FRANCE VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	49,598	3	36,354	+ 13,243
Coronary Heart Disease	2	44,618	1	63,181	- 18,563
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	24,241	6	19,771	+ 4,470
Tuberculosis	4	16,752	50	435	+ 16,317
Kidney Disease	5	14,149	11	11,477	+ 2,672
Lung Disease	6	13,981	7	18,232	- 4,250
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	13,338	38	1,807	+ 11,531
Diabetes Mellitus	8	12,605	12	10,912	+ 1,693
Road Traffic Accidents	9	11,013	31	3,339	+ 7,674
Liver Disease	10	10,069	22	7,382	+ 2,687
Low Birth Weight	11	9,935	47	651	+ 9,284
Birth Trauma	12	9,592	55	309	+ 9,283
Liver Cancer	13	9,489	15	9,573	- 84
Lung Cancers	14	7,901	4	35,657	- 27,756
Hypertension	15	7,648	23	7,109	+ 539
Asthma	16	7,224	42	1,039	+ 6,185
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	5,600	43	986	+ 4,614
Congenital Anomalies	18	5,561	35	2,012	+ 3,549
Drownings	19	4,885	45	868	+ 4,017
Stomach Cancer	20	4,557	26	5,530	- 973
Other Injuries	21	4,459	9	15,119	- 10,661
Violence	22	4,080	49	538	+ 3,543
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	3,936	2	53,157	- 49,221
Falls	24	3,780	18	8,284	- 4,504
Breast Cancer	25	3,754	8	15,536	- 11,782
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	3,631	5	21,854	- 18,223
Suicide	27	3,349	16	8,961	- 5,612
Oral Cancer	28	3,004	27	4,676	- 1,672
HIV/AIDS	29	2,691	54	362	+ 2,330
Pertussis	30	2,614	69	3	+ 2,611
Leukemia	31	2,492	21	7,457	- 4,965
Maternal Conditions	32	1,875	64	52	+ 1,823
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,838	28	4,673	- 2,835
Lymphomas	34	1,810	14	10,067	- 8,257
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,779	41	1,384	+ 395
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,772	25	6,065	- 4,294
Cervical Cancer	37	1,610	40	1,574	+ 36
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,600	19	8,086	- 6,487
Malnutrition	39	1,429	29	4,212	- 2,783
Meningitis	40	1,320	58	163	+ 1,156
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,193	20	7,570	- 6,377
Fires	42	931	53	403	+ 528
Ovary Cancer	43	869	30	3,964	- 3,095
Tetanus	44	823	70	2	+ 821
Skin Disease	45	764	39	1,598	- 834
Encephalitis	46	591	66	8	+ 583
Alcohol	47	527	33	3,189	- 2,662
Pancreas Cancer	48	523	10	12,360	- 11,837
Skin Cancers	49	511	32	3,256	- 2,744
Epilepsy	50	498	37	1,865	- 1,368
Bladder Cancer	51	419	24	6,566	- 6,147
Poisonings	52	353	57	228	+ 125
Prostate Cancer	53	319	13	10,873	- 10,554
Drug Use	54	281	36	1,881	- 1,600
Uterin Cancer	55	251	34	2,721	- 2,470
Measles	56	251	77	0	+ 251
Appendicitis	57	246	61	90	+ 156
Syphilis	58	245	68	4	+ 241
Dengue	59	149	76	0	+ 148
Hepatitis B	60	145	59	135	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	61	100	17	8,771	- 8,670
Schistosomiasis	62	98	71	1	+ 97
Malaria	63	86	82	0	+ 86
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	62	51	426	- 365
Multiple Sclerosis	65	55	46	752	- 697
Upper Respiratory	66	41	63	54	- 13
Hepatitis C	67	33	52	416	- 383
War	68	24	67	7	+ 17
Diphtheria	69	21	75	1	+ 20
Ascariasis	70	20	79	0	+ 20
Chlamydia	71	4	78	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	72	2	65	16	- 14
Leprosy	73	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	56	245	- 245
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	62	75	- 75
Oral conditions	82	0	60	118	- 118
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	48	647	- 647
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	44	973	- 973
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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.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.