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Compare Bahrain 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
     
      Bahrain BAHRAIN   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    54.2
    57.4
    55.8
    73
    76
    75
     
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    60.3
    64.0
    62.1
    69
    73
    70
     
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    66.0
    70.0
    67.9
    53
    70
    61
     
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    70.3
    74.1
    72.2
    37
    59
    42
     
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    73.1
    76.2
    74.6
    35
    53
    43
     
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    75.4
    77.1
    76.1
    37
    68
    44
     
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    76.2
    77.9
    76.9
    37
    72
    45
     
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bahrain BAHRAIN   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    76.2
    77.9
    37
    72
     
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    76.7
    78.4
    37
    82
     
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    76.7
    78.4
    37
    82
     
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    76.8
    78.5
    37
    82
     
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    77.0
    78.5
    38
    82
     
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    77.2
    78.6
    38
    82
     
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    77.3
    78.7
    40
    83
     
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    77.5
    78.8
    40
    84
     
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    77.6
    78.9
    42
    86
     
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    77.8
    79.1
    44
    87
     
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    78.1
    79.3
    51
    89
     
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    78.5
    79.6
    59
    95
     
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    79.1
    80.3
    66
    98
     
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    80.2
    81.2
    72
    101
     
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    81.7
    82.7
    76
    99
     
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    83.7
    84.6
    83
    98
     
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    86.4
    87.2
    85
    97
     
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.3
    93
    93
     
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.4
    93.9
    92
    89
     
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.5
    97.9
    91
    79
     
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.0
    102.2
    89
    64
     
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bahrain BAHRAIN   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    85.45
    94
     
    135.32
    41
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    84.68
    10
     
    27.80
    84
    3. Stroke
    44.42
    135
     
    123.84
    49
    4. Endocrine Disorders
    23.30
    8
     
    2.40
    142
    5. Kidney Disease
    21.30
    25
     
    17.30
    56
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.67
    112
     
    103.64
    39
    7. Lung Disease
    17.89
    96
     
    34.40
    23
    8. Lung Cancers
    15.65
    69
     
    12.94
    82
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.92
    95
     
    21.84
    55
    10. Breast Cancer
    11.98
    122
     
    9.91
    146
    11. Hypertension
    9.90
    135
     
    20.37
    55
    12. Prostate Cancer
    8.08
    137
     
    3.52
    157
    13. Suicide
    8.03
    91
     
    8.54
    86
    14. Asthma
    7.42
    71
     
    25.90
    5
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    5.93
    122
     
    9.07
    74
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.87
    108
     
    5.53
    112
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.13
    92
     
    55.58
    2
    18. Liver Disease
    5.06
    155
     
    15.22
    90
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.81
    129
     
    7.39
    85
    20. Hepatitis B
    4.77
    11
     
    0.22
    111
    21. Stomach Cancer
    4.39
    112
     
    2.46
    154
    22. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.72
    69
     
    0.71
    159
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.28
    53
     
    1.50
    112
    24. Birth Trauma
    3.07
    93
     
    18.95
    24
    25. Ovary Cancer
    2.78
    143
     
    4.34
    82
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    2.77
    95
     
    1.05
    145
    27. Low Birth Weight
    2.71
    142
     
    17.45
    39
    28. Leukemia
    2.63
    126
     
    3.77
    91
    29. Other Injuries
    2.50
    168
     
    19.68
    42
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.39
    104
     
    27.96
    49
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    146
     
    7.81
    85
    32. Violence
    2.23
    125
     
    6.66
    75
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.04
    113
     
    10.04
    19
    34. Other Neoplasms
    1.79
    121
     
    1.52
    127
    35. Lymphomas
    1.72
    161
     
    4.34
    90
    36. Falls
    1.64
    154
     
    5.76
    80
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    1.55
    98
     
    0.45
    152
    38. Uterin Cancer
    1.51
    108
     
    1.42
    114
    39. Malnutrition
    1.45
    98
     
    9.20
    49
    40. Fires
    1.45
    106
     
    3.64
    69
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.36
    130
     
    0.68
    157
    42. Meningitis
    1.32
    99
     
    6.65
    51
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.30
    134
     
    9.05
    27
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.11
    7
     
    0.06
    152
    45. Drownings
    1.06
    145
     
    5.69
    55
    46. Skin Disease
    0.99
    111
     
    1.93
    83
    47. Tuberculosis
    0.93
    131
     
    17.90
    52
    48. Oral Cancer
    0.80
    169
     
    4.08
    63
    49. Epilepsy
    0.78
    152
     
    1.65
    97
    50. Drug Use
    0.68
    109
     
    3.55
    25
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Bahrain BAHRAIN   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    382
    16.00
     
