LAOS VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	SUDAN		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,929	2	5,190	+ 1,739
Stroke	2	3,244	1	5,769	- 2,526
Low Birth Weight	3	2,527	11	1,156	+ 1,372
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	1,989	3	2,820	- 831
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,806	9	1,281	+ 525
Measles	6	1,466	56	29	+ 1,437
Birth Trauma	7	1,344	12	1,116	+ 228
Hypertension	8	1,148	15	890	+ 259
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	989	7	1,552	- 562
Malaria	10	885	63	10	+ 875
Congenital Anomalies	11	868	18	647	+ 221
Kidney Disease	12	803	5	1,646	- 843
Lung Disease	13	691	6	1,626	- 936
Liver Disease	14	685	10	1,171	- 486
Tuberculosis	15	670	4	1,949	- 1,279
Breast Cancer	16	484	25	437	+ 47
Diabetes Mellitus	17	484	8	1,466	- 982
Other Injuries	18	459	21	519	- 60
Asthma	19	415	16	840	- 425
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	407	23	458	- 51
Violence	21	391	22	475	- 84
HIV/AIDS	22	367	29	313	+ 54
Maternal Conditions	23	309	32	218	+ 91
Pertussis	24	299	30	304	- 5
Leukemia	25	288	31	290	- 2
Drownings	26	265	19	568	- 303
Suicide	27	259	27	390	- 131
Falls	28	246	24	440	- 194
Lymphomas	29	242	34	211	+ 31
Endocrine Disorders	30	230	38	186	+ 44
Fires	31	206	42	108	+ 98
Oesophagus Cancer	32	177	33	214	- 36
Meningitis	33	172	40	154	+ 19
Malnutrition	34	172	39	166	+ 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	165	26	422	- 257
Drug Use	36	163	54	33	+ 131
Liver Cancer	37	149	13	1,104	- 955
Inflammatory/Heart	38	132	36	206	- 74
Ovary Cancer	39	125	43	101	+ 24
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	122	17	651	- 529
Cervical Cancer	41	121	37	187	- 66
Poisonings	42	117	52	41	+ 76
Epilepsy	43	116	50	58	+ 58
Hepatitis B	44	115	60	17	+ 98
Parkinson's Disease	45	111	41	139	- 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	108	35	207	- 99
Syphilis	47	95	58	28	+ 67
Lung Cancers	48	86	14	919	- 833
Prostate Cancer	49	82	53	37	+ 45
Oral Cancer	50	78	28	349	- 272
Stomach Cancer	51	75	20	530	- 455
Leishmaniasis	52	71	75	0	+ 71
Tetanus	53	60	44	96	- 36
Bladder Cancer	54	58	51	49	+ 9
Skin Cancers	55	56	49	59	- 3
War	56	53	68	3	+ 50
Encephalitis	57	48	46	69	- 21
Pancreas Cancer	58	43	48	61	- 18
Appendicitis	59	24	57	29	- 4
Skin Disease	60	18	45	89	- 71
Alcohol	61	13	47	61	- 48
Uterin Cancer	62	11	55	29	- 18
Schistosomiasis	63	11	62	11	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	8	65	6	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	65	5	61	12	- 6
Ascariasis	66	3	70	2	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	3	64	7	- 4
Hepatitis C	68	3	67	4	- 1
Diphtheria	69	2	69	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	70	1	66	5	- 4
Chlamydia	71	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	59	17	- 17
Otitis Media	73	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

Sudan

Laos

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.