BURUNDI VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	9,858	4	4,323	+ 5,535
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,868	6	3,718	+ 5,150
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,818	1	7,810	- 2,992
Tuberculosis	4	3,330	10	2,385	+ 945
Kidney Disease	5	2,812	21	1,001	+ 1,811
Lung Disease	6	2,779	17	1,349	+ 1,430
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	2,651	2	6,046	- 3,395
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,505	16	1,383	+ 1,122
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,189	5	4,089	- 1,900
Liver Disease	10	2,001	13	1,767	+ 234
Low Birth Weight	11	1,975	8	3,171	- 1,197
Birth Trauma	12	1,906	7	3,183	- 1,277
Liver Cancer	13	1,886	29	389	+ 1,497
Lung Cancers	14	1,570	56	76	+ 1,495
Hypertension	15	1,520	20	1,113	+ 407
Asthma	16	1,436	22	836	+ 600
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	1,113	36	340	+ 773
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,105	12	1,788	- 682
Drownings	19	971	25	598	+ 373
Stomach Cancer	20	906	44	180	+ 726
Other Injuries	21	886	15	1,413	- 527
Violence	22	811	23	760	+ 51
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	782	27	426	+ 356
Falls	24	751	30	385	+ 367
Breast Cancer	25	746	35	355	+ 391
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	722	37	324	+ 397
Suicide	27	666	24	720	- 54
Oral Cancer	28	597	39	285	+ 312
HIV/AIDS	29	535	11	1,814	- 1,279
Pertussis	30	520	32	378	+ 141
Leukemia	31	495	47	135	+ 360
Maternal Conditions	32	373	18	1,332	- 960
Oesophagus Cancer	33	365	26	455	- 89
Lymphomas	34	360	31	379	- 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	354	43	181	+ 173
Inflammatory/Heart	36	352	38	311	+ 41
Cervical Cancer	37	320	14	1,474	- 1,154
Endocrine Disorders	38	318	40	275	+ 43
Malnutrition	39	284	9	2,500	- 2,216
Meningitis	40	262	19	1,322	- 1,060
Parkinson's Disease	41	237	52	103	+ 134
Fires	42	185	28	425	- 240
Ovary Cancer	43	173	51	106	+ 66
Tetanus	44	164	45	178	- 14
Skin Disease	45	152	54	91	+ 60
Encephalitis	46	118	61	46	+ 71
Alcohol	47	105	55	76	+ 28
Pancreas Cancer	48	104	58	66	+ 38
Skin Cancers	49	102	48	121	- 19
Epilepsy	50	99	41	234	- 135
Bladder Cancer	51	83	50	109	- 26
Poisonings	52	70	34	369	- 299
Prostate Cancer	53	63	33	374	- 310
Drug Use	54	56	60	52	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	55	50	57	67	- 17
Measles	56	50	63	17	+ 32
Appendicitis	57	49	49	109	- 60
Syphilis	58	49	59	60	- 11
Dengue	59	30	72	0	+ 29
Hepatitis B	60	29	62	44	- 15
Other Neoplasms	61	20	67	10	+ 10
Schistosomiasis	62	19	42	211	- 191
Malaria	63	17	3	5,163	- 5,146
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	12	65	17	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	65	11	69	5	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	66	8	46	136	- 128
Hepatitis C	67	7	64	17	- 10
War	68	5	53	96	- 92
Diphtheria	69	4	71	2	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	4	66	16	- 12
Chlamydia	71	1	70	2	- 2
Otitis Media	72	0	68	10	- 9
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	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	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

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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.