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Compare Belize 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
     
      Belize BELIZE   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    61.1
    62.3
    61.7
    50
    58
    57
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    65.9
    67.3
    66.6
    36
    59
    53
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    69.5
    71.6
    70.5
    25
    60
    38
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    70.7
    74.2
    72.4
    36
    58
    40
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    72.5
    78.0
    75.2
    36
    40
    38
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    67.0
    72.4
    69.5
    108
    111
    108
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    67.5
    73.1
    70.1
    110
    114
    112
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Belize BELIZE   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    67.5
    73.1
    110
    114
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    68.8
    74.2
    119
    116
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    69.1
    74.4
    118
    116
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    69.4
    74.5
    118
    117
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    69.8
    74.7
    119
    118
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    70.3
    74.9
    118
    118
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    70.8
    75.1
    118
    118
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    71.3
    75.4
    119
    120
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    71.9
    75.8
    121
    120
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    72.5
    76.2
    124
    121
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    73.4
    76.8
    132
    121
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    74.5
    77.5
    136
    123
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    75.9
    78.5
    140
    126
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    77.6
    79.7
    144
    131
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    79.7
    81.3
    145
    133
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    82.3
    83.4
    144
    135
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    85.4
    86.1
    146
    137
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    88.8
    89.4
    153
    142
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    92.8
    93.1
    153
    148
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.3
    152
    149
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.9
    125
    121
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Belize BELIZE   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    78.74
    106
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    62.83
    17
    		  
    27.80
    84
    3. Stroke
    59.72
    119
    		  
    123.84
    49
    4. Prostate Cancer
    43.82
    7
    		  
    3.52
    157
    5. Violence
    43.05
    5
    		  
    6.66
    75
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    34.96
    81
    		  
    103.64
    39
    7. HIV/AIDS
    27.21
    47
    		  
    6.82
    77
    8. Liver Disease
    20.32
    65
    		  
    15.22
    90
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    19.19
    73
    		  
    21.84
    55
    10. Kidney Disease
    15.04
    79
    		  
    17.30
    56
    11. Lung Disease
    14.87
    119
    		  
    34.40
    23
    12. Endocrine Disorders
    14.40
    29
    		  
    2.40
    142
    13. Hypertension
    14.28
    109
    		  
    20.37
    55
    14. Breast Cancer
    12.46
    119
    		  
    9.91
    146
    15. Other Injuries
    9.17
    106
    		  
    19.68
    42
    16. Cervical Cancer
    8.15
    81
    		  
    7.81
    85
    17. Lung Cancers
    7.96
    103
    		  
    12.94
    82
    18. Liver Cancer
    7.29
    57
    		  
    55.58
    2
    19. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    81
    		  
    2.46
    154
    20. Tuberculosis
    5.74
    83
    		  
    17.90
    52
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.37
    111
    		  
    7.39
    85
    22. Drownings
    5.20
    67
    		  
    5.69
    55
    23. Drug Use
    4.99
    8
    		  
    3.55
    25
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.80
    129
    		  
    9.07
    74
    25. Low Birth Weight
    4.43
    120
    		  
    17.45
    39
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.22
    128
    		  
    5.53
    112
    27. Other Neoplasms
    3.99
    42
    		  
    1.52
    127
    28. Asthma
    3.50
    94
    		  
    25.90
    5
    29. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.30
    80
    		  
    0.71
    159
    30. Birth Trauma
    3.26
    89
    		  
    18.95
    24
    31. Suicide
    3.18
    148
    		  
    8.54
    86
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    3.16
    91
    		  
    1.05
    145
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3.15
    40
    		  
    1.42
    114
    34. Malnutrition
    2.56
    83
    		  
    9.20
    49
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.47
    101
    		  
    27.96
    49
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.21
    100
    		  
    0.68
    157
    37. Anemia
    2.13
    53
    		  
    1.31
    66
    38. Leukemia
    2.01
    141
    		  
    3.77
    91
    39. Alcohol
    1.99
    51
    		  
    1.69
    60
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    1.76
    92
    		  
    0.45
    152
    41. Lymphomas
    1.62
    163
    		  
    4.34
    90
    42. Fires
    1.32
    111
    		  
    3.64
    69
    43. Maternal Conditions
    1.27
    84
    		  
    7.20
    47
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.25
    114
    		  
    0.87
    132
    45. Bladder Cancer
    1.25
    132
    		  
    1.50
    112
    46. Epilepsy
    1.22
    122
    		  
    1.65
    97
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.17
    139
    		  
    9.05
    27
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    1.17
    2
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Falls
    0.96
    169
    		  
