LAOS VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,981	2	5,190	+ 1,791
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,846	3	2,820	+ 4,026
Stroke	3	2,056	1	5,769	- 3,713
Lung Cancers	4	2,032	14	919	+ 1,113
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,587	26	422	+ 1,164
Kidney Disease	6	1,357	5	1,646	- 289
Liver Cancer	7	984	13	1,104	- 120
Hypertension	8	966	15	890	+ 76
Suicide	9	858	27	390	+ 469
Breast Cancer	10	799	25	437	+ 362
Pancreas Cancer	11	708	48	61	+ 648
Stomach Cancer	12	534	20	530	+ 4
Lymphomas	13	524	34	211	+ 313
Lung Disease	14	505	6	1,626	- 1,121
Oral Cancer	15	418	28	349	+ 69
Prostate Cancer	16	399	53	37	+ 362
Leukemia	17	329	31	290	+ 39
Falls	18	287	24	440	- 153
Inflammatory/Heart	19	284	36	206	+ 78
Liver Disease	20	276	10	1,171	- 895
Ovary Cancer	21	269	43	101	+ 168
Other Neoplasms	22	258	61	12	+ 246
Uterin Cancer	23	194	55	29	+ 165
Oesophagus Cancer	24	181	33	214	- 33
Skin Disease	25	179	45	89	+ 91
Road Traffic Accidents	26	160	9	1,281	- 1,121
Bladder Cancer	27	159	51	49	+ 110
Diabetes Mellitus	28	142	8	1,466	- 1,324
Parkinson's Disease	29	118	41	139	- 20
Cervical Cancer	30	112	37	187	- 75
Congenital Anomalies	31	105	18	647	- 542
Other Injuries	32	104	21	519	- 414
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	91	17	651	- 560
Skin Cancers	34	74	49	59	+ 15
Asthma	35	49	16	840	- 791
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	43	23	458	- 415
Endocrine Disorders	37	40	38	186	- 146
Drownings	38	38	19	568	- 530
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	37	7	1,552	- 1,515
Tuberculosis	40	34	4	1,949	- 1,915
Low Birth Weight	41	33	11	1,156	- 1,122
Epilepsy	42	33	50	58	- 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	29	35	207	- 178
Drug Use	44	25	54	33	- 8
HIV/AIDS	45	24	29	313	- 289
Violence	46	19	22	475	- 455
Alcohol	47	13	47	61	- 48
Meningitis	48	11	40	154	- 143
Fires	49	9	42	108	- 99
Appendicitis	50	8	57	29	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	7	81	0	+ 7
Hepatitis B	52	5	60	17	- 11
Maternal Conditions	53	4	32	218	- 214
Upper Respiratory	54	4	66	5	- 0
Birth Trauma	55	4	12	1,116	- 1,112
Hepatitis C	56	4	67	4	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	57	3	65	6	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	3	64	7	- 4
War	59	3	68	3	+ 0
Poisonings	60	1	52	41	- 40
Encephalitis	61	0	46	69	- 69
Pertussis	62	0	30	304	- 304
Malnutrition	63	0	39	166	- 166
Diphtheria	64	0	69	2	- 2
Syphilis	65	0	58	28	- 28
Dengue	66	0	59	17	- 17
Ascariasis	67	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	68	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	56	29	- 29
Tetanus	73	0	44	96	- 96
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	63	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	62	11	- 11
Otitis Media	79	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.