LAOS VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,419	29	313	+ 3,106
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,044	3	2,820	+ 225
Malaria	3	2,191	63	10	+ 2,181
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,100	9	1,281	+ 819
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,953	7	1,552	+ 402
Stroke	6	1,804	1	5,769	- 3,965
Birth Trauma	7	1,679	12	1,116	+ 563
Low Birth Weight	8	1,561	11	1,156	+ 405
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,418	2	5,190	- 3,773
Tuberculosis	10	1,171	4	1,949	- 778
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,072	18	647	+ 425
Violence	12	997	22	475	+ 522
Liver Disease	13	827	10	1,171	- 345
Diabetes Mellitus	14	774	8	1,466	- 692
Cervical Cancer	15	706	37	187	+ 519
Meningitis	16	600	40	154	+ 446
Maternal Conditions	17	588	32	218	+ 370
Malnutrition	18	535	39	166	+ 369
Kidney Disease	19	511	5	1,646	- 1,135
Other Injuries	20	505	21	519	- 14
Hypertension	21	504	15	890	- 386
Lung Disease	22	492	6	1,626	- 1,134
Syphilis	23	361	58	28	+ 332
Suicide	24	328	27	390	- 62
Pertussis	25	308	30	304	+ 4
Lymphomas	26	284	34	211	+ 74
Asthma	27	282	16	840	- 559
Oesophagus Cancer	28	270	33	214	+ 56
Liver Cancer	29	246	13	1,104	- 858
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	208	23	458	- 250
Drownings	31	200	19	568	- 369
Breast Cancer	32	182	25	437	- 255
Falls	33	182	24	440	- 258
Prostate Cancer	34	153	53	37	+ 116
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	148	26	422	- 274
Fires	36	141	42	108	+ 32
Inflammatory/Heart	37	139	36	206	- 67
Endocrine Disorders	38	123	38	186	- 63
Poisonings	39	120	52	41	+ 79
Oral Cancer	40	118	28	349	- 231
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	111	17	651	- 541
Leukemia	42	97	31	290	- 193
Epilepsy	43	97	50	58	+ 39
Ovary Cancer	44	84	43	101	- 17
Stomach Cancer	45	83	20	530	- 447
Lung Cancers	46	71	14	919	- 848
Pancreas Cancer	47	58	48	61	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	48	57	41	139	- 82
Skin Cancers	49	56	49	59	- 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	56	35	207	- 151
Measles	51	55	56	29	+ 26
Schistosomiasis	52	46	62	11	+ 35
Tetanus	53	44	44	96	- 52
Alcohol	54	41	47	61	- 20
Skin Disease	55	39	45	89	- 50
Uterin Cancer	56	38	55	29	+ 9
Drug Use	57	38	54	33	+ 5
Appendicitis	58	34	57	29	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	59	29	51	49	- 20
Upper Respiratory	60	23	66	5	+ 18
Hepatitis B	61	20	60	17	+ 3
Encephalitis	62	20	46	69	- 49
War	63	14	68	3	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	9	64	7	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	65	8	74	0	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	66	6	61	12	- 6
Hepatitis C	67	5	67	4	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	68	5	75	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	69	3	65	6	- 4
Ascariasis	70	3	70	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	2	72	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	72	2	69	2	- 1
Chlamydia	73	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	59	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	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

Uganda

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.