VIET NAM VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	76,716	1	159,032	- 82,317
Coronary Heart Disease	2	69,014	2	91,939	- 22,925
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	37,495	7	27,836	+ 9,658
Tuberculosis	4	25,911	15	9,446	+ 16,465
Kidney Disease	5	21,885	8	25,251	- 3,367
Lung Disease	6	21,625	3	35,875	- 14,249
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	20,631	29	4,390	+ 16,241
Diabetes Mellitus	8	19,497	4	33,860	- 14,364
Road Traffic Accidents	9	17,034	5	29,475	- 12,442
Liver Disease	10	15,574	10	23,900	- 8,326
Low Birth Weight	11	15,367	19	7,132	+ 8,235
Birth Trauma	12	14,836	32	2,340	+ 12,496
Liver Cancer	13	14,677	9	24,995	- 10,318
Lung Cancers	14	12,221	11	21,294	- 9,073
Hypertension	15	11,830	12	19,880	- 8,050
Asthma	16	11,174	17	8,150	+ 3,024
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	8,661	43	957	+ 7,705
Congenital Anomalies	18	8,602	21	7,064	+ 1,538
Drownings	19	7,556	26	5,097	+ 2,459
Stomach Cancer	20	7,049	14	15,134	- 8,085
Other Injuries	21	6,896	23	5,539	+ 1,358
Violence	22	6,311	36	1,785	+ 4,526
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	6,088	6	29,307	- 23,219
Falls	24	5,847	13	15,427	- 9,579
Breast Cancer	25	5,806	22	6,187	- 381
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	5,616	16	8,258	- 2,642
Suicide	27	5,181	18	7,249	- 2,068
Oral Cancer	28	4,647	20	7,088	- 2,441
HIV/AIDS	29	4,163	27	4,993	- 830
Pertussis	30	4,044	50	705	+ 3,339
Leukemia	31	3,854	28	4,899	- 1,045
Maternal Conditions	32	2,900	49	773	+ 2,127
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,843	33	2,265	+ 578
Lymphomas	34	2,800	30	2,964	- 165
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,752	38	1,708	+ 1,043
Inflammatory/Heart	36	2,740	24	5,357	- 2,616
Cervical Cancer	37	2,490	31	2,391	+ 99
Endocrine Disorders	38	2,474	34	2,082	+ 392
Malnutrition	39	2,210	63	120	+ 2,090
Meningitis	40	2,041	51	624	+ 1,417
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,845	25	5,338	- 3,493
Fires	42	1,440	52	595	+ 845
Ovary Cancer	43	1,344	47	864	+ 481
Tetanus	44	1,273	58	286	+ 986
Skin Disease	45	1,181	40	1,515	- 334
Encephalitis	46	915	39	1,558	- 644
Alcohol	47	815	46	867	- 52
Pancreas Cancer	48	808	44	929	- 121
Skin Cancers	49	791	54	467	+ 324
Epilepsy	50	770	53	583	+ 187
Bladder Cancer	51	648	45	896	- 248
Poisonings	52	546	48	832	- 286
Prostate Cancer	53	494	35	1,911	- 1,418
Drug Use	54	434	41	1,366	- 932
Uterin Cancer	55	388	42	1,159	- 770
Measles	56	388	37	1,780	- 1,392
Appendicitis	57	381	60	201	+ 180
Syphilis	58	378	56	328	+ 50
Dengue	59	230	62	127	+ 104
Hepatitis B	60	225	55	379	- 154
Other Neoplasms	61	155	57	325	- 170
Schistosomiasis	62	152	77	0	+ 152
Malaria	63	133	67	14	+ 119
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	95	59	224	- 128
Multiple Sclerosis	65	85	61	135	- 51
Upper Respiratory	66	63	66	34	+ 29
Hepatitis C	67	51	64	78	- 27
War	68	37	65	34	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	32	69	3	+ 28
Ascariasis	70	31	68	9	+ 22
Chlamydia	71	6	70	1	+ 5
Otitis Media	72	3	71	1	+ 3
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Laos

Viet Nam

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.