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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Bolivia 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
     
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    40.8
    45.0
    42.8
    138
    129
    130
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    43.9
    48.3
    46.1
    142
    137
    140
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    50.4
    54.4
    52.4
    136
    135
    135
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    57.2
    60.7
    58.9
    132
    130
    133
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    61.1
    65.2
    63.1
    122
    123
    122
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    66.4
    71.1
    68.7
    111
    117
    114
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    68.2
    73.3
    70.7
    103
    110
    108
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    68.2
    73.3
    103
    110
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    71.2
    75.9
    96
    108
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    71.8
    76.4
    93
    105
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    72.2
    76.8
    92
    101
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    72.8
    77.1
    88
    99
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    73.5
    77.5
    81
    95
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    74.3
    78.0
    78
    91
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    75.0
    78.4
    74
    90
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    75.9
    79.0
    64
    85
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    76.8
    79.6
    59
    81
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    77.8
    80.4
    56
    73
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    78.9
    81.3
    52
    72
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    80.2
    82.5
    48
    62
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    81.8
    83.9
    44
    55
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    83.7
    85.7
    42
    48
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    85.9
    87.6
    36
    40
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.9
    23
    23
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.7
    19
    14
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.5
    95.9
    21
    12
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    98.1
    99.0
    31
    14
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.8
    102.1
    121
    79
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    110.96
    60
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    89.38
    89
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    89.30
    47
    		  
    103.64
    39
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    42.96
    40
    		  
    27.80
    84
    5. Kidney Disease
    38.08
    3
    		  
    17.30
    56
    6. Liver Disease
    35.70
    15
    		  
    15.22
    90
    7. Tuberculosis
    28.90
    39
    		  
    17.90
    52
    8. Other Injuries
    27.61
    19
    		  
    19.68
    42
    9. Lung Disease
    24.09
    54
    		  
    34.40
    23
    10. Cervical Cancer
    22.24
    23
    		  
    7.81
    85
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    21.16
    62
    		  
    21.84
    55
    12. Prostate Cancer
    19.57
    63
    		  
    3.52
    157
    13. Hypertension
    18.05
    72
    		  
    20.37
    55
    14. Violence
    15.23
    30
    		  
    6.66
    75
    15. HIV/AIDS
    14.96
    63
    		  
    6.82
    77
    16. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12.83
    63
    		  
    27.96
    49
    17. Suicide
    12.27
    48
    		  
    8.54
    86
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    12.06
    15
    		  
    9.07
    74
    19. Low Birth Weight
    11.79
    61
    		  
    17.45
    39
    20. Birth Trauma
    11.22
    55
    		  
    18.95
    24
    21. Drownings
    10.34
    14
    		  
    5.69
    55
    22. Malnutrition
    9.02
    50
    		  
    9.20
    49
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.28
    29
    		  
    9.05
    27
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.24
    76
    		  
    5.53
    112
    25. Stomach Cancer
    7.78
    60
    		  
    2.46
    154
    26. Breast Cancer
    7.73
    162
    		  
    9.91
    146
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.50
    98
    		  
    7.39
    85
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    6.48
    80
    		  
    2.40
    142
    29. Falls
    6.42
    75
    		  
    5.76
    80
    30. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.17
    61
    		  
    10.04
    19
    31. Maternal Conditions
    5.99
    49
    		  
    7.20
    47
    32. Anemia
    5.76
    25
    		  
    1.31
    66
    33. Meningitis
    5.55
    56
    		  
    6.65
    51
    34. Epilepsy
    5.25
    47
    		  
    1.65
    97
    35. Ovary Cancer
    5.18
    61
    		  
    4.34
    82
    36. Lung Cancers
    5.07
    128
    		  
    12.94
    82
    37. Fires
    4.31
    60
    		  
    3.64
    69
    38. Drug Use
    4.12
    13
    		  
    3.55
    25
    39. Liver Cancer
    3.91
    125
    		  
    55.58
    2
    40. Lymphomas
    3.71
    114
    		  
    4.34
    90
    41. Alcohol
    3.30
    35
    		  
    1.69
    60
    42. Other Neoplasms
    3.21
    65
    		  
    1.52
    127
    43. Appendicitis
    3.06
    22
    		  
    1.92
    27
    44. Leukemia
    3.02
    113
    		  
    3.77
    91
    45. Skin Cancers
    2.54
    32
    		  
    0.87
    132
    46. Asthma
    2.50
    107
    		  
    25.90
    5
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    2.46
    104
    		  
