LAOS VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,617	2	5,190	+ 4,426
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,456	23	458	+ 5,998
Stroke	3	3,517	1	5,769	- 2,253
Lung Cancers	4	3,159	14	919	+ 2,240
Lung Disease	5	2,605	6	1,626	+ 979
Hypertension	6	2,218	15	890	+ 1,329
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,790	26	422	+ 1,368
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,750	3	2,820	- 1,070
Falls	9	1,723	24	440	+ 1,283
Prostate Cancer	10	1,418	53	37	+ 1,381
Breast Cancer	11	1,415	25	437	+ 979
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,334	48	61	+ 1,273
Kidney Disease	13	1,132	5	1,646	- 514
Suicide	14	1,121	27	390	+ 732
Lymphomas	15	1,015	34	211	+ 805
Inflammatory/Heart	16	922	36	206	+ 716
Diabetes Mellitus	17	917	8	1,466	- 549
Parkinson's Disease	18	769	41	139	+ 631
Liver Cancer	19	723	13	1,104	- 381
Other Neoplasms	20	612	61	12	+ 600
Liver Disease	21	608	10	1,171	- 563
Leukemia	22	603	31	290	+ 313
Bladder Cancer	23	601	51	49	+ 552
Stomach Cancer	24	551	20	530	+ 21
Endocrine Disorders	25	532	38	186	+ 346
Oral Cancer	26	449	28	349	+ 100
Skin Cancers	27	443	49	59	+ 383
Oesophagus Cancer	28	441	33	214	+ 227
Ovary Cancer	29	410	43	101	+ 309
Other Injuries	30	368	21	519	- 151
Congenital Anomalies	31	274	18	647	- 373
Alcohol	32	205	47	61	+ 144
Uterin Cancer	33	201	55	29	+ 172
Road Traffic Accidents	34	173	9	1,281	- 1,108
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	167	7	1,552	- 1,385
Drug Use	36	158	54	33	+ 125
Osteoarthritis	37	152	80	0	+ 152
Multiple Sclerosis	38	144	65	6	+ 137
Epilepsy	39	142	50	58	+ 84
Skin Disease	40	116	45	89	+ 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	110	17	651	- 542
Cervical Cancer	42	94	37	187	- 93
Low Birth Weight	43	94	11	1,156	- 1,062
Anemia	44	91	86	0	+ 91
Schizophrenia	45	86	84	0	+ 86
Asthma	46	85	16	840	- 755
Malnutrition	47	76	39	166	- 91
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	70	35	207	- 137
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	61	64	7	+ 54
Drownings	50	44	19	568	- 524
Violence	51	38	22	475	- 437
Birth Trauma	52	29	12	1,116	- 1,087
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	29	81	0	+ 29
HIV/AIDS	54	26	29	313	- 287
Fires	55	19	42	108	- 89
Tuberculosis	56	19	4	1,949	- 1,930
Meningitis	57	18	40	154	- 136
Hepatitis C	58	14	67	4	+ 10
Appendicitis	59	13	57	29	- 16
Poisonings	60	12	52	41	- 29
Upper Respiratory	61	10	66	5	+ 5
Oral conditions	62	7	82	0	+ 7
Hepatitis B	63	4	60	17	- 13
Maternal Conditions	64	4	32	218	- 214
Syphilis	65	1	58	28	- 27
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	77	0	+ 1
War	67	1	68	3	- 2
Encephalitis	68	1	46	69	- 68
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	44	96	- 95
Leishmaniasis	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	62	11	- 11
Pertussis	73	0	30	304	- 304
Diphtheria	74	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	75	0	56	29	- 29
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	63	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	59	17	- 17
Ascariasis	82	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

Switzerland

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.