LAOS VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,902	2	5,190	+ 4,712
Stroke	2	6,617	1	5,769	+ 848
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	4,408	23	458	+ 3,951
Lung Disease	4	3,961	6	1,626	+ 2,335
Lung Cancers	5	3,396	14	919	+ 2,477
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,182	3	2,820	+ 362
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,891	26	422	+ 2,468
Kidney Disease	8	2,415	5	1,646	+ 769
Breast Cancer	9	1,969	25	437	+ 1,532
Other Injuries	10	1,797	21	519	+ 1,278
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,735	8	1,466	+ 269
Suicide	12	1,708	27	390	+ 1,318
Prostate Cancer	13	1,642	53	37	+ 1,605
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,522	48	61	+ 1,461
Hypertension	15	1,505	15	890	+ 616
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,188	9	1,281	- 93
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,131	38	186	+ 945
Stomach Cancer	18	1,115	20	530	+ 585
Other Neoplasms	19	1,077	61	12	+ 1,065
Lymphomas	20	1,062	34	211	+ 851
Parkinson's Disease	21	744	41	139	+ 605
Inflammatory/Heart	22	730	36	206	+ 523
Violence	23	685	22	475	+ 210
Oesophagus Cancer	24	665	33	214	+ 451
Leukemia	25	651	31	290	+ 361
Bladder Cancer	26	641	51	49	+ 592
Liver Disease	27	478	10	1,171	- 693
HIV/AIDS	28	453	29	313	+ 140
Cervical Cancer	29	399	37	187	+ 212
Congenital Anomalies	30	395	18	647	- 252
Oral Cancer	31	388	28	349	+ 39
Ovary Cancer	32	372	43	101	+ 271
Skin Cancers	33	346	49	59	+ 287
Liver Cancer	34	342	13	1,104	- 762
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	312	7	1,552	- 1,240
Skin Disease	36	302	45	89	+ 213
Asthma	37	295	16	840	- 546
Uterin Cancer	38	268	55	29	+ 238
Alcohol	39	243	47	61	+ 181
Epilepsy	40	199	50	58	+ 141
Tuberculosis	41	187	4	1,949	- 1,762
Low Birth Weight	42	171	11	1,156	- 985
Malnutrition	43	169	39	166	+ 3
Anemia	44	164	86	0	+ 164
Drownings	45	150	19	568	- 418
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	132	17	651	- 520
Falls	47	128	24	440	- 312
Fires	48	127	42	108	+ 18
Drug Use	49	94	54	33	+ 62
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	91	35	207	- 116
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	80	64	7	+ 73
Osteoarthritis	52	75	80	0	+ 75
Birth Trauma	53	52	12	1,116	- 1,064
Schizophrenia	54	42	84	0	+ 42
Poisonings	55	38	52	41	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	56	30	65	6	+ 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	29	81	0	+ 29
Meningitis	58	24	40	154	- 130
Appendicitis	59	21	57	29	- 8
Maternal Conditions	60	21	32	218	- 197
Chagas disease	61	11	76	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	62	11	66	5	+ 7
Hepatitis B	63	10	60	17	- 7
Encephalitis	64	9	46	69	- 60
Hepatitis C	65	8	67	4	+ 4
Syphilis	66	7	58	28	- 22
Otitis Media	67	4	72	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	68	3	82	0	+ 3
Leprosy	69	1	73	0	+ 1
War	70	1	68	3	- 2
Tetanus	71	1	44	96	- 95
Pertussis	72	1	30	304	- 304
Diphtheria	73	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	74	0	56	29	- 29
Chlamydia	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	62	11	- 11
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	63	10	- 10
Ascariasis	80	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	59	17	- 17
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

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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.