LAOS VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,266	3	2,820	+ 10,446
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	9,387	7	1,552	+ 7,835
Measles	3	7,073	56	29	+ 7,043
Tuberculosis	4	6,270	4	1,949	+ 4,321
Birth Trauma	5	5,849	12	1,116	+ 4,734
Stroke	6	5,252	1	5,769	- 518
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,419	2	5,190	- 771
Low Birth Weight	8	3,819	11	1,156	+ 2,663
Meningitis	9	3,288	40	154	+ 3,134
Malnutrition	10	2,948	39	166	+ 2,782
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,585	9	1,281	+ 1,304
Maternal Conditions	12	2,521	32	218	+ 2,303
Liver Disease	13	2,393	10	1,171	+ 1,222
Other Injuries	14	2,201	21	519	+ 1,682
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,084	18	647	+ 1,437
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,765	8	1,466	+ 298
Tetanus	17	1,618	44	96	+ 1,522
Hypertension	18	1,615	15	890	+ 725
Lung Disease	19	1,492	6	1,626	- 134
Pertussis	20	1,255	30	304	+ 951
Kidney Disease	21	1,253	5	1,646	- 393
Malaria	22	1,187	63	10	+ 1,177
Asthma	23	1,148	16	840	+ 307
War	24	805	68	3	+ 803
Drownings	25	777	19	568	+ 209
Breast Cancer	26	752	25	437	+ 316
Suicide	27	745	27	390	+ 355
Cervical Cancer	28	539	37	187	+ 352
Violence	29	506	22	475	+ 31
Fires	30	495	42	108	+ 387
Poisonings	31	463	52	41	+ 422
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	395	23	458	- 62
HIV/AIDS	33	373	29	313	+ 60
Lymphomas	34	369	34	211	+ 159
Leukemia	35	343	31	290	+ 53
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	342	17	651	- 310
Falls	37	335	24	440	- 105
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	334	26	422	- 89
Inflammatory/Heart	39	318	36	206	+ 112
Oesophagus Cancer	40	315	33	214	+ 102
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	272	35	207	+ 66
Schistosomiasis	42	266	62	11	+ 255
Epilepsy	43	256	50	58	+ 198
Endocrine Disorders	44	248	38	186	+ 62
Syphilis	45	231	58	28	+ 202
Oral Cancer	46	200	28	349	- 149
Upper Respiratory	47	199	66	5	+ 194
Hepatitis B	48	192	60	17	+ 175
Stomach Cancer	49	189	20	530	- 341
Ovary Cancer	50	180	43	101	+ 79
Leishmaniasis	51	177	75	0	+ 177
Prostate Cancer	52	174	53	37	+ 137
Liver Cancer	53	156	13	1,104	- 948
Lung Cancers	54	142	14	919	- 777
Appendicitis	55	115	57	29	+ 86
Parkinson's Disease	56	112	41	139	- 26
Skin Cancers	57	100	49	59	+ 41
Skin Disease	58	92	45	89	+ 4
Alcohol	59	92	47	61	+ 31
Diphtheria	60	91	69	2	+ 89
Bladder Cancer	61	91	51	49	+ 42
Pancreas Cancer	62	66	48	61	+ 5
Encephalitis	63	55	46	69	- 13
Uterin Cancer	64	48	55	29	+ 18
Drug Use	65	33	54	33	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	21	64	7	+ 14
Hepatitis C	67	21	67	4	+ 17
Otitis Media	68	19	72	0	+ 19
Ascariasis	69	18	70	2	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	70	8	61	12	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	71	5	65	6	- 2
Chlamydia	72	3	71	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	59	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	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.