemia	41	182	86	0	+ 182
Multiple Sclerosis	42	175	65	6	+ 169
Skin Disease	43	135	45	89	+ 46
Schizophrenia	44	130	84	0	+ 130
Violence	45	129	22	475	- 346
Tuberculosis	46	120	4	1,949	- 1,829
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	93	35	207	- 114
Drownings	48	88	19	568	- 481
Drug Use	49	86	54	33	+ 53
Fires	50	76	42	108	- 32
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	61	81	0	+ 61
Birth Trauma	52	54	12	1,116	- 1,062
Hepatitis B	53	43	60	17	+ 26
Meningitis	54	42	40	154	- 111
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	41	64	7	+ 34
HIV/AIDS	56	30	29	313	- 283
Poisonings	57	27	52	41	- 14
Appendicitis	58	19	57	29	- 10
Maternal Conditions	59	14	32	218	- 204
Hepatitis C	60	14	67	4	+ 10
Malnutrition	61	12	39	166	- 154
Osteoarthritis	62	8	80	0	+ 8
Pertussis	63	8	30	304	- 296
Upper Respiratory	64	3	66	5	- 2
Tetanus	65	3	44	96	- 93
Encephalitis	66	2	46	69	- 66
Syphilis	67	2	58	28	- 26
Otitis Media	68	2	72	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	69	1	82	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	77	0	+ 1
War	71	1	68	3	- 2
Measles	72	1	56	29	- 28
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	85	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	63	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	78	0	62	11	- 11
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	59	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	70	2	- 2
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.