    5.76
    80
    50. Ovary Cancer
    0.73
    171
    		  
    4.34
    82
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Belize BELIZE   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    139
    12.25
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    119
    10.44
    		  
    938
    2.24
    3. Violence
    109
    9.60
    		  
    390
    0.93
    4. Stroke
    103
    9.08
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    5. HIV/AIDS
    71
    6.24
    		  
    425
    1.01
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    65
    5.74
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    50
    4.37
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    8. Liver Disease
    40
    3.55
    		  
    594
    1.42
    9. Prostate Cancer
    32
    2.82
    		  
    46
    0.11
    10. Kidney Disease
    31
    2.70
    		  
    632
    1.51
    11. Endocrine Disorders
    28
    2.50
    		  
    108
    0.26
    12. Hypertension
    27
    2.34
    		  
    673
    1.61
    13. Lung Disease
    25
    2.20
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    14. Other Injuries
    21
    1.82
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    20
    1.76
    		  
    817
    1.95
    16. Low Birth Weight
    19
    1.71
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    17. Drownings
    15
    1.31
    		  
    394
    0.94
    18. Lung Cancers
    14
    1.21
    		  
    470
    1.12
    19. Birth Trauma
    14
    1.21
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    20. Liver Cancer
    14
    1.19
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    21. Tuberculosis
    12
    1.04
    		  
    707
    1.69
    22. Breast Cancer
    11
    0.99
    		  
    219
    0.52
    23. Stomach Cancer
    11
    0.98
    		  
    92
    0.22
    24. Drug Use
    11
    0.97
    		  
    177
    0.42
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    10
    0.89
    		  
    219
    0.52
    26. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9
    0.79
    		  
    267
    0.64
    27. Cervical Cancer
    8
    0.72
    		  
    167
    0.40
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7
    0.66
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    29. Malnutrition
    7
    0.65
    		  
    393
    0.94
    30. Suicide
    7
    0.63
    		  
    422
    1.01
    31. Asthma
    7
    0.60
    		  
    911
    2.17
    32. Other Neoplasms
    7
    0.58
    		  
    64
    0.15
    33. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6
    0.51
    		  
    22
    0.05
    34. Leukemia
    6
    0.49
    		  
    203
    0.49
    35. Anemia
    5
    0.47
    		  
    50
    0.12
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    5
    0.46
    		  
    41
    0.10
    37. Fires
    5
    0.45
    		  
    196
    0.47
    38. Alcohol
    4
    0.38
    		  
    74
    0.18
    39. Lymphomas
    4
    0.33
    		  
    171
    0.41
    40. Maternal Conditions
    4
    0.31
    		  
    424
    1.01
    41. Epilepsy
    3
    0.29
    		  
    92
    0.22
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    3
    0.27
    		  
    25
    0.06
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    3
    0.27
    		  
    14
    0.03
    44. Uterin Cancer
    3
    0.25
    		  
    28
    0.07
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3
    0.25
    		  
    313
    0.75
    46. Falls
    2
    0.21
    		  
    247
    0.59
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2
    0.19
    		  
    390
    0.93
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    2
    0.16
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Poisonings
    2
    0.15
    		  
    64
    0.15
    50. Bladder Cancer
    2
    0.14
    		  
    50
    0.12
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Belize BELIZE   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    43.82
    7
    		  
    3.52
    157
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.46
    119
    		  
    9.91
    146
    3. Cervical Cancer
    8.15
    81
    		  
    7.81
    85
    4. Lung Cancers
    7.96
    103
    		  
    12.94
    82
    5. Liver Cancer
    7.29
    57
    		  
    55.58
    2
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    81
    		  
    2.46
    154
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.37
    111
    		  
    7.39
    85
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    3.16
    91
    		  
    1.05
    145
    9. Uterin Cancer
    3.15
    40
    		  
    1.42
    114
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.21
    100
    		  
    0.68
    157
    11. Leukemia
    2.01
    141
    		  
    3.77
    91
    12. Lymphomas
    1.62
    163
    		  
    4.34
    90
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.25
    114
    		  
    0.87
    132
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.25
    132
    		  
    1.50
    112
    15. Ovary Cancer
    0.73
    171
    		  
    4.34
    82
    16. Oral Cancer
    0.00
    172
    		  
    4.08
    63
     
     
     
    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.