LAOS VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,590	29	313	+ 6,277
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,639	3	2,820	+ 819
Stroke	3	3,039	1	5,769	- 2,730
Malaria	4	3,014	63	10	+ 3,004
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,400	7	1,552	+ 848
Tuberculosis	6	2,272	4	1,949	+ 323
Birth Trauma	7	1,936	12	1,116	+ 820
Low Birth Weight	8	1,857	11	1,156	+ 702
Liver Disease	9	1,721	10	1,171	+ 550
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,695	2	5,190	- 3,495
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,397	9	1,281	+ 116
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,203	18	647	+ 556
Hypertension	13	1,000	15	890	+ 111
Diabetes Mellitus	14	916	8	1,466	- 550
Malnutrition	15	881	39	166	+ 714
Meningitis	16	756	40	154	+ 602
Cervical Cancer	17	688	37	187	+ 501
Kidney Disease	18	673	5	1,646	- 973
Other Injuries	19	661	21	519	+ 142
Suicide	20	498	27	390	+ 108
Lung Disease	21	487	6	1,626	- 1,140
Maternal Conditions	22	454	32	218	+ 236
Violence	23	441	22	475	- 34
Syphilis	24	338	58	28	+ 310
Pertussis	25	284	30	304	- 20
Asthma	26	283	16	840	- 557
Drownings	27	263	19	568	- 305
Falls	28	228	24	440	- 212
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	225	23	458	- 232
Prostate Cancer	30	215	53	37	+ 178
Lymphomas	31	209	34	211	- 1
Fires	32	209	42	108	+ 101
Inflammatory/Heart	33	192	36	206	- 14
Poisonings	34	174	52	41	+ 133
Breast Cancer	35	140	25	437	- 297
Oesophagus Cancer	36	137	33	214	- 77
Endocrine Disorders	37	135	38	186	- 51
Epilepsy	38	127	50	58	+ 69
Leukemia	39	100	31	290	- 190
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	94	17	651	- 557
Lung Cancers	41	86	14	919	- 833
Stomach Cancer	42	79	20	530	- 451
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	77	26	422	- 345
Tetanus	44	73	44	96	- 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	73	35	207	- 134
Liver Cancer	46	68	13	1,104	- 1,036
Parkinson's Disease	47	63	41	139	- 76
Oral Cancer	48	59	28	349	- 290
Alcohol	49	54	47	61	- 8
Bladder Cancer	50	50	51	49	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	51	49	62	11	+ 38
Skin Disease	52	48	45	89	- 41
Drug Use	53	47	54	33	+ 14
Skin Cancers	54	41	49	59	- 18
Hepatitis B	55	40	60	17	+ 23
Appendicitis	56	32	57	29	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	57	32	43	101	- 70
Leishmaniasis	58	28	75	0	+ 28
Encephalitis	59	27	46	69	- 42
Upper Respiratory	60	26	66	5	+ 21
Measles	61	18	56	29	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	62	16	48	61	- 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	11	64	7	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	64	11	55	29	- 18
Other Neoplasms	65	8	61	12	- 4
Hepatitis C	66	7	67	4	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	67	5	65	6	- 1
Ascariasis	68	3	70	2	+ 1
War	69	2	68	3	- 0
Otitis Media	70	2	72	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	1	69	2	- 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
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
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	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.