LAOS VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,694	2	5,190	+ 3,504
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,122	23	458	+ 6,664
Stroke	3	4,879	1	5,769	- 890
Lung Cancers	4	3,723	14	919	+ 2,804
Lung Disease	5	3,184	6	1,626	+ 1,557
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,853	26	422	+ 2,430
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,307	3	2,820	- 512
Kidney Disease	8	1,636	5	1,646	- 10
Hypertension	9	1,533	15	890	+ 644
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,308	8	1,466	- 159
Breast Cancer	11	1,189	25	437	+ 752
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,136	48	61	+ 1,075
Prostate Cancer	13	1,080	53	37	+ 1,043
Stomach Cancer	14	975	20	530	+ 445
Other Injuries	15	931	21	519	+ 413
Lymphomas	16	897	34	211	+ 687
Bladder Cancer	17	878	51	49	+ 830
Liver Cancer	18	858	13	1,104	- 246
Inflammatory/Heart	19	838	36	206	+ 632
Parkinson's Disease	20	831	41	139	+ 693
Endocrine Disorders	21	818	38	186	+ 632
Other Neoplasms	22	799	61	12	+ 787
Liver Disease	23	712	10	1,171	- 459
Leukemia	24	635	31	290	+ 345
Suicide	25	607	27	390	+ 218
Falls	26	546	24	440	+ 106
Oral Cancer	27	435	28	349	+ 85
Ovary Cancer	28	341	43	101	+ 240
Oesophagus Cancer	29	338	33	214	+ 125
Skin Disease	30	310	45	89	+ 221
Road Traffic Accidents	31	308	9	1,281	- 973
Skin Cancers	32	303	49	59	+ 244
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	271	35	207	+ 64
Uterin Cancer	34	271	55	29	+ 242
Asthma	35	191	16	840	- 650
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	179	7	1,552	- 1,373
Anemia	37	154	86	0	+ 154
Congenital Anomalies	38	145	18	647	- 502
Cervical Cancer	39	144	37	187	- 43
Epilepsy	40	139	50	58	+ 81
Drug Use	41	131	54	33	+ 98
Hepatitis C	42	110	67	4	+ 106
HIV/AIDS	43	91	29	313	- 223
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	80	17	651	- 571
Drownings	45	75	19	568	- 493
Alcohol	46	56	47	61	- 5
Malnutrition	47	51	39	166	- 115
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	49	64	7	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	49	48	65	6	+ 42
Tuberculosis	50	45	4	1,949	- 1,903
Violence	51	44	22	475	- 431
Low Birth Weight	52	43	11	1,156	- 1,113
Osteoarthritis	53	36	80	0	+ 36
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	34	81	0	+ 34
Fires	55	31	42	108	- 77
Schizophrenia	56	30	84	0	+ 30
Poisonings	57	29	52	41	- 12
Hepatitis B	58	27	60	17	+ 10
Meningitis	59	22	40	154	- 132
Birth Trauma	60	19	12	1,116	- 1,097
Appendicitis	61	13	57	29	- 15
Upper Respiratory	62	8	66	5	+ 3
Oral conditions	63	7	82	0	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	64	2	32	218	- 216
Leishmaniasis	65	2	75	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	2	72	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	2	58	28	- 27
War	68	1	68	3	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	69	1	77	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	70	1	46	69	- 68
Chagas disease	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	0	44	96	- 95
Pertussis	73	0	30	304	- 304
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	11	- 11
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	77	0	59	17	- 17
Ascariasis	78	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	56	29	- 29
Chlamydia	82	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	63	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	74	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.