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BRAZIL VS LAOS
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Compare Brazil 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
     
      Brazil BRAZIL   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    53.0
    56.7
    54.8
    79
    79
    78
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    56.8
    61.1
    58.9
    86
    86
    85
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    60.0
    65.7
    62.8
    93
    85
    89
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    62.9
    70.4
    66.6
    106
    90
    98
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    66.6
    74.3
    70.4
    94
    74
    84
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    70.2
    77.5
    73.8
    84
    60
    71
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    71.4
    78.7
    75.0
    79
    56
    68
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Brazil BRAZIL   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.4
    78.7
    79
    56
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    72.7
    79.9
    81
    51
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    72.8
    79.9
    81
    52
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    72.9
    80.0
    81
    52
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    73.5
    80.2
    78
    52
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    74.2
    80.3
    73
    50
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    74.8
    80.5
    68
    50
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    75.4
    80.8
    61
    50
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    76.0
    81.0
    62
    50
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    76.7
    81.4
    62
    50
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    77.5
    81.9
    58
    48
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    78.5
    82.5
    58
    48
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    79.8
    83.3
    53
    49
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    81.2
    84.3
    52
    48
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    83.1
    85.7
    51
    49
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    85.2
    87.3
    54
    48
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    87.6
    89.3
    56
    48
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.8
    60
    41
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.8
    65
    37
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.8
    98.5
    70
    37
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.5
    72
    31
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Brazil BRAZIL   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    74.74
    117
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    66.71
    113
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    43.59
    73
    		  
    103.64
    39
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    39.74
    51
    		  
    27.80
    84
    5. Hypertension
    33.67
    18
    		  
    20.37
    55
    6. Violence
    30.53
    13
    		  
    6.66
    75
    7. Lung Disease
    24.52
    51
    		  
    34.40
    23
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    24.13
    42
    		  
    21.84
    55
    9. Prostate Cancer
    22.82
    47
    		  
    3.52
    157
    10. Breast Cancer
    16.91
    81
    		  
    9.91
    146
    11. Lung Cancers
    14.98
    73
    		  
    12.94
    82
    12. Alzheimers/Dementia
    12.56
    26
    		  
    0.71
    159
    13. Liver Disease
    12.19
    104
    		  
    15.22
    90
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.95
    67
    		  
    7.39
    85
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.81
    58
    		  
    5.53
    112
    16. Kidney Disease
    9.48
    121
    		  
    17.30
    56
    17. Stomach Cancer
    9.10
    50
    		  
    2.46
    154
    18. Cervical Cancer
    8.62
    78
    		  
    7.81
    85
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    8.45
    63
    		  
    2.40
    142
    20. Falls
    8.09
    55
    		  
    5.76
    80
    21. Other Injuries
    7.94
    117
    		  
    19.68
    42
    22. HIV/AIDS
    7.54
    75
    		  
    6.82
    77
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    6.58
    116
    		  
    9.07
    74
    24. Suicide
    5.85
    112
    		  
    8.54
    86
    25. Low Birth Weight
    5.63
    106
    		  
    17.45
    39
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.42
    34
    		  
    0.68
    157
    27. Liver Cancer
    5.30
    88
    		  
    55.58
    2
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    5.20
    58
    		  
    1.05
    145
    29. Lymphomas
    4.82
    79
    		  
    4.34
    90
    30. Oral Cancer
    4.70
    47
    		  
    4.08
    63
    31. Alcohol
    4.33
    22
    		  
    1.69
    60
    32. Malnutrition
    4.21
    70
    		  
    9.20
    49
    33. Leukemia
    4.17
    68
    		  
    3.77
    91
    34. Ovary Cancer
    3.84
    94
    		  
    4.34
    82
    35. Drownings
    3.28
    92
    		  
    5.69
    55
    36. Tuberculosis
    3.08
    101
    		  
    17.90
    52
    37. Chagas disease
    3.05
    2
    		  
    0.00
    172
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.82
    99
    		  
    27.96
    49
    39. Birth Trauma
    2.80
    99
    		  
    18.95
    24
    40. Other Neoplasms
    2.63
    86
    		  
    1.52
    127
    41. Skin Disease
    2.45
    68
    		  
    1.93
    83
    42. Bladder Cancer
    2.35
    75
    		  
    1.50
    112
    43. Skin Cancers
    2.25
    45
    		  
    0.87
    132
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.94
    87
    		  
    1.42
    114
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.91
    109
    		  
    9.05
    27
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    1.88
    83
    		  
    0.45
    152
    47. Asthma
    1.62
    121
    		  
    25.90
    5
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.50
    122
    		  
    10.04
    19
    49. Anemia
    1.47
    63
    		  
    1.31
    66
    50. Epilepsy
    1.36
    116
    		  
    1.65
    97
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Brazil BRAZIL   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    138,983
    12.85
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    123,092
    11.38
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    80,275
    7.42
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    73,345
    6.78
    		  
