LAOS VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,230	2	5,190	+ 10,040
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,407	23	458	+ 5,949
Stroke	3	5,369	1	5,769	- 400
Lung Cancers	4	3,662	14	919	+ 2,743
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,614	26	422	+ 3,192
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,893	3	2,820	+ 73
Liver Disease	7	2,038	10	1,171	+ 867
Falls	8	1,826	24	440	+ 1,386
Lung Disease	9	1,603	6	1,626	- 23
Breast Cancer	10	1,531	25	437	+ 1,094
Hypertension	11	1,479	15	890	+ 589
Prostate Cancer	12	1,384	53	37	+ 1,347
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,252	48	61	+ 1,191
Kidney Disease	14	1,187	5	1,646	- 459
Stomach Cancer	15	1,182	20	530	+ 652
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,072	8	1,466	- 395
Lymphomas	17	1,052	34	211	+ 841
Oral Cancer	18	1,023	28	349	+ 674
Suicide	19	943	27	390	+ 554
Other Injuries	20	791	21	519	+ 273
Bladder Cancer	21	698	51	49	+ 650
Liver Cancer	22	671	13	1,104	- 433
Leukemia	23	641	31	290	+ 351
Skin Cancers	24	511	49	59	+ 451
Inflammatory/Heart	25	484	36	206	+ 278
Ovary Cancer	26	478	43	101	+ 377
Road Traffic Accidents	27	473	9	1,281	- 808
Oesophagus Cancer	28	448	33	214	+ 234
Parkinson's Disease	29	443	41	139	+ 304
Uterin Cancer	30	400	55	29	+ 371
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	391	17	651	- 260
Cervical Cancer	32	390	37	187	+ 203
Alcohol	33	313	47	61	+ 252
Skin Disease	34	243	45	89	+ 154
Epilepsy	35	240	50	58	+ 182
Congenital Anomalies	36	238	18	647	- 409
Endocrine Disorders	37	234	38	186	+ 47
Drownings	38	205	19	568	- 363
Low Birth Weight	39	139	11	1,156	- 1,017
Other Neoplasms	40	133	61	12	+ 121
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	100	35	207	- 107
Violence	42	85	22	475	- 390
Multiple Sclerosis	43	78	65	6	+ 72
Asthma	44	67	16	840	- 773
Drug Use	45	64	54	33	+ 31
Fires	46	55	42	108	- 53
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	48	7	1,552	- 1,503
Poisonings	48	42	52	41	+ 1
Malnutrition	49	41	39	166	- 125
Tuberculosis	50	38	4	1,949	- 1,911
Meningitis	51	36	40	154	- 118
Birth Trauma	52	21	12	1,116	- 1,094
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	21	64	7	+ 14
Hepatitis C	54	18	67	4	+ 14
Appendicitis	55	13	57	29	- 16
Hepatitis B	56	12	60	17	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	11	81	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	58	9	66	5	+ 4
Anemia	59	8	86	0	+ 8
Schizophrenia	60	6	84	0	+ 6
Pertussis	61	5	30	304	- 299
Syphilis	62	5	58	28	- 24
Maternal Conditions	63	4	32	218	- 214
Otitis Media	64	3	72	0	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	65	3	29	313	- 310
Oral conditions	66	1	82	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	67	1	46	69	- 68
War	68	1	68	3	- 2
Osteoarthritis	69	1	80	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	69	2	- 2
Tetanus	71	0	44	96	- 96
Measles	72	0	56	29	- 29
Chlamydia	73	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	63	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	81	0	59	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	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.