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Compare Belarus 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
     
      Belarus BELARUS   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    64.0
    72.9
    68.3
    35
    17
    31
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    68.0
    76.0
    71.9
    21
    6
    11
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    65.9
    75.6
    70.6
    54
    24
    36
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    66.3
    75.6
    70.8
    74
    39
    57
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    63.4
    74.7
    68.9
    111
    68
    97
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    64.5
    76.3
    70.3
    122
    81
    103
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    66.5
    78.0
    72.3
    119
    69
    98
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Belarus BELARUS   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    66.5
    78.0
    119
    69
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    66.9
    78.3
    137
    83
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    67.0
    78.3
    141
    83
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    67.0
    78.4
    142
    83
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    67.2
    78.5
    149
    83
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    67.5
    78.6
    154
    83
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    67.9
    78.7
    158
    82
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    68.6
    79.0
    161
    82
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    69.4
    79.3
    165
    81
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    70.4
    79.7
    168
    78
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    71.7
    80.2
    169
    79
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    73.2
    80.8
    169
    78
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    75.1
    81.6
    166
    76
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    77.6
    82.7
    143
    75
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    80.1
    83.9
    127
    75
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    83.0
    85.6
    108
    79
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    86.3
    87.7
    88
    85
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.4
    83
    89
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.5
    93.8
    85
    96
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.7
    97.6
    77
    101
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.0
    67
    105
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Belarus BELARUS   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    342.59
    6
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    114.99
    64
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Other Injuries
    31.23
    11
    		  
    19.68
    42
    4. Liver Disease
    26.46
    39
    		  
    15.22
    90
    5. Lung Cancers
    21.49
    52
    		  
    12.94
    82
    6. Suicide
    18.52
    19
    		  
    8.54
    86
    7. Prostate Cancer
    16.91
    84
    		  
    3.52
    157
    8. Stomach Cancer
    15.21
    21
    		  
    2.46
    154
    9. Breast Cancer
    14.89
    97
    		  
    9.91
    146
    10. Alcohol
    14.33
    3
    		  
    1.69
    60
    11. Lung Disease
    13.65
    128
    		  
    34.40
    23
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.50
    113
    		  
    21.84
    55
    13. Inflammatory/Heart
    11.58
    42
    		  
    5.53
    112
    14. Falls
    10.76
    40
    		  
    5.76
    80
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.35
    64
    		  
    7.39
    85
    16. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10.04
    147
    		  
    103.64
    39
    17. HIV/AIDS
    9.47
    72
    		  
    6.82
    77
    18. Drownings
    8.84
    27
    		  
    5.69
    55
    19. Hypertension
    7.78
    150
    		  
    20.37
    55
    20. Ovary Cancer
    6.23
    38
    		  
    4.34
    82
    21. Oral Cancer
    5.74
    29
    		  
    4.08
    63
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    5.71
    53
    		  
    1.05
    145
    23. Fires
    5.44
    51
    		  
    3.64
    69
    24. Cervical Cancer
    4.93
    118
    		  
    7.81
    85
    25. Leukemia
    4.92
    37
    		  
    3.77
    91
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    4.72
    132
    		  
    9.07
    74
    27. Tuberculosis
    4.45
    92
    		  
    17.90
    52
    28. Uterin Cancer
    4.37
    19
    		  
    1.42
    114
    29. Lymphomas
    4.14
    100
    		  
    4.34
    90
    30. Drug Use
    3.71
    21
    		  
    3.55
    25
    31. Violence
    3.61
    103
    		  
    6.66
    75
    32. Poisonings
    3.40
    43
    		  
    0.98
    102
    33. Kidney Disease
    3.10
    168
    		  
    17.30
    56
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.95
    100
    		  
    10.04
    19
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.84
    78
    		  
    0.68
    157
    36. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.65
    99
    		  
    0.71
    159
    37. Skin Cancers
    2.61
    30
    		  
    0.87
    132
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.58
    90
    		  
    9.05
    27
    39. Bladder Cancer
    2.37
    74
    		  
    1.50
    112
    40. Other Neoplasms
    2.24
    110
    		  
    1.52
    127
    41. Liver Cancer
    1.98
    163
    		  
    55.58
    2
    42. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.95
    172
    		  
    27.80
    84
    43. Low Birth Weight
    1.93
    149
    		  
    17.45
    39
    44. Asthma
    1.48
    123
    		  
    25.90
    5
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.18
    52
    		  
    0.37
    110
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    0.90
    126
    		  
    0.45
    152
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    0.88
    168
    		  