    1.05
    145
    48. Oral Cancer
    2.33
    107
    		  
    4.08
    63
    49. Syphilis
    2.30
    28
    		  
    0.98
    57
    50. Pertussis
    2.25
    21
    		  
    2.67
    8
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    7,421
    11.71
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,180
    11.33
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    3. Stroke
    6,039
    9.53
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,909
    4.59
    		  
    938
    2.24
    5. Kidney Disease
    2,674
    4.22
    		  
    632
    1.51
    6. Other Injuries
    2,620
    4.13
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    7. Liver Disease
    2,591
    4.09
    		  
    594
    1.42
    8. Tuberculosis
    2,165
    3.42
    		  
    707
    1.69
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,002
    3.16
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    10. Low Birth Weight
    1,697
    2.68
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    11. Birth Trauma
    1,614
    2.55
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    1,573
    2.48
    		  
    817
    1.95
    13. Lung Disease
    1,561
    2.46
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    14. Violence
    1,482
    2.34
    		  
    390
    0.93
    15. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,432
    2.26
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    16. HIV/AIDS
    1,325
    2.09
    		  
    425
    1.01
    17. Suicide
    1,224
    1.93
    		  
    422
    1.01
    18. Hypertension
    1,192
    1.88
    		  
    673
    1.61
    19. Drownings
    1,132
    1.79
    		  
    394
    0.94
    20. Cervical Cancer
    845
    1.33
    		  
    167
    0.40
    21. Malnutrition
    744
    1.17
    		  
    393
    0.94
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    667
    1.05
    		  
    219
    0.52
    23. Meningitis
    597
    0.94
    		  
    476
    1.13
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    571
    0.90
    		  
    313
    0.75
    25. Maternal Conditions
    570
    0.90
    		  
    424
    1.01
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    550
    0.87
    		  
    108
    0.26
    27. Falls
    534
    0.84
    		  
    247
    0.59
    28. Epilepsy
    526
    0.83
    		  
    92
    0.22
    29. Prostate Cancer
    514
    0.81
    		  
    46
    0.11
    30. Stomach Cancer
    513
    0.81
    		  
    92
    0.22
    31. Anemia
    459
    0.72
    		  
    50
    0.12
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    456
    0.72
    		  
    390
    0.93
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    424
    0.67
    		  
    267
    0.64
    34. Fires
    408
    0.64
    		  
    196
    0.47
    35. Drug Use
    379
    0.60
    		  
    177
    0.42
    36. Lung Cancers
    335
    0.53
    		  
    470
    1.12
    37. Pertussis
    322
    0.51
    		  
    254
    0.61
    38. Syphilis
    314
    0.50
    		  
    89
    0.21
    39. Breast Cancer
    299
    0.47
    		  
    219
    0.52
    40. Leukemia
    263
    0.42
    		  
    203
    0.49
    41. Liver Cancer
    263
    0.42
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    42. Lymphomas
    261
    0.41
    		  
    171
    0.41
    43. Alcohol
    257
    0.41
    		  
    74
    0.18
    44. Appendicitis
    253
    0.40
    		  
    79
    0.19
    45. Other Neoplasms
    225
    0.35
    		  
    64
    0.15
    46. Ovary Cancer
    196
    0.31
    		  
    92
    0.22
    47. Asthma
    190
    0.30
    		  
    911
    2.17
    48. Poisonings
    181
    0.29
    		  
    64
    0.15
    49. Skin Cancers
    169
    0.27
    		  
    30
    0.07
    50. Pancreas Cancer
    164
    0.26
    		  
    41
    0.10
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    22.24
    23
    		  
    7.81
    85
    2. Prostate Cancer
    19.57
    63
    		  
    3.52
    157
    3. Stomach Cancer
    7.78
    60
    		  
    2.46
    154
    4. Breast Cancer
    7.73
    162
    		  
    9.91
    146
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.50
    98
    		  
    7.39
    85
    6. Ovary Cancer
    5.18
    61
    		  
    4.34
    82
    7. Lung Cancers
    5.07
    128
    		  
    12.94
    82
    8. Liver Cancer
    3.91
    125
    		  
    55.58
    2
    9. Lymphomas
    3.71
    114
    		  
    4.34
    90
    10. Leukemia
    3.02
    113
    		  
    3.77
    91
    11. Skin Cancers
    2.54
    32
    		  
    0.87
    132
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    2.46
    104
    		  
    1.05
    145
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.33
    107
    		  
    4.08
    63
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.32
    124
    		  
    1.50
    112
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.16
    132
    		  
    1.42
    114
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.83
    150
    		  
    0.68
    157
     
     
     
    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.