LAOS VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,368	2	5,190	+ 6,178
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,199	23	458	+ 7,741
Stroke	3	4,532	1	5,769	- 1,237
Lung Disease	4	3,263	6	1,626	+ 1,637
Lung Cancers	5	2,796	14	919	+ 1,876
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,290	26	422	+ 1,868
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,997	3	2,820	- 823
Prostate Cancer	8	1,969	53	37	+ 1,932
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,388	48	61	+ 1,328
Hypertension	10	1,381	15	890	+ 491
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,378	8	1,466	- 89
Kidney Disease	12	1,224	5	1,646	- 422
Breast Cancer	13	1,188	25	437	+ 752
Suicide	14	1,111	27	390	+ 722
Other Injuries	15	1,032	21	519	+ 513
Lymphomas	16	1,019	34	211	+ 808
Falls	17	833	24	440	+ 393
Other Neoplasms	18	778	61	12	+ 766
Parkinson's Disease	19	708	41	139	+ 569
Leukemia	20	620	31	290	+ 330
Bladder Cancer	21	571	51	49	+ 522
Liver Cancer	22	565	13	1,104	- 539
Liver Disease	23	543	10	1,171	- 628
Endocrine Disorders	24	527	38	186	+ 341
Skin Cancers	25	488	49	59	+ 429
Stomach Cancer	26	460	20	530	- 70
Ovary Cancer	27	415	43	101	+ 314
Inflammatory/Heart	28	411	36	206	+ 205
Oesophagus Cancer	29	404	33	214	+ 190
Drug Use	30	318	54	33	+ 285
Oral Cancer	31	285	28	349	- 65
Alcohol	32	269	47	61	+ 208
Uterin Cancer	33	259	55	29	+ 230
Road Traffic Accidents	34	237	9	1,281	- 1,044
Congenital Anomalies	35	231	18	647	- 416
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	217	7	1,552	- 1,334
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	208	17	651	- 443
Cervical Cancer	38	171	37	187	- 16
Skin Disease	39	165	45	89	+ 76
Anemia	40	131	86	0	+ 131
Multiple Sclerosis	41	128	65	6	+ 122
Asthma	42	119	16	840	- 721
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	97	64	7	+ 90
Epilepsy	44	91	50	58	+ 33
Malnutrition	45	88	39	166	- 78
Drownings	46	86	19	568	- 482
Violence	47	85	22	475	- 390
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	83	35	207	- 124
Fires	49	49	42	108	- 60
Schizophrenia	50	48	84	0	+ 48
Low Birth Weight	51	38	11	1,156	- 1,118
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	34	81	0	+ 34
Hepatitis C	53	33	67	4	+ 29
Meningitis	54	26	40	154	- 127
Birth Trauma	55	25	12	1,116	- 1,091
Tuberculosis	56	18	4	1,949	- 1,931
Osteoarthritis	57	18	80	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	58	15	66	5	+ 10
Appendicitis	59	14	57	29	- 15
Poisonings	60	13	52	41	- 28
HIV/AIDS	61	10	29	313	- 304
Hepatitis B	62	7	60	17	- 10
Oral conditions	63	6	82	0	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	64	4	32	218	- 214
War	65	1	68	3	- 1
Otitis Media	66	1	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	30	304	- 304
Tetanus	68	0	44	96	- 95
Schistosomiasis	69	0	62	11	- 11
Diphtheria	70	0	69	2	- 2
Encephalitis	71	0	46	69	- 69
Syphilis	72	0	58	28	- 28
Chlamydia	73	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	63	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	59	17	- 17
Ascariasis	81	0	70	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	56	29	- 29
Leprosy	84	0	73	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.