LAOS VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	11,401	23	458	+ 10,943
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,333	2	5,190	+ 3,143
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,710	3	2,820	+ 1,890
Stroke	4	4,371	1	5,769	- 1,398
Lung Cancers	5	4,149	14	919	+ 3,230
Lung Disease	6	3,822	6	1,626	+ 2,196
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,143	26	422	+ 1,721
Prostate Cancer	8	1,544	53	37	+ 1,507
Breast Cancer	9	1,478	25	437	+ 1,041
Lymphomas	10	1,086	34	211	+ 876
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,045	48	61	+ 984
Oesophagus Cancer	12	1,014	33	214	+ 800
Parkinson's Disease	13	996	41	139	+ 857
Liver Disease	14	891	10	1,171	- 281
Falls	15	885	24	440	+ 445
Bladder Cancer	16	713	51	49	+ 664
Diabetes Mellitus	17	679	8	1,466	- 787
Kidney Disease	18	636	5	1,646	- 1,010
Other Injuries	19	635	21	519	+ 116
Suicide	20	619	27	390	+ 229
Liver Cancer	21	608	13	1,104	- 495
Leukemia	22	605	31	290	+ 316
Hypertension	23	605	15	890	- 285
Stomach Cancer	24	581	20	530	+ 51
Ovary Cancer	25	467	43	101	+ 366
Other Neoplasms	26	463	61	12	+ 451
Skin Cancers	27	433	49	59	+ 374
Endocrine Disorders	28	383	38	186	+ 197
Inflammatory/Heart	29	363	36	206	+ 157
Oral Cancer	30	361	28	349	+ 12
Drug Use	31	328	54	33	+ 295
Uterin Cancer	32	273	55	29	+ 243
Road Traffic Accidents	33	252	9	1,281	- 1,029
Skin Disease	34	248	45	89	+ 159
Congenital Anomalies	35	247	18	647	- 400
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	243	17	651	- 409
Multiple Sclerosis	37	216	65	6	+ 209
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	186	7	1,552	- 1,366
Alcohol	39	181	47	61	+ 119
Low Birth Weight	40	153	11	1,156	- 1,003
Asthma	41	151	16	840	- 689
Epilepsy	42	139	50	58	+ 81
Cervical Cancer	43	128	37	187	- 60
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	118	64	7	+ 111
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	102	35	207	- 105
Violence	46	101	22	475	- 374
Tuberculosis	47	41	4	1,949	- 1,908
Fires	48	39	42	108	- 69
Drownings	49	35	19	568	- 533
Anemia	50	32	86	0	+ 32
Hepatitis C	51	31	67	4	+ 27
Meningitis	52	27	40	154	- 127
Poisonings	53	26	52	41	- 15
Birth Trauma	54	22	12	1,116	- 1,094
HIV/AIDS	55	22	29	313	- 291
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	21	81	0	+ 21
Osteoarthritis	57	19	80	0	+ 19
Malnutrition	58	13	39	166	- 153
Appendicitis	59	12	57	29	- 16
Schizophrenia	60	12	84	0	+ 12
Oral conditions	61	6	82	0	+ 6
Syphilis	62	6	58	28	- 23
Upper Respiratory	63	6	66	5	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	5	32	218	- 213
Hepatitis B	65	5	60	17	- 12
Otitis Media	66	2	72	0	+ 2
War	67	1	68	3	- 2
Encephalitis	68	1	46	69	- 68
Pertussis	69	0	30	304	- 304
Leishmaniasis	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	44	96	- 96
Dengue	73	0	59	17	- 17
Diphtheria	74	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	75	0	56	29	- 29
Malaria	76	0	63	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	62	11	- 11
Chlamydia	79	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

United Kingdom

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.