GAMBIA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,830	4	802	+ 1,028
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,647	3	1,007	+ 640
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	895	1	1,340	- 446
Tuberculosis	4	618	10	445	+ 173
Kidney Disease	5	522	16	266	+ 257
Lung Disease	6	516	19	206	+ 310
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	492	9	626	- 133
Diabetes Mellitus	8	465	15	290	+ 175
Road Traffic Accidents	9	406	6	695	- 289
Liver Disease	10	372	14	323	+ 48
Low Birth Weight	11	367	8	662	- 295
Birth Trauma	12	354	5	754	- 400
Liver Cancer	13	350	12	377	- 27
Lung Cancers	14	292	38	34	+ 258
Hypertension	15	282	22	172	+ 110
Asthma	16	267	24	134	+ 133
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	207	33	56	+ 150
Congenital Anomalies	18	205	11	383	- 178
Drownings	19	180	30	69	+ 112
Stomach Cancer	20	168	47	14	+ 155
Other Injuries	21	165	21	194	- 30
Violence	22	151	20	195	- 44
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	145	28	89	+ 56
Falls	24	140	29	83	+ 57
Breast Cancer	25	139	40	26	+ 112
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	134	52	11	+ 123
Suicide	27	124	25	113	+ 11
Oral Cancer	28	111	71	0	+ 111
HIV/AIDS	29	99	2	1,125	- 1,025
Pertussis	30	96	27	99	- 2
Leukemia	31	92	59	2	+ 90
Maternal Conditions	32	69	13	345	- 276
Oesophagus Cancer	33	68	54	5	+ 62
Lymphomas	34	67	51	12	+ 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	66	41	24	+ 42
Inflammatory/Heart	36	65	32	59	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	37	59	23	145	- 85
Endocrine Disorders	38	59	17	230	- 171
Malnutrition	39	53	26	110	- 57
Meningitis	40	49	18	229	- 180
Parkinson's Disease	41	44	37	34	+ 10
Fires	42	34	31	67	- 32
Ovary Cancer	43	32	61	2	+ 30
Tetanus	44	30	45	18	+ 12
Skin Disease	45	28	44	19	+ 10
Encephalitis	46	22	48	14	+ 8
Alcohol	47	19	50	12	+ 7
Pancreas Cancer	48	19	53	6	+ 14
Skin Cancers	49	19	68	0	+ 19
Epilepsy	50	18	35	43	- 25
Bladder Cancer	51	15	56	4	+ 11
Poisonings	52	13	36	42	- 29
Prostate Cancer	53	12	43	21	- 9
Drug Use	54	10	39	28	- 17
Uterin Cancer	55	9	66	1	+ 8
Measles	56	9	49	13	- 4
Appendicitis	57	9	55	5	+ 4
Syphilis	58	9	34	55	- 46
Dengue	59	5	73	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	60	5	46	14	- 8
Other Neoplasms	61	4	57	3	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	62	4	42	23	- 19
Malaria	63	3	7	674	- 671
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	2	62	2	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	65	2	58	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	66	2	64	2	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	1	65	1	+ 0
War	68	1	69	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	1	63	2	- 1
Chlamydia	71	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	60	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

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.