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BAHAMAS VS LAOS
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Compare Bahamas 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
     
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    60.9
    65.9
    63.3
    51
    48
    49
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    63.1
    69.4
    66.2
    59
    48
    55
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    63.8
    71.8
    67.7
    73
    59
    64
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    66.0
    73.3
    69.5
    76
    69
    70
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    67.2
    72.9
    70.0
    83
    87
    89
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    71.7
    78.1
    75.0
    65
    51
    56
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    72.9
    79.1
    76.1
    63
    52
    54
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    72.9
    79.1
    63
    52
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    73.8
    80.0
    64
    48
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    73.9
    80.1
    66
    49
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    74.0
    80.1
    66
    50
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    74.3
    80.3
    66
    49
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    74.7
    80.4
    64
    48
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    75.2
    80.7
    61
    48
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    75.8
    81.0
    58
    48
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    76.6
    81.4
    54
    46
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    77.4
    81.9
    51
    44
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    78.3
    82.5
    43
    43
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    79.5
    83.2
    42
    41
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    80.7
    84.1
    40
    37
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    82.1
    85.0
    40
    37
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    83.7
    86.2
    43
    38
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    85.7
    87.8
    43
    36
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    87.8
    89.7
    47
    34
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    90.6
    92.1
    53
    28
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.0
    95.0
    52
    29
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.8
    98.4
    68
    38
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.5
    74
    35
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    88.85
    88
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. HIV/AIDS
    72.69
    27
    		  
    6.82
    77
    3. Stroke
    59.30
    120
    		  
    123.84
    49
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    43.27
    39
    		  
    27.80
    84
    5. Hypertension
    41.53
    7
    		  
    20.37
    55
    6. Prostate Cancer
    41.49
    10
    		  
    3.52
    157
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29.71
    87
    		  
    103.64
    39
    8. Breast Cancer
    22.41
    23
    		  
    9.91
    146
    9. Kidney Disease
    16.29
    67
    		  
    17.30
    56
    10. Violence
    15.21
    31
    		  
    6.66
    75
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.79
    121
    		  
    21.84
    55
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.84
    62
    		  
    7.39
    85
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    9.67
    54
    		  
    2.40
    142
    14. Lung Cancers
    9.19
    96
    		  
    12.94
    82
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.77
    82
    		  
    5.53
    112
    16. Lymphomas
    7.76
    16
    		  
    4.34
    90
    17. Other Injuries
    7.18
    125
    		  
    19.68
    42
    18. Liver Disease
    7.10
    138
    		  
    15.22
    90
    19. Skin Disease
    6.84
    22
    		  
    1.93
    83
    20. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6.79
    35
    		  
    0.71
    159
    21. Cervical Cancer
    6.36
    105
    		  
    7.81
    85
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    6.07
    121
    		  
    9.07
    74
    23. Stomach Cancer
    6.06
    77
    		  
    2.46
    154
    24. Ovary Cancer
    5.45
    52
    		  
    4.34
    82
    25. Drownings
    4.68
    74
    		  
    5.69
    55
    26. Low Birth Weight
    4.11
    125
    		  
    17.45
    39
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    80
    		  
    1.05
    145
    28. Uterin Cancer
    3.47
    32
    		  
    1.42
    114
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    3.31
    29
    		  
    0.45
    152
    30. Lung Disease
    3.28
    170
    		  
    34.40
    23
    31. Falls
    2.69
    131
    		  
    5.76
    80
    32. Leukemia
    2.50
    130
    		  
    3.77
    91
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.22
    113
    		  
    4.08
    63
    34. Birth Trauma
    2.22
    108
    		  
    18.95
    24
    35. Suicide
    2.19
    159
    		  
    8.54
    86
    36. Alcohol
    2.15
    50
    		  
    1.69
    60
    37. Skin Cancers
    1.97
    59
    		  
    0.87
    132
    38. Liver Cancer
    1.87
    166
    		  
    55.58
    2
    39. Fires
    1.77
    99
    		  
    3.64
    69
    40. Anemia
    1.76
    59
    		  
    1.31
    66
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.60
    116
    		  
    0.68
    157
    42. Asthma
    1.45
    124
    		  
    25.90
    5
    43. Epilepsy
    1.39
    114
    		  
    1.65
    97
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.14
    134
    		  
    27.96
    49
    45. Bladder Cancer
    1.14
    136
    		  
    1.50
    112
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.14
    140
    		  
    9.05
    27
    47. Other Neoplasms
    1.08
    149
    		  
    1.52
    127
    48. Poisonings
    0.94
    105
    		  
    0.98
    102
    49. Meningitis
    0.83
    112
    		  
    6.65
    51
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.83
    9
    		  
    0.11
    134
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    299
    15.15
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. HIV/AIDS
    295
    14.96
    		  
