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BANGLADESH VS LAOS
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Compare Bangladesh 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
     
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    41.0
    39.9
    40.5
    136
    153
    144
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    44.8
    44.3
    44.5
    138
    153
    144
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    48.9
    48.7
    48.8
    142
    152
    147
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    54.5
    55.1
    54.8
    144
    151
    146
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    60.3
    61.6
    61.0
    124
    135
    132
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    68.9
    71.1
    69.9
    95
    118
    106
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    70.6
    73.1
    71.8
    90
    113
    102
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    70.6
    73.1
    90
    113
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    73.5
    75.7
    70
    109
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    73.8
    76.0
    68
    109
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    74.0
    76.1
    68
    109
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    74.2
    76.3
    68
    108
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    74.4
    76.5
    69
    109
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    74.7
    76.7
    72
    109
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    75.0
    77.0
    76
    109
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    75.3
    77.2
    76
    108
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    75.8
    77.5
    76
    109
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    76.4
    77.9
    76
    112
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    77.4
    78.5
    74
    115
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    78.6
    79.4
    76
    115
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    80.5
    81.1
    65
    103
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    82.4
    82.9
    63
    96
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    85.6
    86.2
    45
    66
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.4
    88.8
    22
    57
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    91.9
    92.2
    4
    22
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    95.6
    95.8
    3
    14
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    99.5
    99.7
    2
    7
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    103.6
    103.8
    2
    4
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Disease
    74.27
    5
    		  
    34.40
    23
    2. Tuberculosis
    64.07
    16
    		  
    17.90
    52
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    63.12
    57
    		  
    103.64
    39
    4. Stroke
    53.59
    124
    		  
    123.84
    49
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    53.53
    150
    		  
    135.32
    41
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    28.66
    82
    		  
    27.80
    84
    7. Kidney Disease
    24.21
    18
    		  
    17.30
    56
    8. Liver Disease
    19.26
    69
    		  
    15.22
    90
    9. Hypertension
    17.92
    77
    		  
    20.37
    55
    10. Low Birth Weight
    15.07
    50
    		  
    17.45
    39
    11. Oral Cancer
    14.15
    2
    		  
    4.08
    63
    12. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    14.06
    13
    		  
    9.05
    27
    13. Falls
    13.10
    24
    		  
    5.76
    80
    14. Asthma
    12.92
    24
    		  
    25.90
    5
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.87
    109
    		  
    21.84
    55
    16. Malnutrition
    12.45
    44
    		  
    9.20
    49
    17. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12.37
    64
    		  
    27.96
    49
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.90
    11
    		  
    0.68
    157
    19. Cervical Cancer
    11.84
    66
    		  
    7.81
    85
    20. Breast Cancer
    11.47
    125
    		  
    9.91
    146
    21. Drownings
    11.30
    11
    		  
    5.69
    55
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    10.80
    32
    		  
    9.07
    74
    23. Birth Trauma
    10.62
    56
    		  
    18.95
    24
    24. Lung Cancers
    9.61
    94
    		  
    12.94
    82
    25. Skin Disease
    7.88
    16
    		  
    1.93
    83
    26. Suicide
    7.63
    97
    		  
    8.54
    86
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.40
    86
    		  
    5.53
    112
    28. Poisonings
    6.48
    12
    		  
    0.98
    102
    29. Other Injuries
    6.11
    140
    		  
    19.68
    42
    30. Epilepsy
    5.64
    43
    		  
    1.65
    97
    31. Stomach Cancer
    5.59
    90
    		  
    2.46
    154
    32. Hepatitis B
    5.30
    8
    		  
    0.22
    111
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.18
    84
    		  
    10.04
    19
    34. Ovary Cancer
    3.73
    99
    		  
    4.34
    82
    35. Maternal Conditions
    3.45
    60
    		  
    7.20
    47
    36. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    3.36
    18
    		  
    0.37
    110
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.80
    157
    		  
    7.39
    85
    38. Fires
    2.69
    83
    		  
    3.64
    69
    39. Liver Cancer
    2.64
    158
    		  
    55.58
    2
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    2.53
    139
    		  
    2.40
    142
    41. Violence
    2.38
    121
    		  
    6.66
    75
    42. Lymphomas
    2.23
    147
    		  
    4.34
    90
    43. Meningitis
    2.15
    86
    		  
    6.65
    51
    44. Prostate Cancer
    1.58
    170
    		  
    3.52
    157
    45. Leukemia
    1.48
    148
    		  
    3.77
    91
    46. Encephalitis
    1.48
    42
    		  
    0.69
    60
    47. Syphilis
    1.44
    47
    		  
    0.98
    57
    48. Other Neoplasms
    1.39
    133
    		  
    1.52
    127
    49. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.22
    143
    		  
