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Compare Bulgaria 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
     
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    67.6
    71.0
    69.2
    12
    29
    20
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    69.1
    73.5
    71.3
    12
    25
    15
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    68.5
    74.0
    71.2
    35
    40
    32
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    68.3
    75.2
    71.6
    52
    47
    46
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    68.2
    75.3
    71.7
    72
    59
    66
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    69.9
    76.9
    73.4
    89
    73
    82
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    71.1
    78.0
    74.5
    86
    68
    81
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.1
    78.0
    86
    68
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    71.9
    78.7
    92
    77
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    72.0
    78.8
    92
    77
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    72.1
    78.8
    93
    77
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    72.3
    78.9
    94
    77
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    72.5
    79.0
    95
    77
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    72.7
    79.1
    98
    77
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    73.0
    79.3
    98
    77
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    73.3
    79.5
    99
    77
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    73.8
    79.8
    102
    77
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    74.6
    80.2
    103
    78
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    75.8
    80.8
    100
    77
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    77.3
    81.6
    97
    77
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    79.2
    82.5
    89
    78
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    81.2
    83.5
    85
    84
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    83.6
    85.0
    87
    94
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    86.4
    87.0
    86
    101
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    89.6
    89.8
    96
    110
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.3
    93.2
    100
    138
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.4
    97.2
    100
    165
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.9
    101.6
    103
    168
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    188.45
    21
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    156.56
    17
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Hypertension
    32.23
    20
    		  
    20.37
    55
    4. Lung Cancers
    29.32
    27
    		  
    12.94
    82
    5. Lung Disease
    27.36
    44
    		  
    34.40
    23
    6. Breast Cancer
    20.19
    48
    		  
    9.91
    146
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    19.09
    13
    		  
    7.39
    85
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.78
    131
    		  
    103.64
    39
    9. Liver Disease
    13.96
    96
    		  
    15.22
    90
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.43
    127
    		  
    27.80
    84
    11. Inflammatory/Heart
    13.13
    27
    		  
    5.53
    112
    12. Prostate Cancer
    13.03
    110
    		  
    3.52
    157
    13. Suicide
    11.08
    60
    		  
    8.54
    86
    14. Stomach Cancer
    9.77
    43
    		  
    2.46
    154
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    9.44
    134
    		  
    21.84
    55
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    7.98
    99
    		  
    9.07
    74
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    7.81
    35
    		  
    1.05
    145
    18. Cervical Cancer
    7.73
    89
    		  
    7.81
    85
    19. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.82
    54
    		  
    10.04
    19
    20. Other Injuries
    6.78
    129
    		  
    19.68
    42
    21. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    26
    		  
    4.34
    82
    22. Liver Cancer
    6.39
    67
    		  
    55.58
    2
    23. Kidney Disease
    5.97
    143
    		  
    17.30
    56
    24. Low Birth Weight
    5.33
    107
    		  
    17.45
    39
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.99
    40
    		  
    4.08
    63
    26. Uterin Cancer
    4.51
    17
    		  
    1.42
    114
    27. Lymphomas
    4.39
    85
    		  
    4.34
    90
    28. Alcohol
    3.91
    25
    		  
    1.69
    60
    29. Bladder Cancer
    3.87
    39
    		  
    1.50
    112
    30. Falls
    3.71
    114
    		  
    5.76
    80
    31. HIV/AIDS
    3.63
    95
    		  
    6.82
    77
    32. Leukemia
    3.57
    98
    		  
    3.77
    91
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    3.03
    130
    		  
    2.40
    142
    34. Drug Use
    2.47
    43
    		  
    3.55
    25
    35. Birth Trauma
    2.42
    105
    		  
    18.95
    24
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.40
    93
    		  
    9.05
    27
    37. Violence
    2.24
    124
    		  
    6.66
    75
    38. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    46
    		  
    0.87
    132
    39. Drownings
    1.98
    122
    		  
    5.69
    55
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    1.58
    96
    		  
    0.45
    152
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.49
    123
    		  
    0.68
    157
    42. Tuberculosis
    1.46
    117
    		  
    17.90
    52
    43. Other Neoplasms
    1.29
    141
    		  
    1.52
    127
    44. Fires
    1.11
    117
    		  
    3.64
    69
    45. Epilepsy
    1.06
    130
    		  
    1.65
    97
    46. Poisonings
    0.92
    107
    		  
    0.98
    102
    47. Alzheimers/Dementia
    0.84
    155
    		  
    0.71
    159
    48. Meningitis
    0.83
    113
    		  
    6.65
    51
    49. Asthma
    0.79
    146
    		  
    25.90
    5
    50. Appendicitis
    0.51
    80
    		  
    1.92
    27
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    29,491
    30.57
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    25,309
    26.24
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Hypertension
    5,115
    5.30
    		  
