BHUTAN VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	642	3	360	+ 281
Coronary Heart Disease	2	577	1	702	- 125
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	314	4	177	+ 137
Tuberculosis	4	217	9	138	+ 79
Kidney Disease	5	183	8	149	+ 34
Lung Disease	6	181	2	524	- 344
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	173	5	169	+ 3
Diabetes Mellitus	8	163	7	164	- 1
Road Traffic Accidents	9	142	10	123	+ 19
Liver Disease	10	130	6	166	- 35
Low Birth Weight	11	129	14	79	+ 49
Birth Trauma	12	124	19	51	+ 73
Liver Cancer	13	123	27	35	+ 88
Lung Cancers	14	102	21	44	+ 58
Hypertension	15	99	16	77	+ 22
Asthma	16	93	15	78	+ 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	72	25	39	+ 34
Congenital Anomalies	18	72	20	50	+ 22
Drownings	19	63	32	20	+ 43
Stomach Cancer	20	59	11	118	- 59
Other Injuries	21	58	24	43	+ 15
Violence	22	53	35	18	+ 34
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	51	13	105	- 54
Falls	24	49	12	111	- 62
Breast Cancer	25	49	43	8	+ 41
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	47	31	24	+ 23
Suicide	27	43	26	35	+ 8
Oral Cancer	28	39	23	43	- 4
HIV/AIDS	29	35	18	58	- 23
Pertussis	30	34	63	1	+ 33
Leukemia	31	32	34	19	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	32	24	42	9	+ 15
Oesophagus Cancer	33	24	22	44	- 20
Lymphomas	34	23	52	5	+ 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	23	17	68	- 45
Inflammatory/Heart	36	23	45	8	+ 15
Cervical Cancer	37	21	29	30	- 10
Endocrine Disorders	38	21	39	11	+ 10
Malnutrition	39	18	54	3	+ 15
Meningitis	40	17	36	17	- 0
Parkinson's Disease	41	15	28	31	- 16
Fires	42	12	44	8	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	43	11	37	14	- 3
Tetanus	44	11	60	1	+ 9
Skin Disease	45	10	46	7	+ 3
Encephalitis	46	8	30	28	- 20
Alcohol	47	7	49	6	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	48	7	33	20	- 13
Skin Cancers	49	7	41	9	- 3
Epilepsy	50	6	38	14	- 7
Bladder Cancer	51	5	48	6	- 1
Poisonings	52	5	59	2	+ 3
Prostate Cancer	53	4	55	3	+ 1
Drug Use	54	4	47	7	- 3
Uterin Cancer	55	3	71	0	+ 3
Measles	56	3	58	2	+ 1
Appendicitis	57	3	51	5	- 2
Syphilis	58	3	40	11	- 7
Dengue	59	2	56	3	- 1
Hepatitis B	60	2	53	4	- 2
Other Neoplasms	61	1	57	2	- 1
Schistosomiasis	62	1	82	0	+ 1
Malaria	63	1	81	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	50	5	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	65	1	62	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	1	61	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	64	1	- 0
War	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	85	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	86	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	73	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	72	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.