    425
    1.01
    3. Stroke
    198
    10.07
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    146
    7.42
    		  
    938
    2.24
    5. Hypertension
    140
    7.09
    		  
    673
    1.61
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    96
    4.89
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    7. Violence
    58
    2.95
    		  
    390
    0.93
    8. Prostate Cancer
    58
    2.92
    		  
    46
    0.11
    9. Kidney Disease
    57
    2.89
    		  
    632
    1.51
    10. Breast Cancer
    47
    2.37
    		  
    219
    0.52
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    44
    2.25
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    38
    1.94
    		  
    267
    0.64
    13. Lung Cancers
    33
    1.69
    		  
    470
    1.12
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    33
    1.68
    		  
    108
    0.26
    15. Lymphomas
    28
    1.41
    		  
    171
    0.41
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    28
    1.40
    		  
    219
    0.52
    17. Liver Disease
    26
    1.32
    		  
    594
    1.42
    18. Skin Disease
    23
    1.18
    		  
    75
    0.18
    19. Other Injuries
    23
    1.15
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    20. Alzheimers/Dementia
    23
    1.15
    		  
    22
    0.05
    21. Stomach Cancer
    21
    1.08
    		  
    92
    0.22
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    20
    1.00
    		  
    817
    1.95
    23. Drownings
    18
    0.93
    		  
    394
    0.94
    24. Low Birth Weight
    13
    0.66
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    13
    0.65
    		  
    41
    0.10
    26. Cervical Cancer
    13
    0.64
    		  
    167
    0.40
    27. Ovary Cancer
    11
    0.55
    		  
    92
    0.22
    28. Lung Disease
    11
    0.54
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    11
    0.54
    		  
    14
    0.03
    30. Leukemia
    9
    0.46
    		  
    203
    0.49
    31. Suicide
    9
    0.44
    		  
    422
    1.01
    32. Alcohol
    9
    0.44
    		  
    74
    0.18
    33. Falls
    8
    0.42
    		  
    247
    0.59
    34. Oral Cancer
    8
    0.41
    		  
    153
    0.36
    35. Uterin Cancer
    7
    0.38
    		  
    28
    0.07
    36. Skin Cancers
    7
    0.37
    		  
    30
    0.07
    37. Anemia
    7
    0.36
    		  
    50
    0.12
    38. Birth Trauma
    7
    0.36
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    39. Liver Cancer
    7
    0.35
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    7
    0.34
    		  
    25
    0.06
    41. Fires
    6
    0.28
    		  
    196
    0.47
    42. Epilepsy
    5
    0.27
    		  
    92
    0.22
    43. Asthma
    5
    0.25
    		  
    911
    2.17
    44. Bladder Cancer
    4
    0.21
    		  
    50
    0.12
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.20
    		  
    313
    0.75
    46. Other Neoplasms
    4
    0.19
    		  
    64
    0.15
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3
    0.18
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    48. Poisonings
    3
    0.16
    		  
    64
    0.15
    49. Meningitis
    3
    0.16
    		  
    476
    1.13
    50. Schizophrenia
    3
    0.14
    		  
    4
    0.01
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    41.49
    10
    		  
    3.52
    157
    2. Breast Cancer
    22.41
    23
    		  
    9.91
    146
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.84
    62
    		  
    7.39
    85
    4. Lung Cancers
    9.19
    96
    		  
    12.94
    82
    5. Lymphomas
    7.76
    16
    		  
    4.34
    90
    6. Cervical Cancer
    6.36
    105
    		  
    7.81
    85
    7. Stomach Cancer
    6.06
    77
    		  
    2.46
    154
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.45
    52
    		  
    4.34
    82
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    80
    		  
    1.05
    145
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.47
    32
    		  
    1.42
    114
    11. Leukemia
    2.50
    130
    		  
    3.77
    91
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.22
    113
    		  
    4.08
    63
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.97
    59
    		  
    0.87
    132
    14. Liver Cancer
    1.87
    166
    		  
    55.58
    2
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.60
    116
    		  
    0.68
    157
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.14
    136
    		  
    1.50
    112
     
     
     
    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.