    2.40
    142
    48. Epilepsy
    0.81
    151
    		  
    1.65
    97
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.65
    147
    		  
    18.95
    24
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.46
    39
    		  
    0.06
    152
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Belarus BELARUS   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    54,545
    47.54
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    18,825
    16.41
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Other Injuries
    3,631
    3.17
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    4. Liver Disease
    3,226
    2.81
    		  
    594
    1.42
    5. Lung Cancers
    2,951
    2.57
    		  
    470
    1.12
    6. Stomach Cancer
    2,179
    1.90
    		  
    92
    0.22
    7. Lung Disease
    2,131
    1.86
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    8. Suicide
    2,051
    1.79
    		  
    422
    1.01
    9. Alcohol
    1,718
    1.50
    		  
    74
    0.18
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,530
    1.33
    		  
    267
    0.64
    11. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,414
    1.23
    		  
    219
    0.52
    12. Falls
    1,322
    1.15
    		  
    247
    0.59
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,289
    1.12
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    14. Hypertension
    1,213
    1.06
    		  
    673
    1.61
    15. Breast Cancer
    1,184
    1.03
    		  
    219
    0.52
    16. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,132
    0.99
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    17. HIV/AIDS
    991
    0.86
    		  
    425
    1.01
    18. Drownings
    958
    0.83
    		  
    394
    0.94
    19. Prostate Cancer
    891
    0.78
    		  
    46
    0.11
    20. Pancreas Cancer
    833
    0.73
    		  
    41
    0.10
    21. Oral Cancer
    706
    0.62
    		  
    153
    0.36
    22. Leukemia
    686
    0.60
    		  
    203
    0.49
    23. Fires
    660
    0.58
    		  
    196
    0.47
    24. Lymphomas
    577
    0.50
    		  
    171
    0.41
    25. Tuberculosis
    512
    0.45
    		  
    707
    1.69
    26. Ovary Cancer
    510
    0.44
    		  
    92
    0.22
    27. Alzheimers/Dementia
    440
    0.38
    		  
    22
    0.05
    28. Kidney Disease
    437
    0.38
    		  
    632
    1.51
    29. Drug Use
    420
    0.37
    		  
    177
    0.42
    30. Poisonings
    417
    0.36
    		  
    64
    0.15
    31. Violence
    396
    0.35
    		  
    390
    0.93
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    396
    0.34
    		  
    390
    0.93
    33. Skin Cancers
    377
    0.33
    		  
    30
    0.07
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    373
    0.33
    		  
    25
    0.06
    35. Uterin Cancer
    372
    0.32
    		  
    28
    0.07
    36. Bladder Cancer
    371
    0.32
    		  
    50
    0.12
    37. Cervical Cancer
    362
    0.32
    		  
    167
    0.40
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    344
    0.30
    		  
    313
    0.75
    39. Congenital Anomalies
    326
    0.28
    		  
    817
    1.95
    40. Other Neoplasms
    318
    0.28
    		  
    64
    0.15
    41. Liver Cancer
    278
    0.24
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    42. Diabetes Mellitus
    272
    0.24
    		  
    938
    2.24
    43. Asthma
    212
    0.19
    		  
    911
    2.17
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    164
    0.14
    		  
    13
    0.03
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    159
    0.14
    		  
    14
    0.03
    46. Low Birth Weight
    113
    0.10
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    110
    0.10
    		  
    108
    0.26
    48. Epilepsy
    88
    0.08
    		  
    92
    0.22
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    61
    0.05
    		  
    2
    0.01
    50. Diarrhoeal diseases
    51
    0.04
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Belarus BELARUS   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.49
    52
    		  
    12.94
    82
    2. Prostate Cancer
    16.91
    84
    		  
    3.52
    157
    3. Stomach Cancer
    15.21
    21
    		  
    2.46
    154
    4. Breast Cancer
    14.89
    97
    		  
    9.91
    146
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.35
    64
    		  
    7.39
    85
    6. Ovary Cancer
    6.23
    38
    		  
    4.34
    82
    7. Oral Cancer
    5.74
    29
    		  
    4.08
    63
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    5.71
    53
    		  
    1.05
    145
    9. Cervical Cancer
    4.93
    118
    		  
    7.81
    85
    10. Leukemia
    4.92
    37
    		  
    3.77
    91
    11. Uterin Cancer
    4.37
    19
    		  
    1.42
    114
    12. Lymphomas
    4.14
    100
    		  
    4.34
    90
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.84
    78
    		  
    0.68
    157
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.61
    30
    		  
    0.87
    132
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.37
    74
    		  
    1.50
    112
    16. Liver Cancer
    1.98
    163
    		  
    55.58
    2
     
     
     
    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.