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Compare Bhutan 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
     
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    158
    159
    158
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    40.2
    41.7
    40.9
    159
    160
    159
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    45.6
    47.8
    46.7
    155
    156
    157
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    51.6
    54.7
    53.1
    153
    152
    154
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    60.0
    63.4
    61.7
    127
    127
    129
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    67.7
    68.2
    67.9
    100
    128
    120
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    69.5
    70.1
    69.8
    97
    127
    114
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    69.5
    70.1
    97
    127
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    72.1
    72.2
    89
    131
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    72.8
    72.6
    82
    131
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    73.2
    72.9
    77
    130
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    73.5
    73.3
    77
    129
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    73.9
    73.8
    78
    130
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    74.5
    74.3
    75
    127
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    75.1
    74.9
    69
    126
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    76.0
    75.7
    63
    122
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    76.9
    76.6
    54
    116
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    78.0
    77.6
    53
    115
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    79.2
    78.9
    45
    107
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    80.5
    80.4
    42
    94
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    82.0
    82.2
    42
    88
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    83.8
    84.2
    40
    72
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    85.9
    86.6
    33
    57
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.5
    89.4
    21
    40
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    91.5
    92.6
    11
    16
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.9
    96.1
    9
    9
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    98.7
    99.8
    9
    4
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.9
    103.9
    8
    3
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    82.09
    98
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Lung Disease
    77.92
    4
    		  
    34.40
    23
    3. Stroke
    58.08
    121
    		  
    123.84
    49
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    54.48
    64
    		  
    103.64
    39
    5. Poisonings
    36.54
    1
    		  
    0.98
    102
    6. Other Injuries
    36.13
    7
    		  
    19.68
    42
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    32.10
    73
    		  
    27.80
    84
    8. Liver Disease
    22.51
    59
    		  
    15.22
    90
    9. Tuberculosis
    19.51
    50
    		  
    17.90
    52
    10. Kidney Disease
    18.85
    46
    		  
    17.30
    56
    11. Stomach Cancer
    18.64
    8
    		  
    2.46
    154
    12. Suicide
    17.61
    22
    		  
    8.54
    86
    13. Hypertension
    17.52
    83
    		  
    20.37
    55
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    16.80
    59
    		  
    27.96
    49
    15. Fires
    16.45
    7
    		  
    3.64
    69
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    15.69
    3
    		  
    9.07
    74
    17. Low Birth Weight
    14.94
    51
    		  
    17.45
    39
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.53
    99
    		  
    21.84
    55
    19. Asthma
    11.18
    32
    		  
    25.90
    5
    20. Falls
    11.01
    38
    		  
    5.76
    80
    21. Birth Trauma
    10.38
    58
    		  
    18.95
    24
    22. HIV/AIDS
    8.90
    74
    		  
    6.82
    77
    23. Malnutrition
    8.72
    52
    		  
    9.20
    49
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.41
    74
    		  
    5.53
    112
    25. Cervical Cancer
    7.77
    87
    		  
    7.81
    85
    26. Lung Cancers
    7.42
    108
    		  
    12.94
    82
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    6.78
    75
    		  
    2.40
    142
    28. Oral Cancer
    6.50
    18
    		  
    4.08
    63
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.21
    29
    		  
    0.68
    157
    30. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.03
    63
    		  
    10.04
    19
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.97
    42
    		  
    9.05
    27
    32. Epilepsy
    5.50
    45
    		  
    1.65
    97
    33. Drownings
    5.25
    64
    		  
    5.69
    55
    34. Liver Cancer
    5.08
    94
    		  
    55.58
    2
    35. Hepatitis B
    5.02
    9
    		  
    0.22
    111
    36. Ovary Cancer
    4.44
    80
    		  
    4.34
    82
    37. Pancreas Cancer
    3.73
    81
    		  
    1.05
    145
    38. Meningitis
    3.55
    68
    		  
    6.65
    51
    39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.30
    152
    		  
    7.39
    85
    40. Violence
    3.10
    112
    		  
    6.66
    75
    41. Encephalitis
    2.56
    20
    		  
    0.69
    60
    42. Maternal Conditions
    2.42
    69
    		  
    7.20
    47
    43. Breast Cancer
    2.12
    172
    		  
    9.91
    146
    44. Leukemia
    2.06
    139
    		  
    3.77
    91
    45. Skin Disease
    2.03
    79
    		  
    1.93
    83
    46. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.70
    129
    		  
    0.71
    159
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    1.58
    96
    		  
