LAOS VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,517	2	5,190	+ 4,327
Diabetes Mellitus	2	4,508	8	1,466	+ 3,042
Lung Disease	3	3,421	6	1,626	+ 1,795
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	2,510	23	458	+ 2,053
Kidney Disease	5	2,481	5	1,646	+ 836
Stroke	6	2,462	1	5,769	- 3,307
Asthma	7	2,341	16	840	+ 1,501
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,851	3	2,820	- 968
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,520	9	1,281	+ 238
Suicide	10	1,077	27	390	+ 688
Oral Cancer	11	1,047	28	349	+ 697
Lung Cancers	12	642	14	919	- 277
Oesophagus Cancer	13	559	33	214	+ 345
Other Injuries	14	553	21	519	+ 35
Breast Cancer	15	500	25	437	+ 64
Stomach Cancer	16	478	20	530	- 52
Liver Disease	17	471	10	1,171	- 700
Leukemia	18	418	31	290	+ 128
Liver Cancer	19	395	13	1,104	- 709
Hypertension	20	382	15	890	- 508
Lymphomas	21	372	34	211	+ 161
Congenital Anomalies	22	358	18	647	- 289
Falls	23	349	24	440	- 91
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	330	26	422	- 93
Tuberculosis	25	278	4	1,949	- 1,670
Cervical Cancer	26	276	37	187	+ 89
Drownings	27	264	19	568	- 304
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	219	7	1,552	- 1,333
Low Birth Weight	29	194	11	1,156	- 962
Prostate Cancer	30	183	53	37	+ 146
Violence	31	181	22	475	- 294
Endocrine Disorders	32	167	38	186	- 19
Anemia	33	161	86	0	+ 161
Bladder Cancer	34	156	51	49	+ 107
Inflammatory/Heart	35	154	36	206	- 52
Skin Disease	36	106	45	89	+ 17
Ovary Cancer	37	102	43	101	+ 1
War	38	101	68	3	+ 98
Epilepsy	39	97	50	58	+ 40
Drug Use	40	93	54	33	+ 60
Fires	41	86	42	108	- 22
Uterin Cancer	42	79	55	29	+ 50
Pancreas Cancer	43	77	48	61	+ 16
Birth Trauma	44	70	12	1,116	- 1,046
Parkinson's Disease	45	61	41	139	- 78
Meningitis	46	53	40	154	- 101
Dengue	47	47	59	17	+ 30
Maternal Conditions	48	35	32	218	- 183
Poisonings	49	34	52	41	- 7
Other Neoplasms	50	31	61	12	+ 19
Alcohol	51	30	47	61	- 31
Skin Cancers	52	21	49	59	- 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	18	35	207	- 189
Malnutrition	54	16	39	166	- 150
HIV/AIDS	55	14	29	313	- 299
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	14	17	651	- 638
Tetanus	57	10	44	96	- 86
Syphilis	58	5	58	28	- 23
Pertussis	59	5	30	304	- 299
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	4	64	7	- 3
Encephalitis	61	4	46	69	- 65
Hepatitis B	62	2	60	17	- 15
Leprosy	63	2	73	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	64	2	57	29	- 27
Schizophrenia	65	2	84	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	2	66	5	- 3
Osteoarthritis	67	1	80	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	68	1	82	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	65	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	1	81	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	70	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	75	0	67	4	- 4
Otitis Media	76	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	56	29	- 29
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	63	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	81	0	62	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	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.