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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC VS LAOS
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Compare Central African Republic 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
     
      Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    36.2
    41.2
    38.7
    159
    146
    156
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    40.2
    45.2
    42.6
    160
    148
    154
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    45.1
    50.4
    47.7
    157
    147
    153
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    47.3
    52.5
    49.8
    165
    159
    163
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    42.5
    46.3
    44.4
    176
    175
    176
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    47.9
    50.5
    49.2
    181
    181
    181
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    50.9
    54.1
    52.5
    181
    181
    181
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    50.9
    54.1
    181
    181
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    58.8
    61.6
    180
    180
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    60.4
    63.0
    180
    180
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    61.2
    63.7
    180
    180
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    62.2
    64.5
    179
    180
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    63.4
    65.4
    178
    180
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    64.7
    66.5
    177
    180
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    66.1
    67.8
    176
    179
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    67.7
    69.7
    176
    178
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    69.6
    71.8
    174
    177
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    71.5
    73.7
    172
    174
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    73.4
    75.3
    166
    170
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    75.2
    76.8
    164
    165
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    77.1
    78.4
    165
    167
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    79.3
    80.3
    167
    167
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    81.8
    82.6
    171
    169
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    84.6
    85.2
    174
    170
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    88.8
    89.4
    155
    144
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    92.8
    93.2
    155
    141
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.4
    151
    133
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.9
    152
    130
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    324.74
    9
    		  
    6.82
    77
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    188.00
    1
    		  
    27.96
    49
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    170.48
    17
    		  
    103.64
    39
    4. Malnutrition
    121.11
    1
    		  
    9.20
    49
    5. Stroke
    93.41
    84
    		  
    123.84
    49
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    79.07
    105
    		  
    135.32
    41
    7. Malaria
    75.61
    1
    		  
    5.09
    46
    8. Tuberculosis
    69.46
    14
    		  
    17.90
    52
    9. Lung Disease
    45.57
    13
    		  
    34.40
    23
    10. Other Injuries
    36.55
    6
    		  
    19.68
    42
    11. Maternal Conditions
    35.86
    7
    		  
    7.20
    47
    12. Meningitis
    32.27
    16
    		  
    6.65
    51
    13. Trypanosomiasis
    29.99
    1
    		  
    0.00
    172
    14. Low Birth Weight
    29.93
    9
    		  
    17.45
    39
    15. Birth Trauma
    27.01
    7
    		  
    18.95
    24
    16. Prostate Cancer
    26.92
    32
    		  
    3.52
    157
    17. Liver Disease
    24.55
    49
    		  
    15.22
    90
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    22.17
    100
    		  
    27.80
    84
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    20.07
    13
    		  
    2.40
    142
    20. Breast Cancer
    17.49
    76
    		  
    9.91
    146
    21. Hypertension
    17.13
    86
    		  
    20.37
    55
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.25
    93
    		  
    21.84
    55
    23. Anemia
    15.82
    7
    		  
    1.31
    66
    24. Cervical Cancer
    15.46
    46
    		  
    7.81
    85
    25. Asthma
    13.51
    23
    		  
    25.90
    5
    26. Violence
    12.42
    40
    		  
    6.66
    75
    27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    11.16
    10
    		  
    10.04
    19
    28. Kidney Disease
    10.46
    114
    		  
    17.30
    56
    29. Fires
    9.56
    34
    		  
    3.64
    69
    30. Suicide
    9.48
    78
    		  
    8.54
    86
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    9.09
    72
    		  
    9.07
    74
    32. Drownings
    7.99
    30
    		  
    5.69
    55
    33. Falls
    7.66
    59
    		  
    5.76
    80
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.10
    36
    		  
    9.05
    27
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.43
    99
    		  
    5.53
    112
    36. Liver Cancer
    5.72
    82
    		  
    55.58
    2
    37. Schistosomiasis
    5.20
    11
    		  
    0.19
    57
    38. Poisonings
    5.06
    24
    		  
    0.98
    102
    39. Oral Cancer
    4.73
    45
    		  
    4.08
    63
    40. Syphilis
    4.66
    7
    		  
    0.98
    57
    41. Lymphomas
    4.42
    84
    		  
    4.34
    90
    42. Epilepsy
    4.27
    53
    		  
    1.65
    97
    43. Encephalitis
    4.08
    4
    		  
    0.69
    60
    44. Ovary Cancer
    4.07
    92
    		  
    4.34
    82
    45. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.71
    144
    		  