    0.45
    152
    48. Other Neoplasms
    1.51
    128
    		  
    1.52
    127
    49. Syphilis
    1.27
    50
    		  
    0.98
    57
    50. Bladder Cancer
    1.01
    144
    		  
    1.50
    112
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    395
    9.72
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Lung Disease
    354
    8.71
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    312
    7.69
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    4. Stroke
    267
    6.56
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    5. Poisonings
    248
    6.10
    		  
    64
    0.15
    6. Other Injuries
    239
    5.89
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    154
    3.80
    		  
    938
    2.24
    8. Liver Disease
    125
    3.07
    		  
    594
    1.42
    9. Suicide
    119
    2.92
    		  
    422
    1.01
    10. Low Birth Weight
    118
    2.90
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    11. Fires
    115
    2.84
    		  
    196
    0.47
    12. Diarrhoeal diseases
    108
    2.65
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    13. Kidney Disease
    103
    2.54
    		  
    632
    1.51
    14. Tuberculosis
    103
    2.53
    		  
    707
    1.69
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    101
    2.49
    		  
    817
    1.95
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    96
    2.36
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    17. Stomach Cancer
    89
    2.19
    		  
    92
    0.22
    18. Hypertension
    84
    2.05
    		  
    673
    1.61
    19. Birth Trauma
    82
    2.02
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    20. Falls
    62
    1.53
    		  
    247
    0.59
    21. HIV/AIDS
    60
    1.48
    		  
    425
    1.01
    22. Asthma
    54
    1.33
    		  
    911
    2.17
    23. Malnutrition
    49
    1.22
    		  
    393
    0.94
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    45
    1.10
    		  
    219
    0.52
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    40
    0.98
    		  
    108
    0.26
    26. Lung Cancers
    38
    0.94
    		  
    470
    1.12
    27. Drownings
    38
    0.93
    		  
    394
    0.94
    28. Oral Cancer
    33
    0.81
    		  
    153
    0.36
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    33
    0.80
    		  
    390
    0.93
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    31
    0.77
    		  
    313
    0.75
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    31
    0.76
    		  
    25
    0.06
    32. Epilepsy
    30
    0.75
    		  
    92
    0.22
    33. Hepatitis B
    29
    0.71
    		  
    9
    0.02
    34. Liver Cancer
    25
    0.61
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    35. Violence
    23
    0.56
    		  
    390
    0.93
    36. Meningitis
    23
    0.56
    		  
    476
    1.13
    37. Cervical Cancer
    19
    0.47
    		  
    167
    0.40
    38. Maternal Conditions
    18
    0.45
    		  
    424
    1.01
    39. Pancreas Cancer
    18
    0.45
    		  
    41
    0.10
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18
    0.44
    		  
    267
    0.64
    41. Encephalitis
    17
    0.41
    		  
    52
    0.12
    42. Leukemia
    12
    0.28
    		  
    203
    0.49
    43. Skin Disease
    11
    0.27
    		  
    75
    0.18
    44. Syphilis
    10
    0.26
    		  
    89
    0.21
    45. Ovary Cancer
    10
    0.25
    		  
    92
    0.22
    46. Alzheimers/Dementia
    9
    0.21
    		  
    22
    0.05
    47. Other Neoplasms
    8
    0.19
    		  
    64
    0.15
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    7
    0.17
    		  
    14
    0.03
    49. Bladder Cancer
    6
    0.14
    		  
    50
    0.12
    50. Breast Cancer
    5
    0.13
    		  
    219
    0.52
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    18.64
    8
    		  
    2.46
    154
    2. Cervical Cancer
    7.77
    87
    		  
    7.81
    85
    3. Lung Cancers
    7.42
    108
    		  
    12.94
    82
    4. Oral Cancer
    6.50
    18
    		  
    4.08
    63
    5. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.21
    29
    		  
    0.68
    157
    6. Liver Cancer
    5.08
    94
    		  
    55.58
    2
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.44
    80
    		  
    4.34
    82
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    3.73
    81
    		  
    1.05
    145
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.30
    152
    		  
    7.39
    85
    10. Breast Cancer
    2.12
    172
    		  
    9.91
    146
    11. Leukemia
    2.06
    139
    		  
    3.77
    91
    12. Lymphomas
    1.01
    171
    		  
    4.34
    90
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.01
    144
    		  
    1.50
    112
    14. Prostate Cancer
    0.83
    172
    		  
    3.52
    157
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.48
    159
    		  
    0.87
    132
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.35
    170
    		  
    1.42
    114
     
     
     
    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.