THAILAND VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	50,720	2	50,273	+ 446
Coronary Heart Disease	2	45,627	1	51,305	- 5,678
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	24,789	3	31,289	- 6,500
Tuberculosis	4	17,131	14	9,551	+ 7,579
Kidney Disease	5	14,469	4	26,822	- 12,353
Lung Disease	6	14,297	9	19,474	- 5,177
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	13,640	15	6,863	+ 6,777
Diabetes Mellitus	8	12,890	10	18,776	- 5,886
Road Traffic Accidents	9	11,262	7	22,428	- 11,166
Liver Disease	10	10,296	11	17,596	- 7,300
Low Birth Weight	11	10,160	40	1,548	+ 8,612
Birth Trauma	12	9,808	50	533	+ 9,275
Liver Cancer	13	9,703	5	23,883	- 14,179
Lung Cancers	14	8,080	8	22,296	- 14,217
Hypertension	15	7,821	34	2,179	+ 5,642
Asthma	16	7,388	24	4,182	+ 3,206
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	5,726	39	1,679	+ 4,048
Congenital Anomalies	18	5,687	35	2,107	+ 3,580
Drownings	19	4,996	25	3,956	+ 1,040
Stomach Cancer	20	4,660	27	3,451	+ 1,210
Other Injuries	21	4,559	21	4,869	- 310
Violence	22	4,173	31	2,965	+ 1,207
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	4,025	6	22,851	- 18,826
Falls	24	3,866	18	5,409	- 1,543
Breast Cancer	25	3,839	17	6,053	- 2,214
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	3,713	13	9,908	- 6,195
Suicide	27	3,425	16	6,147	- 2,722
Oral Cancer	28	3,072	20	4,961	- 1,889
HIV/AIDS	29	2,752	12	13,922	- 11,170
Pertussis	30	2,673	62	77	+ 2,596
Leukemia	31	2,548	26	3,902	- 1,354
Maternal Conditions	32	1,917	52	227	+ 1,690
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,879	29	3,156	- 1,276
Lymphomas	34	1,851	22	4,539	- 2,688
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,819	51	436	+ 1,383
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,812	32	2,879	- 1,067
Cervical Cancer	37	1,646	19	5,110	- 3,464
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,636	37	1,888	- 252
Malnutrition	39	1,461	42	962	+ 499
Meningitis	40	1,349	43	931	+ 419
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,220	23	4,292	- 3,073
Fires	42	952	48	617	+ 335
Ovary Cancer	43	889	36	2,003	- 1,115
Tetanus	44	841	58	116	+ 725
Skin Disease	45	781	28	3,375	- 2,594
Encephalitis	46	605	46	722	- 117
Alcohol	47	539	49	548	- 10
Pancreas Cancer	48	535	33	2,383	- 1,848
Skin Cancers	49	523	41	1,133	- 610
Epilepsy	50	509	47	689	- 180
Bladder Cancer	51	428	38	1,798	- 1,370
Poisonings	52	361	57	132	+ 229
Prostate Cancer	53	326	30	3,013	- 2,686
Drug Use	54	287	45	794	- 507
Uterin Cancer	55	257	44	864	- 607
Measles	56	257	63	56	+ 201
Appendicitis	57	252	59	114	+ 138
Syphilis	58	250	64	36	+ 214
Dengue	59	152	55	172	- 20
Hepatitis B	60	149	56	153	- 5
Other Neoplasms	61	102	54	192	- 89
Schistosomiasis	62	100	75	0	+ 100
Malaria	63	88	66	13	+ 75
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	63	53	194	- 131
Multiple Sclerosis	65	56	61	86	- 30
Upper Respiratory	66	42	65	18	+ 24
Hepatitis C	67	34	67	7	+ 26
War	68	24	60	87	- 63
Diphtheria	69	21	71	1	+ 20
Ascariasis	70	21	69	4	+ 17
Chlamydia	71	4	70	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	2	68	7	- 5
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Laos

Thailand

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.