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Compare Australia and Laos health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    67.8
    74.0
    70.8
    11
    8
    10
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    67.8
    74.4
    71.0
    22
    18
    19
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    70.9
    78.0
    74.3
    14
    9
    10
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    74.0
    80.2
    77.0
    8
    8
    5
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    76.6
    82.0
    79.2
    8
    7
    5
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    79.6
    84.1
    81.9
    4
    7
    5
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    80.9
    84.8
    82.8
    3
    7
    4
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.9
    84.8
    3
    7
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    81.3
    85.1
    3
    7
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    81.3
    85.1
    3
    7
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    81.3
    85.1
    3
    7
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    81.5
    85.2
    3
    7
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    81.6
    85.3
    3
    7
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    81.8
    85.4
    3
    7
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    82.0
    85.5
    3
    7
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    82.2
    85.6
    3
    7
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    82.5
    85.8
    1
    7
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    82.9
    86.1
    1
    7
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    83.4
    86.4
    1
    7
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    84.0
    86.8
    1
    7
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    84.8
    87.4
    1
    7
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    85.8
    88.1
    1
    7
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    87.2
    89.1
    4
    10
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    89.0
    90.4
    7
    14
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.2
    16
    21
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.3
    94.9
    26
    35
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    98.0
    98.2
    48
    52
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.2
    65
    67
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    54.89
    147
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    27.41
    162
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Alzheimers/Dementia
    25.91
    12
    		  
    0.71
    159
    4. Lung Cancers
    22.62
    46
    		  
    12.94
    82
    5. Prostate Cancer
    20.14
    60
    		  
    3.52
    157
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.33
    67
    		  
    9.91
    146
    7. Lung Disease
    14.93
    118
    		  
    34.40
    23
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.45
    52
    		  
    7.39
    85
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.05
    139
    		  
    27.80
    84
    10. Suicide
    10.65
    63
    		  
    8.54
    86
    11. Lymphomas
    6.96
    31
    		  
    4.34
    90
    12. Kidney Disease
    6.90
    136
    		  
    17.30
    56
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    6.77
    46
    		  
    1.05
    145
    14. Skin Cancers
    6.52
    2
    		  
    0.87
    132
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    6.07
    85
    		  
    2.40
    142
    16. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5.74
    167
    		  
    103.64
    39
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.67
    152
    		  
    21.84
    55
    18. Ovary Cancer
    5.18
    62
    		  
    4.34
    82
    19. Leukemia
    5.09
    29
    		  
    3.77
    91
    20. Falls
    5.02
    94
    		  
    5.76
    80
    21. Other Injuries
    5.01
    150
    		  
    19.68
    42
    22. Hypertension
    4.67
    160
    		  
    20.37
    55
    23. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    108
    		  
    55.58
    2
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.00
    134
    		  
    5.53
    112
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.85
    57
    		  
    0.68
    157
    26. Liver Disease
    3.68
    164
    		  
    15.22
    90
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    3.54
    148
    		  
    9.07
    74
    28. Stomach Cancer
    3.41
    133
    		  
    2.46
    154
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    3.36
    26
    		  
    0.45
    152
    30. Drug Use
    3.32
    28
    		  
    3.55
    25
    31. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    57
    		  
    1.50
    112
    32. Other Neoplasms
    2.64
    85
    		  
    1.52
    127
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    102
    		  
    4.08
    63
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1.99
    154
    		  
    7.81
    85
    35. Low Birth Weight
    1.92
    150
    		  
    17.45
    39
    36. Uterin Cancer
    1.85
    93
    		  
    1.42
    114
    37. Alcohol
    1.43
    66
    		  
    1.69
    60
    38. Asthma
    1.18
    132
    		  
    25.90
    5
    39. Poisonings
    1.16
    93
    		  
    0.98
    102
    40. Violence
    1.15
    145
    		  
    6.66
    75
    41. Skin Disease
    1.13
    105
    		  
    1.93
    83
    42. Epilepsy
    1.10
    127
    		  
    1.65
    97
    43. Birth Trauma
    1.01
    133
    		  
    18.95
    24
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.00
    136
    		  
    10.04
    19
    45. Drownings
    0.90
    152
    		  
    5.69
    55
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.73
    157
    		  
    9.05
    27
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.50
    93
    		  
    0.37
    110
    48. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.49
    36
    		  