    7.39
    85
    46. Other Neoplasms
    3.68
    49
    		  
    1.52
    127
    47. Skin Disease
    3.44
    55
    		  
    1.93
    83
    48. Tetanus
    3.10
    9
    		  
    1.02
    27
    49. Leukemia
    2.82
    119
    		  
    3.77
    91
    50. Measles
    2.76
    24
    		  
    0.05
    82
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    11,231
    18.08
    		  
    425
    1.01
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7,322
    11.79
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,066
    9.77
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    4. Malaria
    5,223
    8.41
    		  
    292
    0.70
    5. Malnutrition
    3,674
    5.92
    		  
    393
    0.94
    6. Low Birth Weight
    2,243
    3.61
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    7. Tuberculosis
    2,144
    3.45
    		  
    707
    1.69
    8. Stroke
    2,110
    3.40
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    9. Birth Trauma
    2,024
    3.26
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    10. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,795
    2.89
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    11. Other Injuries
    1,616
    2.60
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    12. Meningitis
    1,492
    2.40
    		  
    476
    1.13
    13. Maternal Conditions
    1,415
    2.28
    		  
    424
    1.01
    14. Trypanosomiasis
    1,375
    2.21
    		  
    0
    0.00
    15. Lung Disease
    1,027
    1.65
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    745
    1.20
    		  
    108
    0.26
    17. Liver Disease
    677
    1.09
    		  
    594
    1.42
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    655
    1.05
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    626
    1.01
    		  
    817
    1.95
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    536
    0.86
    		  
    938
    2.24
    21. Violence
    529
    0.85
    		  
    390
    0.93
    22. Anemia
    501
    0.81
    		  
    50
    0.12
    23. Drownings
    410
    0.66
    		  
    394
    0.94
    24. Fires
    406
    0.65
    		  
    196
    0.47
    25. Hypertension
    388
    0.63
    		  
    673
    1.61
    26. Asthma
    361
    0.58
    		  
    911
    2.17
    27. Suicide
    356
    0.57
    		  
    422
    1.01
    28. Syphilis
    315
    0.51
    		  
    89
    0.21
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    305
    0.49
    		  
    390
    0.93
    30. Kidney Disease
    304
    0.49
    		  
    632
    1.51
    31. Falls
    259
    0.42
    		  
    247
    0.59
    32. Breast Cancer
    252
    0.41
    		  
    219
    0.52
    33. Prostate Cancer
    236
    0.38
    		  
    46
    0.11
    34. Tetanus
    231
    0.37
    		  
    88
    0.21
    35. Poisonings
    215
    0.35
    		  
    64
    0.15
    36. Cervical Cancer
    211
    0.34
    		  
    167
    0.40
    37. Measles
    205
    0.33
    		  
    3
    0.01
    38. Pertussis
    196
    0.32
    		  
    254
    0.61
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    187
    0.30
    		  
    219
    0.52
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    182
    0.29
    		  
    313
    0.75
    41. Epilepsy
    181
    0.29
    		  
    92
    0.22
    42. Encephalitis
    166
    0.27
    		  
    52
    0.12
    43. Liver Cancer
    161
    0.26
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    44. Schistosomiasis
    134
    0.22
    		  
    8
    0.02
    45. Oral Cancer
    125
    0.20
    		  
    153
    0.36
    46. Lymphomas
    124
    0.20
    		  
    171
    0.41
    47. Skin Disease
    105
    0.17
    		  
    75
    0.18
    48. Other Neoplasms
    101
    0.16
    		  
    64
    0.15
    49. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    96
    0.15
    		  
    267
    0.64
    50. War
    93
    0.15
    		  
    15
    0.03
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    26.92
    32
    		  
    3.52
    157
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.49
    76
    		  
    9.91
    146
    3. Cervical Cancer
    15.46
    46
    		  
    7.81
    85
    4. Liver Cancer
    5.72
    82
    		  
    55.58
    2
    5. Oral Cancer
    4.73
    45
    		  
    4.08
    63
    6. Lymphomas
    4.42
    84
    		  
    4.34
    90
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.07
    92
    		  
    4.34
    82
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.71
    144
    		  
    7.39
    85
    9. Leukemia
    2.82
    119
    		  
    3.77
    91
    10. Stomach Cancer
    2.28
    159
    		  
    2.46
    154
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.27
    97
    		  
    0.68
    157
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.83
    71
    		  
    0.87
    132
    13. Lung Cancers
    1.47
    158
    		  
    12.94
    82
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.24
    123
    		  
    1.42
    114
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.96
    149
    		  
    1.50
    112
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.85
    155
    		  
    1.05
    145
     
     
     
    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.