    673
    1.61
    4. Lung Disease
    4,319
    4.48
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    5. Lung Cancers
    3,659
    3.79
    		  
    470
    1.12
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,728
    2.83
    		  
    267
    0.64
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,060
    2.14
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,030
    2.10
    		  
    938
    2.24
    9. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,797
    1.86
    		  
    219
    0.52
    10. Liver Disease
    1,601
    1.66
    		  
    594
    1.42
    11. Breast Cancer
    1,391
    1.44
    		  
    219
    0.52
    12. Stomach Cancer
    1,354
    1.40
    		  
    92
    0.22
    13. Suicide
    1,054
    1.09
    		  
    422
    1.01
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1,052
    1.09
    		  
    41
    0.10
    15. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,048
    1.09
    		  
    390
    0.93
    16. Kidney Disease
    880
    0.91
    		  
    632
    1.51
    17. Prostate Cancer
    861
    0.89
    		  
    46
    0.11
    18. Liver Cancer
    858
    0.89
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    794
    0.82
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    20. Other Injuries
    634
    0.66
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    21. Oral Cancer
    585
    0.61
    		  
    153
    0.36
    22. Bladder Cancer
    558
    0.58
    		  
    50
    0.12
    23. Lymphomas
    513
    0.53
    		  
    171
    0.41
    24. Falls
    478
    0.49
    		  
    247
    0.59
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    452
    0.47
    		  
    817
    1.95
    26. Ovary Cancer
    440
    0.46
    		  
    92
    0.22
    27. Cervical Cancer
    437
    0.45
    		  
    167
    0.40
    28. Leukemia
    407
    0.42
    		  
    203
    0.49
    29. Alcohol
    378
    0.39
    		  
    74
    0.18
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    373
    0.39
    		  
    108
    0.26
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    339
    0.35
    		  
    313
    0.75
    32. Uterin Cancer
    318
    0.33
    		  
    28
    0.07
    33. Skin Cancers
    285
    0.30
    		  
    30
    0.07
    34. HIV/AIDS
    278
    0.29
    		  
    425
    1.01
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    262
    0.27
    		  
    14
    0.03
    36. Low Birth Weight
    207
    0.21
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    37. Drug Use
    201
    0.21
    		  
    177
    0.42
    38. Violence
    199
    0.21
    		  
    390
    0.93
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    183
    0.19
    		  
    25
    0.06
    40. Other Neoplasms
    163
    0.17
    		  
    64
    0.15
    41. Drownings
    159
    0.16
    		  
    394
    0.94
    42. Tuberculosis
    147
    0.15
    		  
    707
    1.69
    43. Alzheimers/Dementia
    139
    0.14
    		  
    22
    0.05
    44. Fires
    119
    0.12
    		  
    196
    0.47
    45. Asthma
    116
    0.12
    		  
    911
    2.17
    46. Epilepsy
    95
    0.10
    		  
    92
    0.22
    47. Birth Trauma
    94
    0.10
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    48. Poisonings
    86
    0.09
    		  
    64
    0.15
    49. Meningitis
    71
    0.07
    		  
    476
    1.13
    50. Appendicitis
    67
    0.07
    		  
    79
    0.19
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    29.32
    27
    		  
    12.94
    82
    2. Breast Cancer
    20.19
    48
    		  
    9.91
    146
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    19.09
    13
    		  
    7.39
    85
    4. Prostate Cancer
    13.03
    110
    		  
    3.52
    157
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.77
    43
    		  
    2.46
    154
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.81
    35
    		  
    1.05
    145
    7. Cervical Cancer
    7.73
    89
    		  
    7.81
    85
    8. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    26
    		  
    4.34
    82
    9. Liver Cancer
    6.39
    67
    		  
    55.58
    2
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.99
    40
    		  
    4.08
    63
    11. Uterin Cancer
    4.51
    17
    		  
    1.42
    114
    12. Lymphomas
    4.39
    85
    		  
    4.34
    90
    13. Bladder Cancer
    3.87
    39
    		  
    1.50
    112
    14. Leukemia
    3.57
    98
    		  
    3.77
    91
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    46
    		  
    0.87
    132
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.49
    123
    		  
    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.