LAOS VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,160	2	5,190	+ 56,970
Stroke	2	17,816	1	5,769	+ 12,047
Liver Disease	3	3,389	10	1,171	+ 2,218
Lung Cancers	4	3,351	14	919	+ 2,432
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	3,166	23	458	+ 2,708
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,012	26	422	+ 2,590
Inflammatory/Heart	7	2,719	36	206	+ 2,513
Lung Disease	8	2,146	6	1,626	+ 520
Suicide	9	2,122	27	390	+ 1,733
Stomach Cancer	10	1,808	20	530	+ 1,278
Breast Cancer	11	1,808	25	437	+ 1,371
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	1,520	3	2,820	- 1,299
HIV/AIDS	13	1,310	29	313	+ 997
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,296	48	61	+ 1,235
Alcohol	15	1,265	47	61	+ 1,203
Prostate Cancer	16	1,070	53	37	+ 1,033
Oral Cancer	17	1,008	28	349	+ 659
Road Traffic Accidents	18	1,001	9	1,281	- 280
Other Injuries	19	944	21	519	+ 426
Tuberculosis	20	712	4	1,949	- 1,236
Parkinson's Disease	21	692	41	139	+ 553
Falls	22	641	24	440	+ 201
Violence	23	617	22	475	+ 142
Lymphomas	24	588	34	211	+ 377
Ovary Cancer	25	585	43	101	+ 484
Leukemia	26	564	31	290	+ 275
Bladder Cancer	27	543	51	49	+ 495
Cervical Cancer	28	543	37	187	+ 356
Uterin Cancer	29	529	55	29	+ 500
Drownings	30	516	19	568	- 53
Diabetes Mellitus	31	504	8	1,466	- 963
Liver Cancer	32	493	13	1,104	- 611
Kidney Disease	33	485	5	1,646	- 1,161
Skin Cancers	34	448	49	59	+ 389
Oesophagus Cancer	35	443	33	214	+ 229
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	370	17	651	- 282
Fires	37	368	42	108	+ 260
Congenital Anomalies	38	310	18	647	- 337
Drug Use	39	254	54	33	+ 222
Poisonings	40	249	52	41	+ 208
Hypertension	41	216	15	890	- 673
Low Birth Weight	42	190	11	1,156	- 966
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	182	35	207	- 25
Epilepsy	44	93	50	58	+ 36
Endocrine Disorders	45	93	38	186	- 93
Encephalitis	46	88	46	69	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	47	77	65	6	+ 70
Skin Disease	48	70	45	89	- 19
War	49	61	68	3	+ 58
Meningitis	50	57	40	154	- 96
Birth Trauma	51	54	12	1,116	- 1,062
Asthma	52	51	16	840	- 789
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	42	7	1,552	- 1,509
Other Neoplasms	54	30	61	12	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	23	64	7	+ 16
Appendicitis	56	17	57	29	- 11
Maternal Conditions	57	12	32	218	- 206
Malnutrition	58	12	39	166	- 154
Hepatitis B	59	9	60	17	- 7
Measles	60	9	56	29	- 20
Upper Respiratory	61	7	66	5	+ 2
Hepatitis C	62	2	67	4	- 2
Chlamydia	63	1	71	0	+ 1
Syphilis	64	1	58	28	- 28
Tetanus	65	1	44	96	- 95
Pertussis	66	0	30	304	- 304
Diphtheria	67	0	69	2	- 2
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	69	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	59	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	63	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	62	11	- 11
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	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

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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.