SPAIN VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	34,296	3	29,004	+ 5,293
Coronary Heart Disease	2	30,853	1	51,684	- 20,831
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	16,762	7	13,717	+ 3,046
Tuberculosis	4	11,584	50	270	+ 11,313
Kidney Disease	5	9,784	8	9,725	+ 59
Lung Disease	6	9,668	5	18,926	- 9,259
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	9,223	36	1,064	+ 8,159
Diabetes Mellitus	8	8,716	10	7,773	+ 943
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,615	31	1,829	+ 5,786
Liver Disease	10	6,962	23	4,231	+ 2,731
Low Birth Weight	11	6,870	52	253	+ 6,617
Birth Trauma	12	6,632	60	113	+ 6,520
Liver Cancer	13	6,561	18	5,098	+ 1,463
Lung Cancers	14	5,463	4	22,131	- 16,667
Hypertension	15	5,289	9	9,115	- 3,826
Asthma	16	4,995	35	1,133	+ 3,862
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	3,872	44	475	+ 3,397
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,846	38	863	+ 2,983
Drownings	19	3,378	45	446	+ 2,932
Stomach Cancer	20	3,151	14	5,796	- 2,645
Other Injuries	21	3,083	15	5,536	- 2,453
Violence	22	2,822	51	262	+ 2,560
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,722	2	42,339	- 39,617
Falls	24	2,614	26	3,246	- 632
Breast Cancer	25	2,596	11	7,067	- 4,472
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	2,511	6	16,957	- 14,447
Suicide	27	2,316	25	3,609	- 1,293
Oral Cancer	28	2,077	27	2,583	- 506
HIV/AIDS	29	1,861	43	538	+ 1,323
Pertussis	30	1,808	73	2	+ 1,806
Leukemia	31	1,723	24	3,772	- 2,049
Maternal Conditions	32	1,296	64	14	+ 1,283
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,271	29	2,011	- 740
Lymphomas	34	1,252	16	5,335	- 4,083
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,230	33	1,612	- 382
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,225	19	4,984	- 3,759
Cervical Cancer	37	1,113	39	855	+ 258
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,106	21	4,863	- 3,757
Malnutrition	39	988	47	302	+ 686
Meningitis	40	913	59	129	+ 784
Parkinson's Disease	41	825	20	4,943	- 4,118
Fires	42	644	55	185	+ 459
Ovary Cancer	43	601	28	2,026	- 1,425
Tetanus	44	569	72	2	+ 567
Skin Disease	45	528	30	1,840	- 1,312
Encephalitis	46	409	70	4	+ 405
Alcohol	47	364	46	333	+ 31
Pancreas Cancer	48	361	12	6,752	- 6,391
Skin Cancers	49	354	32	1,803	- 1,449
Epilepsy	50	344	40	824	- 480
Bladder Cancer	51	290	17	5,222	- 4,933
Poisonings	52	244	57	170	+ 74
Prostate Cancer	53	221	13	6,420	- 6,199
Drug Use	54	194	41	776	- 582
Uterin Cancer	55	174	34	1,612	- 1,438
Measles	56	173	81	0	+ 173
Appendicitis	57	170	61	79	+ 91
Syphilis	58	169	67	9	+ 160
Dengue	59	103	77	0	+ 103
Hepatitis B	60	100	58	162	- 62
Other Neoplasms	61	69	22	4,748	- 4,679
Schistosomiasis	62	68	74	0	+ 67
Malaria	63	59	83	0	+ 59
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	43	48	294	- 251
Multiple Sclerosis	65	38	49	287	- 249
Upper Respiratory	66	28	62	47	- 18
Hepatitis C	67	23	42	652	- 629
War	68	16	68	6	+ 11
Diphtheria	69	14	76	0	+ 14
Ascariasis	70	14	78	0	+ 14
Chlamydia	71	3	82	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	2	66	9	- 7
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	11	- 11
Chagas disease	76	0	71	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	181	- 181
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	37	914	- 914
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.