CUBA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,955	2	10,725	- 2,771
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,156	1	22,079	- 14,923
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,888	3	8,564	- 4,676
Tuberculosis	4	2,687	60	45	+ 2,642
Kidney Disease	5	2,269	14	1,700	+ 569
Lung Disease	6	2,242	6	5,492	- 3,250
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	2,139	43	206	+ 1,933
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,022	13	1,791	+ 231
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,766	19	1,007	+ 759
Liver Disease	10	1,615	11	1,873	- 259
Low Birth Weight	11	1,593	48	98	+ 1,495
Birth Trauma	12	1,538	59	49	+ 1,490
Liver Cancer	13	1,522	24	815	+ 707
Lung Cancers	14	1,267	4	5,985	- 4,718
Hypertension	15	1,227	7	3,469	- 2,242
Asthma	16	1,159	40	301	+ 857
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	898	35	420	+ 478
Congenital Anomalies	18	892	37	368	+ 524
Drownings	19	784	42	231	+ 553
Stomach Cancer	20	731	20	991	- 260
Other Injuries	21	715	12	1,869	- 1,154
Violence	22	654	32	584	+ 71
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	631	5	5,841	- 5,210
Falls	24	606	10	2,810	- 2,203
Breast Cancer	25	602	15	1,673	- 1,071
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	582	9	2,958	- 2,375
Suicide	27	537	16	1,638	- 1,101
Oral Cancer	28	482	23	876	- 395
HIV/AIDS	29	432	34	471	- 40
Pertussis	30	419	73	0	+ 419
Leukemia	31	400	30	633	- 234
Maternal Conditions	32	301	61	43	+ 257
Oesophagus Cancer	33	295	22	879	- 585
Lymphomas	34	290	18	1,089	- 799
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	285	44	162	+ 124
Inflammatory/Heart	36	284	17	1,156	- 872
Cervical Cancer	37	258	29	666	- 408
Endocrine Disorders	38	257	36	412	- 156
Malnutrition	39	229	55	64	+ 166
Meningitis	40	212	50	83	+ 129
Parkinson's Disease	41	191	27	691	- 499
Fires	42	149	58	55	+ 94
Ovary Cancer	43	139	39	323	- 184
Tetanus	44	132	71	1	+ 131
Skin Disease	45	122	41	258	- 136
Encephalitis	46	95	66	6	+ 89
Alcohol	47	84	28	675	- 591
Pancreas Cancer	48	84	21	905	- 821
Skin Cancers	49	82	33	514	- 432
Epilepsy	50	80	46	108	- 28
Bladder Cancer	51	67	26	734	- 667
Poisonings	52	57	62	17	+ 39
Prostate Cancer	53	51	8	3,365	- 3,314
Drug Use	54	45	51	82	- 37
Uterin Cancer	55	40	31	602	- 562
Measles	56	40	76	0	+ 40
Appendicitis	57	39	47	104	- 64
Syphilis	58	39	69	1	+ 38
Dengue	59	24	74	0	+ 24
Hepatitis B	60	23	56	59	- 36
Other Neoplasms	61	16	25	769	- 752
Schistosomiasis	62	16	81	0	+ 16
Malaria	63	14	82	0	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	10	49	87	- 77
Multiple Sclerosis	65	9	57	55	- 47
Upper Respiratory	66	7	65	6	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	5	45	112	- 107
War	68	4	68	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	3	75	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	3	70	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	63	11	- 10
Leprosy	73	0	67	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	75	- 75
Oral conditions	82	0	64	6	- 6
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	68	- 68
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	52	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

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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.