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BOTSWANA VS LAOS
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Compare Botswana 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
     
      Botswana BOTSWANA   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    48.9
    52.5
    50.7
    95
    91
    92
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    53.0
    56.7
    54.8
    100
    98
    98
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    58.5
    62.6
    60.5
    101
    102
    101
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    60.5
    65.6
    63.0
    118
    116
    116
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    47.4
    50.5
    48.9
    165
    164
    164
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    58.7
    63.7
    61.1
    150
    143
    149
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    63.3
    68.1
    65.7
    137
    136
    138
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Botswana BOTSWANA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    63.3
    68.1
    137
    136
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    66.4
    70.9
    142
    138
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    66.7
    71.0
    145
    140
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    66.9
    71.2
    144
    140
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    67.3
    71.6
    143
    142
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    67.8
    71.9
    150
    144
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    68.3
    72.4
    154
    145
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    69.0
    73.1
    157
    145
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    70.1
    74.0
    157
    142
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    71.5
    75.1
    154
    140
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    72.9
    76.2
    145
    134
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    74.4
    77.2
    140
    131
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    76.0
    78.3
    134
    133
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    77.7
    79.6
    139
    134
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    79.8
    81.1
    144
    136
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    82.1
    83.1
    155
    151
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    84.8
    85.4
    167
    166
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    88.9
    89.4
    143
    141
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    92.8
    93.1
    148
    147
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.3
    149
    150
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.8
    154
    151
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Botswana BOTSWANA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    359.96
    6
    		  
    6.82
    77
    2. Stroke
    117.48
    56
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    74.33
    118
    		  
    135.32
    41
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    57.09
    22
    		  
    27.80
    84
    5. Hypertension
    49.18
    4
    		  
    20.37
    55
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    41.55
    76
    		  
    103.64
    39
    7. Tuberculosis
    31.71
    36
    		  
    17.90
    52
    8. Other Injuries
    28.86
    16
    		  
    19.68
    42
    9. Inflammatory/Heart
    24.69
    6
    		  
    5.53
    112
    10. Low Birth Weight
    23.17
    23
    		  
    17.45
    39
    11. Diarrhoeal diseases
    23.04
    54
    		  
    27.96
    49
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.04
    53
    		  
    21.84
    55
    13. Violence
    19.08
    24
    		  
    6.66
    75
    14. Cervical Cancer
    16.66
    41
    		  
    7.81
    85
    15. Lung Disease
    14.07
    127
    		  
    34.40
    23
    16. Kidney Disease
    13.55
    95
    		  
    17.30
    56
    17. Prostate Cancer
    13.49
    107
    		  
    3.52
    157
    18. Birth Trauma
    13.46
    50
    		  
    18.95
    24
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    11.48
    22
    		  
    9.07
    74
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    10.68
    12
    		  
    0.68
    157
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    10.57
    49
    		  
    2.40
    142
    22. Liver Disease
    9.64
    116
    		  
    15.22
    90
    23. Breast Cancer
    9.20
    152
    		  
    9.91
    146
    24. Asthma
    8.91
    53
    		  
    25.90
    5
    25. Epilepsy
    7.83
    36
    		  
    1.65
    97
    26. Fires
    7.11
    43
    		  
    3.64
    69
    27. Liver Cancer
    6.51
    66
    		  
    55.58
    2
    28. Lung Cancers
    5.28
    126
    		  
    12.94
    82
    29. Skin Disease
    4.92
    36
    		  
    1.93
    83
    30. Oral Cancer
    4.84
    42
    		  
    4.08
    63
    31. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4.75
    52
    		  
    0.71
    159
    32. Maternal Conditions
    4.53
    56
    		  
    7.20
    47
    33. Lymphomas
    4.33
    93
    		  
    4.34
    90
    34. Meningitis
    4.29
    63
    		  
    6.65
    51
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.01
    87
    		  
    10.04
    19
    36. Drug Use
    3.91
    17
    		  
    3.55
    25
    37. Suicide
    3.85
    142
    		  
    8.54
    86
    38. Other Neoplasms
    3.23
    63
    		  
    1.52
    127
    39. Poisonings
    3.05
    47
    		  
    0.98
    102
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.89
    156
    		  
    7.39
    85
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.82
    81
    		  
    9.05
    27
    42. Ovary Cancer
    2.75
    145
    		  
    4.34
    82
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    2.68
    57
    		  
    0.45
    152
    44. Schistosomiasis
    2.61
    39
    		  
    0.19
    57
    45. Leukemia
    2.38
    135
    		  
    3.77
    91
    46. Drownings
    2.36
    109
    		  
    5.69
    55
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.96
    37
    		  
    0.37
    110
    48. Skin Cancers
    1.91
    65
    		  
    0.87
    132
    49. Pancreas Cancer
    1.84
    122
    		  
    1.05
    145
    50. Uterin Cancer
    1.47
    112
    		  
    1.42
    114
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Botswana BOTSWANA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    5,624
    37.61
    		  