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    361
    15.13
     
    938
    2.24
    3. Stroke
    185
    7.73
     
    4,006
    9.56
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    141
    5.92
     
    1,288
    3.07
    5. Endocrine Disorders
    123
    5.17
     
    108
    0.26
    6. Kidney Disease
    105
    4.40
     
    632
    1.51
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    99
    4.16
     
    5,250
    12.53
    8. Suicide
    95
    4.00
     
    422
    1.01
    9. Lung Disease
    72
    3.01
     
    1,104
    2.63
    10. Lung Cancers
    64
    2.68
     
    470
    1.12
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    63
    2.66
     
    817
    1.95
    12. Breast Cancer
    42
    1.76
     
    219
    0.52
    13. Hypertension
    42
    1.75
     
    673
    1.61
    14. Birth Trauma
    34
    1.44
     
    1,839
    4.39
    15. Asthma
    34
    1.41
     
    911
    2.17
    16. Liver Disease
    32
    1.34
     
    594
    1.42
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    31
    1.31
     
    219
    0.52
    18. Low Birth Weight
    30
    1.27
     
    1,694
    4.04
    19. Hepatitis B
    30
    1.27
     
    9
    0.02
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    29
    1.22
     
    267
    0.64
    21. Violence
    27
    1.12
     
    390
    0.93
    22. Other Injuries
    25
    1.05
     
    1,167
    2.79
    23. Stomach Cancer
    22
    0.94
     
    92
    0.22
    24. Liver Cancer
    22
    0.93
     
    2,021
    4.82
    25. Leukemia
    19
    0.81
     
    203
    0.49
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    18
    0.77
     
    41
    0.10
    27. Prostate Cancer
    16
    0.67
     
    46
    0.11
    28. Lymphomas
    15
    0.63
     
    171
    0.41
    29. Drownings
    13
    0.55
     
    394
    0.94
    30. Bladder Cancer
    13
    0.54
     
    50
    0.12
    31. Alzheimers/Dementia
    13
    0.52
     
    22
    0.05
    32. Fires
    12
    0.50
     
    196
    0.47
    33. Falls
    11
    0.46
     
    247
    0.59
    34. Diarrhoeal diseases
    11
    0.45
     
    2,089
    4.98
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    10
    0.41
     
    390
    0.93
    36. Meningitis
    10
    0.40
     
    476
    1.13
    37. Other Neoplasms
    9
    0.38
     
    64
    0.15
    38. Ovary Cancer
    9
    0.36
     
    92
    0.22
    39. Epilepsy
    8
    0.33
     
    92
    0.22
    40. HIV/AIDS
    8
    0.33
     
    425
    1.01
    41. Oral Cancer
    8
    0.33
     
    153
    0.36
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    8
    0.32
     
    25
    0.06
    43. Malnutrition
    7
    0.30
     
    393
    0.94
    44. Drug Use
    7
    0.30
     
    177
    0.42
    45. Cervical Cancer
    6
    0.27
     
    167
    0.40
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    6
    0.25
     
    2
    0.01
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6
    0.25
     
    313
    0.75
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    6
    0.25
     
    14
    0.03
    49. Dengue
    6
    0.25
     
    3,728
    8.90
    50. Poisonings
    5
    0.21
     
    64
    0.15
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bahrain BAHRAIN   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    15.65
    69
     
    12.94
    82
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.98
    122
     
    9.91
    146
    3. Prostate Cancer
    8.08
    137
     
    3.52
    157
    4. Liver Cancer
    5.13
    92
     
    55.58
    2
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.81
    129
     
    7.39
    85
    6. Stomach Cancer
    4.39
    112
     
    2.46
    154
    7. Bladder Cancer
    3.28
    53
     
    1.50
    112
    8. Ovary Cancer
    2.78
    143
     
    4.34
    82
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    2.77
    95
     
    1.05
    145
    10. Leukemia
    2.63
    126
     
    3.77
    91
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    146
     
    7.81
    85
    12. Lymphomas
    1.72
    161
     
    4.34
    90
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.51
    108
     
    1.42
    114
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.36
    130
     
    0.68
    157
    15. Oral Cancer
    0.80
    169
     
    4.08
    63
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.43
    163
     
    0.87
    132
     
     
     
    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.