LAOS VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,399	2	5,190	+ 4,209
Stroke	2	2,696	1	5,769	- 3,074
War	3	2,586	68	3	+ 2,584
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	986	3	2,820	- 1,834
Road Traffic Accidents	5	850	9	1,281	- 431
Kidney Disease	6	776	5	1,646	- 870
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	718	7	1,552	- 833
Congenital Anomalies	8	692	18	647	+ 45
Lung Cancers	9	682	14	919	- 237
Breast Cancer	10	651	25	437	+ 214
Liver Disease	11	573	10	1,171	- 598
Low Birth Weight	12	551	11	1,156	- 605
Lung Disease	13	534	6	1,626	- 1,093
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	517	23	458	+ 59
Diabetes Mellitus	15	511	8	1,466	- 955
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	408	26	422	- 15
Asthma	17	351	16	840	- 490
Lymphomas	18	276	34	211	+ 65
Leukemia	19	265	31	290	- 25
Bladder Cancer	20	252	51	49	+ 204
Birth Trauma	21	248	12	1,116	- 868
Stomach Cancer	22	241	20	530	- 289
Hypertension	23	236	15	890	- 654
Other Injuries	24	174	21	519	- 345
Violence	25	148	22	475	- 327
Endocrine Disorders	26	139	38	186	- 47
Pancreas Cancer	27	137	48	61	+ 76
Prostate Cancer	28	135	53	37	+ 98
Falls	29	128	24	440	- 312
Parkinson's Disease	30	122	41	139	- 16
Liver Cancer	31	122	13	1,104	- 982
Inflammatory/Heart	32	112	36	206	- 94
Suicide	33	111	27	390	- 279
Ovary Cancer	34	109	43	101	+ 8
Meningitis	35	98	40	154	- 55
Oral Cancer	36	96	28	349	- 253
Pertussis	37	96	30	304	- 208
Skin Cancers	38	92	49	59	+ 33
Drug Use	39	83	54	33	+ 50
Drownings	40	72	19	568	- 497
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	66	35	207	- 141
Cervical Cancer	42	63	37	187	- 125
Fires	43	60	42	108	- 49
Uterin Cancer	44	49	55	29	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	45	35	32	218	- 183
Poisonings	46	33	52	41	- 8
Oesophagus Cancer	47	32	33	214	- 181
Epilepsy	48	31	50	58	- 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	26	17	651	- 625
Encephalitis	50	26	46	69	- 43
Malnutrition	51	24	39	166	- 142
Tetanus	52	19	44	96	- 77
Alcohol	53	17	47	61	- 44
Appendicitis	54	12	57	29	- 16
Syphilis	55	10	58	28	- 18
Tuberculosis	56	8	4	1,949	- 1,941
Other Neoplasms	57	7	61	12	- 5
HIV/AIDS	58	5	29	313	- 308
Multiple Sclerosis	59	5	65	6	- 2
Schistosomiasis	60	4	62	11	- 8
Skin Disease	61	3	45	89	- 86
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	2	64	7	- 5
Hepatitis B	63	2	60	17	- 15
Diphtheria	64	2	69	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	65	2	75	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	1	66	5	- 4
Ascariasis	67	0	70	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	68	0	67	4	- 4
Chlamydia	69	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	56	29	- 29
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	59	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	63	10	- 10
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.