    938
    2.24
    5. Violence
    62,759
    5.80
    		  
    390
    0.93
    6. Hypertension
    61,993
    5.73
    		  
    673
    1.61
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    48,653
    4.50
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    8. Lung Disease
    44,754
    4.14
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    9. Lung Cancers
    27,924
    2.58
    		  
    470
    1.12
    10. Liver Disease
    23,932
    2.21
    		  
    594
    1.42
    11. Alzheimers/Dementia
    22,668
    2.10
    		  
    22
    0.05
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18,624
    1.72
    		  
    267
    0.64
    13. Inflammatory/Heart
    18,446
    1.70
    		  
    219
    0.52
    14. Prostate Cancer
    17,831
    1.65
    		  
    46
    0.11
    15. Kidney Disease
    17,627
    1.63
    		  
    632
    1.51
    16. Breast Cancer
    17,516
    1.62
    		  
    219
    0.52
    17. Stomach Cancer
    17,035
    1.57
    		  
    92
    0.22
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    15,959
    1.47
    		  
    108
    0.26
    19. HIV/AIDS
    15,429
    1.43
    		  
    425
    1.01
    20. Other Injuries
    15,411
    1.42
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    21. Falls
    15,107
    1.40
    		  
    247
    0.59
    22. Suicide
    11,821
    1.09
    		  
    422
    1.01
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    11,421
    1.06
    		  
    817
    1.95
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    10,263
    0.95
    		  
    25
    0.06
    25. Liver Cancer
    9,938
    0.92
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    9,683
    0.89
    		  
    41
    0.10
    27. Low Birth Weight
    9,438
    0.87
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    28. Lymphomas
    9,087
    0.84
    		  
    171
    0.41
    29. Oral Cancer
    8,981
    0.83
    		  
    153
    0.36
    30. Cervical Cancer
    8,950
    0.83
    		  
    167
    0.40
    31. Alcohol
    8,697
    0.80
    		  
    74
    0.18
    32. Leukemia
    7,933
    0.73
    		  
    203
    0.49
    33. Malnutrition
    7,703
    0.71
    		  
    393
    0.94
    34. Drownings
    6,537
    0.60
    		  
    394
    0.94
    35. Tuberculosis
    6,008
    0.56
    		  
    707
    1.69
    36. Chagas disease
    5,709
    0.53
    		  
    0
    0.00
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,120
    0.47
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    38. Other Neoplasms
    4,940
    0.46
    		  
    64
    0.15
    39. Birth Trauma
    4,696
    0.43
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    40. Skin Disease
    4,540
    0.42
    		  
    75
    0.18
    41. Bladder Cancer
    4,307
    0.40
    		  
    50
    0.12
    42. Skin Cancers
    4,226
    0.39
    		  
    30
    0.07
    43. Ovary Cancer
    3,954
    0.37
    		  
    92
    0.22
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3,573
    0.33
    		  
    313
    0.75
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    3,399
    0.31
    		  
    14
    0.03
    46. Asthma
    3,024
    0.28
    		  
    911
    2.17
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,887
    0.27
    		  
    390
    0.93
    48. Anemia
    2,729
    0.25
    		  
    50
    0.12
    49. Epilepsy
    2,674
    0.25
    		  
    92
    0.22
    50. Hepatitis C
    2,611
    0.24
    		  
    1
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Brazil BRAZIL   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    22.82
    47
    		  
    3.52
    157
    2. Breast Cancer
    16.91
    81
    		  
    9.91
    146
    3. Lung Cancers
    14.98
    73
    		  
    12.94
    82
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.95
    67
    		  
    7.39
    85
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.10
    50
    		  
    2.46
    154
    6. Cervical Cancer
    8.62
    78
    		  
    7.81
    85
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.42
    34
    		  
    0.68
    157
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.30
    88
    		  
    55.58
    2
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    5.20
    58
    		  
    1.05
    145
    10. Lymphomas
    4.82
    79
    		  
    4.34
    90
    11. Oral Cancer
    4.70
    47
    		  
    4.08
    63
    12. Leukemia
    4.17
    68
    		  
    3.77
    91
    13. Ovary Cancer
    3.84
    94
    		  
    4.34
    82
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.35
    75
    		  
    1.50
    112
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.25
    45
    		  
    0.87
    132
    16. Uterin Cancer
    1.94
    87
    		  
    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.