CAMBODIA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		CAMBODIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	12,378	1	13,107	- 729
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,135	2	10,267	+ 868
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,050	3	8,794	- 2,745
Tuberculosis	4	4,181	8	2,866	+ 1,315
Kidney Disease	5	3,531	13	2,114	+ 1,417
Lung Disease	6	3,489	7	3,056	+ 433
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	3,329	11	2,148	+ 1,181
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,146	5	3,362	- 216
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,748	6	3,223	- 475
Liver Disease	10	2,513	4	8,117	- 5,605
Low Birth Weight	11	2,479	15	1,826	+ 653
Birth Trauma	12	2,394	18	1,351	+ 1,043
Liver Cancer	13	2,368	9	2,713	- 345
Lung Cancers	14	1,972	16	1,631	+ 341
Hypertension	15	1,909	10	2,354	- 445
Asthma	16	1,803	21	1,235	+ 567
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	1,397	14	1,938	- 541
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,388	20	1,289	+ 99
Drownings	19	1,219	22	1,113	+ 106
Stomach Cancer	20	1,137	34	390	+ 748
Other Injuries	21	1,113	26	789	+ 323
Violence	22	1,018	38	347	+ 672
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	982	17	1,362	- 380
Falls	24	943	12	2,116	- 1,172
Breast Cancer	25	937	24	856	+ 81
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	906	23	905	+ 1
Suicide	27	836	25	800	+ 36
Oral Cancer	28	750	28	648	+ 101
HIV/AIDS	29	672	19	1,340	- 668
Pertussis	30	652	41	231	+ 422
Leukemia	31	622	29	550	+ 72
Maternal Conditions	32	468	30	484	- 16
Oesophagus Cancer	33	459	39	297	+ 162
Lymphomas	34	452	31	472	- 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	444	36	375	+ 69
Inflammatory/Heart	36	442	32	436	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	37	402	27	728	- 327
Endocrine Disorders	38	399	35	384	+ 15
Malnutrition	39	357	33	427	- 71
Meningitis	40	329	54	99	+ 231
Parkinson's Disease	41	298	37	369	- 72
Fires	42	232	42	224	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	43	217	40	249	- 32
Tetanus	44	205	52	110	+ 96
Skin Disease	45	191	43	211	- 20
Encephalitis	46	148	46	137	+ 10
Alcohol	47	131	49	133	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	48	130	48	135	- 4
Skin Cancers	49	128	44	167	- 40
Epilepsy	50	124	51	119	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	51	105	45	165	- 60
Poisonings	52	88	56	77	+ 11
Prostate Cancer	53	80	50	128	- 48
Drug Use	54	70	58	64	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	55	63	55	94	- 32
Measles	56	63	60	58	+ 4
Appendicitis	57	61	57	73	- 12
Syphilis	58	61	66	17	+ 44
Dengue	59	37	59	58	- 21
Hepatitis B	60	36	47	137	- 100
Other Neoplasms	61	25	62	33	- 8
Schistosomiasis	62	24	63	26	- 2
Malaria	63	21	53	102	- 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	15	64	22	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	65	14	65	18	- 4
Upper Respiratory	66	10	67	13	- 3
Hepatitis C	67	8	61	47	- 39
War	68	6	68	7	- 1
Diphtheria	69	5	71	1	+ 4
Ascariasis	70	5	69	5	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	1	70	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	1	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMBODIA

Laos

Cambodia

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.