    0.06
    152
    49. Fires
    0.48
    149
    		  
    3.64
    69
    50. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.32
    158
    		  
    27.96
    49
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    21,339
    18.06
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    10,985
    9.30
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Alzheimers/Dementia
    10,752
    9.10
    		  
    22
    0.05
    4. Lung Cancers
    8,235
    6.97
    		  
    470
    1.12
    5. Lung Disease
    5,886
    4.98
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,566
    3.87
    		  
    267
    0.64
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,264
    3.61
    		  
    938
    2.24
    8. Prostate Cancer
    3,676
    3.11
    		  
    46
    0.11
    9. Breast Cancer
    3,267
    2.77
    		  
    219
    0.52
    10. Kidney Disease
    2,776
    2.35
    		  
    632
    1.51
    11. Suicide
    2,679
    2.27
    		  
    422
    1.01
    12. Lymphomas
    2,595
    2.20
    		  
    171
    0.41
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2,470
    2.09
    		  
    41
    0.10
    14. Skin Cancers
    2,326
    1.97
    		  
    30
    0.07
    15. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,213
    1.87
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    2,165
    1.83
    		  
    108
    0.26
    17. Falls
    1,969
    1.67
    		  
    247
    0.59
    18. Hypertension
    1,892
    1.60
    		  
    673
    1.61
    19. Leukemia
    1,878
    1.59
    		  
    203
    0.49
    20. Other Injuries
    1,730
    1.46
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    21. Liver Cancer
    1,504
    1.27
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,394
    1.18
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    1,391
    1.18
    		  
    14
    0.03
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,380
    1.17
    		  
    25
    0.06
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,359
    1.15
    		  
    219
    0.52
    26. Stomach Cancer
    1,222
    1.03
    		  
    92
    0.22
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,199
    1.02
    		  
    50
    0.12
    28. Liver Disease
    1,105
    0.94
    		  
    594
    1.42
    29. Other Neoplasms
    1,006
    0.85
    		  
    64
    0.15
    30. Ovary Cancer
    937
    0.79
    		  
    92
    0.22
    31. Oral Cancer
    845
    0.72
    		  
    153
    0.36
    32. Drug Use
    816
    0.69
    		  
    177
    0.42
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    705
    0.60
    		  
    817
    1.95
    34. Skin Disease
    449
    0.38
    		  
    75
    0.18
    35. Alcohol
    405
    0.34
    		  
    74
    0.18
    36. Asthma
    397
    0.34
    		  
    911
    2.17
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    379
    0.32
    		  
    390
    0.93
    38. Uterin Cancer
    357
    0.30
    		  
    28
    0.07
    39. Low Birth Weight
    331
    0.28
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    40. Cervical Cancer
    329
    0.28
    		  
    167
    0.40
    41. Epilepsy
    305
    0.26
    		  
    92
    0.22
    42. Poisonings
    298
    0.25
    		  
    64
    0.15
    43. Violence
    278
    0.24
    		  
    390
    0.93
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    277
    0.23
    		  
    313
    0.75
    45. Drownings
    216
    0.18
    		  
    394
    0.94
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    197
    0.17
    		  
    13
    0.03
    47. Birth Trauma
    174
    0.15
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    48. Multiple Sclerosis
    154
    0.13
    		  
    2
    0.01
    49. Fires
    126
    0.11
    		  
    196
    0.47
    50. Diarrhoeal diseases
    122
    0.10
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.62
    46
    		  
    12.94
    82
    2. Prostate Cancer
    20.14
    60
    		  
    3.52
    157
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.33
    67
    		  
    9.91
    146
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.45
    52
    		  
    7.39
    85
    5. Lymphomas
    6.96
    31
    		  
    4.34
    90
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.77
    46
    		  
    1.05
    145
    7. Skin Cancers
    6.52
    2
    		  
    0.87
    132
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.18
    62
    		  
    4.34
    82
    9. Leukemia
    5.09
    29
    		  
    3.77
    91
    10. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    108
    		  
    55.58
    2
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.85
    57
    		  
    0.68
    157
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.41
    133
    		  
    2.46
    154
    13. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    57
    		  
    1.50
    112
    14. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    102
    		  
    4.08
    63
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1.99
    154
    		  
    7.81
    85
    16. Uterin Cancer
    1.85
    93
    		  
    1.42
    114
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.