    0.71
    159
    50. Measles
    1.15
    44
    		  
    0.05
    82
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Tuberculosis
    69,536
    9.54
    		  
    707
    1.69
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    68,729
    9.43
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    3. Lung Disease
    67,735
    9.30
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    50,708
    6.96
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    5. Stroke
    48,951
    6.72
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    27,126
    3.72
    		  
    938
    2.24
    7. Low Birth Weight
    25,841
    3.55
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    8. Kidney Disease
    25,385
    3.48
    		  
    632
    1.51
    9. Liver Disease
    20,561
    2.82
    		  
    594
    1.42
    10. Birth Trauma
    18,224
    2.50
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    16,842
    2.31
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    12. Hypertension
    16,632
    2.28
    		  
    673
    1.61
    13. Drownings
    16,519
    2.27
    		  
    394
    0.94
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    15,928
    2.19
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    15,461
    2.12
    		  
    817
    1.95
    16. Oral Cancer
    14,812
    2.03
    		  
    153
    0.36
    17. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    14,211
    1.95
    		  
    313
    0.75
    18. Falls
    13,677
    1.88
    		  
    247
    0.59
    19. Malnutrition
    12,922
    1.77
    		  
    393
    0.94
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,846
    1.76
    		  
    25
    0.06
    21. Asthma
    12,415
    1.70
    		  
    911
    2.17
    22. Suicide
    10,167
    1.40
    		  
    422
    1.01
    23. Lung Cancers
    9,660
    1.33
    		  
    470
    1.12
    24. Poisonings
    8,841
    1.21
    		  
    64
    0.15
    25. Skin Disease
    8,139
    1.12
    		  
    75
    0.18
    26. Other Injuries
    7,778
    1.07
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    7,447
    1.02
    		  
    219
    0.52
    28. Breast Cancer
    7,071
    0.97
    		  
    219
    0.52
    29. Cervical Cancer
    6,562
    0.90
    		  
    167
    0.40
    30. Stomach Cancer
    6,141
    0.84
    		  
    92
    0.22
    31. Epilepsy
    6,002
    0.82
    		  
    92
    0.22
    32. Hepatitis B
    5,686
    0.78
    		  
    9
    0.02
    33. Maternal Conditions
    5,499
    0.75
    		  
    424
    1.01
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4,272
    0.59
    		  
    390
    0.93
    35. Fires
    3,834
    0.53
    		  
    196
    0.47
    36. Violence
    3,630
    0.50
    		  
    390
    0.93
    37. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    3,195
    0.44
    		  
    13
    0.03
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,116
    0.43
    		  
    267
    0.64
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    2,916
    0.40
    		  
    108
    0.26
    40. Liver Cancer
    2,868
    0.39
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    41. Meningitis
    2,792
    0.38
    		  
    476
    1.13
    42. Lymphomas
    2,583
    0.35
    		  
    171
    0.41
    43. Syphilis
    2,426
    0.33
    		  
    89
    0.21
    44. Ovary Cancer
    2,148
    0.29
    		  
    92
    0.22
    45. Encephalitis
    1,983
    0.27
    		  
    52
    0.12
    46. Measles
    1,982
    0.27
    		  
    3
    0.01
    47. Leukemia
    1,934
    0.27
    		  
    203
    0.49
    48. Other Neoplasms
    1,623
    0.22
    		  
    64
    0.15
    49. Leishmaniasis
    1,531
    0.21
    		  
    0
    0.00
    50. Malaria
    1,396
    0.19
    		  
    292
    0.70
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Oral Cancer
    14.15
    2
    		  
    4.08
    63
    2. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.90
    11
    		  
    0.68
    157
    3. Cervical Cancer
    11.84
    66
    		  
    7.81
    85
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.47
    125
    		  
    9.91
    146
    5. Lung Cancers
    9.61
    94
    		  
    12.94
    82
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.59
    90
    		  
    2.46
    154
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.73
    99
    		  
    4.34
    82
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.80
    157
    		  
    7.39
    85
    9. Liver Cancer
    2.64
    158
    		  
    55.58
    2
    10. Lymphomas
    2.23
    147
    		  
    4.34
    90
    11. Prostate Cancer
    1.58
    170
    		  
    3.52
    157
    12. Leukemia
    1.48
    148
    		  
    3.77
    91
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.08
    138
    		  
    1.50
    112
    14. Uterin Cancer
    0.69
    161
    		  
    1.42
    114
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.68
    163
    		  
    1.05
    145
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.13
    172
    		  
    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.