    425
    1.01
    2. Stroke
    1,128
    7.55
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    710
    4.75
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    634
    4.24
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    5. Low Birth Weight
    604
    4.04
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    569
    3.81
    		  
    938
    2.24
    7. Other Injuries
    479
    3.20
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    8. Hypertension
    472
    3.16
    		  
    673
    1.61
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    382
    2.56
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    10. Tuberculosis
    373
    2.50
    		  
    707
    1.69
    11. Diarrhoeal diseases
    367
    2.46
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    12. Violence
    366
    2.45
    		  
    390
    0.93
    13. Birth Trauma
    351
    2.35
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    269
    1.80
    		  
    817
    1.95
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    261
    1.75
    		  
    219
    0.52
    16. Kidney Disease
    148
    0.99
    		  
    632
    1.51
    17. Lung Disease
    132
    0.88
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    128
    0.85
    		  
    108
    0.26
    19. Liver Disease
    114
    0.76
    		  
    594
    1.42
    20. Epilepsy
    112
    0.75
    		  
    92
    0.22
    21. Oesophagus Cancer
    108
    0.72
    		  
    25
    0.06
    22. Cervical Cancer
    101
    0.67
    		  
    167
    0.40
    23. Fires
    100
    0.67
    		  
    196
    0.47
    24. Asthma
    91
    0.61
    		  
    911
    2.17
    25. Maternal Conditions
    86
    0.58
    		  
    424
    1.01
    26. Meningitis
    77
    0.52
    		  
    476
    1.13
    27. Liver Cancer
    69
    0.46
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    28. Suicide
    64
    0.43
    		  
    422
    1.01
    29. Drug Use
    59
    0.40
    		  
    177
    0.42
    30. Lung Cancers
    56
    0.38
    		  
    470
    1.12
    31. Poisonings
    55
    0.37
    		  
    64
    0.15
    32. Breast Cancer
    55
    0.37
    		  
    219
    0.52
    33. Lymphomas
    55
    0.37
    		  
    171
    0.41
    34. Oral Cancer
    52
    0.35
    		  
    153
    0.36
    35. Skin Disease
    50
    0.33
    		  
    75
    0.18
    36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    48
    0.32
    		  
    390
    0.93
    37. Drownings
    47
    0.31
    		  
    394
    0.94
    38. Prostate Cancer
    42
    0.28
    		  
    46
    0.11
    39. Alzheimers/Dementia
    41
    0.28
    		  
    22
    0.05
    40. Other Neoplasms
    39
    0.26
    		  
    64
    0.15
    41. Schistosomiasis
    35
    0.24
    		  
    8
    0.02
    42. Leukemia
    33
    0.22
    		  
    203
    0.49
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    31
    0.21
    		  
    267
    0.64
    44. Syphilis
    30
    0.20
    		  
    89
    0.21
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    28
    0.19
    		  
    313
    0.75
    46. Measles
    26
    0.18
    		  
    3
    0.01
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    25
    0.17
    		  
    14
    0.03
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    21
    0.14
    		  
    13
    0.03
    49. Skin Cancers
    20
    0.13
    		  
    30
    0.07
    50. Pancreas Cancer
    19
    0.13
    		  
    41
    0.10
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Botswana BOTSWANA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    16.66
    41
    		  
    7.81
    85
    2. Prostate Cancer
    13.49
    107
    		  
    3.52
    157
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    10.68
    12
    		  
    0.68
    157
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.20
    152
    		  
    9.91
    146
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.51
    66
    		  
    55.58
    2
    6. Lung Cancers
    5.28
    126
    		  
    12.94
    82
    7. Oral Cancer
    4.84
    42
    		  
    4.08
    63
    8. Lymphomas
    4.33
    93
    		  
    4.34
    90
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.89
    156
    		  
    7.39
    85
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.75
    145
    		  
    4.34
    82
    11. Leukemia
    2.38
    135
    		  
    3.77
    91
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.91
    65
    		  
    0.87
    132
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.84
    122
    		  
    1.05
    145
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.47
    112
    		  
    1.42
    114
    15. Stomach Cancer
    1.13
    170
    		  
    2.46
    154
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.64
    161
    		  
    1.50
    112
     
     
     
    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.